Joyce Hoffman, Author at The Tales of A Stroke Survivor

Education

Interventions in Hypertension: The Story of High Blood Pressure

Joyce HoffmanFebruary 4, 2023February 4, 2023

There are many reasons for anyone who has high blood pressure, none of them good. Here's the story. High blood pressure is the main risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease....

Education

Are You “Confabulating” with a TBI?

Joyce HoffmanJanuary 28, 2023February 1, 2023

Confabulation is when people, a significant portion of Traumatic Injury Injury (TBI) survivors, have gaps in their memory and were asked to recount the details of past events. Rather than...

Hope

The Impossible New Year’s Resolution

Joyce HoffmanDecember 27, 2022December 28, 2022

The year has almost gone and I don't remember where it went. Some things, sure, like my sons visiting often, the Capitol insurrection, some say the end of the pandemic...

Anger

Stop Saying, “You Can Do Anything as a Stroke Survivor!”

Joyce HoffmanOctober 27, 2022October 28, 2022

I am so frustrated by that expression: "You can do anything as a stroke survivor!" So please stop. Ok? I am an intelligent being, so I know this statement is...

Frustration

10 Things Not To Do or Say When You’re With a Stroke Patient

Joyce HoffmanSeptember 29, 2022October 28, 2022

People are funny, and I don't mean in a ha-ha sort of way. They could be neurotic, bi-polar, obsessive-compulsive, anxious, or agoraphobic, just to name a few types. Some of...

Joy

A Cell Phone Became a Lifeline to This Stroke Survivor

Joyce HoffmanSeptember 19, 2022September 25, 2022

I'm taking a break from talking directly about strokes and other TBIs to discussing something related. We take for granted credit cards and Kleenex if we're going out--but what about...

Frustration

Do You Hear Music When There’s Nobody or Nothing There to Sing or Play It?

Joyce HoffmanAugust 21, 2022August 23, 2022

After I had my stroke, at times I would hear voices, and there was not one person nearby. No one. The voices went away in a few months or so, ...

Frustration

Am I Afraid to Walk? You Can Bet Your Boots on It!

Joyce HoffmanAugust 13, 2022August 14, 2022

I fell and fell and fell, almost right in a row in 2020 and 2021, after I moved to Oregon. So each time, I went to the unsavory rehab centers...

Education

Stroke and Gut: There’s a Connection

Joyce HoffmanAugust 6, 2022August 6, 2022

I have a sensitive stomach, and ever since my stroke, more sensitive, which I didn't think was possible. I wanted to know WHY! In other words, is there a connection between stroke and...

Education

Holy Crap! Brushing Your Teeth Definitely Has a Connection to Stroke!

Joyce HoffmanAugust 2, 2022August 6, 2022

When I started to research oral care--brushing and flossing--for stroke, I found advice all over the world. But first a little background on how I was reacting to oral care when I...