Chris DeWald: Self-defense for people with disabilities
As people with disabilities, we overcome many challenges on a day-to-day basis. We want to focus this inherent will and courage to resist being victimized
Chris DeWald: Psychopharmacologic management and stroke survivors
An article was posted on AFP on Oct. 16 in regards to my travels down the road with medications. This is a followup and what has happened since this date. What is this article about? The first word looks too large and complicated to want to read any further. Getting your medications correct for your [...]
Chris DeWald: Strokes and friendships
So many items around you when you have your first stroke go astray. Besides physical inabilities to conquer, you have to face true friendships and future friendships. What did I just say? When I had my strokes in May 2006, I discovered that people I thought were my friends distanced themselves from me. From what [...]
Chris DeWald: Strokes/neuropsychological evaluations
As always, I have something happening to me. This results in having information for you. From my last article, I left you with the next step in my fight with severe vascular disease. This test was designed to reveal my strengths as well as my weaknesses. You may be scheduled for one and not know [...]
Chris DeWald: Strokes, vision and cerebral vascular disease
My world is turning out information for you as if you are going upstream with no motor. I figured not saying paddle as most have only one good working hand. First, what is cerebral vascular disease? According to http://www.vasculardiseasesymptoms.com/cerebral.html: Cerebral vascular disease refers to the brain abnormalities caused by diseases of the blood vessels that [...]
Chris DeWald: Stroke and emotional changes
Hello, my friends and also my religious enemies. What a way to start an article besides with friends. Seems I made some religious enemies from my article on melanoma, and my immediate reaction was not favorable. That shall be revealed later, but is relevant to how we as stroke survivors deal with complex emotions. According [...]
Chris DeWald: Recurring strokes
It is so good to be back to writing articles. Nothing had happened to me to write about until April of this year. I had not been feeling well for about three months leading to April 2011. My blood pressure was out of control in elevation and also in sudden drops. It was necessary for me [...]
Chris DeWald: Stroke deficits – the gifts that keep on giving and giving and giving
Hello, again. I am going to introduce you to another stroke survivor. I feel another voice would be beneficial to survivors and also caregivers. Donna was the first stroke survivor I had met online that was a base of information for survivors and caregivers on strokes. Not from doctors, but from someone who shared your [...]
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Chris DeWald: Strokes and vision
Long time, no see to my welcome readers. Some medical conditions that caused our strokes can slowly start diminishing our eyesight. I am again your prime example. The reason for my strokes was severe cerebral arteriosclerosis. According to www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_arteriosclerosis/cerebral_arteriosclerosis.htm, cerebral arteriosclerosis is the result of thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries in [...]
Posted April 13, 2012