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My name is Aviva Cohen, PhD (University of Essex).
I have been a researcher, lecturer and communications consultant for more than 20 years. I have spent even longer practising and teaching karate.
I fell in love with my karate master, Steve, many years ago and we have two little girls, aged 10 and 4. In 2006, Steve had a massive stroke. Since then, I have dedicated myself to finding treatments that will improve his quality of life.
This blog is a record of our progress.
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Hi Aviva.
I heard you on Today FM and was amazed by your strength. Many people could not have taken on what you did, not only face it but fight it. I hope Steve has the ability soon to tell you how much he appreciates everything. You should be really proud. My little three year old suffered a stroke in Jan ’10 and a second in Jan’11. Like Steve, a real fighter. Was well on the road to recovery the first time and will get there again. I will keep track of Steve’s progress and wish you all the best for the future.
Bryan
Hi Bryan,
Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope that your little fighter keeps improving. If you would like to see the research I have found for stroke so far please have a look at: http://researchandhope.com I hope you find something there to help your child. Steve is finding music therapy very helpful at the moment, it is a lot of fun and very therapeutic.
Wishing you and your family health and happiness,
Kind regards,
Aviva
Hi Aviva,
I enjoyed your interview with Matt Cooper yesterday. I am a teacher of children who have a severe learning disability. Some of the children are on the autistic sprectrum. However I also teach a little boy who, as a result of suffering seizures when he was a baby, travelled to Cleveland to have surgery to remove part of his brain – do not have the details to hand. I understand that you intent to research this area and was wondering if you could forward any information to me so that I can pass it on to his family.
Congratulations on all yours and Steve’s achievements.
Kind Regards,
Barbara
Hi Barbara,
Two of the therapies that work particularly well with children are Conductive Education: http://researchandhope.com/stroke/conductive-education and music therapy: http://researchandhope.com/stroke/music-therapy. Another form of therapy that is often helpful for children is virtual reality therapy, there numerous games that have been devised for specific issues and it may be worth investigating these. There is also evidence that some of the Wii games are therapeutic: http://researchandhope.com/stroke/virtual-reality-therapy.
I wish you and your students the very best,
Kind regards,
Aviva
Many Thanks, I’ll follow it up.
Best Wishes,
Barbara