Why I no longer do any stroke rehab therapy

 The simple answer is life is worth living. I don't have time to do therapy, life intervenes and is much more fun.

My balance is excellent and my right arm/hand is extremely strong so I never feel in danger.

The more complicated reason is that I can do almost anything I want without having my left side working. 

I can easily drive anywhere,anytime, for any length of time, my turn signal extender allows me to signal turns easily and do hi/lo beams. 

I can walk for any length of time, the longest daily walk I did was 17 miles. Yeah the walking is wonky, if I'm walking fast the left leg is swung like a log. 

I can operate a chainsaw, yeah it's battery powered but good enough, I don't trust being able to control my gas one. 

Fishing is possible but requires a closed face reel with the handle on the right side. 

I can canoe or sea kayak, but probably not whitewater or Lake Superior anymore.

The things I can't do are minimal:

1.  Riding a two wheel bike, compensated by getting a recumbent tricycle.

2. Running 

3. Applying sucscreen or mosquito repellent to the good arm, wear long sleeve shirts.

4. Hunting; holding and aiming a long gun or shotgun will never be possible until my spasticity is cured.  I don't miss it, especially now that my dad is dead.

5. Hanging pants on hangers in closet; compensated by buying coat tree.

6. Sex; Missionary style sex just doesn't work anymore, or the Queens's throne, or the Mare, or the Swing(Look up Kama Sutra). Problems:

1.  Fingers and thumb will not stay flat.

2. Wrist collapses.

3. Elbow collapses.

4. Bicep spasticity pulls everything out of line.

   But compensations do work.
   

 I would try therapy again if it was a very specific protocol. I will never do guidelines again, they are totally worthless.