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Showing posts with label ▷ 2013 Dec 21. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ▷ 2013 Dec 21. Show all posts
Saturday, December 21, 2013
The Best of 2013 Stroke Survivors Tattler
Merry Christmas
for the
Great Guest Bloggers on SSTattler:
The Best of 2013 Stroke Survivors Tattler
- Introduction
- Introduction
- Best Saturday News with YouTube & Vimeo
- Best Comics
- Best Eclectic with Guest Bloggers
Introduction
Today is near to Christmas and most people like Christmas -- it is a very beautiful holiday. Christians have Christmas, Jews have Hanukkah, people of African descent have Kwanzaa, others celebrate the Solstice, Buddhists remember the five precepts... but all people giving gifts, kindness, love, peace to all mankind.
It is time to reflect what happened to the this year especially what happened to Stroke Survivors Tattler site.
It is time to reflect what happened to the this year especially what happened to Stroke Survivors Tattler site.
Saturday Comics
| For Better and For Worse Lynn Johnston - 2013/12/20  "I just love these Christmas plays!!" | Dilbert Scott Adams - 2013/12/20  "The noncommittal committee...." |
Garfield Jim Davis - 2013/12/20  "Why don't you hide Garfield's present on..." | Betty Delainey & Rasmussen - 2013/12/19  "You might feel a slight pinch..." |
** I tried to get low or free price at the people http://www.UniversalUclick.com/ for the images for the cartoons. It was too high for Stroke Survivors Tattler i.e. we are not a regular newspaper and our budget is very low. Fortunately, you will have to do only 1-click more to see the cartoon image, it is legit and it is free using GoComics.com and Dilbert.com.
*** Changed from "Pickles" to "Betty" -- "Betty" is a excellent cartoon and Gary Delainey & Gerry Rasmussen are authors/artists/cartoon-strips and they live in Edmonton.
Eclectic Stuff
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Definition: Eclectic(noun) a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
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Twelve Days of Recovery
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| Marcelle Greene Up Stroke |
HMMM … Everybody now, SING!
In three years post-stroke,
I've acquired for recovery:
24 balls for gripping,
18 shower strips non-slipping,
14 finger flexors,
10 toe relaxers,
7 braces a-bracing,
6 shoes no lacing,
5 p i l l b o x s o r t e r s . . .
4 grab bars,
3 cooking aids,
2 walking canes,
And balance games to play with Wii!
And like the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song, the list could go on and on . . . just look at all this stuff!
"Exercise? I thought you said 'ACCESSORIZE!' "I hate clutter. I hate being reminded of stroke everywhere I look around my house; so as soon as I think I've outgrown some piece of equipment, I put it aside for storage or throw it away.
MISTAKE. As I've progressed from one stage to the next, I've discovered how some of my old "excessories" could have been re-purposed for exercises at a higher skill level. I keep sending my poor husband into the loft to look in the "therapy bag" for some old brace it turns out I threw away months ago.
And that's just the truth of my life: Stroke is always in season.
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Travelling
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| Barb PolanBarb's Recovery |
We - my husband, daughter and I - are going to California (Santa Monica) to visit our son and his fiancee for Christmas. Another trip through security holding my left hand as far as my right hand can raise it in the Xray machine; having my entire body (all my clothing, really) and electronic gear swabbed and tested for explosives; giving up my cane to walk through the metal detector; standing on a two-foot square for a search. On our last flight,a security person chided me for leaving a tissue in my back pocket that was revealed by the search even though she had TOLD me to empty my pockets; I pulled it out and handed it to her, and she went to get a trash can, watching me the whole time. Seriously? What was I going to do with a used tissue if she turned her back to me? I can understand why she didn't want to touch it, but watching me while she walked sideways to get the can and carry it to me? What happened to profiling? I am doing something a little differently this time, compared to our last flight (to Boulder): I am going to cooperate with my husband and use a WHEELCHAIR. He always frets because I walk so slowly, but I hate taking the easy way out. My recovery is all about challenging myself, so why wouldn't I walk? To please Tom. He puts up with enough annoyance caused by me; it's the least I can do, I think. And in February, I'm going BY MYSELF to visit a friend who spends the winter in Florida. Tom will accompany me to the airport and ensure I get through security okay, and Lisa will pick me up at the other end. Wheelchairs at both ends; one good thing about wheelchairs at the airport is that they come with a driver, someone to push and steer, and knows what line to go to. In fact, when Tom once took over for a driver at Logan, he had to go through a 50-point check before I was handed over. I am afraid to travel by air all alone. I know I'll be well taken care of, but I'm still nervous about it.
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Christmas Friend
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| Jackie Poff Stroke Survivors Tattler |
IF A FAT GUY GRABS YOU AND PUTS YOU IN A BAG,
DON'T WORRY,
I TOLD SANTA I WANTED A GOOD FRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Every Day I'm Shufflin'
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| Pamela Hsieh Rehab Revolution |
A video a week is definitely overstretching, at least during this saturated holiday season. Not to mention I’m overloading my computer’s hard drive with so much stuff these days, what with my photography practice (more on that later) and all the audio programs I seem to buy every five minutes. (No regrets -- audio programs and books are awesome.)
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My friend got me an awesome new neck strap for Christmas!
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So, sorry, everyone, I’m going to commit to regular videos at least on a biweekly basis. As I write this, I’m already overwhelmed with all the footage I have to go through in order to stitch together a worthwhile first video montage for you -- but I’m not going to quit!
Anyway, in honor of the upcoming holiday, I wanted to announce my Christmas gift to myself: an iPod Shuffle. They were on sale at Best Buy this week, and I had bought one ages ago to “lend” to my former boyfriend to replace the iPod I’d gotten him for Christmas that was later stolen. I say “lend” in quotes because it was understood that I was really giving it to him with no expectation of getting it back.
Twas the Week Before Christmas
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| Jo Murphey The Murphey Saga |
I awoke this morning in a chipper mood, wrote two chapters, had lunch, married a couple from Atlanta, and now I'm once again in front of my computer screen. I've read all sixty emails in my box, answered about half of them...the rest do not require an answer.
Now, I'm thinking of the Christmas Chaos otherwise known as Christmas Eve dinner. I bought a steamship round instead of prime rib. Don't know what a steamship round is? Think the hind haunch of a cow and a huge hunk of beef rarely seen out of fine dining establishments. You got it...it's time for fixing and feeding the family.While I had thought about buying a couple of Tur-duc-hens, I passed in lieu of a family favorite, roasted beast. The thought of how in Merry Old England the feasting at long banquet tables entered my mind. Then I thought about all those luscious creations out of a wood burning hearth and stand back amazed. We do put the tables together for Christmas and my 14x11 living room and 11x14 dining room become one huge banquet hall. All the older adults sits at the table...all thirty of them. The children (20) have their own table in what was my office. A nice piece of plywood on the pool table works as a table. Two sideboards hold all the goodies in chafing dishes...there just isn't enough room on the tables after the china, glasses and silverware are set. Of course there is a long, low centerpiece of candles in goblets, evergreens, and poinsettias.
An Early Christmas Present for Me! #Strokeadvocacy
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| Kate Allatt A Rocky Stroke Recovery |
This means the ABSOLUTE world to me as a staunch STROKE PATIENT ADVOCATE!‘Hi Kate Thank you very much for coming along to my workshop last Thursday. Your talk/story was/is truly amazing Kate you had me and some of my clients in tears. The Power Point presentation was excellent, especially the photographs of you in hospital just after you had suffered your stroke, and the video footage of you walking and then running, as this showed the severity of your stroke, and how you were and how you are now, truly inspirational. I think it is really important for people to see how you were and see snap shots of your journey to appreciate just how far you have come. Most of my clients are still coming to terms with their own stroke and how it has affected them and their life. Your talk, I am sure, will have been a huge support/help to them. The feedback after you left from my clients was very positive; they all said how much they had enjoyed the session. I could see whilst you were giving your talk that everyone in the room was completely focused on you and what you were saying. There was no chuffling in chairs, no coughing, just complete silence, everyone listening to what you were saying. It was certainly, by far, the best workshop I have run and it is definitely what my clients needed to hear, that staying positive and having goals no matter how small, is really important. One point I really liked about your talk was how you explained that it is no good thinking about how you were before stroke, because you will never be that person again, that is gone, but to focus on how you are now and what you can do and what you can try to work towards, I felt that was a really important message and one which I hope my clients will remember. If my budget will allow I would definitely like you to come along next year to give the talk again to a new set of clients. ‘
Jane Hammond
Reablement Service Coordinator – Sheffield THE STROKE ASSOCIATION
And this…
Cheating Safely Saves My Christmas
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| Rebecca Dutton Home After a Stroke |
Last December I talked about volunteers who saved my Christmas. Even with their help, I found that Christmas was stressful because a stroke took away my ability to push through my fatigue. Unfortunately I've accumulated two large boxes of Christmas decorations over the years. I was exhausted after putting up all my decorations. So instead of packing and repacking to get every item back in my crowded boxes, I set aside nice items I no longer feel an attachment to for my church's spring sale. I got to raise money for charity and send nice decorations to families that I hope will love them.
I kept items: 1) that are handmade like Santa made from a mop (photo on left), 2) that remind me of a happy memory like sledding with my brothers (photo on right), or 3) can be arranged in a tableau like the reindeer (photo below).
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Black Friday Madness for a Stroke Survivor,
aka Am I Crazy or What?
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| Joyce Hoffman The Tales of a Stroke Patient |
In 2011, The Huffington Post reported this story: "A Black Friday shopper who collapsed while shopping at a Target store in West Virginia went almost unnoticed as customers continued to hunt for bargain deals. Walter Vance, a 61-year-old pharmacist who reportedly suffered from a prior heart condition, later died in the hospital. Witnesses say some shoppers ignored and even walked over the man's body as they continued to shop. Friends and co-workers, saddened to learn of his death, expressed outrage over the way he was treated by shoppers. Lynne Vance [Walter's wife] said six nurses shopping in the store came to her husband's rescue and performed CPR until paramedics arrived."
This wasn't the only incident to put America's biggest shopping day in a bad light. There were more, and these are some of the horrific highlights: In 2006, a man shopping at Best Buy was recorded on video assaulting another shopper. In the same year, raucous Walmart shoppers at a store outside Columbus, Ohio, quickly poured in the doors when the store opened, plastering a few employees against stacks of merchandise. When the crowd rushed to grab gift certificates that had been trickled down from the ceiling, nine shoppers in a California mall were injured, including an old woman who had to be rushed to the hospital.The Power of Empathy
Ricky Brown you underestimated how good this is…… this is great…….
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Brain Therapy Might Help Stroke Rehab
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| Jeff Porter Stroke of Faith |
Stroke is the leading cause of permanent disability in the United States. So many people need physical, occupational and speech therapy to recover. I recently read about research that might lead to better tools to help stroke patients to recover.
This article describes how brain therapy helps rehabilitate stroke patients:
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| Photo from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
▶ The therapy alters specific areas of the brain that correlate with both the affected and unaffected hands. The activation of these areas of the brain appears to correspond to executed and imagined tasks of the affected hand, and may represent neuroplastic recovery.
▶ "Brain activity fed back to the patient is key for the therapy," explained Vivek Prabhakaran, MD, director of functional neuroimaging in radiology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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Olszewski and Baxter's Cytoarchitecture of the Human Brainstem, 3rd
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| Dean Reinke Deans' Stroke Musing |
If you had a brainstem stroke have your doctor explain exactly what areas were damaged, how badly, and what is being done to bring them back. If your doctor can't do that I guess you'll have to get this book and diagnose yourself.
Publication title: Olszewski and Baxter's Cytoarchitecture of the Human Brainstem, 3rd, revised and extended edition
Author: Editors: Büttner-Ennever J.A., Horn A.K.E.
Publication type: Book (Hardback)
Publication date: 16 December 2013
Number of pages: 302
ISBN number: 978-3-318-02367-1
Price: 292.00 EUR Euros
A new comprehensive edition of a standard work, detailing and illustrating the organization, structure, function and connectivity of all individual brainstem nuclei. For neuroscientists and neurologists this atlas provides an invaluable and complete source of reference for both their scientific research and everyday clinical practice.
The new revised and extended edition of this standard work retains all he neurons of each nucleus. Many structural diff erences are described in neuronal groups, indicating as yet unrecognized functional diff erences. Furthermore, unique details of the neuronal organization and cytoarchitecture are featured, providing clues to the functional properties of the cell groups and stimulating research projects. Nomenclature and nuclear borders have been updated, in addition the text now contains new sections presenting an up-to-date summary of the functional neuroanatomy of each nucleus.
For neuroscientists and neurologists this atlas provides an invaluable and complete source of reference for both their scientifi c research and everyday clinical practice. Neuropathologists, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, neurosurgeons, physiologists and physicians will fi nd the combination of low-power brainstem imaging with cytological, physiological and neuroanatomical data highly relevant. In addition, the atlas off ers researchers in other disciplines the opportunity to discover new correlations between structure and function, outlining new functional regions in the brainstem.
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Become a Teacher of Talking at Home, School, Clinic or Hospital
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| Mark A. Ittleman The Teaching of Talking |
Mastering any new skill can be a challenge. However, it can be done readily when we have a burning desire to accomplish a new skill set.
This is Vic. He is a student of the Teaching of Talking. Vic's wife had a stroke 3 years ago, and his wife had 2 or three speech therapists since that time. Some of the therapy addressed cognitive methods where fill in the blank questions were given from workbooks, and homework sheets that would have her fill in sentence completions, and writing skills. Shelia had difficulty with cognitive therapy, but it did not directly address her speaking and communicating at home with Vic or socially when out and about.Spasticity Reduction in Dystonia and Stroke
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| Peter G. Levine Stronger After Stroke Blog |
So, here's the deal. I'm a member of the FB young stroke survivors group. If you are not, I'd suggest you join. These folks do not pull punches and most are robustly and actively engaged in their recovery. (Many have the same posture as Dean of Deans' stroke musings. Put his blog in your faves. Now.) The group as a whole reminds me very much of many spinal cord injured people who I've worked with; no BS, been there done that, laid bare.
I'm also a member of the "Neuronauts" group on FB. This group has a pathology that causes a spastic pull on muscles called dystonia. The muscles that are affected can be pretty much anywhere and can jam body parts into themselves and into other body parts. I'm not generally Mr. Empathetic, but the Neuronauts will break your heart. Shocked, sad helpless is the way their stories sometimes make me feel. Stories of living with a complete and painful betrayal of their bodies. Short term excruciating pain and long term injuries often result.
Dystonia is caused by injury to the basal ganglia (which can be caused by stroke). The basal ganglia is a "gang" of structures deep in the brain. "The basal ganglia... monitors the speed of movement and controls unwanted movements"
Going Re-Certifiably Crazy!
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| Diane The Pink House On The Corner |
Well, this past week or so has been a doozy as far as my frustration level goes.
First, there was all the government forms to fill out to "re-certify" Bob for his benefits. We have to do this re-certification every six months for some darn reason and every six months they want not only cumbersome online forms filled out (including listing all household expenses etc.) but also photocopies of his medical expenses sent to them. This time, while filling out the online form, when I was at the very last page, and had spent nearly two hours filling out these darn forms, the system kicked me out and I had to START ALL OVER --- gggggrrrrowl! Then, while photocopying the medical expense receipts/invoices, my @#! printer kept telling me "FATAL PRINTER ERROR!" and shutting down. Double gggrrrowl! But I finally got it all together then had to rush out to the post office, park two blocks away as the parking lot was filled, wait in a long, long line of folks sending off Christmas packages.... ggrrrr....
But that's done.
Add to this, physical therapy is all screwed up.
You'd think, after a doctor orders PT and the insurance approves it, well, we should be all set for the approved 20 sessions before the end of the year.
Boyd Varty: What I Learned From Nelson Mandela
"In the cathedral of the wild, we get to see the best parts of ourselves reflected back to us." Boyd Varty, a wildlife activist, shares stories of animals, humans and their interrelatedness, or "ubuntu" -- defined as, "I am, because of you." And he dedicates the talk to South African leader Nelson Mandela, the human embodiment of that same great-hearted, generous spirit.
SSTattler: Ubuntu - The world's most popular free Linux OS. Beautiful name and beautiful OS! Just ask me...
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RMR: Rick and the Toronto Marine Police
Uploaded on Mar 10, 2010Rick gets a lesson in ice safety.
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