Heart Disease - People Who Have Been Through Stroke

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Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist

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posted 11/18/2009, comments (0)

What is Your Health Worth?

I became angry the other day. We’ve all been watching the ongoing debate about healthcare reform. The Democrats recently celebrated the U.S. House’s passage of a healthcare bill. News in the U.S. Senate wasn’t so great. Senators said that the bill was dead if the government's public option wasn’t... Read more Chevron

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Deanne Stein

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posted 11/10/2009, comments (0)

Goodbye, Coumadin

Going off my Coumadin scares the heck out of me. The blood thinner was prescribed to me back in 2001 following my stroke. I always knew there was a risk of bleeding while taking Coumadin, but the fear of having another stroke outweighed that risk for me. My doctor told me I had thick blood and would have to be on Coumadin the rest of my life.... Read more Chevron

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Cleo Hutton

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Author/ National Speaker/ Stroke Hero/ LPN/ Advocate for familes

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posted 02/26/2009, comment (1)

Life After Stroke Conferences

You're finally home after a long hospital rehabilitation after a stroke. Now what? You may feel alone and isolated, dependent on others for your personal needs. But you are not alone. Now is the time to connect with your local hospital's Stroke Support Group. Perhaps the rehabilitation floor or hospital you attended knows of dates and times of... Read more Chevron

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patti49

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posted 07/28/2008, comment (1)

I had a stroke during surgery to remove a brain tumor

I had a stroke back in oct.02. I had the wheelchair and the whole bit. The stroke was on my right side and i AM LEFT HANDED, thank god. I am fine but very inactive and gained 35 lbs. I go to the y for swim arobics 3 times a week but i miss the really hard core exercising. I don't even run now. ... Read more Chevron

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Donna

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posted 11/13/2007, comment (1)

Thank god for REHABS

I am a 57 yr old woman that had a stroke on 6/17/07 and a malfunction pacemakerI didn't know that I had one until I woke up in the hospital on 6/24/07 I could not move. I was told that I had a stroke on my L brain CVA that infected me on right side and speech.On 6/28/07 I went to Spaulding REHAB in Boston which I was taught to Walk and... Read more Chevron

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