Post stroke Facts
The Self-Healing Brain
The Self-Healing Brain The brain has some capacity for self-healing and repair, primarily through a process called neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to reorganize and adapt by forming new neural connections throughout life and continues until the day we die. While the brain cannot regenerate neurons (nerve cells) as readily as some other tissues […]
The Challenge
The Mirror Box Challenge. Since we all strive to get better and in my case, that means getting my left hand to work more than it does now. I am challenging myself to complete 30,000 open and close exercises with my mirror box. Yes, I said 30,000 total repetitions with a mirror box. 1,000 per […]
Loneliness after a Stroke
Loneliness is sadness because one has no friends or company or the quality of being unfrequented and remote; isolation. After a stroke, it is normal to feel lonely after all in most cases it’s like you have lost your best friend (you). Loneliness can usually occur when: We feel as though we don’t fit in. […]