We just celebrated our second Thanksgiving since Steve’s stroke, and it was wonderful. The stroke had damaged cells in the temporal lobe of his brain which affected his sense of smell. Last year most cooking smells were nauseating to him, even though they were his favorite foods. But I am happy to say that this [...]
Do you know how to motivate a stroke survivor? It can be a challenge, but if you can find the right motivation, they will recover faster. Ever since Steve had his stroke and has been home under my care, he has not been left alone until a few weeks ago when I went out to [...]
It’s been over two weeks since Steve started the ECP Heart Treatment to treat congestive heart failure, so I want to give you an update. He’s had nine one-hour treatments. The first ECP (external counter pulsation) treatment made his legs sore from the constant pumping of the cuffs. He was exhausted the rest of the [...]
When Steve had a massive ischemic stroke in February 2008, it paralyzed the left side of his body. Regaining arm function after his stroke looked grim. This one-sided paralysis is called hemiplegia. But as weeks went by, he started to regain leg movement, but nothing in his arm. So the diagnosis was changed to one-sided [...]
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