Strokecast
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsA Generation X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience, and one-handed banana peeling.
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Bonus 001-037: Stroke Survivor Radio Story
October 31, 2018 22:42 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MBFor World Stroke Day on October 29, 2018, the American Heart Association asked me to share my story with the WA News Service, an organization that distributes content to radio stations all over WA state. This bonus episode is the story they produced. You can also read the article here: https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-10-29/health-issues/a-washington-survivor-ways-to-recover-after-a-stroke/a64451-1
Episode 037 -- Meet Whitney Morean
October 26, 2018 15:00 - 47 minutes - 38 MBWorld Stroke Day World Stroke day is October 29th. Are you planning to do something for it? Make sure everyone talk with knows how important it is to BE FAST. Meet Whitney Morean Whitney Morean was a healthy, athletic 28 year-old in the summer of 2016. She voluntarily ran 5 miles a day. A bright student, she was excited to start graduate school that fall in clinical psychology. Then on August 23, 2016, she had a mysterious, hemorrhagic stroke in her right, parietal lobe that w...
Episode 036 -- Meet Dan Oosterhous
October 19, 2018 15:00 - 44 minutes - 35.9 MBThis week, I got to chat with stroke survivor Dan Oosterhous, former pilot, current US Air Force Academy Tennis Coach, and 2-time stroke survivor. Dan's story is one of seeing a problem and trying to fix it. During his rehab, he worked closely with the therapists, always pushing for more. He asked questions, asked for additional resources to learn more about anatomy and physiology, and generally focused on what was going on with his body and how he could get better. [bctt tweet="'I g...
Episode 035 -- Stem Cell Therapy and Stroke Recovery
October 12, 2018 15:00 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBNews and Updates This week, I was featured on KING5's Take 5 program talking about stroke in young people, this podcast, and the Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk. Check out the video below or visit http://strokecast.com/take5 The Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk is Saturday, October 13, 2018, at the Seattle Center. Click here for more details. Check out more videos and updates on The Strokecast Facebook page and "like" it to see more. You can also contribute to my American Heart Assoc...
Episode 034 -- Meet Author Ted Baxter
October 05, 2018 15:00 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MBPuget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk I'm participating in the Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk on October 13. If you'd like to contribute to the fundraiser, please visit Strokecast.com/Facebook. Chatting with Ted Baxter Over the summer, I heard about Ted W Baxter's new book Relentless: How a massive stroke changed my Life for the Better. His team sent me a copy of the book and arranged an interview. In 20015, Ted had a massive stroke. The hemiparesis was one thing to deal with, but Te...
Episode 033 -- Meet OT Lauren Sheehan and the Neofect Rapael Smart Glove
September 28, 2018 15:00 - 46 minutes - 37.1 MBUpcoming Events This fall, the American Heart Association is running fundraisers around the country in the form of local Heart & Stroke Walks. To learn more or find an event in your area, visit HeartWalk.org. If your local one has already passed, you can start planning for 2019! Monday, October 29, 2018, is World Stroke Day. What are you doing to recognize the event? I'd love to hear. Post a message on the Strokecast Facebook Page, send me an email, or reach out to me on Twitter. Toda...
Episode 032 -- Meet Tom Hannon
September 21, 2018 15:00 - 49 minutes - 39.8 MBI had an interesting chat with Entrepreneur and stroke survivor Tom Hannon. Tom had his stroke about two years ago due to a vertebral artery dissection and has made a remarkable recovery. His background as a triathlete certainly helped from both a physical and a mental perspective. He lives on Cape Cod, outside of Boston in the US. One of the first things you'll notice is that he has a New England accent. Of course that also brings out my New York accent. It's funny out that comes out when...
Episode 031 -- Meet Physical Therapist Dr. Brandon Smith DPT, MPH
September 14, 2018 15:00 - 27 minutes - 22.1 MBDr. Brandon Smith and I had an interesting discussion about his experience as a physical therapist. Though Brandon's background is mostly in orthopedic manual therapy and therapeutic exercise at the elite levels, it also consist of public health, strength and nutrition certifications, time spent in Surgical ICU wound care, Cardiac ICU, Neurological ICU, Critical Care ICU, and has recently led him into geriatrics (all affiliated settings) and home care. He uses his eclectic background to pr...
Episode 030 -- Meet Nursepreneur Catie Harris
September 07, 2018 15:00 - 35 minutes - 28.1 MBCatie Harris has the unique distinction of being the first guest to appear on both Strokecast and 2-Minute Talk Tips. Actually this is the third episode we recorded, since I lost the first one through a silly mistake that I made. I'm glad we could make this happen. We talk about how she got into neuro care and how she now runs her own business and helps other nurses make the transition from hospital work to the next phase of their careers. Catie Harris, PhD, MBA, and Registered Nu...
Episode 029 -- Meet Ocular Stroke Survivor Richard Kaufman
August 31, 2018 15:00 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBRichard Kaufman has had a fascinating life. At various points he has been... An addict Homeless In the Army Wounded in a Humvee A retail salesperson A survivor of an ocular stroke Podcaster He talks about these assorted adventures this week as he shares lessons he's learned from life. An ocular stroke is similar to the brain stroke we are all too familiar with. Basically a clot cuts off the blood supply to the retina or optic nerve and cells die. Partial blindness is...
Episode 028 -- The Slow Road to Better
August 24, 2018 15:00 - 43 minutes - 35.2 MBShortly after my stroke, I wanted to learn more about just what was going on with my brain. Naturally, I turned to a combination of podcasts and book. There weren't a whole lot of podcasts, though. That's one reason I started this one, But there were a few. One of them was The Slow Road to Better. This podcast, from the Stroke Comeback Center in Vienna, VA, is about life with aphasia. But it's not just by aphasia researchers. The show is a panel discussion by folks living with aphasia and ...
Episode 027 -- Meet Neurologist Dr. Nirav H Shah
August 17, 2018 15:00 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MBShortly after I started this show I began asking folks at Swedish about who I should speak with about this project. I got really lucky, and the team there connected me with Dr. Nirav H Shah. He's involved with research, clinical patient care, and development of new technologies. What's really awesome is how his face lights up when he talks not only about his work, but the work other researchers are doing in this field to improve the quality of life of stroke survivors and to reduce...
Episode 021 -- New Stroke Basics
August 10, 2018 19:38 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MBAs Emilee said last week, no one plans to have a stroke. When it does happen it's scary and complicated. In addition to the medical stuff, there's also the bureaucracy around finances and family roles that get turned upside down.I see a lot of questions and topics coming up on online support groups on Facebook, Reddit, and other places. I want to talk about some of that stuff this week to provide some reassurance and a base of knowledge from which folks can then ask more specific questions. ...
Episode 026 -- Meet Stroke Survivor Kristen Dingman
August 10, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBI met Kristen Dingman now lives northeast of Seattle in the small town of Arlington, WA. I met Kristen back in the mid-90s when we opened CompUSA store 667 in Boise, ID. She had the unenviable task of keeping the front-end employees in line. Eventually our careers moved on, we lost touch, we reconnected on Facebook as you eventually do with all sorts of former colleagues. Then last summer, I had my stroke. And Kristen reached out to me to offer her support because she had had her own stro...
Episode 025 -- Meet Aphasia Researcher Reva Zimmerman
August 03, 2018 15:00 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MBI met Reva back in October when I first joined the Young Adult Stroke Survivors group. She is a doctoral student at the University of Washington studying aphasia. She also coordinates the UW student volunteers who help make the YASS meetings function and ensure a pleasant experience for attendees, be they survivors, caregivers, or guest speakers. We met up last week at the Wayward Coffee House on a bright summer day. I secured a good parking spot on the street. Reva trekked over on her...
Episode 024 -- Meet Mark French
July 27, 2018 15:00 - 35 minutes - 28.1 MBProduced in Washington, DC, A Teachable Moment focuses on four local survivors that represent the greater story of stroke in the United States. LAI Video also speaks with loved ones and medical experts to clearly describe the disease, its debilitating impact and the tangible steps anyone can take to reduce the risk of a stroke. The documentary uses contemporary animation to better illustrate the science behind stroke, available treatments and preventable risk factors. I first heard about ...
Episode 023 -- Work Analogies
July 20, 2018 15:00 - 22 minutes - 17.9 MBThe medical and stroke industries can be complicated places. They have arcane jargon and complicated processes. And that's important. The detailed knowledge and industry shorthand helps folks within the field communicate quickly and clearly with each other to provide the best care possible. It's just different from what non-medical folks deal with. But is it really all that different? What I'm finding in my personal experience is that it has a lot more in common with my own field of Adult ...
Episode 022 -- Meet Craig Martin, The Online Busker
July 13, 2018 15:00 - 35 minutes - 28.5 MBA few weeks ago, I was visiting the Reddit Stroke forum (r/stroke) and saw some posts from The Online Busker. I checked out his site, and thought his music was great so I invited him on the show. Craig was a professional musician and guitarist before his stroke. He made a nice living playing in the bars and restaurants of Portugal and Gran Canaria. He moved to the Spanish mainland and began teaching English in Salamanca. When his stroke happened he had to make some decisions. Cra...
Episode 020 -- Meet Emilee Mason
June 29, 2018 15:00 - 40 minutes - 32.3 MBThis week, I talk with Emilee Mason. Emilee was one of the OTs I worked with when I was in the hospital. She's one of the folks who helped me get my arm moving again and helped me develop some of the new life skills I would need, like how to get into the shower. We met up at a local Starbucks (I should figure out how to get them to sponsor this) and had a wide ranging conversation that covered topics like: What is OT? Motivating patients Dealing with unruly patients Caring for careg...
Episode 019 -- Meet Dr. Kate Lorig
June 22, 2018 15:00 - 38 minutes - 30.8 MBThis week, I talk with Dr. Kate Lorig, about her new book, Building Better Caregivers. I learned about the book from Dr. Danbi Lee, an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Washington, and a contributing author, through our work with the Seattle Young Adult Stroke Survivors group. The book is a collection of tools to help caregivers more effectively care for both survivors and themselves. The resources and advice are accessible and practical. It covers a w...
Episode 018 -- Comfort Level
June 15, 2018 16:25 - 23 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week is largely musing about the nature of stretch goals, identity, and striving for recovery. This week, let's talk about comfort zone. It can be nice and cozy, and I really like things that are nice and cozy. The only problem with it is that there is no growth in the comfort zone. To grow and improve and recover and get those limbs back, we need to push ourselves. We need to try new things. We can't let our brains forget about that limb and give up on it. We have to be willing t...
Episode 017 -- Podcasts, Tea, Eggs, and an Anniversary
June 08, 2018 15:00 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MBPodcasts Let's talk about 3 podcasts in this podcast. After all, the reason, we're podcasters is we like talking about our passions. I mentioned in the previous episode of this show that Microsoft has new technology to create live subtitles as a presenter speaks. I talked about it much more extensively in episode 65 of 2-Minute Talk Tips. You can learn more here. I used the tool to create a transcript of this episode. It's not perfect, but if you'd rather read than listen, click he...
Episode 016 -- Microsoft Ability Summit and Neurofatigue after Stroke
June 01, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 16.2 MB"I'm never satisfied with any progress. That's why you wake up in the morning." -- Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO on making products and services more accessible. On May 31, I attended the Microsoft Ability Summit. It's a product showcase, presentation time, and multi-company job fair focused on accessibility and giving job seekers with disabilities an opportunity to meet with recruiters. They had a great demo Presentation Translator. This tool automatically subtitles whatever a speaker...
Episode 015 -- Recovery and FISH!
May 25, 2018 15:00 - 18 minutes - 14.9 MBOily fish may not sound appetizing, but research on the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids from seafood reaffirms the health value of eating fish – particularly the oily kind – a couple times a week, according to a new advisory from the American Heart Association. -- American Heart Association News This article that came out on May 17, 2018, is good news because I really like sushi. I grew up hating it, but gradually came around. You can read the whole article here. You can read th...
Episode 014 -- Meet Anne Dailey
May 18, 2018 15:00 - 34 minutes - 27.6 MBProduced in Washington, DC, A Teachable Moment focuses on four local survivors that represent the greater story of stroke in the United States. LAI Video also speaks with loved ones and medical experts to clearly describe the disease, its debilitating impact and the tangible steps anyone can take to reduce the risk of a stroke. The documentary uses contemporary animation to better illustrate the science behind stroke, available treatments and preventable risk factors. I first heard abou...
Episode 013 -- Learned Nonuse and a Tie
May 11, 2018 15:00 - 17 minutes - 14 MBVideo Project I'm thrilled to announce a video project I've been part of now airs on local TV in Seattle. The Medical Minute is a partnership between King 5 and Swedish Medical Center highlighting the working relationship between care providers and patients at Swedish. I got to share the screen with the always awesome Olivia. Check it out below. Learned Nonuse Neurons that fire together, wire together. -- Dr. Norman Doidge (and, apparently, several others) In a few weeks I...
Episode 012 -- Alexa and Stroke Recovery
May 04, 2018 15:00 - 19 minutes - 15.7 MBThe Amazon Echo is a smart speaker. That means it has a microphone and connects to the internet. It can play music and podcasts and do so much more. More than 30,000,000 people in the US have one of these things. If you'd like to join them, click here (affiliate link). This week, I talk about 10 ways stroke survivors and caregivers can use the Echo to live a better life. They are: Calendar Medication Reminders Timers Remember this Shopping lists Audio Books Phone c...
Episode 011 -- Meet Robyn Weiss
April 27, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 25.1 MB"Put your life into our rehab, not the other way around." -- Robyn Weiss Rehab Without Walls Robyn Weiss is a licensed PT, former Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, and currently the Community Relations Manager for the Pacific Northwest Region of Rehab Without Walls. Rehab Without Walls is a transitional therapy organization that helps stroke survivors move from inpatient care to living at home before going to outpatient care. They do PT, OT, Speech Therapy, social work, ...
Episode 010 -- Joint Pain and Science-y Stuff
April 20, 2018 15:00 - 27 minutes - 21.9 MBUltrasound I'd been experiencing hip pain for several months when I tried to move my affected leg. My therapists tried to figure out the cause and couldn't quite pinpoint it. Eventually, I got a referral to and ultrasound specialist. He quickly found the issue -- it was a tendon. He gave me a steroid injection and after a few days most of the pain was gone. The main cause was my gait. Basically, because I don't walk like I use to (I tend to swing my leg out, lock my knee and lift m...
Episode 009 -- Meet Gabriela Condrea of TangoStride
April 13, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 24.3 MBTango is like a puzzle with your body -- Gabriela Condrea Last week, I sat down at my current favorite Starbucks location with Gabriela Condrea to talk about dance, connection, stroke survivors doing the Tango, and TangoStride. We talked about how she got into Tango, how anyone who can stand (with assistance) and bear weight for 10 seconds, can dance. Her students tell stories of having a great time, meeting new people, improving their balance, and getting better at walking while hav...
Episode 008 -- Valsalva and the PFO
April 06, 2018 15:00 - 17 minutes - 13.8 MBWhen I exert myself in PT and OT, I tend to grunt obnoxiously. Besides that, I also have a habit of tensing my core bearing down, and holding my breath while my face turns deep red. It's like a professional weight lifter pushing 500 or 800 pounds (what is a lot for a weight lifter?) over their head. Except in my case, the heavy weight is my leg. Or my arm. That's why my therapists have to keep reminding me to breathe. Holding my breath in like that is the Valsalva maneuver. And it's a ba...
Episode 007 -- Meet Gerrit Barrere
March 30, 2018 15:00 - 38 minutes - 31 MBThis week, I talk with Gerrit Barrere about a huge number of topics. Gerrit survived 2 strokes in 2003. We discuss: Gerrit's stroke story How stroke affected his work Emotional lability and pseudo bulbar affect Stroke Recovery Support Group benefits Demographic shift in stroke Power of stories Tips for new survivors Before we go further, I do want to give a little content warning. At about the 17 minute mark, we have some discussion of suicidal thoughts. If you find...
Episode 006 -- Meet AbiliTrek
March 23, 2018 15:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBIn this week's episode, I talk with Daman Wandke, the founder and CEO of AbiliTrek, and Kyanne Flint, the CAO of AbiliTrek. More than 19 million people with disabilities travel each year in the US. They are working to make that experience better. Here is some background on them from the AbiliTrek page. Daman Wandke – Founder, CEO [email protected] Daman Wandke, MBA, is the Chief Executive Officer, as well as a technology consultant and national disability advocate. Daman is...
Episode 005 -- Prevent Shoulder Subluxation
March 16, 2018 15:00 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MBHousekeeping Welcome to Week 5 of the Strokecast. What do you think so far? Let me know in the comments below, or email me at [email protected] You may have noticed the "Bill Suggests" menu at the top of the page. That's a collection of books and tools related to stroke recovery or public speaking that I find useful. They are also affiliate links. That means that if you click on them Amazon will send me a portion of the sales for the next 24 hours. It doesn't change your prici...
Episode 004 -- JoCo Cruise
March 09, 2018 16:00 - 31 minutes - 24.8 MBHousekeeping Strokecast is available on more platforms including: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify And coming soon -- Goggle Play Music I've begun compiling a list of Stroke support Facebook groups here. Have you read the Stroke Smart magazine put out by the National Stroke association? You can sign up for a subscription here. Let's Talk about Cruising [caption id="attachment_87" align="alignleft" width="300"] I did a full round of PT and OT exercises at the rai...
Episode 003 -- Tone 101
March 02, 2018 08:01 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MBHousekeeping While I'm typically an Android guy, I must say I have been impressed by the quality of the service I've gotten from the Apple Podcasts team. They've been responsive and helpful whenever I've had to work with them. And now, they are even faster. Generally it takes up to 2 weeks to get a new podcast in the Apple Podcasts store. It took them just 6 hours to add Strokecast. Please leave a rating and/or review for the Strokecast here. Being in the Apple Podcasts store means...
Episode 002 -- It's All in my Head and tpA/Thrombectomy Updates
February 23, 2018 16:00 - 14 minutes - 15.9 MBWelcome to Episode 2 of Strokecast. This week -- it's all in my head and new standards for tpA. It's All in my Head! Normally, when someone says that something is, "all in your head," they mean it derisively. They mean you're making it up. When it comes to my stroke though, the problem literally (yes, literally) is all in my head. So let's explore this concept in a little more depth. To begin with: What is a stroke? There are two main types of CVA, or cerebrovascular accident (t...
Episode 001 -- My Stroke Story and Goals
February 16, 2018 16:00 - 18 minutes - 19.6 MBWelcome to Strokecast. Thanks for listening, and I'm thrilled to take you along with me on this journey. My Story I am a Generation X stroke survivor learning how to use my left hand and leg again. You can learn more about my background here. I had my stroke on June 3, 2017. I woke up in the morning and my left arm didn't. A few minutes later, my leg began going offline. After a short ambulance ride, I began a month-long stay at Swedish Cherry Hill in Seattle, WA. I can't say enou...