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Louise's!

Videos online & free: Tips in Living Day-to-Day

Check with your healthcare provider before attempting anything new.

● Get up from a fall after a stroke 2:45 , 8:25,12:00, 2:22, 4:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csuLf5DYldIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqx_J3dQvmwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5_tiXvCXp4 (outdoors)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U2jpiMcDHUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUOvqfnxi8A

 ● CROCHET WITH ONE HAND 8:40, 15:00, 4:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYqOUxhzZeI&t=247s |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQDFuNsvLM&t=252s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaj3P4PtykI (how to make a crochet aid & use it)  THIS ONE

 PUT ON A PAIR OF TIGHTS WITH ONE HAND 0:55https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxRX4KHFvMk&t=51s

 ● PUT ON A BRA WITH ONE HAND 1:40https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvPxlXxSUi8&t=8s

 ● PUT HAIR UP AND JEWELRY ON 1:35https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQWiN_fvd7E&t=17s ● GETTING DRESSED WITH ONE HAND/LEG, MAN 6:10https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZkwr_mfU5Y

 ● BLOW DRY HAIR ONE-HANDED 1:00 and 0:50https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeVf2nPthwchttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/MmIxh3MWWME

 ● PREP SHOELACES AND PUT /Tie SHOES ON WITH ONE HAND 4:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px1KiUhvO_w

 ● 5 KITCHEN TOOLS- ONE-HANDED 5:45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw9f_al-OTE

 ● KITCHEN TOOLS used above : 1. Mandolin Slicer -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Y907BY/r...

2. OXO Good Grips Locking Can Opener-http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Locki...

3. Rubber Shelf Liner- http://www.amazon.com/Duck-1100731-No...

4. Single-Handed Cutting Board-http://www.amazon.com/AliMed-Single-H...

5. Open a jar one-handed: 2 pieces of the rubber mat and a drawer

 ● SCRAPE BATTER WITH ONE HAND 2:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwaXCmj6e2o

● DICE AN ONION WITH ONE HAND 3:55 If time, would like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxZzu2v1cMI

● CHOP MEAT WITH A MEZZALUNA (with info where to get one ) 0:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-G-3FepJns

● CUT UP CHICKEN AND PEEL AN ONION 5:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPScfEcWN8

● COMPLETE COOK PREPPING STATION 3:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qLuPaCGBE 2 Page of

Thanks, and have a great day!
Louise

Joyce Hoffman's and Sara Riggs Brain Exchange.  

Brain Exchange, EXCLUSIVELY for STROKE AND OTHER TBI SURVIVORS – THE-FIRST-EVER and INTERNATIONAL– does several things: Sign up at: https://www.dearjoyce.club/join/

 

1. You're matched to someone in a 1:1 writing partnership through ongoing emails. 

2. We’ll meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday on Zoom of every month to experience mind exercises and intuitive speakers!. 

3. A Facebook page has been started called (no surprise here) “Brain Exchange” to socialize, hear stories from stroke and other TBI survivors, and be aware of new strategies that may be helpful.

4. A 1:1 private mentorship program has begun.

5. An open letter in which members share their concerns. 

6. Aside from Joyce’s blog, Tales of a Stroke Survivor, members are encouraged to write their own blogs.

7. Forum where you can open your heart without shame or criticism.

 

Norm Ward's Mantra


Great Websites or Services!

Movies

 

Aphasia- Hope Is a Four Letter Word.  By Carl McIntyre, an actor and Stroke Survivor.  The movie itself is only 40 min but there are several interviews with his Speech Pathologist, Denise Caignon and renowned Speech Pathologist Dr. Nancy Helm-Estabrooks.  2012

 

A Not So Still Life- The Ginny Ruffner Story. A Brain Injury Survivor. 2010

 

Carl McIntyre and Hope Is A Four Letter Word

Books
 
If you look under “Stroke and Brain Injury” on Amazon you will find a myriad of books on recovery.  These are the ones that I know of personally or have been recommended to me.  Several of them I purchased as audio back in the day, either cassette tape or CD.
 
Hope Heals.  By Katherine & Jay Wolf.  A great story of stroke survival.
 
 
My Stroke of Luck. By Kirk Douglas.  His own personal story.
 
 

Kate’s Journey.  By Kate Adamson.  OR

Kate Adamson Paralyzed but Not Powerless.  Kate’s Journey Revised.
Her story of surviving a brain stem stroke and locked-in syndrome.  I have seen her speak twice.  Once in Appleton, WI, and once with Holly in Salem, OR.  Very good.
Gabby: A Story of Courage & Hope.  By Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly.  She was a politician (still is I think!) who was shot in the head while at an event.  This was really good on audio.  It is read by Mark Kelly, her astronaut husband and Gabby herself.  Like a lot of brain injuries, she presents as if she had a stroke.
 
 
Change in the Weather:  Life After the Stroke.  By Mark McEwen a TV weather man who had his stroke on an airplane. Or
After the Stroke My Journey Back to Life.  By Mark McEwen & Daniel Paisner (I think they are the same book published different years but I could be mistaken!)

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey.  By Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD. 

One Handed in a Two Handed World.  By Tommye-K. Mayer.  A great book with all kinds of ideas to do frustrating things with one hand.
Stronger After Stroke, Third Edition: Your Roadmap to Recovery .  By Peter Lavine
Healing & Happiness After Stroke for Caregivers & Survivors: The Holistic Guide to Getting Your Life Back.  By Tsgoyna Tanzman

Post-Concussion Syndrome: An Evidence Based Approach.  By William D. Boyd 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work

The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity

Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke

Awoke By A Stroke: My Roadmap To Restoration

Elma said this book really helped her.
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