How to Motivate a Stroke Survivor First, make sure the survivor is not depressed. Second, look the survivor in the eye and ask the question, “How much functionality do you want to recover?” Next try to set relevant, achievable goals.…
Although depression responds well to medications, sometimes medications have nasty side effects. The first medication I took when going through my deep depression in 2010, Welbutrin, caused me to have a seizure. This caused me to slip deeper into the…
Whenever anyone asks me about my post-stroke journey, I always start with post-stroke depression (PSD). This, in my opinion, is the worst disability anyone can have after a debilitating event. And I feel sorry for all the people…
Rehabilitation and Plateaus Rehabilitation: the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after, in our case, a stroke. After a stroke and the realization that you survived comes the recuperation phase in the hospital;…
A traumatic brain injury is defined by the Brain Injury Association of America as an alteration in brain function caused by an external force. A non-traumatic brain injury is caused by internal factors, such as stroke or lack of oxygen…