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

Jan 7, 2017

You Probably Won't Get 100% On This Quiz About Strokes

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Just what you wanted--a quiz to start off the new year. (Just joking). But take the quiz anyway. Even stroke survivors may not get them a...
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Dec 24, 2016

New Year's Resolutions for a Stroke Survivor...Again

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All my successes in the almost eight years since that horrid day were just actions I took to make the world more aware of strokes. But the ...
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Nov 18, 2016

Olfactory Hallucinations and Stroke Survivors, aka Wowee! I Still Smell the Awful Turtle Bowl!

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The sale of turtles less than 4 inches has been banned in the United States since 1975 because turtles pose a high risk of spreading salm...
Oct 19, 2016

Emotional Incontinence: Pathological Laughing or Crying = Pseudobulbar Affect = Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder = Emotional Diarrhea

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I didn't know what was happening, but I knew I wasn't all right. I was laughing when somebody was in distress and crying when there...
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Oct 2, 2016

A Place for EVERYTHING Stroke and Other TBIs--strokefocus.net

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Traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as TBI, is an acute event in which the person is normal one moment, and the next moment life has ...
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Sep 19, 2016

Alcohol and Stroke: You May Be Just Asking For It

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I had a hemorrhagic stroke--messy bleeding in the brain. Allow me to precede this post by saying  that I never had an alcohol problem. (I...
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Sep 5, 2016

The Words I've Been Longing To Hear: An Energizing Visit from the Cable Guy

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The cable guy called first and then he showed up around 1 in the afternoon on Labor Day because the channels weren't appearing. I was...
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Aug 28, 2016

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Stroke Survivors: It's Real As Rain

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You probably don't know why June 16, 2013, is a famous date in world of stroke survivors unless, of course, it's the date of your b...
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Aug 7, 2016

Neuroplasticity and Stroke Survivors: Reversing My Limbs? It's Starting to Work for Me!

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I don't know what to call it. I just simply don't. A kind of neuroplasticity? Let me tell you what I came up with last week that...
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Jul 25, 2016

The Motorized Shopping Cart, aka Hell on Wheels

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An excerpt from my book, "The Tales of a Stroke Patient".... The plug which led to recharging the battery was still in its so...
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