The Info Grateful My PT Taught Me to Squat | Health News

12.59.00

advanced ADLs, basic ADLs, hemiplegic leg

I did NOT do this I am glad my in-patient PT made me squat while reaching down with my sound hand to pick up plastic cones sitting on a ...

The Info Carts Keep Me and My Stuff Safe | Health News

05.22.00

advanced ADLs, fall prevention, somebody teach us to turn

The photo shows I do not use a cart to transport objects a long distance in my small kitchen.  However, the cart saves me from making numero...

The Info Update on Applying Make-up One-Handed | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs

Applying eye liner requires the ability to close one eye while you keep the other open.  I can only blink (close both eyes at once).  So I ...

The Info Answering Machine Challenge | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, frustration

Opening voice mail requires a code.  I use an answering machine because all I have to do is push the blinking button on the machine to hear ...

The Info It is Hurricane Season Again | Health News

06.00.00

advanced ADLs, basic ADLs, cognition, volunteers

September was beautiful but my thoughts go to 2011 and 2012 when New Jersey was hit by Hurricanes Irene and Sandy.  Here is my consolidated ...

The Info Frustration is a Promise Breaker and Unsafe | Health News

05.01.00

advanced ADLs, fatigue is a deal breaker, frustration

Frustration is emotionally draining.  Stroke survivors cannot afford 15 seconds of frustration as they struggle to pull up their pants one-h...

The Info Independence is a Myth People Cling To | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, basic ADLs

A stroke forces people to deal with becoming dependent.  Having a stroke helped me realize that independence is a myth.  For example, do you...

The Info Smart Phones and Stroke, Part 1 | Health News

06.00.00

advanced ADLs, hemiplegic hand

Part 1 is about how a stroke limits what I can do with a smart phone and how I feel about it.  I do not have to worry about falling while st...

The Info Garbage Can Send You to a Nursing Home | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs

I live alone so I cannot stay in my home if stinky garbage piles up on my patio.  People would call the health department.  After my stroke ...

The Info More About Cheap Equipment | Health News

06.00.00

advanced ADLs, cheap cheap equipment

Having a stroke often means losing income.  In addition, there are expenses that are not covered by health insurance.  So this post is not a...

The Info Snow Strategies, Part 3 | Health News

06.27.00

advanced ADLs, cheap cheap equipment, snow strategies

I was lucky.  Trenton, NJ got only 4 inches of snow from Blizzard Juno instead of the 18 inches they predicted.  I cleared my sidewalk by pu...

The Info Mobility = Physical Recovery + Problem Solving | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, basic ADLs, hemiplegic hand, hemiplegic leg

A study found that impaired attention and visual-spatial deficits 3 months after a stroke was significantly associated with a poor quality o...

The Info Fitting Into Cracks Can Be Painful | Health News

06.00.00

advanced ADLs, frustration, meaningful tasks make OT personal

I learned everyone has deficits when I took a course to become certified to administer tests for Sensory Integration.  My lab partner was in...

The Info SOMEBODY Please Teach Us to Turn | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, fall prevention, hemiplegic leg, somebody teach us to turn

Walking in straight lines in the PT gym and walking around the block at home did not prepare me for the problem solving I need do while walk...

The Info Community Ambulation Falls Thru the Cracks | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, depression, hemiplegic leg

Stroke survivors have to figure out how to walk safely in the community or they have to stay home which can be depressing.  Walking in PT gy...

The Info Hidden Costs of Staying in Your Home | Health News

04.00.00

advanced ADLs

No rain water was coming out of the down spout of my gutter so I paid a handyman $40 to remove the debris.  Here are the three bags of stuff...

The Info Reviewing the Fitbit Pedometer | Health News

05.30.00

advanced ADLs, frustration, hemiplegic leg

A pedometer tracks the number of steps people take each day.  Since walking is my only form of exercise, a pedometer tells me about my physi...

The Info The World's Tiniest Hand Splints | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, hemiplegic hand

Problem #1.  When I drive for 30 or more minutes my paralyzed hand gets tight from the constant vibration.    Solution #1: To keep my hand o...

The Info My 2nd Pet Peeve | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, cheap cheap equipment, frustration

To read about my first pet peeve click here .  My second pet peeve is long-handled reachers.  The long handle puts objects far from the hand...

The Info My Blue Boat Home | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs

I love to travel.  I have driven through 47 of the 50 states and lived in eight of them (Iowa, Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Ma...