http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/ Information, Hope, and Encouragement for Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, Family, and Friends en-us Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:19:33 EST larry@StrokeAndRecovery.com (Larry Truett) http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=61 It seems like only yesterday, but it has been one year since Madelyn's stroke. We continue rehab at the Challenge Center in La Mesa. It is going well. To both Madelyn and I progress can seem slow, but we are looking too closely. Most other people... article61 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=60 Reporter Seems to have a Stroke Covering the 2011 Grammy Awards Here is the video in which reporter Serene Branson seemed to have a stroke on the air while at the 2011 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The way she suddenly had incomprehensible speech... article60 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=59 After a stroke a person may have use of only one hand. One of the more challenging things to do can with one hand be eating. Part of this challenge might be that the plate or bowl the stroke survivor is eating from will slide around some while they... article59 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=58 After a stroke a person will often have use of only one hand. If that hand they have use of is the left hand they will quickly find out that many things are designed to be used with the right hand, not the left. A good example of this is a pair of... article58 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=5 Patients in a hospital receive many little condiment packages with their meals. A meal is typically accompanied by packets of ketchup, mustard, relish, crackers, cookies, lemon juice, salad dressing, salt, pepper, and more. These packets can NOT be... article5 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=56 Two great videos from the new Stroke's No Joke ad campaign by the American Heart Association. These videos are of stand up comedians Alonzo Bodden and George Wilborn. article56 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=57 And so outpatient rehab continued for six months. This was done first with 12 sessions, then an extension of 18 sessions, and then a final extension of 14 more sessions. The extensions were approved by our insurance company who worked directly with... article57 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=37 Just six days after Madelyn's stroke she was in rehab. She would stay in inpatient rehab for sixteen days. The focus in rehab was completely different from that at the hospital. In the hospital the doctors' main concerns were breaking up the clot in... article37 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=30 After the Intensive Care Unit came a room in the Definitive Care Unit or "DCU". She would be in the DCU for a mere two nights. The DCU had her in a regular hospital room with just one other patient. It was much quieter than the ICU. The nurses there... article30 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=23 After the Emergency Room came the Intensive Care Unit or "ICU". We had been in the ER for only a few hours, but we would be in the ICU for nearly three days. The intensive care unit consisted of about ten beds. These beds were arranged in a horseshoe... article23 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=22 By the time I arrived at Alvarado Hospital Madelyn had already had a CAT Scan of her brain. As I understand it* they do a CAT Scan to determine the nature of the stroke. If a stroke is caused by a blood clot and not by a burst blood vessel, then they... article22 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=19 On Thursday June 3rd 2010 Madelyn, age 46, came home from work early. She was not feeling well. She had been having headaches for the past two days, and it seemed like she might be coming down with the flu. I made her soup for lunch, and then she lay... article19 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=24 Here is our stroke story. On June 3rd, 2010 my wife Madelyn went suddenly from being a very healthy 46 year old vegan to a stroke patient and survivor. She is very healthy, but she has experienced a stroke and is in the long process of healing. Her... article24 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=1 After a stroke you will have good days and bad days. You will hear this so much it becomes a cliche. Of course, like many cliches, this one is very true. Stroke survivors will definitely have good days and bad days. A bad day might be caused by... article1 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=53 Therapeutic Recreation Therapy is therapy that use recreational activities to assist in the patient's recovery. These therapies might include arts and crafts, games, or an outing. These therapies assist in getting the patient up and out of their... article53 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=55 When you or someone you know has a stroke you will probably notice that there are a few sayings you hear over and over from doctors, nurses, therapists, other patients, etc. You hear these saying so much that they become something of cliches - which... article55 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=54 Here is are two excellent videos of a Stroke survivor with Aphasia named Sarah Scott. These videos give amazing insight into the struggle that Aphasia can make speaking, but how steady improvement can be made. The first video was taken nine months... article54 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=46 Speech Therapy - in very basic terms - is therapy to help recover any language skills. This includes talking, writing, and reading. A patient's therapy would vary depending on their needs. Different factors would be considered including what communication... article46 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=41 Here are two logos I came up with for stroke survivors. As long as you leave the URL of this site intact feel to use this on T-Shirts, coffee mugs, hats, etc. article41 http://www.StrokeAndRecovery.com/index.php?article=52 Traditional shoelaces are pretty much impossible to tie with one hand. Luckily, shoes with Velcro closures are available at any shoe store. My wife now needs a shoe that is a size bigger then her normal size to accommodate an AFO (ankle foot orthosis)... article52