Stroke Recovery– Two Handed Activities With A Stroke Impacted Hand
Are you recovering from a stroke or know someone who is? The impact of a stroke on the body differs from one person to the next. For adults recovering from a stroke, they are trying to gain back what they have lost. For young children recovering from a stroke, they may never have had the …
Only One Strong Hand? Doesn’t Matter. How To Fix Brakes on a Car
Yesterday I worked with my uncle to replace the brakes on my mom’s car. He explained how to do it as we went along.Get the kind of the breaks that you will need for your car and make sure you get the year right. My uncle was teaching me how to change the breaks on …
How to Put Your Hair in a Pony Tail
When I was about 7 years old, I decided that I wanted to put my hair in a pony tail by myself. I didn’t want my mom or my sister to do it for me. So I spent a lot of time, months really, trying to do it with my one good hand and one …
Welcome!
Hello! My name is Marita and I live in Western Pennsylvania. I had a stroke when I was a baby and I am creating this blog to share my ideas and experiences of living in a two-handed world with one strong hand and a hand that just “assists.” I look forward to interacting with everyone …