[Phanuel Mabbola]

it can depending on the extent of the damage on the nerves, I saw two stroke survivors here in Zambia I have been attending to who had serious problems with speach but with time and some speach therapy they are improving. encourage choose the best diet which will help with the building of the nerves system, music also is good if they can be singing alongside as it plays.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Good morning try to take some nerve builders and some brain foods like flax
Seed oil, some nuts almond nuts, cashew nuts pine canels also are good you
may find them in a healthy food shop like health conections, shop rite and
many more.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

This is very crucial, self advocacy is very important in stroke recovery, every one should apply it and be Pro-active  towards recovery. 
I Iike the spirit of most of the survivors I have been involved with in their recovery, their effort and courage towards their rehabilitation they have been so active that they always accepted the challenge but mainly without much help or support from family members.Such is the self advocacy which Is needed from our stroke survivors.
On the other hand I agree there is much need for education with family members to the stroke survivors and friends. To accept and not just tolerate stroke survivors. 
Awareness is very much needed, we need to engage the community and educate people on the changes which comes alongside stroke.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

This is great idea 

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Good morning comrades, the first thing which can help us to win the trust of stroke survivors and their families is to get down to where they are, visiting them in person first not just on phone, whatsapp or internet, not everyone has a phone here in Zambia. we need a better model which will involve Everyone for them to know we care we are there for them that’s my digestion. And we have started that her^ although on a slow pace.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

I think it is important to check around and Identify what the course, the deal with it.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Dear Joyce I greet, am a stroke advocate and a life style consultant I have worked with stroke survivors for some time now, for not than ten years am involved with stroke aid recovery and rehabilitation.The what you are experiencing is very common with most of stroke survivors and I am encouraging you to consider first things in stroke recovery is accepting your condition, understand your condition First if possible find a medical person who can explain some things to you with understanding of stroke then start learning things take your time don’t panic just take it easy. Avoid stressing yourself do what you can with the help of someone on your side. Not knowing the set up of things in your Area and where you are. Be courageous don’t loose hope you will be there some day.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Good morning Daniel I totally agree with you on this we just need to find way of engaging the survivors the first thing is to win their trust because there are some who are closed up for some reason best known to them. So we need to fight out as how to reach out to their needs and make them understand we are together in all of this.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

That is very sad, but we should not stop doing good deeds we must keep on trying one day it will work out, the only amazing thing how human mind’s resistance to new ideas , it takes time to convince someone to accept new things no matter how good it might be.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Thank you so much, noted with regards.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

The idea is very good and it’s a can very useful and very resources to same but not all like here in Zambia because not every one is able to access internet here, most of people don’t use internet even when they would have loved to, because of poverty levels, only the minority has the capacity to access internet. So we still have a lot of work to do to be able to reach the level.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Good morning, thank youso much sr for your response and for being resourceful, you are very correct being financially sound is not the answer I agree with you. Indeed we need to create the system a platforms which will connect us closer to the stroke survivors. What we are trying to do as National Stroke Aid, we are working on a project which will be submitted to some local hospital to start with,  the project is an Acute stroke unit, which Will enable us to follow the the patient from the time they get to the hospital all the procedures they under go and what ever happens will be in our recods. That’s the project we are are trying to work on and the after they are discharged from hospital we want to set Up some rehabilitation central and also the home visitation arrangement of follow up programme of which iam doing already, I visit patients from their homes and am working on setting up a team of care givers who will be helping out with the stroke survivors. Any advice please.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Firstly may I take this opportunity to thank the Lord For almighty for the privilege to be be given a chance to express my opinion on the challenges which most of the stroke survivors are faced with in Zambia.1.  The first thing I would like to put across is that challanges are many in our country as you may be aware that Zambia is still a developing country, and most of the people are very poor about 90% of the population are living in poverty. That is biggest challange, as a result it is not easy to our the patients to access quality healthy attention because most of the time patients in most of the parts of the country can’t reach the health facility in time when they need medical attention there is always a delaye in reaching the health care facility caused by lucky of the means to get to the hospital. 2. The health care facilities are very overwhelmed with too many patients which but with few health workers which could the patients not to be seen or attended to in time even when there they might have reached in time. There are no  are no stroke units in our hospital, as a result there are no proper follow ups of patients after discharge from the hospital, there is no financial support for to enable the survivors to help them attend physiotherapy sessions and most of stroke survivors stop attending the sessions before time.There is no networking with the stroke survivors. There is no platform of any kind.Even the awareness there is nothing done yet. Challanges are many I can’t state them all on this platform due to time.Now about me and the National Stroke Aid, iam Phanuel Mabbola the founder member of the National Stroke Aid, I have been helping out with stroke survivors rehabilitation since the year 2007 and I have seen their struggles and most of them are neglected even by their own family membersi guys because they lose hope on the way due to the nature of the ailment. And lack of understanding and the knowlesge on what could be done.The formation of National Stroke Aid is aimed at trying to closing up the gap to help out the missing link between the stroke survivors and the family and the community, the health care system and the patients relationship and reaching out to every one to join hands in fighting against stroke and it’s courses by promotion healthy lifestyle.We are also aiming at providing quality rehabilitation programmes to the survivors and lobby for their support from different stake holders.National stroke aid is less than two years in existence from the time it was registerd and it is registered minister of home affairs with the register of societies as a non profit making organisation and also integrated with ministry of health of the republic of Zambian. National Stroke Aid is a member of World Stroke Organisation. As a starting non profit organisation working on sacrifice and stand alone we have a lot of challanges our goverment has no capacity to support any  NGOs financially, and we are still struggling to set our base as it is a new concept we depend on welwisheres  support. Feel free to stage with us in this great work we need everyone’s support we need your support contact this number for donations support and and more information +260 977 554 332 whatsapp line kindly regards.Phanuel Mabbola National Stroke AidCoodnator, Zambia.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Hi thanks for the great initiative everything has it a beginning, I think this is still new to us in Zambia and am still thinking of how we can fully participate to reach out and create a conducive environment for everyone to take part. Kindly regardsPhanuel Mabbola.

[Phanuel Mabbola]

Good morning beloved, we thank Good for the courageous moving and heart touching experiences of of lovely mothers, indeed this is very serious, as a stroke advocate this has brought the agent need for us to create a platform of raising awareness to the whole family during rehabilitation we need to find time to try and help the family understand about stroke where possible so that they may not be left out because it brings the survivors bad feeling when they are not understood by their family and friends.Regards.Phanuel Mabbola.National Stroke Aid Coordinator.Zambia

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