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Obesity and the Brain Damaged: They’re a Bad Combination
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Obesity and the Brain Damaged: They’re a Bad Combination

Joyce HoffmanJuly 31, 2025August 18, 2025
My home in Northwest Philadelphia, and street after street, neighborhood after neighborhood, were row houses, popular after World War II ended in 1945. Row houses were cheap for all the...
Does Creativity Stop with an Injured Brain? Quite the Opposite for These People!
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Does Creativity Stop with an Injured Brain? Quite the Opposite for These People!

Joyce HoffmanJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025
When I was 10-years-old, I couldn't move my right leg out of bed. Was it a TIA I knew now (transient ischemic attack)? Maybe it was, but by the time...
Does Diabetes Change with Aging for Pre- and Post-Brain Injury
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Does Diabetes Change with Aging for Pre- and Post-Brain Injury

Joyce HoffmanJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025
My Aunt Sarah always sat down at Thanksgiving an hour before everybody else was summoned to the dining room. The reason? Her diabetes had fallen below her sugar intake, and...
Brain Fog and the Brain Injured: Can You Do Anything About Brain Fog Yourself?
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Brain Fog and the Brain Injured: Can You Do Anything About Brain Fog Yourself?

Joyce HoffmanJuly 14, 2025July 17, 2025
I realized I had brain fog after my stroke when I could talk. The words were hazy, lethargic, and difficult to find. Brain fog isn’t just “made up in your...
Is the Pain All in Your Head?
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Is the Pain All in Your Head?

Joyce HoffmanJuly 12, 2025July 12, 2025
I have chronic pain from my stroke, all day, every day, so I know a thing or two. But I wanted to know more. So it's research time again! The...
The Latest News about Alcohol and the Damaged Brain
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The Latest News about Alcohol and the Damaged Brain

Joyce HoffmanJuly 4, 2025July 9, 2025
In my family, all the close friends of my parents were known by "Aunt" and "Uncle." Aunt Jean, a functioning alcoholic, was one of them. She was a blonde looker,...
Anxiety and the Injured Brain: Do You Ever Get Rid Of Anxiety By Yourself?
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Anxiety and the Injured Brain: Do You Ever Get Rid Of Anxiety By Yourself?

Joyce HoffmanJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025
Managing anxiety by eradicating it might be your dreams, but many people experience much relief and improved quality of life by looking at anxiety from multiple points. The brain’s ability...

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