The Tales of a Stroke Patient and More

I was well and then I wasn't. In one second, my life changed forever. I type with only one, functional hand and am the author of "The Tales of a Stroke Patient," the true story behind my hemorrhagic stroke and its consequences, including gruesome health professionals, frightful depression, and near-death encounters. I'll take you on the journey in this blog I've written for over 10 years, but be prepared for a bumpy ride. Contact info: Joyce Hoffman / hcwriter@gmail.com

Mar 5, 2013

Nothing Says It Like the Norovirus, aka I Hurt So Much, I Wanna Die

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In 1968, in the tiny town of Norwalk, Ohio, 85 times smaller than Philadelphia, midway between Cleveland and Toledo, acute gastroenteritis ...
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Jan 9, 2013

Mitt Romney, A Stroke Patient, and Facebook, aka The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Not Necessarily in That Order)

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"What's this mean?" I asked my friend. "I don't get it." It was a cartoon. First frame: One dog asks another d...
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Dec 23, 2012

Something REALLY New to Help Stroke Survivors

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I'm just taking a guess. I never met him. But Robert Thornton is probably one of those guys that you meet every so often because, as it...
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Dec 9, 2012

Babies and Strokes

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This is a brain. It is also the unfortunate outcome of a baby whose mother experimented with cocaine, resulting in a premature birth and...
Nov 18, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, Part 2, aka Has G-d Had Enough?

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Tuesday, October 30. We awake to the chill in the air. I knew I couldn't stay here and so did he. My nerves were frazzled because I had...
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Nov 10, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, Part 1, aka Has G-d Had Enough?

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The hurricane came on slowly, like a tiger stalking his prey. All I heard was the low wind, but then there's usually wind on the beach b...
Oct 25, 2012

Elliptical Timeline

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There's an old joke: Call me anything, but please don't call me late for dinner. And please don't call me a hypocrite, either. ...
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Oct 9, 2012

The Cancer Scare

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I was scared of anything medical, even way before the stroke. I waited 8 years to get a sinus operation, 10 years to get a colonoscopy, and...
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Oct 1, 2012

Where the heck is the blog, "The Tales of a Stroke Patient"?

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By now, the thought has probably occurred to you: Where the heck is the blog, "The Tales of a Stroke Patient"? I mean, what's ...
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