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...
Stop Saying, “You Can Do Anything as a Stroke Survivor!”
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...
4 Things That Stroke Survivors Think About, Whether They Admit It Or Not
There was a commercial back in the 90s. Please watch it now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnENVylxPI&t=30s&ab_channel=AnthonyKalamut There are therapies out there for drug users and if they don't leave before it's finished, and...
No Use in Hiding It Anymore. I Have Aphasia.
Aphasia is one of those conditions you can't hide for long. You can say, "I'm having a senior moment," but when you say it all the time and you're...
10 Things You Should NOT Say to Somebody Who Is Depressed for Whatever Reason and What You Should Answer All the Time
The first year of my stroke in 2009, I was depressed, so much so that I was embarrassed to go outside and socialize. I thought everyone was staring at me...
In the Hapless Wheelchair: Talk To Me When You’re Talking To Me!
It was a recent HBO limited series called The Newsroom. Starring Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy, a cantankerous insomniac and often narcissistic news anchor, he became involved in a scuffle...