The secret power of music
I love listening to music, so I was fascinated to hear about some new research by scientists in Germany and Norway who wanted to find out which music provided more pleasure to listeners. The researchers used artificial…
Vegetable patch for the soul
How wonderful it is to have a veggie patch, even if it’s in pots on a balcony or a courtyard! Picking cherry tomatoes, lettuce and cucumber and eating them an hour later in a salad is so…
Reducing Fatigue when you first go home after stroke
TIP 1 Accept help While you’re still in hospital people often say: “if there’s anything I can do just ask”. If you don’t ask you deny people who care about you an opportunity to help and it…
A bear walked into the supermarket
I was scanning Twitter this morning when I came across a comment by Dr Amy Kavanagh @BlondeHistorian which included #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist. I was intrigued, I walk without my stick in my home, walk with a stick when I…