Archive for August 2016
I feel like a 14 year old wearing high heels
I feel like a 14 year old sashaying over grass in her high heels. I’m trying something different today; wearing sandals without my ankle brace. I’m walking around my home as I do the dishes, climb the stairs, stand up from my office chair, and hop up on my bed. While walking outside, my foot collapsed…
Continue ReadingWhat is a “plateau” of your stroke recovery?
“At six months out from a stroke, you don’t expect to see any further recovery.” “Oftentimes there is rapid recovery during the first three months, but then progress slows down. This eventually leads to a dreaded ‘plateau’ in recovery after about six months.” “Plateau” is an expression frequently used in relation to decisions to discharge…
Continue ReadingKarmic laws
Karma is the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words, and deeds. Before my stroke, I had a holier-than-thou attitude regarding my religion, physical strength, and intellectual prowess. However, as I laid in my hospital bed I realized my blood clot had stripped me of everything,…
Continue ReadingI went into a coma at the exact time Betty Page went into a coma
I went into a coma at the exact time Betty Page, the famous American pin-up model, went into a coma. I survived, but she didn’t. My car accident happened August 14, 2008. Okay. So, while driving along I-40 with my daughters in the car I had a seizure and I fainted. The date? August 14,…
Continue ReadingA damaged brain? A neuron doesn’t fire its charge of electrons at another axon
It’s not uncommon for “normal” people without a damaged brain to have difficulty with word retrieval. There are several phrases for this such as Deja-vu, tip-of-the-tongue, and stuttering. Dr. Karin Humphreys, of Canada’s McMaster University, states “the more we think about the missing word, as we are inclined to do, the more it eludes…
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