One of the questions I’m asked sometimes when I meet someone new is, “What kind of therapy are you in?” or a statement about how whichever therapy I’m undergoing seems to be working really well. The truth is that I’m not in any kind of ongoing therapy. Or more accurately, I’m not officially in any (more…)
Editor’s note: The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is pleased to introduce writer, musician, instructor, stroke survivor and stroke awareness advocate, Andy Dovey, as our newest BEST guest blogger. Welcome, Andy!–KT As you may be aware, there is a great deal of talk about neuroplasticity. This is defined as the brain’s ability to reorganize itself (more…)
May is Stroke Awareness Month. This month, the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) will be sharing information about stroke, stroke prevention and personal stories from stroke survivors. As we begin the month of May, we’d like to start here with the facts. Check out the infographics above and below courtesy of stroke.org. In addition, writer, (more…)
I don’t have to tell traumatic brain injury survivors how difficult it is to live with a traumatic brain injury since that would be preaching to the choir. But in this space, I get to step up and be the lead singer sometimes. You know what it’s like: some days you can feel like you (more…)
Boy howdy, how some things do change. I used to get told all the time how my smile was one of my best features. To hear others tell it, I could turn the world on with my smile, and take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile. Then I had a stroke, (more…)
Well, I managed to stumble my way through the holidays and I lived to tell about it (not that you would want to hear about it). Now, here in this space, I am hoping to stumble onto something interesting to write about. Since I started my anti-seizure medication last month, my mind seems to be (more…)
