With his father’s help, he’s learned to live with his condition. He exercises daily at home and takes occasional trips around the neighborhood and out to stores or movies. The improvements are slow: More than five years after the stroke, he can now speak a word or two at a time, though it remains easier to write. He also gets regular Botox shots to relax the tightness in his left arm and leg. With his father’s help and a special lifting device, he can get out of bed to move around in his wheelchair and can sit at a desk his father made for him to write on his computer.