How to live with a stroke

Overview 

Nothing in the world can compare with the human brain. This mysterious three-pound organ controls all necessary functions of the body, receives and interprets information from the outside world, and embodies the essence of the mind and soul. Intelligence, creativity, emotion, and memories are a few of the many things governed by the brain.

The brain receives information through our five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing - often many at one time. It assembles the messages in a way that has meaning for us, and can store that information in our memory. The brain controls our thoughts, memory and speech, movement of the arms and legs, and the function of many organs within our body. It also determines how we respond to stressful situations (such as taking a test, losing a job, or suffering an illness) by regulating our heart and breathing rate. 

How the left side of the brain work?

The left side of the brain is responsible for controlling the right side of the body. It also performs tasks that have to do with logic, such as in science and mathematics. On the other hand, the right hemisphere coordinates the left side of the body, and performs tasks that have do with creativity and the arts. Both hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum and serve the body in different ways .

Functions: Responsible for control of the left side of the body, and is the more artistic and 

creative side of the brain

what can happen if you suffer a stroke?

In traumatic brain injury the brain may be injured in a specific location or the injury may be diffused to many different parts of the brain. It is this indefinite nature of brain injury that makes treatment unique for each individual patient, a great deal has been learned about brain function, 

and we learn more everyday.

As rehabilitation specialists, however, we can also learn about an injury by observing the day to 

activities of the patient. All the activities we perform each day, whether physical or mental, are 

 by different parts of our brains. 

Story of someone who lives a stroke

We met and graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, AL. After marrying in 2004, we moved to Malibu, California, where Jay attended Pepperdine Law School and Katherine pursued a career in the entertainment industry. In April of 2008, at the age of twenty-six, Katherine suffered a massive brain stem stroke while six-month-old, James, slept in the next room.  She was not expected to live or recover, but as you may have guessed, she did both.  In the time since the stroke, she has re-learned to eat, to speak, and to walk, though all those things look very different than they did before.  Many other obstacles remain, from double vision to deafness, facial paralysis to lack of fine motor coordination in her hand, even a small brain aneurysm (which was removed in November of 2013!), and yet hope remains also. We celebrate the beauty and the pain because each day is a gift from God. We know that all too well.

Seven years later, our lives are moving forward in directions we never could have imagined.  We have been so grateful to share our story and our hope through many different forums online, in person, and in print.  We've been given a platform and a stewardship that we cannot deny.  Though we don't exactly know how the future will unfold, we are leaping forward in faith in the full-time ministry of Hope Heals.  We like to think of ourselves as missionaries of hope, messengers who have come a long way to bring the good news that hope in Christ heals our souls.

Hope is a powerful force.  It charges us to live in the present as if we already knew the end of the story.  It makes a previously-saved, drowning rat keep swimming on for days in the hopes of another rescue.  It allows a concentration camp survivor to endure a living hell at the thought of impending liberation.  It inspires a young stroke survivor to keep living a beautiful life though it looks so different than she ever thought it would. 

The experience of true hope can make you do things you never thought you could. 

how the left side of the brain works?

functions: Responsible for control of the left side of the body, and is the more artistic and creative side of the brain.

The brain's right hemisphere controls the muscles on the left side of the body, while the left hemisphere controls the muscles on the right side of the human body, also the right hemisphere is mainly in charge of spatial abilities, face recognition and processing music.  

pages that help to be in a good state of mind

• http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/pages/feel-better-and-happy.aspx

• http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/index.html

• http://www.unicef.org/

the state of your brain is very important because is the organ that says what to do o all your body.

trate to take care of your self and help other with this information that now you know it to make the people better.

your help could save many lifes

More information in:

http://www.livescience.com/32935-whats-the-difference-between-the-right-brain-and-left-brain.html

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/RightBrainDamage/

http://brainmadesimple.com/left-and-right-hemispheres.html

thank you for reading.

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