This study aims to understand and structure the essence of the lived experiences of suffering following
driving cessation after stroke. This study checked the lived experiences of six patients who suffered
following driving cessation after stroke, applying Parse’s theory of human becoming. Terms of conversation
were March through June 2016, and each term of conversation was approximately 40 to 50 minutes, which
was carried out with each participant more than two times. It was analyzed as follows: “A structural change in the lived experiences of suffering following driving cessation after stroke was a process of an
attempt of a positive change to overcome the restriction of activity and participation and suffering from a
loss of role.” This can be integrated into a concept as follows: “The lived experiences of suffering
following driving cessation after stroke valuation is a process of enhancing and changing valuation by
allowing-restricting; connecting-disconnecting; and exposing-concealing that.” Functional impairment due to
driving cessation after stroke causes the restriction of activity and participation and suffering from a loss of
role, and to overcome these, stroke patients attempts a positive change. Therefore, the process of driving
re-training of the patients who suffer following driving cessation after stroke should include an approach for
the processes of their functional recovery and psychological overcoming.