Back to bedtime stories
Connection, communication and family.
A campaign for life after stroke
Back to
What Matters
Because recovery isn't only about what someone can do. It's about what they want to get back to.
What matters
What matters looks different to everyone.
The moments people work toward after stroke are often the moments that once seemed ordinary.
Back to the everyday
The routines that make life feel like yours.
Back to us
Finding your way back to each other.
Back to yourself, too
Because caregivers matter in this journey.
Wear what matters
A collection built around the things worth getting back to.
The Back to What Matters collection turns the campaign's continuous line into something you can wear, carry and share. Every purchase helps support stroke survivors and caregivers navigating life after stroke.
October 29 · World Stroke Day
Show us what matters.
This World Stroke Day, we’re making the everyday realities of life after stroke more visible.
Tell us what you’re working your way back to, share a photo of the moment that matters to you, or wear Back to What Matters and add your story to the line.
Your story can be big, small, serious, funny, ordinary or deeply personal.
Share my “back to”On October 29, you can:
- Tell us your “back to.”
- Share a photo of an everyday moment that matters.
- Wear the campaign and tell us what the line means to you.
The impact
What matters can be simple. Getting there isn't always.
The Stroke Foundation helps survivors and families overcome financial and practical barriers to recovery after they leave the hospital.
See your impact$140K+
in direct grants provided to help stroke survivors continue moving forward in recovery since 2022.
714
rehabilitation sessions covered across physical, occupational, speech, auditory and visual therapy in 2026 so far.
Practical support can help create more opportunity to keep going.
Your gift can move recovery forward
Help make the next step possible.
The cost of therapy, home care, transportation, and other recovery needs can stand between a stroke survivor and the progress they are working toward.
Your donation helps remove those barriers and gives survivors and families more support as they work toward independence and the moments that matter most.
Want to learn more about the work behind your gift?
Visit
thestrokefoundation.org
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