Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

8 years

8 years of recovery and I've still a long ways to go. My goals are extremely high but then I could do it all before and I still want to get back to most of the stuff I used to do. Running, biking, whitewater canoeing, swimming.
I can't really see any improvement in the stroke world. Our stroke associations are still worthless, they can't get away from the lazy press release concept and still think F.A.S.T. and tPA are what the focus should be on.
I'm still probably happier than at any time in my life. I've made wonderful friends here in Michigan, I'm no longer married, and I know what I'm going to do for my purpose in life.
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  1. Barb PolanMay 21, 2014 at 2:25 PM

    Wow! I'm at 4.5 years and I think THAT'S a long time to persevere. 8 is impressive. Keep going.

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  2. J.L. MurpheyMay 22, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    Happy unhappy anniversary Dean.

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  3. Elizabeth, John, Jack, and LukeMay 24, 2014 at 2:52 PM

    Congratulations on making the best out of a very difficult situation and your commitment to shake up the stroke world! Thank you for all your hard work. I wish you a full recovery and commend your persistence and perseverance.

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