Goodbye

Do not think the subject limits what I can say. I assured my granddaughter that anything that needed to be said would be said. I will start with my mission statement. “Observe, think, act”, which in my case means write. I do all my corrections, deletions, revisions and after thoughts during my sleepless hours.

The N.S.F. could help carers by providing a list of recovery hospitals close to their region for every part of Australia that has a stroke unit. Also for neuro accredited physio and O.T.s’ centers. This has our N.S.F. working at what does best. That is giving accurate needed information to worried carers and stumbling S.A.P.s.

Blog Data

Do any N.S.F. staffers read the blog personal contributions? If not you are missing candid comments by S.A.P.s which would be hard to get any other way. And the writers come from all over Australia and some have been writing and “chatting” with the fellows for years. A good source of research material.

Goals. Somehow it got a spot on the big (e), if we are going to swap goals with others, there are three points which must be established: 1. our age, 2. your general health, and 3. the severity of our stroke. Techniques for keeping your goals are O.K., but unless points 1, 2, and 3 are shared, conversations with others will bring no mutual benefit, neither will meeting others directly.

The big (e) did not mention the (s) word till it snuck into the introduction!

Independent living

This phrase is in general usage but it cannot apply to one handers who missed treatment for finger, wrist, elbow and shoulder joints within the three day period after stroke. No need to explain the continuing limitations. Independent living does not apply to them. As for the others it can only mean living at home, agree? So it is up to people to explain for how loving they are checked and followed by physios and O.T.s through rehab/recovery hospitals till they reach home.

I think I will have to wait a long time. I am tempted to coin the (I) word.

Angus