![Pushing through the fatigue barrier…](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_650461e7fe7149b9a4261c2776eb1829~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_640,h_456,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9e741e_650461e7fe7149b9a4261c2776eb1829~mv2.webp)
Paul Fink
Jun 9, 2022
Pushing through the fatigue barrier…
Most stroke survivors experience fatigue in some form. Like many debilitating symptoms of stroke, fatigue is an invisible symptom.
525
![Handy Hints - How to do shoelaces with one hand](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_a9378452ce9e4a6fa320f6f027c54f11~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_640,h_360,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9e741e_a9378452ce9e4a6fa320f6f027c54f11~mv2.webp)
Paul Fink
Sep 3, 2020
Handy Hints - How to do shoelaces with one hand
After my stroke, my inpatient rehab occupational therapist - Bianca - tried to get me to consider getting orthopaedic type-velcro shoes,...
1,092
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_28b8ab9816f1487a82e39aa0afa128fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9e741e_28b8ab9816f1487a82e39aa0afa128fd~mv2.webp)
![Handy Hints - How to wear contact lenses with one hand](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_28b8ab9816f1487a82e39aa0afa128fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_614,h_527,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9e741e_28b8ab9816f1487a82e39aa0afa128fd~mv2.webp)
Paul Fink
Aug 9, 2020
Handy Hints - How to wear contact lenses with one hand
I was 12 years old when I started wearing glasses and I was 20 years old when I started wearing contact lenses. Luckily, my prescription...
559
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_c5ceb506be53493887de35ca3bb71333~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9e741e_c5ceb506be53493887de35ca3bb71333~mv2.webp)
![Sharing is caring](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_c5ceb506be53493887de35ca3bb71333~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_640,h_537,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9e741e_c5ceb506be53493887de35ca3bb71333~mv2.webp)
Paul Fink
Aug 4, 2020
Sharing is caring
I started this blog a few years ago and the aims were to try to document my recovery, but also to raise awareness of stroke and help...
472
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_c1f4f091689c4cd1be478501bf6c5dc4~mv2_d_1600_1202_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9e741e_c1f4f091689c4cd1be478501bf6c5dc4~mv2_d_1600_1202_s_2.webp)
![Use the force Paul...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e741e_c1f4f091689c4cd1be478501bf6c5dc4~mv2_d_1600_1202_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_640,h_481,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9e741e_c1f4f091689c4cd1be478501bf6c5dc4~mv2_d_1600_1202_s_2.webp)
Paul Fink
Jan 3, 2019
Use the force Paul...
Being a very healthy man before my stroke, my first experience with Occupational therapy (OT) in my life was after my stroke, so starting...
540