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Alcoholic Drinks and Brain Injury: A Very Bad Combination
Bewilderment

Alcoholic Drinks and Brain Injury: A Very Bad Combination

Joyce HoffmanApril 27, 2025April 29, 2025
OK. You like alcoholic drinks. But after a stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), you most likely will do yourself harm. What counts as “bad”? Stroke: Alcohol can interrupt blood flow...
How Bad Is Tobacco For An Injured Brain?
Joy

How Bad Is Tobacco For An Injured Brain?

Joyce HoffmanApril 26, 2025April 26, 2025
Mark Twain said it best: Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times. But the harsh reality is he's...
What People Should You Avoid If You’re Brain Injured?
Frustration

What People Should You Avoid If You’re Brain Injured?

Joyce HoffmanApril 24, 2025April 25, 2025
When I had my stroke, I made it home later after 4 months in rehab. I had my own house but lived with a man-child who had temper tantrums constantly,...
A Stroke and Heart Problems: They’re MOST DEFINITELY Related
Education

A Stroke and Heart Problems: They’re MOST DEFINITELY Related

Joyce HoffmanApril 19, 2025April 20, 2025
I met a guy about ten years ago who addressed the audience in one of the stroke groups I attended. He was courting a "damn headache" (his words, not mine)...
Are Poor Sleep Habits Related to Stroke or TBI? The Answer Is Yes!
Education

Are Poor Sleep Habits Related to Stroke or TBI? The Answer Is Yes!

Joyce HoffmanApril 17, 2025April 17, 2025
Poor sleep habits are directly intertwined to both stroke risk and traumatic brain injury (TBI) recovery. Sleep is essential for blood pressure control, brain repair, memory, and preventing inflammation—all crucial...
Anesthesia and Surgery for a Contracted Leg: Is It Safe to Have the Operation?
Hope

Anesthesia and Surgery for a Contracted Leg: Is It Safe to Have the Operation?

Joyce HoffmanApril 14, 2025April 17, 2025
Please read this blog if you have an impending surgery or not. You never know what the days ahead might bring along. Life is mystifying like that. So I had...
Ketchup and Brain Injury? Stupid Question with Smart Answers!
Education

Ketchup and Brain Injury? Stupid Question with Smart Answers!

Joyce HoffmanApril 12, 2025
I used to put ketchup on (and this will maybe surprise you) white rice, spaghetti that already had additional tomato sauce, cucumber salad, chocolate muffins, coca-cola, and lots more, and...
We’re All Grownups Here, Right? So Why Does Sex Hurt More in Some People After a Brain Injury?
Pain

We’re All Grownups Here, Right? So Why Does Sex Hurt More in Some People After a Brain Injury?

Joyce HoffmanApril 10, 2025April 10, 2025
After a stroke or TBI (traumatic brain injury), some people's intimacies cause them pain or discomfort during sex due to emotional, physical, and/or neurological changes. The brain injury can affect...
Sports and Brain Injury: What’s Left for a Person to Do with a Stroke or TBI?
Acceptance

Sports and Brain Injury: What’s Left for a Person to Do with a Stroke or TBI?

Joyce HoffmanApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025
I did all the things that involved movement, like tennis, ping-pong, running, volleyball, basketball, softball, skiing. But things changed in a millisecond when I had my stroke. So what's left?...
Caffeine and Brain Injury: How Do They Mix?
Education

Caffeine and Brain Injury: How Do They Mix?

Joyce HoffmanApril 5, 2025April 5, 2025
I used to look forward when I got to my office for that initial cup of coffee. I only two cups a day unless I had a meeting, then 3...

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