Resources recommended
[back to Amelia's recovery]
Books Amelia has received
- "My Stroke of Insight", Jill Bolte Taylor (thanks Scott, in Oregon!)
- "Conquering Stroke", Valerie Greene (thanks Scott, in Oregon!)
- "Stronger After Stroke", Peter G. Levine (thanks Scott, in Oregon!)
- "Seuss-isms" (Gift Edition) (We believe from Milly- we got lost a bit in all the delightful cards and packages today! (20090626Fri))
Local, IC opportunity
ITHACA COLLEGE SEEKS STROKE SURVIVORS FOR REHABILITATION PROGRAM
The Center for Life Skills is inviting individuals who have experienced a stroke to participate in its fall 2009 session. The program runs from September 9th to December 11th, consisting of three half-days of programming a week.
Developed through Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, the Center for Life Skills features a highly individualized goal-setting program provided by Ithaca College faculty and students form a variety of allied health disciplines, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, therapeutic recreation, and speech-language pathology and audiology. It is intended for individuals who have been discharged from a formal rehabilitation program but need continued therapy to increase their independence and improve the quality of their everyday life.
For more information or to make an appointment for an evaluation, please call program manager Catherine Gooch at (607) 375.6312 or email at: cgooch@Ithaca.edu.
Information is also available at:
Local ski lessons using adaptive equipment
Greek Peak Adaptive Snowsports
Finger Lakes Independence Center
Jean Poland helpfully writes, "Keep in mind that the Finger Lakes Independence Center has a variety of equipment for loan and lots of information and support." (7/14/09).
Other resources cited by others, or handed out by hospital
- Risk of stroke and recurrent dissection after a cervical artery dissection; a multicenter study. American Academy of Neurology. NEUROLOGY 2003;61:1347-1351.
- From free abstract, cited above:
- Objective: To assess the risk of stroke, TIA, or dissection recurrence after a first event of cervical artery dissection (CAD).
- Conclusions: Patients with a first event of CAD have a very low risk of ischemic events or dissection recurrences. Ischemic events seem rarely to be in relation with chronic arterial lesions.
- Full version (get via your research library, subscription, or pay per article.)
- Full version (free to Cornell community members, thanks to the CU Library. Use your Cornell NetID credentials to get access if you're off-campus.)
- From: Bob Talda <bobtalda>
Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Since you asked, a dear friend of my wife has been dealing with her husband's recent stroke, and via that conduit, highly recommends this book for Oliver and the family:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/
HTH.
Bob
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From: Adam Engst <ace>
Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Subject: Looks like a good overview
To: Oliver Habicht <oh10>
For when you're reading up on this stuff in your copious spare time.
http://www.stroke.org.uk/information/index.html
cheers... -Adam
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On billboard Oliver sees going to visit Amelia every day:
In the blink of an eye, everything changes.
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA)
http://biama.org
Includes support for both trauma-based and stroke-based injuries: <http://www.biama.org/whatis/types.html>
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Oliver found:
"Return to Ithaca" by Barbara Newborn
http://www.strokescheme.ie/articles/reviews/ithaca.htm
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