Strokes can occur anywhere in the brain. If it affects the entire occipital lobe, you will not be able to see on the opposite side because the occipital lobe is where input from the retinas go. (You might think you’re blind in one eye, but both eyes actually see on both sides. Just cover one eye to test that.) If it affects only part of the lobe, you’ll be missing some field on that side.
Other neurons then connect from the occipital lobe to different parts of the brain which have other functions. Identifying what you see, is a function in the parietal lobe. While being able to say the name is a function of the frontal lobe.
The classic story illustrating this is “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks, MD. He could not identify anything by sight, but could by touch as that involves completely different neurological pathways. His deficit, as well as many others, helped to map out brain functions via autopsy.
There should be no overlap to the reflections. Since the reflection of the trees is visible through the eagles reflection, there can be no doubt that this has been altered.
Is there a possibility you can get permission from her sister to give us the name and address of her hospital (via e-mail, of course) so we can send cards?
I know she only knows most of us from the internet, but she might recognize our avatars and user names if we print them out and enclose them with the card.
Do you think you can?
Side note:
I can’t imagine anyone not having a printer, but if you don’t, go to your local library and explain the situation. Librarians are people who like to help so chances are good you’ll get them printed at a very reasonable cost.
I sent her one late last week. I’m waiting to see if anyone will read it to her, or she’ll understand.
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I don’t think she needs to see avatars to remember us, any more than we need to see our own giant avatars in your comments to know who we are, ourselves.
She has told me, long before this happened to her, that even though she knows everybody here, by their names, she doesn’t recognize a lot of avatars.
She often doesn’t recognize the ones you post, or know who you’re talking to by looking at them.
And besides, some people use different ones from time to time.
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You know I myself don’t currently have a printer. Or a computer, for that matter.
The library here only prints in black and white, and you have to type your document or be able to retrieve it online while you’re on one of their computers.
Various print shops, though, accept them by email or on media you bring in, and print in color or black and white, but I know that at Office Depot, for one, color pages have gone up to $1 each.
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BTW … we used to have a print shop in town called “The Prints and the Paper”.
Today’s Songs:
‘Tijuana Taxi,’ ‘Time is Tight,’ ‘Time Won’t Let Me,’ and ‘Tuesday Afternoon,’ and the ‘Cheap Thrills Cuisine’ recipe ‘Bruschetta Pasta Bake.’
I’ve posted a link to a wide ranging article about Herb Alpert’s ‘Tijuana Taxi’ and Tijuana itself; it was the birthplace of the Caesar salad, and Margarita Carmen Cansino worked in its casinos from the age of 12 in 1931 until she went to Hollywood (she was born in Brooklyn, by the way). I still have the vinyl.
All four group members are credited with the writing of ‘Time is Tight’.
Claude and Clara may have heard ‘The Outsiders’ play, they were a Cleveland group.
A Quote from the ‘Moody Blues’ ‘ Justin Hayward: ‘I sat down in a field, smoked a funny African cigarette, and that song just came out. It was a Tuesday afternoon.’
I’d bake this on the second rack, and at the twelve minute mark of the second baking turn the oven to broil for the browning (keep a I on it you want it brown, not burnt.
I go back to work tonight.
We had got word that my client was going to be home last night, but then we got a call saying he will be home mid day today.
I had one more day of going to bed early and getting up when I wanted too. And a slow morning with a couple cups of coffee and the laptop.
Starting tonight, I’m going back to seven days a week.
When I called the hospital 10/30 to find out where to send get well flowers and asked for her room number, they wouldn’t give me that, just saying to send them to
Nurse Station 3 West
Maybe her room number was still in flux back then.
Talked to Stel today and I wanted to pass on what she said.
I had asked her something or another and she kinda hesitated and just couldn’t get the words out. I asked her if she is clear on what she wants and what she want to say, and
that the stroke has prevented her from articulating those thoughts and she is left to struggle but just can’t get the words out. And she said yes,
that is the case . then after a pause she said : “but you know what?—I will!”
I asked her about the Cleo folks sending her get well cards and stuff and she perked up and said Oh yeah, please tell them to send it…..she doesn’t have access to a computer or I-pad so physical mail courtesy of the USPS is the only way.—-the nurse assured me
that she would LOVE to get stuff that she can physically touch and keep on the wall
I hope she won’t keep those on the wall, but wear them:
They should arrive this Friday.
This was the easiest way to get her something soon – shipping from Germany would take a little longer than using my amazon.com account…
,
Hey pal, is life weighing you down? Got a lot on your mind? Sit down and tell me all about it.
He might be sitting already.
Hard to tell with a basset pup.
“Is that what’s troubling you, bunkie?”
NOSE!
.
If this dog wants to take his teddy for a walk, who am I to argue?
Me neither! Good for him for doing what he wants without shame.
Oh Pooh I say.
2 NOSES!!
That’s a well trained dog. I always had to the Pooh from our dogs.
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Sad.
We have to hope the broken chain of processing can be reconnected.
I’ve seen something similar representing dementia, as well…
But with dementia the recognition is just gone
With a stroke, the elements are still in there, somewhere.
There’s more of a chance, however slim, of relearning to fish them out.
The above is wrong.
Strokes can occur anywhere in the brain. If it affects the entire occipital lobe, you will not be able to see on the opposite side because the occipital lobe is where input from the retinas go. (You might think you’re blind in one eye, but both eyes actually see on both sides. Just cover one eye to test that.) If it affects only part of the lobe, you’ll be missing some field on that side.
Other neurons then connect from the occipital lobe to different parts of the brain which have other functions. Identifying what you see, is a function in the parietal lobe. While being able to say the name is a function of the frontal lobe.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/anatomy-of-the-brain
The classic story illustrating this is “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks, MD. He could not identify anything by sight, but could by touch as that involves completely different neurological pathways. His deficit, as well as many others, helped to map out brain functions via autopsy.
My brothers micro strokes mostly effected his short term memory.
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Where’s Alfred Hitchcock while this is going on?
Like A Bird On A Wire, by Leonard Cohen:
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When I went looking, I came across this WEBSITE that presents pretty credible evidence that the eagle was added later.
There should be no overlap to the reflections. Since the reflection of the trees is visible through the eagles reflection, there can be no doubt that this has been altered.
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“Turbo” By: Marius Van Dokkum (Apeldoorn, Netherlands)
She looks determined to exact some revenge on those reindeer that ran her over last year.
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Re:
Is there a possibility you can get permission from her sister to give us the name and address of her hospital (via e-mail, of course) so we can send cards?
I know she only knows most of us from the internet, but she might recognize our avatars and user names if we print them out and enclose them with the card.
Do you think you can?
Side note:
I can’t imagine anyone not having a printer, but if you don’t, go to your local library and explain the situation. Librarians are people who like to help so chances are good you’ll get them printed at a very reasonable cost.
Something to think about… Cards I mean.
I sent her one late last week. I’m waiting to see if anyone will read it to her, or she’ll understand.
…
I don’t think she needs to see avatars to remember us, any more than we need to see our own giant avatars in your comments to know who we are, ourselves.
She has told me, long before this happened to her, that even though she knows everybody here, by their names, she doesn’t recognize a lot of avatars.
She often doesn’t recognize the ones you post, or know who you’re talking to by looking at them.
And besides, some people use different ones from time to time.
…
You know I myself don’t currently have a printer. Or a computer, for that matter.
The library here only prints in black and white, and you have to type your document or be able to retrieve it online while you’re on one of their computers.
Various print shops, though, accept them by email or on media you bring in, and print in color or black and white, but I know that at Office Depot, for one, color pages have gone up to $1 each.
…
BTW … we used to have a print shop in town called “The Prints and the Paper”.
Gotta love it.
I would have to, of course, have a bunny on mine. 🙂
I would also be interested in sending her a card, if that can be arranged.
My library will print in color but it will cost $1 instead of 10 cents. Obviously, libraries offer different services.
Yes, if course, libraries have different finding, equipment, and services.
My local library was really hurt by California funding cuts years ago, and hasn’t recovered… It’s an embarrassment.
But you don’t have to print anything to send her a card, unless you want to make your own, on library copy paper.
She knows your name, or at least, I hope she remembers all the names.
She wouldn’t recognise most avatars, and they would only confuse her.
As for sending them, we haven’t really had a chance to discuss it yet, or talk to the family.
Oops… I didn’t read Nighthawks post, below, before I wrote that last sentence.
‘Tijuana Taxi,’ ‘Time is Tight,’ ‘Time Won’t Let Me,’ and ‘Tuesday Afternoon,’ and the ‘Cheap Thrills Cuisine’ recipe ‘Bruschetta Pasta Bake.’
I’ve posted a link to a wide ranging article about Herb Alpert’s ‘Tijuana Taxi’ and Tijuana itself; it was the birthplace of the Caesar salad, and Margarita Carmen Cansino worked in its casinos from the age of 12 in 1931 until she went to Hollywood (she was born in Brooklyn, by the way). I still have the vinyl.
All four group members are credited with the writing of ‘Time is Tight’.
Claude and Clara may have heard ‘The Outsiders’ play, they were a Cleveland group.
A Quote from the ‘Moody Blues’ ‘ Justin Hayward: ‘I sat down in a field, smoked a funny African cigarette, and that song just came out. It was a Tuesday afternoon.’
I’d bake this on the second rack, and at the twelve minute mark of the second baking turn the oven to broil for the browning (keep a I on it you want it brown, not burnt.
LINK TO HISTORY OF TIAJUANA AND “TIAJUANA TAXI
“Kill Bill” could have been called “Love Hate.”
I’m impressed with Ricky’s recovery from life as a teenage heartthrob.
He wrote that song when he was upset to discover that people still thought of him as one, long after that time had passed.
Nobody wanted him to change, even though he had given up rock and become a country singer.
That old man took an ocean to go to the store, but he didn’t know what to buy.
The storekeeper said “We sent out a letter last week.
G… maybe you didn’t get one?
Well, this week we have something new… Wanna C?”
The old man said “yes!”… so he bought the C.
…
When he got home, he thought “O, L … What can I do with this?
I should have bought some P‘s to go with it.”
But he had a nice cup of T and everything was OK.
Boo! 😀
I go back to work tonight.
We had got word that my client was going to be home last night, but then we got a call saying he will be home mid day today.
I had one more day of going to bed early and getting up when I wanted too. And a slow morning with a couple cups of coffee and the laptop.
Starting tonight, I’m going back to seven days a week.
what dedication!!!
Someone has to do it or he ends up in a group home.
No more independence for him.
You’re a prince.
They, a C, saw.
or, they may have seen a seesaw
CLEO!!!!! I see what you did.
aka daleandkristen
ok, here we go , guys–this is Stelbel’s address in the hospital :
Coolie-Dickinson Hospital
30 Locust St.
Northampton MA 01060
put somewhere on card or package:
Att: Rm 366B Candi Girouard
Thank you!
When I called the hospital 10/30 to find out where to send get well flowers and asked for her room number, they wouldn’t give me that, just saying to send them to
Nurse Station 3 West
Maybe her room number was still in flux back then.
hm. I imagine both would work.
AFAIK, it did. Thanks for providing the room number.
i finally got someone to buy and send a card! thanks for the address!
Talked to Stel today and I wanted to pass on what she said.
I had asked her something or another and she kinda hesitated and just couldn’t get the words out. I asked her if she is clear on what she wants and what she want to say, and
that the stroke has prevented her from articulating those thoughts and she is left to struggle but just can’t get the words out. And she said yes,
that is the case . then after a pause she said : “but you know what?—I will!”
I asked her about the Cleo folks sending her get well cards and stuff and she perked up and said Oh yeah, please tell them to send it…..she doesn’t have access to a computer or I-pad so physical mail courtesy of the USPS is the only way.—-the nurse assured me
that she would LOVE to get stuff that she can physically touch and keep on the wall
I hope she won’t keep those on the wall, but wear them:
They should arrive this Friday.
This was the easiest way to get her something soon – shipping from Germany would take a little longer than using my amazon.com account…
what a neat idea! i have to think about how i am going to send anythig. i am under ‘palliaitive’ care, and am very restrictive as to what i can do!
I’m worried about YOU, too!