The Transit Lounge Podcast

Albert Rand Faulkenberry was watching TV when he experienced a hemorrhagic stroke due to a ruptured brain aneurysm and that's about when Claudia Faulkenberry became the caregiver to a stroke survivor. The post A Brain Aneurysm That Burst At 40 – Claudia Faulkenberry appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Priya Sharma was 24 years old when multiple blood clots caused an Ischemic Stroke. There is some suspicion that the stroke, may have been caused by the contraceptive pill. The post A Link Between Contraceptive Pill And Stroke? – Priya Sharma appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Gloria Morgan just gave birth to her third child when a brain stem pons stroke threatened to turn what was supposed to be a happy time into a tragedy. The post Brain Stem Pons Stroke – Gloria Morgan appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Being a mom to a toddler is challenging enough and when you have to deal with a brainstem cavernous angioma causing a bleed in your brain it becomes even harder. The post Brainstem Cavernous Angioma – Whitney Spotts appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Disagreements in 2020 have been on the rise, especially with the COVID crisis and world events that polarize communities everywhere. How can we be kind and still disagree? The post Showing Kindness Even If We Disagree – Helen Mitas appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

A vertebral artery dissection is not what you’d expect at 35 years young. In this interview Amy Wells talks candidly about her stroke and how life has change for the better in the last 12 months The post Vertebral Artery Dissection & recovery – Amy Wells appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

While getting ready to go to work, Paul complained of a shocking head, soon after his speech was gone and the next thing he remembers is being cared for by the paramedics. The post Arteriovenous Malformation Recovery – Paul Fink appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Emily Hoffman is recovering from a carotid artery dissection which caused a stroke in early 2019. She had now started to set some walking goals and is making great progress every day. The post Carotid Artery Dissection Recovery – Emily Hoffman appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Learn 8 of the best stroke recovery tips as shared by the OT Sisters, Jaimee Perea, and Suzy Burns who between them have more than 20 years of experience helping people recovering from a stroke and other neurological conditions. Socials: www.instagram.com/o.t.sisters/ Episode 87. Occupational Therapy and Stroke Lecture – Bill Gasiamis Highlights: 00.53 Introduction 03:13 […] The post 8 Of The Best Stroke Recovery Tips – OT Sisters appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

The last thing Jason DePetris expected when eating breakfast one morning before running a marathon was that the numbness he was experiencing on his left side was one of the signs of stroke. The post All The Signs Of Stroke – Jason DePetris appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

David Roland is the Author of The Power Of Suffering, a book written after he experienced a Stroke that lead to his career as a Psychologist coming to an end due to stroke and the effects of previously undiagnosed PTSD The post The Power Of Suffering – David Roland appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Neuroplasticity and rewiring your brain. Stroke Podcast Episode 27 – If you have had a similar experience with stroke as I, Rewiring the brain may be just as important to you as it to me. After I experience 3 brain bleeds between 2012 and 2014.  I have left no stone unturned while on the search to […] The post Rewiring The Brain – Michael Merzenich appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Sheri McIntyre believes that she is better after stroke. Sheri feels this way even though the bleed in the brain due to an AVM (arteriovenous malformation) that ruptured when she was in her early 50’s has caused deficits including vision issues, balance issues, and speech issues. The post Better After Stroke – Sheri McIntyre appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Kelly Studebaker has been recovering from the challenges of a ruptured AVM from the tender age of 11. In the years that followed she has overcome many of stroke life's challenges and achieved so much. The post Weight Training After Stroke – Kelly Studebaker appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Lianne Karla Bigornia was a registered nurse who then became a call center agent and was working from 9 pm to 4 am. Living an unhealthy lifestyle lead her to have a stroke due to high blood pressure and AVM. The post Stroke The Greatest Thing That Happened To Me – Lianne Karla Bigornia appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

JJ Flentke is the owner of a physical therapy and Wellness Center called Boomerang therapy works designed for aging patients and people with neuromuscular disorders.  JJ is a physical therapist with a Master's degree in public health, health administration, and a doctorate in physical therapy, with an emphasis on the aging process. The post A New Approach to Occupational Therapy After Stroke – JJ Flentke appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

When migraine headaches led to a brain scan, the last thing Maddi expected to hear was that she had a ticking time bomb in her head in the form of an AVM. Her decision to remove the AVM at age 20 would change her life forever. The post The Fully Recovered Mindset – Maddi Neibanck appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

After experiencing a ruptured AVM in her early 20’s Stephanie Ho has now been on the stroke recovery journey for more than 10 years. In that time she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles including readjusting with her new self and dealing with lost friendships and discovering new ways to be herself. The post 10 Years of Stroke Recovery – Stephanie Ho appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Deborah is the author of the book Beyond Trauma and although she is not a stroke survivor she knows a thing or two about recovering from a brain injury. Her message is definitely going to resonate with stroke survivors. The post Beyond Trauma – Deborah Stathis appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.