tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048673308080563667.post2074105199818535360..comments2013-04-26T09:34:08.941-04:00Comments on Scratch One Life: Stroke Survivor? Victim? Sufferer? None of the above.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048673308080563667.post-60153276064634079392013-03-09T18:05:58.317-05:002013-03-09T18:05:58.317-05:00Greta - I'm thinking along those lines. The br...Greta - I'm thinking along those lines. The brain damage is a pretty clear factor.<br /><br />Anthony - that works!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694106554815909544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048673308080563667.post-86850844895181677582013-03-09T16:19:40.538-05:002013-03-09T16:19:40.538-05:00I'll stick with "Alexander."I'll stick with "Alexander."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048673308080563667.post-43585108562796771822013-03-09T14:13:07.476-05:002013-03-09T14:13:07.476-05:00I was also thinking to focus on the fact that you&...I was also thinking to focus on the fact that you're just a guy who had episodes of trauma to the brain, and you've adjusted your lifestyle accordingly to get your health back on track. I can't think of a concise term, but the best I can come up with is "health conscious person with some current limitations". <br /><br />Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645476770426281929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048673308080563667.post-44837121576800075432013-03-09T12:55:35.445-05:002013-03-09T12:55:35.445-05:00Fine, Meg. Everything is preferable to "victi...Fine, Meg. Everything is preferable to "victim" which I dislike intensely. I'm coming to think, though, that the use of 'stroke' itself as a signifier in the medical world is a real problem. It tends to mask the real work of recovery which is quite possible, but not through a pill or a procedure, through hard work and the sort of long-term treatment that is rarely found in the Western medical tradition.<br /><br />All suggestions as are welcome as Meg's!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694106554815909544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048673308080563667.post-64019590759688571192013-03-09T12:44:42.083-05:002013-03-09T12:44:42.083-05:00How do you feel about "stroke-affected"?...How do you feel about "stroke-affected"?Megueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684661434143589901noreply@blogger.com