New Blog Authors in SSTattler - Rebecca & Amy - Occupational Therapist / Physical Therapist / Kinesiology

Welcome Rebecca & Amy -- See as well About Us.

SSTattler: I will re-publish in September / 2013.

Author - Rebecca Dutton

Rebecca Dutton
Home After a Stroke

• I am an occupational therapist (OT) who specialized in stroke rehab. I continued my education by having a stroke in 2004 that paralyzed my dominant right side and impaired my balance.  
• I live alone so I am both the caregiver and the stroke survivor.   
• My non-dominant left hand got good at typing one-handed on the computer.  Hundreds of practical solutions later I realized I had written a book called My Last Degree: A Therapist Goes Home After a Stroke.  
• My sense of purpose continued to grow as I developed Power Point presentations for stroke survivor support groups, rehab professionals, and OT students.  
• I live in New Jersey, U.S.A. You can e-mail me at homeafterastroke3@verizon.net or Tweet me @RebeccadEDutton or you can see my site Home After a Stroke.

Author - Amy Shissler

Amy Shissler
My Cerebellar Stroke Recovery

• I used to be a physical therapist, well, I guess I still am but I identify myself as a stroke survivor.
• In 2011, I had a massive stroke at the age of 30.
• It’s a lot more common for a young person to have a stroke than anyone thinks.  I could’ve taken a continuing education course about strokes but I decided to have one instead.  I’m getting a much better education this way.
• Previously I worked for Phoenix Rehabilitation and Health Services.
• Arcadia University, Doctor of Physical Therapy - 2004–2007.
• James Madison University, BS Kinesiology and Exercise Science - 2001–2003.
• Now I am Blogger - a site about recovering from my stroke, with all kinds of useful tips and explanations from my physical therapy days.
• Please see my site My Cerebellar Stroke Recovery.