In Part 1 of this series, I explained how we managed the first stand up shower for my husband – 8 months after his stroke. Up to that...

As of the writing of this post, we are 8 months out from my husband’s stroke. If you are new to this blog, I’ll give you a little...

One of my previous posts was about the decision for my husband to get Botox injections in his arm. You can go here to read that post. We...

One of the biggest challenges my husband has is opening jars. There are some things he opens with his teeth, but he can’t do that with...

One of the things we struggled with when my husband came home from rehab was a convenient way to reach or “get at” the things he used on...

When my husband first came home from rehab – and especially after moving from using a wheelchair to a walker – we noticed he had quite a...

This picture made me laugh – not in a good way – when I first saw it. Then when I took a second look, I realized it’s actually true....

We’ve had many hand braces for my stroke survivor (SS), but this post is going to focus on the brace an occupational therapist (OT)...

We had our third follow-up visit to the rehabilitation doctor last week. This was his primary doctor while my husband was in an...

Let me start this article by saying I am not a cook, I don’t like to cook, Paul used to do most of the cooking. Now? You guessed it, I am...

Does this sound familiar? You walk into a room and can’t remember why you went there. You open a drawer and then stare at it trying to...

Caregivers, I have 3 suggestions that will make it a little easier to help your stroke survivor (SS) get around and maybe help you sit...

When my husband regained enough strength in his leg to start using a walker, a new problem presented itself. What to do about that hand...

Paul came home on June 29th from the rehab facility. He came home in a wheelchair. Several of his co-workers came over that week and...

Paul was in rehab for about 3 1/2 weeks. He was originally supposed to be there for 2 weeks, but because he was starting to show some...

Flu season has been seriously awful! When you have someone with mobility issues, being cognizant of germs is very important and very hard...

Paul spent 1 week in the hospital and was then transferred to an in-patient rehab facility to start intensive therapy. He was transported...

In the last post, I mentioned that Paul had a second swallow test and they said he was able to have regular liquids and mechanical cut...

His speech is very slurred and he is hard to understand. He gets frustrated because he has to repeat everything he says.

I look at my phone and notice I’ve missed a few calls from local numbers, but they are numbers I don’t recognize. The phone rings again...