Stroke Survivor Blog

Have you ever wondered how to truly know God? Many people know about God, but only few really know him. Today you can learn how to have a relationship with him that will fill the void in your life. This article is not about becoming more religious, but about becoming intimately acquainted with a God [...]

With the hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) sessions completed, we have the results of 18 treatments on my husband Steve, a stroke survivor. Although I had hoped that he could have received the recommended 40 sessions in order to get the maximum benefit, we have still seen improvement in the few that he got. These are [...]

How does the brain work? An overview of brain functions can help one understand what happens when someone sustains a brain injury. Each brain injury is unique. This diagram illustrates the parts of the brain and their relationships to physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioral functions. Simplified Brain-Behavior Relationships Frontal Lobe Initiation Mental flexibility Speaking (expressive [...]

Below are a few brain injury facts. Even though I’ve read these things before, it’s a good reminder of the challenges my husband faces as a result of his acquired brain injury caused by stroke and subsequent seizures. This information helps me to adjust my expectations of him to match his abilities. The brain controls [...]

It’s easy for caregivers to get discouraged, and that’s the way I feel right now. Not because Steve’s stroke recovery is slow, but because he won’t try to get better. I try to motivate him and get him connected with others struggling with the disability caused by stroke, but he uses their long-standing disability as [...]

Steve’s HBOT treatments are nearly completed. He won’t be doing the full 40 recommended sessions, because he doesn’t want to spend nice days inside of the chamber. He is discouraged because he hasn’t seen a more dramatic change, so he wants to give up. Part of the reason there hasn’t been more of a change [...]