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A Most Curious Detour
The Stroke Association is sponsoring production of a play by stroke survivor Stuart Hepburn. It’s called A Most Curious Detour, and is based on his book of the same name, which recounts the experience of suffering a major brain-stem stroke … Continue reading
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Horse and King displaced by Pontiff
Heard on BBC Radio Scotland this week: “A horse walks into a pub. ‘Sorry. You’re too late,’ says the barman, ‘We’re making jokes about the Pope now.’ ‘He’s quite right,’ says Richard 111.” Headlines are well named as such because … Continue reading
Nigeria by Train
Yesterday was almost spring-like. We walked along the Deeside Way in Slewdrum Forest. This forest is managed by the Birse Community Trust, a local charity, and is situated on the south side of the River Dee. There are some beautiful … Continue reading
The Miserable
This winter is interminable. This morning, as ever, I was dragged out into a freezing gale, clad in the usual ridiculous outfit of blue coat and garish yellow neckerchief. I am now fourteen in human years – that’s ninety-eight in … Continue reading
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Winter again
Winter has returned. I first became aware of this yesterday when Mistress dragged me out into the early morning gloom. Not only was I forced to wear my horrible blue coat, but added to that indignity, she hauled a garish … Continue reading
Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr, BBC Journalist, has had a stroke. The headlines are everywhere. He has the dubious pleasure of gaining membership of a club which includes approximately one in six of the UK population. Obviously, I do not know how … Continue reading
The Mystery of Edradour
In the press recently, there have been a number of reports of strange transformations that have taken place in individuals after stroke. One example from a couple of weeks ago is that of the Englishman in his seventies who emerged … Continue reading
Master to Master
To Banchory, to take Hamish for a follow-up visit to the vet (the sore paw saga). Though he doesn’t always think so, Hamish is lucky to be seen by a very caring vet who has treated his many spectacular injuries … Continue reading
Singing after stroke
There is an article in today’s Telegraph which reports on research to improve speech recovery after stroke. Researchers have apparently discovered that singing can help regain better communication after severe stroke. For the sake of the many, many stroke … Continue reading