This was a great chat with a great guy. It has now been put on YouTube. Some of the aspects we talked about were :
- Rallying by family and friends
- Journal writing to express yourself and out experiences
- Wonderful experiences due to stroke – making new friends, speaking at different foras including this one, opportunity to help others via CNIB
- Loving this phase, including sharing with others that even with less vision they can live a full life.
- Also pursuing other passions – started a YouTube channel, recording and editing videos
- Turning Poison into Medicine – the importance of finding purpose
- Personality traits – advantages of certain base traits
- Accepting and adapting to the new norm with new options
- The five stages of grief : Anger, Denial, Bargaining, Depression , Acceptance. And then the sixth stage: Finding Meaning
- The issue of peripheral vision – can it be improved / be restored
- Acceptance in India – problems here in leading to wastage of time and resources
- The mental / emotional aspect of stroke
- Importance of family and caregiver support
- Long Term Disability Benefit in Canada
- CNIB and its Assistive Aids
- Having fun – go karting, music, assistive technology-based reading and learning, iphone technology, walking, movies and comedy shows and helping others
- Importance of appreciating daily life and community tasks, support forums, taking and giving guidance to members in such support fora.
Find it on YouTube :