Tag: Rehab

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Yup!

I’m back… hopefully, this time I’ll stick around.

Was going to delete all the previous posts, and totally restart again, but what would that help? All part of the process, right?

So, what has changed? Well, apart for my weight, not a lot! Haha! Actually, I am back in ‘Heart Failure’.

I always think this a bit of a shock statement for a this, but I’m not a doctor and that’s what they call it. It just seems a bit BANG… HEART FAILURE. END OF., but I know it’s not they end, it can be fixed. Like a fuel pump in a car, a decent mechanic and sort it with the right tools, and I suppose I’m the mechanic here. It’s all about the ejection fraction, and my percentages is 40-45%. So, not quite in the severe area, but still not great. I’m on medication and, hopefully, will start to get my movement back again. And closing weight again will help!

Still rehabbing from the stroke; trying to start reading again… thon aphasia is rife here. If you don’t know, aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension.

Next couple of months is rehab, physically and mentally, and speaking at a few conferences. And then… HOLIDAY! More of that in a later post… see you all then!

T-shirts… let me explain!

So, in August, I will be starting a walk from France, over the Pyrenees, and across Spain. And in the this post, I have explained the reasons why I want to… and now, I have launched this t-shirt:

However, a few people have asked me why? Well, on the 18th June this year, it will be two years since my stroke. And in the last two years, I have wanted to do this quest, but having lost my wage, I had to create a way to make this happen, and this t-shirt is it!

The design is my own creation, a bit of rehab, learning a bit of graphic design (a very simple version, but still!) and my brain made it. The towns on each side are the start and end of the walk; the line is the way of across the map, the route I will be walking! See? Simple.

The t-shirt is a way of friends and family to support me to do this walk, and a way for me to raise the money for the food, drinks and shelter. Any extra support/money left over will make its way to the charity I will be walking for, The Stroke Association.

Without the work of the Stroke Association and the Speech and Language Therapists, I wouldn’t be writing or typing this posts. I wouldn’t be talking to people and asking them for help. And that is the next step…

But I will tell you about it later.

So, the t-shirts… well, there are two types available: organic and non-organic t-shirts. The reason for the two types is the sizes.

Organic t-shirts
S 36/38″
M 38/40″
L 41/42″
XL 43/44″
2XL 45/47″
3XL 47/49″

These t-shirts are beautiful; soft and lighter, but a good shirt… they will be £15. In this shirt, I am 3XL.

Non-organic t-shirts
S 35/37″
M 38/40″
L 41/43″
XL 44/46″
2XL 47/49″
3XL 50/52″
4XL 53/55″
5XL 56/58″

These are still beautiful; a little bit heavier in weight, but still cotton… they will be £10. In this shirt, I’m XL in size… so, the size range is the reason for two.

The design is one colour (either black or white), on a range of t-shirt colours. Email me for details, or phone me!