How does a medically-induced coma help with healing the brain?
I was able to figure why I got a stroke. It came from my mother, that is, Protein S and C deficiencies. Protein S and C deficiencies give a person...
Review of my book, “The Tales of a Stroke Patient,” available on Amazon and most online booksellers
I was especially impressed for this review, JK, for taking the time to write it. Kudos to you! The review follows: I purchased this book in Kindle format after "happening...
An Aneurysm and a Stroke–May Be Different, May Be the Same
We're talking about the brain here, people. Some people use aneurysm and stroke interchangeably. An aneurysm can lead to a stroke, but a stroke won’t lead to an aneurysm. Let...
6 New Year’s Resolutions from Yours Truly
Released by Kenny Chesney in 2007, he sang, "Don't blink. Life goes faster than you think." And so it is. The year 2023 has zoomed by (or maybe it's my...
Stress: I Don’t Need It
Stay with me right here. I'm going to tell a short story from 10 years ago that leads to a point! I was scared of anything medical, even way before...
The Impossible New Year’s Resolution
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...
How Healthy Lifestyle Changes Can Help You Cope During Times of Grief
Claire Wentz created Caring From Afar to offer support and advice to people who are unable to live near their loved ones. She chooses the most poignant topics and, for...
Positivity and Stroke: Toxic Duo or Optimistic Future?
I'm stubborn, but there comes a point where I will say, explain your side of the equation. Then I listen closely to perhaps form a new opinion, different from the first, on...
Pen Pals: The Destined Duo of Me and Sara
The trend of Pen Pals started during the 1930s. But the second World War came in 1939, and many of those Pen Pals disappeared--moved or died, never to be active again....
Can Hypnosis Improve Me as a Stroke Survivor to the Point Where I Could Abandon My Cane? Read What the Hypnotists Told ME!
I had this idea because I'm desperate to get better faster. I'm in the same holding pattern for almost a year. Sad to say, I've plateaued. But could I get...