Don’t try this at home

Before Don’t try this at home! Going tapless BS (before stroke) I did most of the DIY and household maintenance, including plumbing. Since stroke, I’ve tried to farm out jobs to professionals, with fairly dismal results. Kitchen re-fit, decorating, other plumbing jobs needed to be put right or redone. Somehow, with one hand, I’ve managed … Read more

Travelling Hopefully

Travelling Hopefully The emphasis of this blog is the long haul, so we’re reaching out to people who may be several years post-stroke. When you set off, the only way is forwards. Over the years, some problems diminish or resolve, whilst others remain persistent and sooner or later, you’re bound to question whether you were … Read more

Why me?

WHY ME? Nine lives? Don’t try this at home. After the initial shock and trauma of my haemorrhagic stroke had started to subside, I desperately wanted to know why it had happened.  I asked anyone who might know.   The general view, shared by the senior stroke nurses at the General Hospital, was it was … Read more

Progress

Looking at the Hockney exhibition, Salts Mill Progress report Goals and Gains Direction of travel   2013 I left hospital  with all sorts of equipment and gadgets to help with some of the tasks that, previously, were accomplished naturally and unaided. I also had my end of term report. (Discharge Statement.) This listed things the … Read more