ALL Animals, Not Just Humans, Could Damage Their Brains!
We couldn't believe that Tasha, our beloved Llaso-Apso, who was a purebred that we rescued from a Philadelphia shelter, had been given up for adoption. She already came with tricks....
What’s the connection between eating disorders and brain injury? A lot!!!
Trust me when I say this: Whether brain-injured or not, everybody has something that's not quite right, that's a little off. But the brain-injured have more problems than the so-called...
What is Neuroplasticity Anyway? You Might Be Surprised!
After a lot of searching around, I found the best definition of neuroplasticity in Psychology Today: Neuroplasticity is the brain's capacity to continue growing and evolving in response to life experiences....
Treadmill With One Functional Arm?
We get this question every so often from stroke survivors. "Should I use a treadmill with one functional arm?" I wrote this post many years ago. This same story holds...
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...