How Did “Stroke” Become Its Name?
This post is a change from the usual, which I needed, having researched and wrote about urination and constipation in my last two posts. Give this girl a break! They...
Stroke Survivors: How Allergies and Stroke Are Related
It seemed a good time to reveal the connection between allergies, or sinusitis, and stroke with allergy season right around the corner. A long, long time ago, when I was 12, I...
Constipation for Stroke and Other TBIs: Well, SOMEBODY Had to Write About It and It Might As Well Be Me
I had constipation after the stroke. It wasn't unusual for me to defecate once every 5 or 6 days. A few doctors told me that the muscles in the bowel...
Incontinence for Stroke and Other TBIs: Well, SOMEBODY Had to Write About It and It Might As Well Be Me
Once upon a time, before I had the stroke, I used to sit for long, agonizing hours at my office desk, and didn't urinate for 12 hours while drinking boatloads...
Having a Stroke Is Easy: It’s What Comes After, aka Post-Stroke Psychiatric Syndromes
Ok. So you had a stroke, and now the drama is over? Wrong! As I always say, having a stroke is the easy part compared to what comes after. There...