StrokeSurvivorBlog

Steve will be getting home health care again. A new home health care agency opened up in town, and they offer free occupational and physical therapy, plus skilled nursing care to those who qualify. Presently they only have a temporary license to practice. They need 10 patients under their care in order for the agency [...]

For the last two months Steve has been closely monitored by his new cardiologist. There were four goals he wanted Steve to achieve in order for him to live a long and productive life. The number one priority was treating the atrial fibrillation, which the doctor believes was the cause of the stroke. The second [...]

New seizures have been prevented with a natural remedy, and I’m thrilled that we finally found a product that works with no side effects. Steve, along with all stroke survivors, was prone to having seizures. That’s because scar tissue in the brain created by the stroke creates an electrical charge that can trigger a seizure. [...]

How many stories have you heard about family members arguing over a Will and fighting about an inheritance? They become greedy, selfish, and hurtful. But dividing an inheritance doesn’t have to be that way. When my mother died in 1998, my sisters and I had to settle her estate. Her Last Will and Testament specified [...]

One of my questions when Steve had a stroke was, “How long will it take for him to recover?” The answer was always, “I don’t know.” I thought the doctors, nurses and therapists were trying to hide something from me because they were being so evasive. It really bothered me that no one could give [...]

The other day I talked with Rose, a friend of Steve’s mother who had heard all about his stroke and depression. Rose told us she was praying for him and knew just what he was going through. You see, Rose at 82 years of age, is a 10-year stroke survivor. I was surprised to hear [...]

After a 12-year battle with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, Steve’s mother left this earth last Wednesday to go to Heaven. The funeral was yesterday and we are all grieving the emptiness her death left in our hearts. We know she is with the Lord and that gives us peace. In her last [...]