[Editor's note: This article is part of the series, The Tales of a Stroke Patient. You can access the other articles here.]

The 27-year-old analysis, including 28 studies of more than 300,000 people, determined there were 8,478 strokes. Depressed people were 45% more likely to experience any type of stroke than those who were not depressed. They were also at 55% increased risk for dying from that stroke.

We have Netflix, and it’s especially useful in the winter when there’s no point in taking a trek outside. I watched “Whose Life Is It Anyway?” last week, sort of knowing what it was about but not realizing the impact it would have on me. (Seriously, I should have known).

The 1980s film features Richard Dreyfuss as sculptor Ken Harrison, who became a quadriplegic after a car accident, and who’s hell-bent on the right to end his life. Also featured are Bob Balaban as a lawyer who helps Harrison achieve his wish for death by stopping the dialysis and being discharged, John Cassavetes as Dr. Emerson, who is determined to keep his patient alive even against Harrison’s wishes, and Christine Lahti as Clare Scott, a doctor who falls in love with Harrison. Read more…