Stroke Rehab DIY Videos 2020
These are my DIY stroke-rehab 2020 videos: showing various forms of activity.
It begins with our return to NZ from Papua New Guinea (Murrays’ contract was cut short due to COVID-19).
Open-brain surgery, AVM brain haemorrhage (congenital), in 1995. Gait, balance, sensory loss, aphasia; unable to walk, talk, read, write, remember. LIFE In A Day, 2020 - Kevin Macdonald, Director, Ridley Scott, Producer: we filmed my stroke-rehab techniques amalgamated into a sound-bite form on 25th July 2020. (''..in 2020, people all over the world filmed their lives and shared their stories to be part of a documentary film..'') The Covid pandemic was world-wide in varied responses; under lockdown, we still can do activities; ..and America's Cup challenge in NZ.. Practice, perseverance, persistence, patience - one day at a time.
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VIDEO INDEX
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#01 - 2020 COVID-19 NZ: Surviving lockdown
#02 - 2020 ONE ARMED HAIRDRESSER
#03 - 2020 COOK: ONDEH-ONDEH
#04 - 2020 COOK: CANAPES
#05 - 2020 CUT: DIY ONE-HANDED HAIRDRESSING
#06 - 2020 COOK: STRUDEL
#07 - 2020 COOK: SUGAR SYRUP
#08 - 2020 COOK: CHOCOLATE GANACHE
#09 - 2020 COOK: FONDANT ICING PENGUIN
#13 - Life in a day 2020 AVM Stroke Survivor 1995
#10 - 2020 COOK: EXTREME CAKe
#14 - 2020 xmas lights/new years eve auckland
#11 - 2020 COOK Coriander Scrambled Eggs, Aphasia notes
#15 - 2020 americas cup village auckland
#12 - 2020 WALK/use escalators less legbrace
Video 2020-01: COVID-19 NZ: How to Survive Lockdown
COVID-19 has hit our planet like a hammer… NZ took an early opportunity to shut down the transmission capability of the virus as quickly as possible, enacting a national lockdown for four weeks.
Collectively we are all stuck at home, so how do we adapt to this self-imposed incarceration?
The best way to keep anxiety and stress at bay is to be creative in any way possible: here’s some ideas we’ve come up with.
Video 2020-02: ONE HAND - cut hair with only one hand, and to do it with precision and style, New Zealand
When you only have one usable hand, how do you give someone a haircut?
Typically a haircut requires two hands; one to style form and hold, and the other to wield and craft with a tool of the trade, in this case a pair of thin and rather sharp scissors.
So the answer is: very carefully(!).... watch and see how I do it.
Video 2020-03: ONE-HAND COOK CocoPandan Ondeh-ondeh
ONE HAND COOK: memory exercise, manipulating spherical dough with one usable hand (stroke), serving suggestion - make Malaysian dessert with Muscovado & palm sugar.
Video 2020-04: ONE-HAND COOK Wonton Sushi-Meatball Canapes
ONE HAND COOK: memory (stroke), able to devise recipes (aphasia), steps and order, unique Wonton Sushi Meatball canapes.
Long attention span, and focussed concentration.
Video 2020-05: ONE-HAND Cut My Own Hair Long Layers
ONE HAND - cut MY OWN hair (stroke), long layers DIY: Cut & style, non-dominant hand (stroke)- right side sensory impairment.
My one hand: twist to cut, trim, thin my hair; cut using shoulder straps if necessary.
Video 2020-06: ONE-HAND COOK Easy Apply Berry Strudel
ONE HAND COOK: memory (stroke), able to devise recipes, manoeuvre rolling & folding pastry exercise.
Problem solving, serving ideas: Easy Apple Berry Strudel.
Video 2020-07: ONE-HAND COOK Sugar Syrup
ONE HAND COOK: (Stroke: use of) non-slip mat; easy to make sugar syrup, a dispenser bottle, flavourings – great for cakes of all kinds.
Video 2020-08: ONE-HAND COOK White Chocolate Ganache
ONE HAND COOK: one hand (stroke) whisking - tones up muscles; microwave white chocolate ganache, only two ingredients.
A microwave is easy , convenient option to traditional methods.
Video 2020-09: ONE-HAND COOK Fondant Icing Penguins
ONE HAND COOK: test Memory, steady hand (stroke) for one and only hand, make penguin fondant body is therapeutic exercise.
Creativity after stroke: Fondant icing is the cooks equivalent of a clay to a potter.
Video 2020-10: ONE-HAND COOK Pyramid Penguin Cake
ONE HAND COOK: devise steps (aphasia), cut (stroke) using my left hand ; 'treasure' in Pyramid cake - make: sugar syrup, chocolate ganache, ondeh-ondeh & fondant penguins.
Video 2020-11: ONE-HAND COOK Coriander Scrambled Eggs
Can only use One hand to crack eggs, and my lack of memory is especially challenging.
Coriander scrambled eggs - easy as, and as good as any top restaurant.
Video 2020-12: WALK/use escalators with/without legbrace
A Monumental Milestone!
Clonus, footdrop, impaired sensation, Un-Zip boots with teeth - I will practise walking/use escalators without AFO/legbrace as much as possible - muscle groups aren't quite there as yet. Lets go shopping!
#stampede #WOOHOOmoment.
Goal = ultimately to get into my stilettos again.
Video 2020-13: Life in a day 2020 AVM Stroke Survivor
Skytower Auckland, extreme cake, Aphasia, One-Hand method, gaited WALK, restaurant visit. Relearn Life 1995, one-hand: Hook bra, Put-in contact lenses, Cut my Own Hair, crack eggs one-handedly, use teeth to unzip boots, one-hand make Scrambled Eggs & Fondant Penguins. Milestone 2020: AVM Stroke Survivor – 25 years, our 35th Wedding anniversary, my 59th birthday. Ridley Scott, Kevin Macdonald movie challenge – film your day on 25th July 2020.
Video 2020-14: WALK Christmas Lights and New Years Eve Auckland
Christmas lights during the festive season is always something special to look forward to. They can be small and subtle, or huge and very creative – and best seen at night, which requires care and attention if you have walking challenges from a stroke. Have a look with me in central Auckland at the end of 2020.
2020-015: WALK Americas Cup Village Auckland
COVID-19 has dented many events globally, but not the Americas Cup campaign 2020 here in Auckland. Best to check out the racing, the high tech boats, and razzmatazz that goes with the first part of the regatta; there will be huge excited crowds so precaution is necessary in getting around safely.
