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Do You Want Better Breathing? Then Pay Attention to This Blog about Breathing and the Brain-Damaged
Education

Do You Want Better Breathing? Then Pay Attention to This Blog about Breathing and the Brain-Damaged

Joyce HoffmanMay 31, 2025June 1, 2025
When my parents first took me to the circus at 13-years-old, with all the dancing elephants and prancing horses, I knew there was something wrong with me. I had trouble...
Sensory Overload and the Brain-Injured
Noise overload

Sensory Overload and the Brain-Injured

Joyce HoffmanMay 27, 2025May 30, 2025
After the initial acute rehabilitation from my stroke ended 4 months later, I simply ached for a cup of coffee from the cafe nearby. Coffee tasted so much better when...
Bone Density and Injured Brain: They Have a Connection
Education

Bone Density and Injured Brain: They Have a Connection

Joyce HoffmanMay 24, 2025May 25, 2025
Bone density can substantially jolt brain-injured individuals in several important ways, making for a complicated exchange between brain injury and bone wellness. The most crucial and curious thing is assembling...
Two-Part Series Including Creative Music and Art Therapy for the Brain-Damaged. Second, Art Therapy
Inspiration

Two-Part Series Including Creative Music and Art Therapy for the Brain-Damaged. Second, Art Therapy

Joyce HoffmanMay 22, 2025May 22, 2025
My father majored in art in high school, and he started college but didn't graduate because World War 2 came along and he wanted to serve. He taught me how...
An Acquired Brain Injury for Pets? Sure! Them, Too.
Education

An Acquired Brain Injury for Pets? Sure! Them, Too.

Joyce HoffmanMay 18, 2025May 18, 2025
I know about car accidents and pets. A few decades ago, I was transporting our beloved Lhasa Apso whose name was Tasha to the veterinary clinic because of the unknown...
Two-Part Series Including Creative Music and Art Therapy for the Brain-Damaged. First, Music Therapy
Inspiration

Two-Part Series Including Creative Music and Art Therapy for the Brain-Damaged. First, Music Therapy

Joyce HoffmanMay 17, 2025May 22, 2025
When I was eight-years-old, I started studying classical music--Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky--and the whole gamut. My favorite was Rachmaninoff, who was of Russian ancestry, and I thought of my...
Caregiver Mistakes for Stroke and TBI Survivors
Education

Caregiver Mistakes for Stroke and TBI Survivors

Joyce HoffmanMay 11, 2025May 11, 2025
Everybody makes mistakes, but for the brain-injured, it might be more serious, even what you think was a simple fall. A majority have caregivers, but the caregivers, too, makes mistakes....
Why Do I Hear Phantom or Hallucinatory Sounds?
Acceptance

Why Do I Hear Phantom or Hallucinatory Sounds?

Joyce HoffmanMay 5, 2025May 6, 2025
Another email received: "My achilles heel is my ears. And I was right. I had a stroke 10 years ago and hear phantom sounds now like hallucinations. It's radio chatter...
How Do You Get Rid of Depression All By Yourself?
Depression

How Do You Get Rid of Depression All By Yourself?

Joyce HoffmanMay 3, 2025May 3, 2025
I had a stroke, and my friend, Sara Riggs, had a stroke, too. We met by fate and set up a group of stroke and TBI called Brain Exchange that...
Ballerina Said Before I Had a Stroke I Was Graceful, But Now I Want to Correct Clumsiness
Education

Ballerina Said Before I Had a Stroke I Was Graceful, But Now I Want to Correct Clumsiness

Joyce HoffmanMay 2, 2025May 6, 2025
I get lots of email because my blog is international and people want any advice they can get for a damaged brain. Most of the emails are about falls or...

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