by Keith Taylor Are you ready to make a positive change in your life? Everyone will answer a resounding “YES”! However, are you really ready? Shortly after my stroke, I would say “I am ready to move forward and make the…
Are You Ready?
A New Record…
I know what you are thinking...what is this? This was one of my goals this year! It means that I went 171 DAYS of 10,000 steps...or more. For someone like me, I would just sit all day. But when…
Recovery IS a TEAM sport….
I don't know why that statement is in my head...but it is! My wife ALWAYS says that to people who are aiding others who are recovering from a stroke. She doesn't mince words and she tells it like it is...with…
S T E L L A…..
OK, I was doing my Marlon Brando impression. (If you put the recording at 1:18, you will hear the famous Stella call.) Too bad you couldn't hear it my impression; it was pretty good! If you would like, I will…
Another moving response from Jill…
A response to a person new to caregiving, trying to figure out what to do while at the same time, grieving what has been lost. I have been the caregiver to my husband for 10 years.In those early years,…
2 DIFFERENT things I did!
Through Gordon's stroke recovery, one particular thing continues to remind me of the loss his brain sustained: I will see him watching or observing something, appearing to be fully engaged. I ask him what's going on and he says "I don't…
How did I Do?
If you believe the feedback forms, l did GREAT! I re-did some of the content based on feedback from another source, and I THINK it is going in the right direction. There are some things needing change (I working on…
Focusing on the Bright Side
After Gordon and I speak to various audiences, I am always struck by the stories told to us privately by a few audience members. People confide in us with their own difficult journeys, whether it be from illness or injury…