Author Archives: Seanie-D

So here we are. The 1-year milestone. A very fitting paper anniversary gift to myself and you. The long-standing readers/sufferers who have had to deal with the agony of waiting 323 days since the last full blog. Most of you have been able to keep track on the Insta which has been a lot easierContinue reading “The End?”

Here’s a really powerful video that two of the NHS physios (Ria and Alayna) at Bideford Medical Centre have put together highlighting some key information around strokes featuring some cameos from Henry, myself and Byrran (another younger than your average stroke survivor). I hope you find it as informative as I did and if youContinue reading “NHS Stroke Video”

So here we are: 6 weeks post stroke. It feels like it has been the longest 6 weeks of my life but also like the stroke could have happened yesterday. ‘Normal’ life has started to gradually come back, such as sleeping upstairs, showering and being able to walk to the toilet by myself. None ofContinue reading “The New Norm”

This post is started whilst watching Ben Stokes and Dom Sibley pile on the runs up at Old Trafford. Their single thought mentality is something these last few weeks I can truly admire and aspire to attain in my own rehab sessions. My one goal however is not to grind the West Indies into submissionContinue reading “Back Stronger”

After another eventful physio session this morning, which included more walking with my Gandalf stick, Beth and I have just sat down to finish off the last days spent in hospital. As is the way with wards in hospitals, patients come and go like a carousel. My new-found friends, Chris and Patrick, were discharged andContinue reading “There’s No Place Like Home”

Today’s post follows a lovely morning stroll/wheel down the road to Sandbanks café at Yelland Power Station, where Beth and I sat in the car park drinking a molten lava latte and I devoured a bacon roll that reminded me of 5-a-side tournaments of summers gone by (where the roll could not contain the amountContinue reading “A Welcome to the Staples Crew”

This is the one I’ve been dreading because the first one is just what happened and a recount is something you can’t really get wrong. Also being the person I am and not wanting to stop because I want to let people know what is going on. So much to tell and so little energy!Continue reading “Second Album Syndrome”

I write this first post with a warning over typo’s and nonsense as the old noggin does get a bit more fatigued easily these days staring at an iPad screen! I will endeavour to keep up to date but as stroke recovery goals go it is not a priority. I say -ish in the titleContinue reading “The Journey Begins-ish”