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Wisdom, Deals for Seniors, and Social Security: The Three Things That Make It Worth The Wait
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Wisdom, Deals for Seniors, and Social Security: The Three Things That Make It Worth The Wait

Joyce HoffmanJune 7, 2023June 9, 2023
There are three things about getting old that make it worth the wait.  I don't remember when it exactly happened (lately, I know for sure), but I have new-found wisdom,...
Stroke and TBI Survivors: Heat Messes with the Brain Big Time
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Stroke and TBI Survivors: Heat Messes with the Brain Big Time

Joyce HoffmanMay 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Portland, like other cities, can be "crazy bad" when the temperature spikes. I venture to say, brain injury survivors are near the top of the list. Look at English expressions:...
Intermittent Fasting for Brain Health: Eat What? Fast When? It Depends.
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Intermittent Fasting for Brain Health: Eat What? Fast When? It Depends.

Joyce HoffmanMarch 12, 2023March 31, 2023
A member suggested this topic, but first, a little background. Your hunting and gathering ancestors didn’t have regular access to food like we do, so their bodies had to develop...
Mice and Rats “R” Us: The Back Story of Horrible Rodents
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Mice and Rats “R” Us: The Back Story of Horrible Rodents

Joyce HoffmanFebruary 26, 2023February 26, 2023
Did you wonder why the researchers use mice and rats in experiments when the results are often applied to humans, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes and TBIs among them? I wondered...
Interventions in Hypertension: The Story of High Blood Pressure
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Interventions in Hypertension: The Story of High Blood Pressure

Joyce HoffmanFebruary 4, 2023February 15, 2023
There are many reasons for anyone who has high blood pressure, also called hypertension, none of them good. Here's the story. High blood pressure is the main risk factor for...
Are You “Confabulating” with a TBI?
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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...
Stroke and Gut: There’s a Connection
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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...
Holy Crap! Brushing Your Teeth Definitely Has a Connection to Stroke!
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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...
Yes, You Should Use Global Warming and Stroke in the Same Sentence
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Yes, You Should Use Global Warming and Stroke in the Same Sentence

Joyce HoffmanJuly 23, 2022July 23, 2022
If you haven't been under the proverbial rock, you have some idea of what global warming is. First, some background dummied down for the population--of which I was one. The...
Warfarin: A Blood Thinner and Rat Poison
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Warfarin: A Blood Thinner and Rat Poison

Joyce HoffmanJuly 2, 2022July 6, 2022
I got a brain bleed 13 years ago and I wasn't supposed to live. I had Protein S Deficiency that gave me blood clots and didn't know it for over...

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