What is the most valuable piece of advice that you have been given since your stroke?

Diana
Diana on Wednesday, September 23 2020
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EnableMe member Duncan Mitchell wrote a great blog called 1000 days since my stroke.

He says, "In the 1000 days since my stroke I have focused daily on my recovery, been in and out of hospital and rehab and had countless visits to my GP. I have returned to work, invented new stroke technology, I’ve been back in hospital after a seizure, returned to work again and then been made redundant.

As I reflect on the last three years, I decided to share some of the things I have learned. Life is a series of twists and turns and nothing stays the same..."

This got me thinking what is the most valuable piece of advice that you have been given since your stroke?

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andree avatar
andree

Hi Duncan, I am impressed with your resilience and determination to recover and improve. I would really like to be part of any trial you have for a wearable device that alerts people that they may be suffering a stroke. My 94 year old mum has had 2 strokes, my dad died at 40 yrs after swimming 30 laps of the Olympic pool. 2 uncles have died of sudden strokes. I suffer from Epilepsy (Grand Mal seizures). I am 69 years and acutely aware that myself or my husband may suffer a sudden unpredictable stroke. We were keen top-level Squash players but as the game was taking it's toll of our world-weary bodies, we now play table tennis, jog and swim. Before retiring I was a Physio and Workplace Trainer. The Epilepsy foundation have the Empatica E4 wristband which is suppose to detect the onset of seizures. Please consider me for your trial.

Avaniterg avatar
Avaniterg

Start Rehab Early. "We need to plan the rehabilitation process right away and get patients started as soon as is medically safe."

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