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EPISODE TITLE:  Empowering Recovery with Survivor, Angela Wingfield, PTA

INTRO - ANGELA: So, I try, and what I hope I’ve done with stroke survivors and caregivers and this is what I want for medical professionals who are working with neurological patients to realize...you can...you can, over a period of time set them up to where they’re using neuroplasticity for their physical and mental health; they are...the caregiver is asking for assistance...accepting any assistance that comes along the way...if you’re teaching them this early on...they’re learning how to communicate with each other better, the stroke survivor and their care partners in their life, and you’re teaching them skills to where...I have a lot of survivors they’re still coming to the group seven, eight, ten years later but they’re doing it mainly so they can help other people...they want to help the new ones that are coming in

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified Empowering Recovery with Survivor, Angela Wingfield, PTA we talked about:

• Angela’s story – insight, depression, denial, cover-ups and wanting the old self

As always, we want to hear your top takeaways! Email Doro & Deb at [email protected] 

Connect with Angela: [email protected] 

About Angela:

https://www.methodisthealth.org/healthcare-services/rehabilitation/methodist-germantown-outpatient-rehab/meet-our-team.dot 

Stroke Support Group

https://www.methodisthealth.org/healthcare-services/neurology-neurosurgery/Strokes/support-groups/

LINKS TO ARTICLES, BOOKS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Deb's OT Resources:

• Deb's OT resources

Doro’s Website: The Neuro Hub

Pete’s blog and book, “Stronger After Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery” 3rd edition:

• Blog: blogspot.com

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MUSIC:

“Soft Inspiration” by Scott Holmes/ScottHolmesMusic/scotthomesmusic.com