Send us a text On today's episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", we are on the road at the Chicago Abilities Expo! On this episode, Christopher speaks with: - 10 year old stroke survivor, Aidan - Taylor D'Agostino and her mom Jenny. Taylor suffered a spinal cord injury after a horseback riding accident and shares her insight on never giving up! - 12 year old stroke survivor, Dawson - Mark Wellman, a paraplegic who climbed El Capitan and now helps others climb the mountai...

On today's episode of "Life After Stroke", we are on the road at the New York Metro Abilities Expo! Important links from this episode: - Mathney www.matheny.org - Katy Roberts, Managing Director, Abilities Expo & Accessibility Conference, www.abilities.com - Dave Segal, Founder, Chief Innovation Officer, Naqi Logix, www.naqilogix.com - Daniel Trush, Co-Founder & President, Daniel's Music Foundation, www.danielsmusic.org - Olivia Grace, Grace on Wheels, www.grace-on-wheels.com ...

The "Life After Stroke" podcast is back with a new episodes! On today's episode of "Life After Stroke", we are on the road at the Abilities Expo in Los Angeles! Important links from this episode: - Binh from the Dept. of Rehabilitation www.dor.ca.gov - Books by Richard Cooks www.prolevelentertainment.org - The Bottle Station www.thebottlestation.com ---------------------------------- "Life After Stroke" is a hit radio show hosted by Emmy Award winning TV host, motivational sp...

The "Life After Stroke" podcast is back with a new episodes! In this episode of "Life After Stroke", host Christopher Ewing launches a special 3-part series called "Stroke 101", where he interviews doctors, therapists and more, who take us through the entire journey of stroke; from its initial onset, to what someone can do to best recover from a stroke. If you have had a stroke, or you know someone who has, this special series of episodes will try to answer any questions that you ...

The "Life After Stroke" podcast is back with a new series of episodes! In this first episode of the 2023 season is an episode featuring stroke survivors from across the country who participate in our weekly online support group. They share the details of their stroke, as well as offer advice to those who may be new to 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 w...

In this episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", caregivers share what it's like caring for a loved one who has 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-pro...

In this special edition of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher chats with a team of doctors from the US and Canada who, individually, began to notice troubling anomalies in stroke patients in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to reach out to each other to discuss and compare their alarming concerns. The guests on this episode are some of the leading doctors in the area of stroke. They are: - Dr. Andrew Xavier, a pioneer in the field of Vascular and Interventio...

On this special episode of "Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing", Christopher chats with Dr. Mitchell Elkind, vascular neurologist, Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology at Columbia University, and President-Elect of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, on the topic of the COVID-19 virus and how it relates to stroke survivors.Important questions covered in this episode include:- Is having had a stroke in the past considered a "pre-existing condition" that puts a ...

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.thestroke...

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 g...

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" i...

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 supp...

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?- Stro...

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 D...

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 suppor...

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 neuroin...

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 la...

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 produc...

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 Abi...

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?-...