Recovery

• Interview - Talking With Jill Bolte Taylor

  Jill Bolte Taylor, author of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, talks about how caregivers can best help stroke survivors.

• Article - Making the Most of Your Parent's Stroke Rehabilitation Team

  When your parent has a stroke, you can aid in his recovery...

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - After a Stroke: When Words Fail Us

  Creative ways to communicate with someone who has trouble speaking or understanding language.

• Blog Post - Music Hits the Right Note for Stroke Patients

  New research shows that listening to music for a couple of hours a day can help patients recover from stroke.

• Blog Post - A Grandchild Steps in to Help Her Family: The Sequel

  Caregiving by a twenty-something grandchild does wonders for her elderly grandparents.

Questions & Answers

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• Question - What sort of recovery can my mum expect after fracturing her hip?

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• Question - How long will it take for my uncle to regain speech abilities?

  How long does speech take to come back after a stroke? Speech recovery varies, but most recovery takes place in the first two years after a stroke.

• Question - My grandmother is on a ventilator and has moderate heart failure. What does this mean?

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• Question - What can I do to encourage my father to work on recovering from his stroke?

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• Question - What is the long term prognosis for a 58 year old man who had a TIA and clot buster with nearly full recovery?

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• Question - How can I overcome my father's refusal to ask for help with his cancer care?

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• Question - How can I tell whether my father's incontinence after his stroke is temporary?

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• Question - What could be causing my 80-year-old father's repeated falls?

  My elderly parent falls repeatedly. What's causing these falls -- could they be caused by a health condition such as his heart disease or dizziness?

Tips & Reflections

• Reflection - What I Wish I'd Known About Stroke Recovery, From Jill Bolte Taylor

  Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor learned firsthand what most rehab centers don't seem to understand: Lots of sleep is critical for stroke recovery.

• Tip - Medicare Can Cover Nursing Facility Recovery

  Medicare Part A can cover your parent's stay in a skilled nursing facility during recovery from an illness or injury. Here's how it works.

News

• News - Low Levels of 'Good' Cholesterol May Slow Stroke Recovery

  MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Low blood levels...

• News - 9/11 Workers Face Chronic Mental Impairment

  THURSDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Workers and volunteers...

• News - Daytime Sleeping Linked to Poor Recovery in Older Patients

  MONDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients...