The early stages of stroke recovery can seem like climbing a mountain all day, every day, but it does get easier as the days, weeks, months and years march on. I can see, I can speak, I can read and write, I can walk (albeit in a clumsy fashion) and, from time to time with some pain, especially when my muscles aren’t cooperating with my bones.
I decided to write this book on a lovely winter day while out with my support worker. I thought to myself The Winter Sun would make a good title for a book and would nicely describe how I felt about my recovery – the good and the bad, the incredible highs and the soul-destroying lows. I thought this book may help others in their own recovery.
I have researched as many ways as possible to speed
up my recovery. Some of these methods are a little ‘out of the box’ but there are more conventional methods that I swear by. I hope that my experiences will allow others to help themselves and/or loved ones achieve the best results by making their daily workouts varied, enjoyable and effective.
Table of Content
Biography vi
Other books written by Nora Jones viii
Section One: Introduction & Acknowledgements 1
Section Two: Initial Scare and Early Days 9
Section Three: Early Home Rehabilitation 47
Section Four: Back to Mudgee 61
Section Five: Principles of Recovery 71
Section Six: Tools of Recovery 91
Section Seven: My Exercise Routine 111
Section Eight: Creative Thinking for Healing 127
Section Nine: Bracing, Taping and the Problems Addressed 145
Section Ten: Activities of Daily Living 157
Section Eleven: Where to From Here? 161
Bibliography 165
Abbreviations 166
Illustration & Photography Credits 167
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