"Life After Stroke"

Send us Fan Mail

This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher chats with David Korse, President & CEO of Abilities Expo, a nationwide trade show dedicated to highlighting products geared for those who may have a physical disability or motor function impairment. Abilities Expo brings exhibitors from around the world all under one roof, allowing visitors to see, up-close, some of the wonderful products that are out there that can make life easier.Christopher recently attended the Abilities Expo in Los Angeles, and was so impressed, that he decided to devote an entire episode of "Life After Stroke" to Abilities Expo. And he even features his own version of "Christopher's Favorite Things" by highlighting some of the things that he liked the most at the expo!

Abilities Expo website:
https://www.abilities.com

Easy Access Travel website:
https://easyaccesstravel.com

"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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

On this week's show, we chat with Dr. Annette Swain, a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in cognitive difficulties following a stroke.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- Following a stroke, what area of the brain is more prone to cause cognitive difficulties?

- Do all strokes cause some type of cognitive difficulty?

- What type of cognitive difficulties happen the most following a stroke?

- What is actually happening in the brain during a stroke that causes cognitive difficulties?

- Oxygen deficiency vs. nutrient deficiency

- Dysarthria and Aphasia

- Exercises that can help alleviate cognitive difficulties

- Can cognitive difficulties still improve years after a stroke?

- Importance of mental stimulation and much more!

Dr. Swain's website:
http://neuropsychologyla.com

"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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

On this week's show, we chat with Kathi Koll, author of the book “Kick Ass Kinda Girl: A Memoir of Life, Love and Caregiving”. She is also the president and founder of the Kathi Koll Foundation, which offers support for caregivers. In 2005, Kathi’s husband, Don, suffered a major stroke that left him paralyzed from the neck down and on a respirator. Doctors said he would only live for 24 hours, but he went on to live for another 6 1/2 years. In this very poignant interview, Kathi details some of the highs and lows and ups and downs that she experienced as her life as a wife now included taking on the role of caregiver.

Besides all of the wonderful memories that Kathi shares about her life with her husband, topics covered in this episode include:

- how to still find joy in the midst of tragedy

- the guilt and anger that can be felt by a caregiver

- the loss of intimacy a spouse may feel as a caregiver

- the importance for a caregiver to set aside some “me time"and much, much more! This is a “must hear” interview, especially for all caregivers!

Kathi's website:
https://kathikoll.com

"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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

On this week's show, we chat with Dr. Echo Tan, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Tan has been in the neurology department at Cedars for over 4 years and is a specialist in movement disorders, and treating spasticity in stroke survivors through the use of botox.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- What is spasticity?

- When does spasticity usually happen following a stroke?

- Spasticity is also a sign of recovery! How?

- Which type of stroke is more likely to develop spasticity?

- What is botox?

- How does botox work in the alleviation of spasticity?

- What is the procedure of injecting botox for spasticity?

- How long does the procedure take?

- How long until the botox takes effect and one can expect to see improvement?

- How long does the effect of the botox last?

- Is there ever a point in someone’s recovery where it is too late to achieve any benefit from botox injections for spasticity?

- Is there any case where botox would not be recommended for a stroke survivor?

- Why does spasticity seem more severe in the morning and at night?

- Is spasticity and nerve sensitivity the same thing?

- Does insurance cover botox injections for spasticity? And much more!

In the second half of the show, our stroke support group experiences a very emotional moment as one of our support group participants achieves a major breakthrough during the meeting!

"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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

On this week's show, we chat with Megan K. Young, Occupational Therapy Supervisor at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA.Ms. Young received her Master’s of Arts in Occupational Therapy from University of Southern California in 2010, began her professional OT career in the pediatric setting, but had a desire to work with the adult population in a hospital setting and made the transition in 2013. She has experience working in acute care, acute rehabilitation, and home health settings.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- occupational therapy techniques used in the hospital immediately following a stroke

- "learned non-use" of an affected limb- mirror therapy

- exercises that a stroke survivor should do to maintain range of motion

- what a caregiver can do to help a stroke survivor regain greater use of an affected limb- techniques that stroke survivors can do to regain movement in their hand and/or arm and much 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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", we chat with Qing Zhang, a Doctor of Medicine in Beijing China, who is now a Neuro-Certified Specialist in Physical Therapy at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- The most common physical deficits following a stroke

- Why is there weakness following a stroke▪How to get stronger following a stroke

- How to strengthen your ability to walk better following a stroke

- Time frame of potential recovery following a stroke (there's a wider range of time than you may think!)

- Post-stroke pain

- Spasticity

- the importance of maintaining range of motion▪Important exercises to promote as much return as possible following a stroke and much, much 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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", we chat with Dr. James Finley and Dr. Natalia Sanchez in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at USC.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- The research that goes into improving the motor skills of stroke survivors

- The work that it takes to be able to apply to do clinical studies on the effects of stroke

- Some of the exciting advances that are happening in the area of stroke and stroke rehabilitation and much, much 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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", we chat with Dr. Ambooj Tiwari, a Stroke Neurologist and Neurointerventional Radiologist/Surgeon. Board certified in Neurology and stroke, Dr. Tiwari has actively participated and presented at various local, national and international neurology and neuro-endovascular conferences. He's published in various areas including both stroke epidemiology as well as endovascular treatments of stroke. He has also participated in various national registries for new and state-of-the art therapeutic endovascular options for stroke treatment. Dr. Tiwari has a specific interest in the endovascular management and treatment of patients with stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, AVM and aneurysms.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- Recurring strokes

- Most common reasons for a stroke

- Dangers of stroke related to seeing a chiropractor

- The role the heart plays in causing a stroke

- How many strokes each year are repeat strokes?

- Diabetes and stroke

- Alcohol, smoking and stroke

- What is A-Fib?

- Important side effects of some stroke drugs

- What is Coumadin (aka Warfarin)

- Foods to be aware of if you are on Coumadin

- Dangers of cracking your neck

- Incidences of stroke among young people

- Family history of stroke

- Foods that are good for you to help prevent a stroke

- Allergic reactions to certain drugs

- Post-stroke pain

- Time frame of stroke recovery

- Regaining your physical confidence following a stroke 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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", we chat with Linda Dominguez-Gasson, MCD, CCC-SLP, the Manager of Speech Pathology, Neurodiagnostics, and Audiology at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA. With over 40 years of experience, she is state-licensed in the area of Speech, Language, Cognition and Swallowing. She also has her Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, with a strong emphasis in stroke rehabilitation.

Topics covered in this episode include:

- The many roles of a speech pathologist

- What is a cascading stroke?

- Hemiparesis

- Improving your speech and articulation following a stroke

- Oral motor apraxia

- Swallowing difficulties following a stroke

- What is aphasia?

- What is dysarthria?

- Denial of deficits

- What does “insight” have to do with speech and stroke?

- What is the primary job of the vocal chords?  Hint: it’s not just to create speech

- Depression following a stroke

- Insurance companies and their lack of willingness to cover speech therapy in some cases

- Things you can do right now to rehabilitate your speech and language skills, as well as your physical and mental abilities and much 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!

Support the show

Send us Fan Mail

This week on "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", we chat with Dr. Stuart Glassner, a former social worker with a desire to help people as much as he can, who decided to become a doctor specializing in the brain and stroke. He is the former Neurocritical Care Director at University of Florida - Jacksonville and is now at UCSF -Fresno as Neurocritical Care Attending Intensivist and soon-to-be Fellowship Director. His areas of expertise are in acute stroke management, health disparity and early rehabilitation. He works regularly with an amazing group of providers including other physicians, PAs/NPs, Neuro Nurses, PT/OT, Speech Therapy and Social Workers.

Topics covered in this episode, include:

- What actually happens as soon as we have a stroke and arrive at the hospital?

- Hemorrhagic strokes, they may be more common than we think!

- The various types of hemorrhagic strokes. Yes, there are different kinds of hemorrhagic strokes!

- What is the basal ganglia area in the brain?

- What is the pons area of the brain?

- What is Spasticity?

- Pain and stroke

- Strokes and drug addiction

- Post Stroke Depression. Why do some people feel an increase in depression following a stroke?

- The increase in stroke among young people

- an emotional shout out from Christopher 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!

Support the show