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

Dec 28, 2014

It's Time for New Year's Resolutions...Again

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Last year, at the very same time, I wrote 10 New Year's resolutions for 2014. I referenced the top-10 list that David Letterman, a t...
Dec 7, 2014

Speech Therapy Is Done, aka I Graduated from Talking School

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I still have the remnants of dysarthria, the speech condition that makes talking tough after the stroke and affects the muscles in the ...
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Nov 18, 2014

My PT and the Marathon, aka I Want to Be a Contender

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I was watching On the Waterfront the other day when Marlon Brando laments and, dare I say, whines, "You don't understand. I could...
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Nov 17, 2014

Interlude: My Book, "The Tales of a Stroke Patient"

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My book about strokes--"The Tales of a Stroke Patient"--was published September 26, 2012, and is not only for survivors but for ...
Nov 1, 2014

I Triple Dare You to Take The Cleveland Clinic Stroke Risk Calculator, aka When Is Health Ignorance OK?

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This situation is purely hypothetical. So here goes. You don't have a crystal ball that will predict the future, and if you knew, reall...
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Oct 19, 2014

Enough about Ebola. Get a Flu Shot!

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The CDC and the Dallas Hospital are in deep doo-doo. Unlike Vegas, what happened in Dallas didn't stay in Dallas. In an article by Chr...
Oct 6, 2014

Selfie Helped Woman Who Was Having a Stroke: She Captured the Whole Thing

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One of the many dictionary-type websites defines selfie as, " a photograph that one takes of oneself with a digital camera ...
Sep 3, 2014

A Nursing Home Mini-Series: The Final Chapter

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Ebola Virus I planned on writing more in the nursing home mini-series, but I've been sick with some virus. I gave the nurse a stool ...
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Aug 23, 2014

A Nursing Home Mini-Series: Praying Is Praying, aka Right Pew, Wrong Church

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Beatrice drank water and wasn't dehydrated anymore, and improved to the point where she could participate in the nursing home activiti...
Aug 19, 2014

A Nursing Home Mini-Series: Seeing Things That Aren't There, aka Hallucinations

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Maggy was a fall risk, never knowing when she would pass out, and Beatrice, who fell in her kitchen, had an IV bag attached to her arm becau...
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