For many of us, a great sadness develops and impedes our progress towards recovery when we're in the hospital recovering from stroke. I heard it tonight as I visited two women at the regional rehabilitation center where I visit and speak to stroke peers.
"It's not my fault!" cried one lady. "I blame the doctors because they should... Read more
It seems so easy. We've been doing it throughout our lifetime without thinking about it. We take a bite of food, chew it, and swallow, while simultaneously listening to table conversation or reading the paper or thinking about something other than what we are doing.
After a stroke this type of multitasking may be impossible without... Read more
I have two cats. Buddy is a large tabby tom cat that I found in a snow bank when he was a kitten. He was very young, weak, thin, and had frostbite on the tip of his ear and part of a paw. I can only guess that a thoughtless owner of a litter of kittens tried to get rid of them. I only found one. Lucy is a smaller tabby queen that I inherited... Read more
Whether stress is a cause of stroke is an ongoing debate. However, today, stress is only considered a contributing factor to one of the main causes of stroke - high blood pressure. The other proclaimed causes of stroke are a family history of stroke, diabetes, and high cholesterol. I believe that long term or excessive stress can be another... Read more
Perhaps you have never had a seizure before you had a stroke, but now you're taking medication to avoid having seizures. Seizures are attributed to misfiring of neurotransmitters in the brain due to scars on the brain post-stroke.
Approximately 10 -15% of stroke survivors develop seizures post-stroke. Most seizures manifest within the... Read more
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