StrokeSurvivorBlog

In the last few days Steve’s been having strong ”pins and needles” tingling and spasms that cause twitching and jerking throughout the left side of his body. The nerves are getting signals from the brain and they’re being “re-fired” and healed. These pains are very uncomfortable but if he didn’t have them, there would be need for concern. The nurses [...]

About three weeks after Steve’s stroke, he started experiencing much pain in his left shoulder. This was caused by it becoming dislocated, a condition also known as shoulder subluxation. The shoulder joint is like a ball and socket held together by cartilage, muscles and tendons. Subluxation often occurs in the affected side of stroke survivors, [...]

An amazing thing happened today and truly it is the hand of God at work in our lives! When He opens a door, no man can close it. When man says no, God says yes. He is the one who goes before us to prepare the way and fights for us. You know how apprehensive [...]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all your prayers!!! Steve had an awesome day today…almost completely pain free! He slept really well during the night too with hardly any sciatica pain. Today was my day off and my daughters (Pam, Jennifer and Stephanie) covered for me throughout the day. The lead physical therapist told Pam and [...]

Steve has been diagnosed with a condition called “foot drop”, a side effect of the stroke that is hindering his therapy. Foot drop (sometimes called drop foot) is a condition caused by weakness or paralysis of the muscles at the ankle joint, and causes an inability to lift the front part of the foot. This [...]

Steve is being moved to Woodside Nursing Home on Saturday, and he needs much hope and encouragement. We don’t know how long he’ll be there. It all depends on how quickly he responds to therapy. The move is hard for all of us because the unknown is taking us out of our comfort zone. We have mixed [...]

Steve has been diagnosed with a condition called foot drop, a side effect of the stroke that is hindering his therapy. Foot drop (sometimes called drop foot) is a condition caused by weakness or paralysis of the muscles at the ankle joint, and causes an inability to lift the front part of the foot. This [...]