Getting Out & About

  • ‘Surviving’ the Festive Season after Stroke

    Significant events like Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year and weddings can be touch points for stroke survivors, bringing social anxiety, feelings of identity loss and grief, just when you’re expected to be excited, happy and in party mode.…

  • Getting back to your fave things!

    After experiencing stroke most of us question our identity, what the future will hold, what we’ll still be able to do and our relationships with others. Part of who we are includes our interests and how we…

  • 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…