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Fun Ways to Engage with Your Senior Loved One Some Thoughts

December 10, 2019
Guest Blogger

Love and Care

Stroke survivors often get to the stage in life where it makes sense to enter an assisted living facility. It may be age, or the disabilities emanating from the stroke, or a combination. Still it takes some time for some to adjust to their new surroundings. Caregivers can play a […]

A Healthy Hurricane Ready Recipe!

September 4, 2019
Bob Mandell

Stroke Recovery Recipes

Hurricane Dorian seems to be heading up the East Coast possibly touching the North Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina coasts. Many of those folks may lose their electricity for some time. That got me to thinking that I should share my Couscous Recipe WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE ELECTRICITY […]

Why Taking Care of Yourself is Just as Important as Taking Care of Your Loved Ones

August 9, 2019
Guest Blogger

Love and Care

If you’ve ever been on an airplane, you know the flight attendant’s spiel on what to do in the state of emergency and that one famous line, “put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.” This goes against the instinct of many people, especially those who have taken care […]

The Benefits and Complexities of Caregiving

August 2, 2019
Guest Blogger

Love and Care

When we step into the role of caregiver, we soon realize how multifaceted and complex the role can be. With stroke recovery, this often occurs with little or no warning which itself creates a challenge. Despite the new challenges of becoming a caregiver for someone in your family, or a […]

Senior Home Care Options That Can Help You Live Your Best Life

July 30, 2019
Guest Blogger

Love and Care

There comes a time in everyone’s life when we need to take more safety precautions and get a little extra care, particularly after a stroke. As a senior, someone caring for a senior, or a younger stroke recovery survivor (or their caregiver), you have some options to explore. Doing a […]

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Stroke Prevention and Heart Disease Prevention Progress Stalls Obesity Strikes Again

July 5, 2019
Bob Mandell

Prevention, Self Care

The Wall Street Journal, in a front-page article Heart Disease Roars Back, (6/22- 23/19) reported on what for many seems shocking – the fact that stroke and heart disease is significantly on the rise. This is a surprising turnaround as medical experts were making considerable progress in reducing heart and […]

How to Get Compensation as a Family Caregiver

June 15, 2019
Guest Blogger

Love and Care, Recovery Resources

Many diseases including Stroke, TBI, Parkinson’s, Cancer and Alzheimer’s, to name a few, require that a caregiver be a critical component of both the recovery, and as part of the care team. Most of the care team such as physicians, nurses, therapists and social workers are compensated for their time […]

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May is Stroke Awareness Month – Who Knows? Very Few, it Seems!

May 20, 2019
Bob Mandell

Foundation Events

Did you know that May is Stroke Awareness Month? Probably not! Frankly, do not be ashamed, but rather be alarmed. Based on my observations few know, which to me is unbelievable given that Stroke is the number 5 most lethal disease and number 1 long term disabler! Admittedly, as Founder […]

Mother’s Day Commemoration

May 12, 2019
Bralea

Prevention, Self Care

With Mother’s Day upon us, let me respectfully remind you that STROKE IS A WOMAN’S ISSUE. More woman suffer strokes, are caregivers, don’t participate in clinical research, don’t work out while their hubby’s do. Too many don’t care for themselves as much as they do for their husbands. […]

Stroke Survivors Can Also Suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease – How to Find Quality Care and Cover the Costs Associated with These Diseases

April 25, 2019
Guest Blogger

Prevention, Recovery

Stroke survivors can have a double whammy – the later onset of Alzheimer’s disease! Approximately 5.5 million people in the US have Alzheimer’s disease, leaving them with crippling out-of-pocket costs to the tune of $10,315 each year compared to $2,232 for those without a cognitive disability. This is in addition […]

Fun Ways to Engage with Your Senior Loved One Some Thoughts

A Healthy Hurricane Ready Recipe!

Why Taking Care of Yourself is Just as Important as Taking Care of Your Loved Ones

The Benefits and Complexities of Caregiving

Senior Home Care Options That Can Help You Live Your Best Life

Stroke Prevention and Heart Disease Prevention Progress Stalls Obesity Strikes Again

How to Get Compensation as a Family Caregiver

May is Stroke Awareness Month – Who Knows? Very Few, it Seems!

Mother’s Day Commemoration

Stroke Survivors Can Also Suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease – How to Find Quality Care and Cover the Costs Associated with These Diseases

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