Dear Mary,
you are to be admired for your persistence and courage! It seems that you are living proof for a fact that science is only just about to discover: that the brain has a lot of reserves, and with consequent training unused brain portions can take over the functions of parts of the brain that have been damaged in accidents or by a stroke. There is a book that reports many of the newest efforts to help people with such problems: "The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)" Norman Doidge http://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/0143113100/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252781708&sr=8-1 There is one story in it where a son re-trains his father who is disabled after a stroke. Most amazing! Best, Heidrun Beer On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:31:45 +0000, mborg...@att.net wrote in <091220091831.21589.4aabe9110005969d0000545522230650629b0a02d29b9b0ebf9b9d0a099d010...@att.net>: > >Hanneke, >I have not had a stroke but a severe brain injury where the left side of my >scalp came off. What followed, I was told, is what happens when one has a >stroke. >PLEASE, If i do not have my sentence structure right or the words are wrong >PLEASE do not call me iodiotic,stupid,dumb,ignorant, as dave nave emailed >this week. I do not understand how people get away with calling people names. > But I must rise about him. > >Accident 94, I could not read,write,talk walk,without falling, use my >hands,watch tv or listen to radio or be under flour lites, no noise of anykind >etc. I actually lived in my closet. >I had 100 docs they all wanted to put me where your friend is or a mental >institution for I would not take any drugs. >You are right FRUSTRATION is major but docs have no box for that word so they >labeled you clinical depression. >First what helped me walk was crawling.. and crawling, to the point of crying, >Second.. doing childrens puzzles. point is using left and right hand brain, >putting square peg in square hole,, not easy to do. >third tying anything left and right hand. >fourth being in the sun without sunglasses or any glasses. because the sun >needs to get into the brain to heal..only way.. eyes open no glasses early in >the morning or late at nite. about 20 min a day. No sun.. don't worry the uv >rays penatrate you anyway. >Fifth, this is big No flour lites at any time, no color anywhere, no clutter >anywhere, no noise. the brain cannot filter any of these items. >Anyway this is all I can email for now, my brain to shutting down. >I began to read books, this year, computer could only use 15 min a day because >I saw quadruple of everything and the computer needs a filter my color was >blue in front of computer. >If she could get on a computer.. this would be a life saver but she cannot >look at the screen because of the thousands of lites??? the brain cannot >filter these so use a gel filter, have to keep trying which one is ok for her >If you need more information let me know and I will give it to you. >Tell her when she cries, she is crying for the person who died.... her. When >I found this out it made sense why I cried. I did die that day..twice, but my >ME died also but I am slowly making my way back.. >I am 66 yrs old. >Mary > > >-------------- Original message from Hanneke <bloss...@internode.on.net>: >-------------- > > >> >> Earlier this week, I caught up with some friends and one of them is >> desperate to get all and any information to help his partner towards >> recovery of a stroke, recovery for as far as possible under the >> circumstances.. >> >> The lady in question is 58 years of age, has been suffering with MS >> for a number of years and was using a Goopher/scooter for transport >> since last October. >> In April of this year, she suffered a stroke and has been stuck in a >> nursing home ever since with the prognosis being: she will never come >> out of the nursing home, is bedridden and in another 12 months when >> the effects of the stroke have mellowed out one will have a clearer >> picture of what she will be like for the rest of her life (this is >> the message he was given by the medical and nursing staff of the nursing >> home). >> >> She receives physio therapy and some meds but I didn't ask what >> medications, nor whether the meds were for stroke related or MS >> related problems. The lady has the use of only one arm/hand, unable to walk, >> cannot speak other than grunt. From what I understood, apart from >> some memory loss, her mental abilities are in tact and the >> frustration and anger she feels about not being >> able to communicate as she used to gets the better of her at times. >> With the help of pictures she is able to let them know if she wants a >> glass of water, a coffee, or ovaltine..whether she wants her hair >> dryer, a comb... etc etc. This just to give an idea of how they are >> communicating. >> >> She recognises the alphabet and she has been given a children's >> keyboard which has large coloured letters which she manages to press >> when taking her time to hit them properly. This is connected up with >> a computer and shows up on computer screen. >> Yesterday, my daughter printed off a sheet with sign language for >> one hand which may help >> as well since she has the use of the one hand. >> >> My question is: would there be a list of supplements, diet >> ideas, exercise ideas which one wouldn't hear about in a nursing >> home but will help towards a recovery? >> >> Looking forward to your responses. >> >> Hanneke >> >> >> >> --- >> avast! 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