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

Sep 15, 2018

The Reason I Had a Stroke: Protein S Deficiency, aka Lousy Genes Will Get You Eventually

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My mother, bless her deceased soul, used to have her favorite vegetable at dinner for us most of the time: overcooked string beans, and I,...
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Aug 31, 2018

Why Do Stroke Survivors Lose Friends?

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Through my involvement with stroke survivors at all levels, I heard from a lady who had to move 2000 miles away to get out of an already ...
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Aug 14, 2018

A Stroke Survivor and an Uber Psychopath

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My friend has a huge SUV, a BMW with a running board that, as a stroke survivor, on my very best day ever, I can't enter, to travel to...
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Jul 26, 2018

I Was Naked In The Shower With A Man...And More

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That title would be something that you'd see in a tabloid. But it happened to me. Before you get all hot and bothered, let me explain. ...
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Jul 21, 2018

Quirky Personality of the Stroke Survivor: Caregivers Are the Most Important Part

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C’mon. You must know a stroke survivor, with 800,000 getting strokes annually, and that number is just for the United States alone!  At th...
Jun 21, 2018

PRP: Give a Little Blood, Get Some Amazing Results, Even With Hair Loss

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Here's a question for you. What do Lakers Lonzo Ball (knee injury), golf's gift to women (only kidding) Tiger Woods (torn Achilles...
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Jun 2, 2018

When Is Enough Exercise Enough?

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[This post is to all chronically-ill people, their caregivers (or personal assistants as I call them), their family, people who suspect a c...
May 13, 2018

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Brain Bleeds

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It's quiz time!  If a hemorrhagic stroke could happen to me, with both low cholesterol and blood pressure, no diabetes, and a non-s...
Apr 8, 2018

Acupuncture--It Isn't For The Faint Of Heart, aka Needles In My Body? You've Got To Be Kidding!

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I have, at times, a painful lower back and, since we're enumerating, a restless leg and arthritis in the hip, as a result of the stroke...
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Mar 14, 2018

My Sons, My Sons and the Makeshift Playroom

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I have two sons.  It was in the late 90s when a childless friend asked me during a hectic, weekday lunch, out of the blueish of blue, ...
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