A Stroke of Luck: Wednesday, February 6, 2013

From Hope to Healing

During Marc's time at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario, following a massive stroke and brain bleed, a friend suggested I start a blog. I'd been making notes each day and updating his progress on Facebook but after some thought, I realized that this could be something that Marc could later read to follow his journey back to health.

I thought it might also serve to help someone else. If it can help even one other person to recognize the signs of a stroke or to help a family member understand what happens during this battle, then it was worth recording.

This is Marc's story. It begins with our hope for his survival and follows his healing journey.

For those of you new to blogs, you can find previous posts in the Blog Archive on the right side of the page. Each post has the date so you can easily follow along day by day. Just click the one you want to read. This story starts on Saturday, December 8, 2012.

(To see the earlier blog posts, click on "2012" in the Blog Archive section and it will open the posts from December)

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - Overnight Pass

Marc had physio in the morning today so when I arrived, there was only music therapy before he was set free for his overnight pass.

I just love how Rebecca manages to tie so many things into each session. Working on the drums was great for following direction, coordination, left neglect, reading, and concentration.

After some practice, Marc was ready for more of a challenge.

More listening and coordination.

Next week, Rebecca is going to meet us at our house for music therapy. I’m sure she’ll be happy not having to lug all those instruments through a big hospital. I know Marc will be happy to see her. I think music therapy is the highlight of his week, especially since she is teaching him to play the bass guitar during part of each session.

Marc is now home for the evening and seems pretty content sitting in his chair, watching our favourite t.v. shows.

We could get used to this.