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It’s some semi-bad news that’s bringing this blog out of hiatus this morning. Mum has developed some quite bad kidney stones. The doctors have been considering their options on how to deal with them for the past week. Surgery was dangerous for Mum even before she had the stroke and now is an even bigger…

Hi everybody As you’ve noticed, the blog hasn’t been updated for the last couple of months. Unfortunately I have a back problem that flared up quite badly in October and is still limiting my ability to do computer work. I do have some great stuff to put up on the blog and will hopefully be able…

The local Kokoda pool in Mundingburra is set up so people in a wheelchair can go swimming. Or at least to immerse themselves in the water in a submersible wheelchair. Dad took Mum to Kokoda today and she absolutely loved the feeling of finally getting back into the water. She said this was the first…

Lovely birthday at the C Bar. May not have the best food (!) but definitely has a fantastic location, an amazing view of our Magnetic, and excellent wheelchair access.  

9 Months After the Stroke Look at me, look at me I want you to see The person that I used to be I could laugh and sing And play and dance At Magnetic with my darling Lance Look at me, look at me Ignore the chair I’ve painted my toenails and tinted my hair…

So the big news for this week is that Mum is not coming home at the moment but is staying at SACU. This is to give my Dad, Aunt and Uncle more time to get their ducks in order in terms of caring for Mum at home. At this stage a move to Brisbane is still on the cards,…

Imagine for a moment that you wake up in a strange room. The phone is ringing, you’re confused about where you are and what’s happening, you’ve had an accident in the night and are wet and alone. Someone comes into the room and asks you the date and time and for a moment you don’t…

…It’s off to rehab we go. Mum has been referred to the Belgian Gardens community rehabilitation centre. This is where she will access her allied health support once she’s been sent home (probably next week). Dad and I took Mum out to the centre yesterday for her initial assessment. We also discussed what rehab will be…

As you all know, Mum enjoys writing poetry. But lately it’s become somewhat of a cathartic activity for her as she comes to terms with the long-term implications of her stroke. In particular, Mum has been struggling with the purpose of physio when she’s suffering from so much neuropathic pain. After a particularly bad day…

It’s been an interesting year for stroke research and, in honour of stroke week, I’m devoting a short blog post to some of the developments in stroke research this year. Probably the biggest breakthrough this year unfortunately came a few months too late for Mum. That was research looking at combining clot-busting drugs and scans with…