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basic ADLs, caregivers, frustration

Recently I snapped at a dear friend who has been very good to me. When she saw me preparing to retie a shoelace she offered to help. When ...

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caregivers, cooking

Warning: Using a microwave oven requires safety awareness. The problem with family or friends leaving a dish for a stroke survivor to heat u...

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advanced ADLs, caregivers, snow strategies

I grew up in Chicago where the schools closed only two times in twenty years for snow. In the twenty-five years I have lived in New Jersey I...

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caregivers, fatigue is a deal breaker

Last December I talked about volunteers who saved my Christmas . Even with their help, I found that Christmas was stressful because a ...

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caregivers

I live alone so I am both a stroke survivor and a caregiver. Things have been going smoothly so I had forgotten how much caregivers do. In...

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caregivers

Watching a video of a caregiver transferring a stroke survivor broke my heart. When the stroke survivor was sitting in the bed she pushed h...

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advanced ADLs, caregivers, fatigue is a deal breaker

This post is for caregivers as well as stroke survivors. People who have not experienced a catas...

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caregivers, fall prevention, hemiplegic hand, pain

I fell in the laundromat on October 1, 2012 while struggling to move a queen-sized comforter. I broke a forearm bone called the radius in t...

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caregivers, disuse, hemiplegic hand

Sometimes assistance helps the caregiver rather than the person being helped. If you have dressed toddlers who wants to do it themselves bu...

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caregivers, fatigue is a deal breaker

Ironing aprons after the Spring Sale at my church reminded me of a pleasant childhood memory. Remember when your mom taught you to iron by ...

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caregivers, depression, meaningful tasks make OT personal

It's been eight years since my stroke so I had to read Marcelle's post called The Laws of Contraction to recall how reluctant I fel...