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| Richard (Dick) L. Burns Live or Die: A Stroke of Good Luck |
Next on the ladder of success (see Chapter 20 of my book, "Live Or Die - A Stroke of Good Luck") are the very important rehabilitation nurses.
These conscientious and devoted persons are essential to helping stroke survivors relearn the basic activities of daily living and the basic functions of life. They educate and show routine health care, medication, skin, movement and special needs. They are closely involved with helping stroke survivors manage personal care issues, bathing, controlling incontinence. This latter is a common problem and survivors readily adapt or regain this ability with proper strengthening of pelvic muscles and special exercises. These qualified nurses guide the survivor in handling catheterization and other hygienic methods of handling any continued problems in these areas. And they work with the survivor to reduce risk factors that might lead to a second stroke and provide training for caregivers.
Medicine has come a long way and it gets even better. Recovery takes months now, not necessarily the years it took me.
Dick Burns
http://www.liveordieburns.com/
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