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30 Jul, 2022

5 Practical Ways to Handle Loneliness When You Live With Depression

Last Saturday, I found myself in a rare situation: I was home alone (minus my cat). At first, I was excited to have some time…

28 Jul, 2022

Toilet Training is a Disaster

OTs evaluate how clients get on and off the toilet.  However, aides are the ones who deal with dressing and undressing during toileting.  Aides have large caseloads…

23 Jul, 2022

Yes, You Should Use Global Warming and Stroke in the Same Sentence

If you haven’t been under the proverbial rock, you have some idea of what global warming is. First, some background dummied down for the population–of…

20 Jul, 2022

Rehearsal Saves Me Again

My moving company will keep my belongings in storage containers for 2 to 3 weeks until there is a truck heading to west to Michigan. …

14 Jul, 2022

Aphasia: 10 Insensitive Reactions to Someone Who Has It

Aphasia is not having a senior moment every once in awhile. Rather, aphasia is the loss of ability to comprehend or express speech caused by brain damage,…

09 Jul, 2022

Why Do Stroke Survivors Lose Friends?

Through my involvement with stroke survivors at all levels, I heard from a lady who had to move 2000 miles away to get out of…

04 Jul, 2022

My Dreams Have Changed

My dreams have changed over the years.  As a young woman my 1st dream was to get married and have a family.  But I was…

02 Jul, 2022

Warfarin: A Blood Thinner and Rat Poison

I got a brain bleed 13 years ago and I wasn’t supposed to live. I had Protein S Deficiency that gave me blood clots and…

30 Jun, 2022

Knock, knock! I Was At Death’s Door. And Then I Wasn’t, aka The Issue of Turning Off the Life Support Machine Too Early

When I had my hemorrhagic stroke in 2009, my boys knew I had a zest for life from the way I lived it up to…

05 Jun, 2022

Positivity and Stroke: Toxic Duo or Optimistic Future?

I’m stubborn, but there comes a point where I will say, explain your side of the equation. Then I listen closely to perhaps form a new opinion,…

25 May, 2022

Stress and cardiovascular disease

The physiological reaction to psychological stress, involving the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical and sympatho–adrenomedullary axes, is well characterized, but its link to cardiovascular disease risk is not well…

23 May, 2022

COVID and the Rehab Facility: Talk About Clusterfuck

I found out from the Emergency Room doc–after I had fallen 3 times in 2 days from the lack of power in my stroke-disabled,  weak…

12 May, 2022

Lucky Shoes

I never win lotteries or raffles so I was stunned when I had good luck finding a discontinued shoe I boght repeatedly for 18 years. …

12 Jan, 2022

Episode Four: A Brutally Honest Confession – Aimless and Lost

In this episode, John Lavelle, an Army veteran who toured Iraq multiple times and a brain injury survivor offered a brutally honest confession of himself.…

04 Oct, 2021

Fighting Back Against Crohn's Disease

Dear Crohn’s disease, You have the worst reputation among 3 million Americans from all walks of life who are affected by your “rein of terror.” Many…

03 Oct, 2021

4 Things to Keep in Your Schizoaffective Disorder Self-Care Kit

Life with schizoaffective disorder can be rough sometimes. Between the symptoms of psychosis and the mood symptoms, things can get chaotic. That’s why it’s important…

02 Jun, 2021

6 Common Sleep Myths

Sleep disruption is one of those symptoms that often gets pushed aside in stroke recovery. It’s understandable. You’re likely dealing with a lot of changes…

13 May, 2021

BEFAST: How to Recognize a Stroke

A recent article published by the American Heart Association found that almost 30% of adults under 45 don’t know the 5 main symptoms of a…

14 Mar, 2021

Physical Rehabilitation: When Is It Time to Stop Altogether? aka Push. Pull. I'm 72, For Cryin' Out Loud!

I am always with pain in my affected stroke-induced leg, which sometimes gets unnoticed if I engage in an activity that I love, like watching…

31 Jan, 2021

Don’t Know Why You Had a Stroke? Maybe The Following News Will Help

Don’t Know Why You Had a Stroke? Maybe The Following News Will Help. By Joyce Hoffman I didn't drink in excess, or smoke, or have diabetes,…

21 Sep, 2020

ABILITIES VIRTUAL EXPO- Online Globally

Ready for your Abilities Virtual Adventure? Global pandemic or not, you still need access to game-changing products, services, education, and fun! Register for free today…

05 Sep, 2020

Taking Care of the Caregiver: The Guilt, The Why, and the How

Originally printed in the STROKE AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) LIFE MAGAZINE September 2020 Vol. 2 Issue 5 Taking Care of the Caregiver: The Guilt,…

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