tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520456258844139120.post9160484096020745354..comments2024-01-29T10:48:50.298-05:00Comments on My Happy Stroke: Theme and VariationsGrace Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920787306680792814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520456258844139120.post-29324998590044296492012-03-26T16:55:52.251-04:002012-03-26T16:55:52.251-04:00I'm confused, When is a hand transplant effect...I'm confused, When is a hand transplant effective in a paralized hand? Isn't the problem with the connections to move the hand, verses the hand itself after a stroke?Charlene and Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441457993789342192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520456258844139120.post-68195743621657609302012-02-18T18:39:43.985-05:002012-02-18T18:39:43.985-05:00"like a ball of yarn I need to untangle"..."like a ball of yarn I need to untangle" - lovely.<br /><br />Sometimes I practice swinging my arms.I'm sure it looks as unnatural as it feels.<br /><br />I can't hold utensils in my left hand yet. In restaurants I typically order something that I can eat without using a knife – or else I have to ask someone to cut it up for me, which makes me feel like a little kid.<br /><br />- MarcelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520456258844139120.post-84209230911548931532012-02-16T10:38:05.977-05:002012-02-16T10:38:05.977-05:00The first time I try something new is usually a di...The first time I try something new is usually a disaster. I've learned to quit before I get angry. The next time I try it the mistakes I made the day before often tell me what to do differently. I would love to be able to hold a fork in my hemiplegic hand so I could cut food at a restaurant instead of pulling out a big rocker knife.Rebecca Duttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004104301521792927noreply@blogger.com