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On this episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher and the group chat with Jodi Dembicer-Gross, certified speech pathologist, who shares some important information and exercises that can help a stroke survivor regain their ability to speak and read.

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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On this episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher and the group chat during their Christmas Party and talk about everything they have been up to over the past few months. Also, Dr. Darflinger talks about various conditions that may affect someone following a stroke.

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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This episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing" features broadcast coverage from the Abilities Expo in the Chicago, IL area and in Houston, TX. During this episode, Christopher chats with:

- Disability attorneys who offer advice on how to handle legal issues and insurance company issues

- An organization helping those with aphasia- Physical Therapists and Recreational Therapists

- an 18 year old stroke survivor who had a stroke while in her mother's womb and more.

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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On this episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher and the group talk about the guilt that caregivers may feel about not being able to have prevented their loved one's stroke. They also discuss how sometimes people have a 2nd stroke while already being in the hospital for the initial stroke.

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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In this very important episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher speaks with Dr. Jason Hinman, Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Stroke and Neuro-rehabilitation Divisions at the UCLA Stroke Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- Does stem therapy work in stroke survivors?

- How is stem cell therapy performed in the body?

- Is stem cell therapy safe?

- Are there any particular stroke deficits that stem cell therapy will not work on?

- Stroke survivors and the increased possibility of dementia?

- What type of clinical trials are taking place that are centered around stem cell therapy?

- How can I volunteer to be a part of a clinical trial?

- Are the clinics that currently advertise stem cell therapy for stroke safe?and more!

Contact Info: Dr. Jason Hinman
https://www.uclahealth.org/jason-hinman

Clinical trial information at UCLA:
https://www.uclahealth.org/neurology

Clinical trial information across the US:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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During this episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", the group discusses the topic of feeling ashamed to be seen or to speak in public after having had a stroke.

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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During this episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", the group discusses how they have adjusted to the fact that they had a stroke, and share some of the things that they did to help speed along their recovery.Also, there is a special announcement regarding the caregivers in a stroke survivors life!

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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So if you are a stroke survivor, then you may have experienced headaches that are more painful, and more frequent, than you did before your stroke. And since headaches can be a warning sign that another stroke could be happening, how do you know when your post-stroke headache is an emergency vs. when it is not? "How do you know when it's time to go" to the ER to get it checked out?

This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher chats with Dr. Robert Darflinger, a neurointerventional surgeon who specializes in stroke.

Topics covered in this episode include:
- Why do some stroke survivors have headaches more often, and more painful, than before their stroke?

- How long do stroke survivors experience headaches post-stroke?

- Do TIA’s occur prior to hemorrhagic strokes or just ischemic strokes?

- Why do TIA’s subside?

- What is an occluded artery?

- What happens if a carotid artery is completely blocked?

- What is the Circle of Willis?

- What is a TCD?

And much, much more!  Plus, in a new segment we call "Care For Caregivers with Kathi Koll", author and caregiver Kathi Koll speaks on the topic of what to do if you find yourself being suddenly thrust into the new role of "caregiver" for your loved one.

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher chats with Maria Fisk, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, pre and post stroke.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- Which foods are safest for a stroke survivor to eat?

- How many milligrams of salt per serving is safe for a stroke survivor?

- Are there any foods that can help prevent a stroke?

- When you read food labels, what are the exact range of numbers that a stroke survivor should stay within when it comes to calories and sodium?

- Is there that big of a difference between frying vs. grilling?

- Is turkey that much more healthy?

- How safe are diet sodas?

- What is a good diet plan that a stroke survivor should be on? And much, much more! Plus, a special announcement about a new feature to each episode of “Life After Stroke”!

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher chats with the group about the importance of remaining active and creative, and not giving in (and not giving up) following a stroke.

"Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational speaker, and stroke survivor, Christopher Ewing.   Join our weekly online stroke support groups!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info and to sign up!

“Life After Stroke” is a production of the Hang On To The Dream Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping people reach their goals in life.  For more information, or to make a donation, just go to www.hangontothedream.org. 

Be sure to download The Stroke Channel TV app, FREE in the Google Play and iTunes App stores! Also, The Stroke Channel is now on television on Roku and Amazon Fire TV! Roku and Amazon Fire TV are the leading television platforms seen in millions of households around the world! So for news, information, therapeutic exercises, entertainment and more, all centered on Stroke, be sure to tune into The Stroke Channel, now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV!

Join stroke survivors from across the country and around the world during the “4th Annual Life After Stroke Support Group Cruise", November 9 to November 13, 2026  aboard Royal Caribbean’s beautiful Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, leaving round trip from Los Angeles, California, making port stops to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico!  Just go to www.thestrokechannel.tv for more info!

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