My 10 Resolutions for 2026! Yikes, I’m letting loose!
All things have a reason and you may not like it, and that includes me. So here are my 10 resolutions for 2026. They are what they are, based...
Brain-Damaged People–Essential Oils: They’re Sometimes Great on the Skin But Not Ever By Mouth! Ever!
It was a rare visit to Macy's about 5 years ago that I first stumbled upon essential oils. "A new product," I thought, but essential oils have been in existence...
Two-Part Series Including Creative Music and Art Therapy for the Brain-Damaged. Second, Art Therapy
My father majored in art in high school, and he started college but didn't graduate because World War 2 came along and he wanted to serve. He taught me how...
Two-Part Series Including Creative Music and Art Therapy for the Brain-Damaged. First, Music Therapy
When I was eight-years-old, I started studying classical music--Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky--and the whole gamut. My favorite was Rachmaninoff, who was of Russian ancestry, and I thought of my...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Both the Children and the Parents Who Care for Them
I never knew anyone who had a stroke until I got one at 61 years old. How can that be given the numbers of nearly 800,000 individuals have a new...
The 10 Ways Brain-Injury Survivors SHOULD Act
Those who know me recognize the limitations I encounter with pain every day. I pretend the pain isn't there when it's mild discomfort, and sometimes that works. If I wait...
Meditation and Mindfulness: A 2-Part Series–Mindfulness
Of course, the dog in the picture above has it right--sun and trees, absolutely in the moment and without judgement. The person? Judgements all over the place in that person's...
Meditation and Mindfulness: A 2-Part Series–Meditation
I knew what meditation was a long time ago in the early '60's when the Beat (you might call it beatnik) generation used to meditate, along with saying the repetitious...
Budget-Friendly Health and Nutrition Tips for Senior Stroke Survivors
The article was contributed by Claire Wentz, my random guest contributor. It was written with a focus on seniors, but all age groups can learn what to do. After all,...
You Never Know Until You Do
This story comes to us as a reprint from https://www.heart.org/ I'm sharing the story with all of you. Sometimes, with support, it works out. ------ Late one evening, Dawn Berry...