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Last Post from Man, Dog, Stroke
Today is World Stroke Day, so Archie will be making his presence and support known on social media. Thank you to all followers of Man, Dog, Stroke for your supportThis is the final post, I am moving this blog to … Continue reading
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New Year 2023
A very happy, peaceful and healthy 2023 to all. This was the view that greeted us this morning: Just the sort of day when normally I would want to take Archie (hop, skip) and myself (trudge, slip) for a walk, … Continue reading
Thrombectomy again
Today 166 stroke professionals have written to the Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, deploring his decision to cut the funding for the acute stroke procedure known as ‘thrombectomy’. This is the clinical term for the mechanical removal of a blood … Continue reading
Fairness in 2022
Happy New Year to all followers of this blog. Never have the words ‘new’ and ‘year’ been so welcome, for, while we all thought 2020 was bad enough, 2021 was a real challenge with its extreme fluctuating graphs of hope … Continue reading
Scottish Stroke Improvement Plan
My guest blogger this time is Roger, whose wife had a stroke several years ago. So unimpressed was he by the care ‘pathway’ for his wife that he has campaigned tirelessly for improvements to stroke care in Scotland. Like me, … Continue reading
Scottish Stroke Improvement Plan
You can view the latest Scottish Stroke Improvement Plan by clicking here No commentary from me on the subject as I am still recuperating. My advice to anyone at risk of falling: try to stay upright at all times and … Continue reading
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Link to an article in the ‘Scottish Review’
Here is a link to my article about freedom and wellbeing in this week’s Scottish Review which draws on previous posts in this blog.
Meet Ben
I am taking a break to recover fully from the injury described in recent posts . In the meantime Kevin Power from Cork -a lover of dogs, wine and words – describes his dog’s recent 5th birthday celebrations. Followers of … Continue reading
New Worlds
I now know how explorers arriving in the New World must have felt. Since coming home from hospital, I have been treading a daily path from bedroom to kitchen to bedroom, with occasional embarrassing forays to the bathroom – now … Continue reading