neurorehabilitationFromTheTrenches

It has been relatively easy for me to get into a position to submit an article like this one. It has been made easy (or easier than it may otherwise have been, anyway). The main theme of this article will be that what is required in an extreme circumstance, such as this, is very unpleasant and the sooner you can come to terms with that, the sooner you can start sprinting toward independence. I recently got a new neurologist, here, in Bergedorf. My initial appointment was very helpful but also quite stressful, for me, not for Claire. Firstly, I should preface this with the fact that I am a type-B personality while Claire is definitely a type-A . I remember the neurologist uttering the words that must have been music to Claire’s ears while they left me feeling pretty nervous. “Your rehabilitation needs to be intense.... you will have to train for more than three hours daily for the next years and after maybe three years you will still have to put in a minimum of 1.5 hours ever

I won a competition recently on Neuroreha4you . The prize was this very impressive gadget. The Arys Me Tracker. I have been, over the last few months, concentrating most of my training on walking. That was a mistake that I hope to rectify with the help of ARYS Me . Having used it for a few days I can wholly recommend it for anyone who needs focused rehabilitation on their hand. I wear it on my left arm, like a fit-bit , but it can be worn equally on the right. It works, like so many things these days, with an App --- Apple or Android --- an Android app in my case, which keeps me motivated in several ways. Firstly, inactivity is met with a reminder in the shape of a vibrating alarm, which is annoying enough to snap me out of whatever distraction I have at the time, and begin to focus my efforts on my tree. What's this tree? I hear you ask. As you will see in the pictures, mine is barely what can be described as a shrub at the moment. Achieving certain tasks throughout t

I am going to share with you, an idea I have that may have the power to sustain the human race. We find ourselves approaching environmental disaster and we will have to act quickly to ensure some kind of existence for future generations. Funerals are no fun. Whatever your persuasion, I think we can all agree on that. My proposal is simple. One thing we will all end up doing is dying, so that will be your opportunity to contribute to the sustenance of human and other animal life on planet earth. What I propose is a bastardised  ponzi  scheme that works as follows. We each pay into a social structure, say €50/year, that will ultimately pay for your burial, including the planting of a tree, or carbon sponge, if you prefer, in your honour. There will of course be additional funds that can be used to address the social problems of the living. I brought this proposed solution to an academic who suggested that I post it and see if I can elicit some response, so I've done that. Furt

Here is a picture of my disability pass. I often imagine myself, fondly, wearing this around my neck, naively showing it to anyone official looking on public transport, possibly attempting to mortify Claire. But the stereotypical disabled person has changed for me. I don't attach any stigma to owning one of these, because this is my new normal. There are also some advantages of having one of these bad boys, financial and otherwise. Firstly, and mainly, I will no longer have  to pay for public transport (okay, €80 a year but that includes regional trains), this is owing to the inclusion of the letter 'G' with my Ausweis. This denotes that my specific disability has the effect of limiting my walking ('G'ehen) abilities. As well as that, I am entitled to some tax breaks, not much, but not to be sneezed at. Another benefit (until 2021, at least) is an extra week of holidays from work. As such, I would highly recommend anyone with a reasonable claim to having one

Well, before I begin auf Deutsch, some house keeping: I would like to implore anyone who is eligible, to please submit a guest article. I won't name and shame, but if you have ever been mentioned anywhere on this blog, I'm talking about you. Even if you have not, please feel free to submit a guest post. This blog, as you will see, has a fairly substantial footfall, so if you want to plug something, here's the place. This article, as well as contributing to my future fluency with the German language , is to celebrate the inevitable climb to the top spot of our audience stat. I'd like to thank Claire, who took time out of her busy schedule to correct this article, while leaving in a couple of mistakes to keep it believable. Ich glaube, es ist Zeit für meinen ersten deutschen Blogartikel. Dafür werde ich meine Geschichte so weit beschreiben. Wir hatten keinen Sommerurlaub in 2017. Deshalb entschieden wir im September nach Malta zu fliegen. Wir hatten eine tol