Alyssa Crouch works at Encompass Health’s MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Encompass Health is a national sponsor of the American Stroke Association’s Together to End Stroke initiative. Resources for living well after stroke can be found here.
Alyssa Crouch works at Encompass Health’s MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Encompass Health is a national sponsor of the American Stroke Association’s Together to End Stroke initiative. Resources for living well after stroke can be found here.
Joyce Hoffman is a writer and stroke survivor. You can find her published books and articles on her websites: https://stroketales.blogspot.com and https://dearjoyceadvice.blogspot.com.
After Rochelle’s stroke, she had to manage her day-to-day with aphasia. Now, she shares her experience as a stroke survivor during the pandemic.
Moving forward with therapy is a must. That was one of our deciding factors when we chose to move from a northern climate to Arizona. In six years, we have never missed a therapy appointment because of weather. We may get a monsoon in Arizona but if you wait 15 minutes it will be gone. No boots or jackets makes my job easier.
In May 2019, my mother, Heather Scott, suffered a stroke caused by an intraparenchymal brain hemorrhage, cerebral edema, and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. This led to complications such as seizure and clotting disorders along with a hemicraniectomy to remove the right side of her skull, relieving pressure on the brain. Her skull was replaced by cranioplasty in August 2019, but her body began rejecting it, as she suffered infectious necrosis of the autologous cranial flap, leading to another hemicraniectomy in January 2020. A titanium mesh was implanted in March 2020, and fortunately she has since been on the mend with the help from her family.
Tune in TONIGHT at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT for a Heart to Heart conversation on @kellyrowland’s and @mstinalawson’s Instagram live for some fun, inspiration, and real-talk about women’s heart health.
Christine is a volunteer with the American Heart Association’s Heart Valve Ambassador Program and shares her story to help raise awareness. She wrote this blog in honor of Valve Disease Day, February 22.
Debra North is an American Heart Association Heart Valve Disease Ambassador who writes in honor of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day.
Lowell Chase is 44 years old and lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with his wife Emily, daughter Lily and son Alden. Lowell underwent an aortic valve replacement November 2010 and shares his story to help others navigate this challenging process. He wrote this blog in honor of Valve Disease Day, February 22.
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