My Top Ten (Or So) Blogs……
These days, Gang, it is quite fashionable and avant garde to publish “Top Ten Lists”- whether it is music, books, fashions, sports people, or other social phenomena Well Thrill Seekers and Fellow
Time Travellers. I have none of the above qualities [although I did play 2 grade rugby for a country town that had a population of 3000 and was the Best Dressed Man at the 1969 Quirindi Gold Cup Race meeting\} so to maintain the current trend I am publishing my Top Ten (or so) Blogs”.
This Blog completes the series which featured MY Top Ten \{or so\} Questions. And My Top Ten I-REBOUND Blogs.
Enough navel gazing- let’s get the show on the road- in descending order-
Meet the Real Achievers of Stroke Week 2023.
I wrote this blog to coincide with Stroke Week 2023 and I paid a personal tribute to the Researchers, Educators and Clinicians who have assisted me in my Rehab journey. Over 650 hits on my Twitter.
My Stroke…... the Remaking of Me. Seven Years on.
This blog was aligned to my seventh anniversary of my stroke and describes the changes that occurred to me.
The Downstream Effect of My Stroke.
I composed this blog after being appointed to the CI-IQ Steering Committee, whose principal activity is to consider funding proposals for clinical trials in all aspects of medical research. In this blog I illustrate the growth in the scope of my activities outside of a stroke related gendre.
A poem I created dedicated to my daily 2-hour 8km walk through my suburb as part of my ongoing stroke rehab.
Plateauing- A Term Often Used in Haste…
I was motivated to write this after I spoke to a fellow stroke survivor who was impacted by a rather inconsiderate comment by a doctor.
I liken the perpetual nature of my stroke rehab to walking along a Long and Winding Road.
The Power and Wisdom of Lived Experience in Action.
Lived Experience is a truly powerful factor in Stroke Research and I am a fervent advocate of harnessing its intellectual and clinical power.
‘ 20 Reps a Day aren’t going to cut it”
When this was said to me by a physio in rehab, I realised that my rehab was a long-term process-And I was right!
StrokeEd’s Webinars may have disappeared into cyberspace, but their wisdom lives on.
StrokeEd, in particular Dr. Simone Dorsch have always been supporters of my rehab journey and I have been involved in their workshops, webinars and other educative activities along the way.
Seven years ago, I looked back ever so briefly.... Then turned and strode into my Post Stroke Life.
I wrote this on the anniversary of my discharge from Bankstown Hospital
My desire for Solitude. Sometimes.
Simple concept- I like my own company, I spend time by myself each day.
Something different- but special. These are my speaking notes for a speech I made to private and prospective donors and supporters of the Hunter Medical Research Institute. I was privileged to be invited by Professor Coralie English to talk about the role of the HMRI in the development of I-REBOUND
For the seventh consecutive year…….
A true perk of stroke- For seven consecutive years I have shared the stage with a fellow stroke survivor. Stephanie Ho speaking to students at the Australian Catholic University, North Sydney.
The Power of Music -and the memories that come when you hear a particular song.
And that Gang is a Wrap.
I hope you enjoyed reading this blog and understand my motive for sharing.
Brian A Beh, Stroke Survivor, Advocate and Investigator.
Lived Experience Stroke Researcher
Life Member of the Hopalong Cassidy Fan Club
Poet, Philosopher and Child of the Cosmos
Winner "Improving Life After Stroke" Category
Stroke Foundation of Australia 2021 National Awards.