The 10 Ways Brain-Injury Survivors SHOULD Act
Those who know me recognize the limitations I encounter with pain every day. I pretend the pain isn't there when it's mild discomfort, and sometimes that works. If I wait...
How does a medically-induced coma help with healing the brain?
I was able to figure why I got a stroke. It came from my mother, that is, Protein S and C deficiencies. Protein S and C deficiencies give a person...
Brain Injury and Depression: The Cause or the Consequence?
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's model of the five stages of grief, written in her book On Death and Dying—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—is often applied to various types of loss, including...
Meditation and Mindfulness: A 2-Part Series–Mindfulness
Of course, the dog in the picture above has it right--sun and trees, absolutely in the moment and without judgement. The person? Judgements all over the place in that person's...
Meditation and Mindfulness: A 2-Part Series–Meditation
I knew what meditation was a long time ago in the early '60's when the Beat (you might call it beatnik) generation used to meditate, along with saying the repetitious...
Having Diabetes Can Actually Cause a Stroke?
My aunt used to come to a holiday dinner and eat something before anybody else. Cranberry sauce was her go-to. "Why can she eat before everybody else does?" I whispered...
Are You Ready for Shingles?
Here's the latest scoop on shingles, and it's already too late to do anything about it. That is, you'll know it when you have it. I'm getting the shingles shot...
You May Be One of the Millions with Hearing Loss, BUT YOU’RE UNAWARE OF IT!
Are you saying, "What?" too much? If you say it because the person you're communicating with is a low talker, ok. That's a reason. But it's rare that person after...
Stop Saying, “You Can Do Anything as a Stroke Survivor!”
I am so frustrated by that expression: "You can do anything as a stroke survivor!" So please stop. Ok? I am an intelligent being, so I know this statement is not...
Review of my book, “The Tales of a Stroke Patient,” available on Amazon and most online booksellers
I was especially impressed for this review, JK, for taking the time to write it. Kudos to you! The review follows: I purchased this book in Kindle format after "happening...