Strokes often cause much more than just physical disabilities. Damage to the brain can also be devastating to memory. Although […]
Living with Stokes – Part 6 – Memory Issues
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Living with Strokes – Part 4: Tips for the Home
Preparing the home for a stroke patient is essential to creating a risk-free environment that permits ease of movement and […]
Living with Strokes Series – Part 3: Going Home
Now that all the medical procedures are completed, and the rehabilitation and recovery facilities have done their job, the moment […]
Living with Strokes Series – Part 2: Treating Strokes
You or someone you know has just been rushed to the emergency room with a stroke. Now what? In the […]
OSTEOPENIA VS OSTEOPORSIS – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Whereas osteoporosis has been a word in my parents’ vocabulary for decades, lately, I’ve seen the term osteopenia being used as well on my […]
HOME HEALTH OR HOME CARE – IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?
Home Health care and Home Care are terms often mistakenly interchanged, which is understandable as they sound much alike. However, […]
THE BENEFITS OF HOME HEALTH THERAPY
Indeed, in these years of the pandemic, it has made many of us rethink going to a doctor’s office unless […]
WHAT IS A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY?
Skilled Nursing Facilities or SNF (pronounced ‘sniff’) play an essential role in a patient’s rehabilitation. But when one hears about Skilled […]
Managing with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
No one can think of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, without also thinking of Dr. Stephen Hawking or Lou Gehrig. Lou Gehrig, […]
I am a Caregiver – One Wife’s Story
This past summer, a dear friend suffered a stroke. He survived and is now at home continuing his recovery. His […]
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