It’s Time for New Year’s Resolutions…Again
Last year, at the very same time, I wrote 10 New Year's resolutions for 2014. I referenced the top-10 list that David Letterman, a talk show host for all my...
Speech Therapy Is Done, aka I Graduated from Talking School
I still have the remnants of dysarthria, the speech condition that makes talking tough after the stroke and affects the muscles in the face, particularly the mouth, and respiratory system....
My PT and the Marathon, aka I Want to Be a Contender
I was watching On the Waterfront the other day when Marlon Brando laments and, dare I say, whines, "You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender." Coulda...
Interlude: My Book, “The Tales of a Stroke Patient”
My book about strokes--"The Tales of a Stroke Patient"--was published September 26, 2012, and is not only for survivors but for caregivers, family, friends, health professionals, and anybody who loves...
I Triple Dare You to Take The Cleveland Clinic Stroke Risk Calculator, aka When Is Health Ignorance OK?
This situation is purely hypothetical. So here goes. You don't have a crystal ball that will predict the future, and if you knew, really knew, that you had a 50/50...
Enough about Ebola. Get a Flu Shot!
The CDC and the Dallas Hospital are in deep doo-doo. Unlike Vegas, what happened in Dallas didn't stay in Dallas.In an article by Christina Coleman called "5 Mistakes The CDC...
Selfie Helped Woman Who Was Having a Stroke: She Captured the Whole Thing
One of the many dictionary-type websites defines selfie as, "a photograph that one takes of oneself with a digital camera or a front-facing smartphone, tablet, or webcam, especially for posting...
A Nursing Home Mini-Series: The Final Chapter
Ebola VirusI planned on writing more in the nursing home mini-series, but I've been sick with some virus. I gave the nurse a stool sample so the people in some...
A Nursing Home Mini-Series: Praying Is Praying, aka Right Pew, Wrong Church
Beatrice drank water and wasn't dehydrated anymore, and improved to the point where she could participate in the nursing home activities.Though Beatrice didn't know my ethnicity, she said, "Do you...
A Nursing Home Mini-Series: Seeing Things That Aren’t There, aka Hallucinations
Maggy was a fall risk, never knowing when she would pass out, and Beatrice, who fell in her kitchen, had an IV bag attached to her arm because she was...