27 May, 2022
The Simple Pleasures of a Stroke Survivor
Looking back over my life, I had very complicated pleasures. But as a stroke survivor, I found that my preferences transformed into simple ones. Here are…
26 May, 2022
Open & Close Cereal/Bread One-handed
Opening and refolding the plastic bag inside a cereal box is a two-handed task. I would have to use my teeth and my sound hand. …
23 May, 2022
COVID and the Rehab Facility: Talk About Clusterfuck
I found out from the Emergency Room doc–after I had fallen 3 times in 2 days from the lack of power in my stroke-disabled, weak…
25 Dec, 2021
Down the Rabbit Hole
When I heard myself thinking about spelling errors before my alarm clock went off, I knew the social isolation of covid had sent me down…
18 Dec, 2021
Moving Forward is memory dependent….
For me, it is not that I forget future plans when I think about them. It is that it is so easy to forget to…
10 Dec, 2021
Glad I was a Therapist Before I was a Professor
I am glad I worked as a therapist before I became a professor. School creates a false sense of security. If you do not know…