"Rehabilitation following stroke"

Went to Peel Health Campus and was admitted. I had a stroke in the occipital lobe and temporal area and I had a week in there. I was seen by the OT before I went to make sure / to see what my sight was light as my vision has been affected. She came in, stepped me through a few things and made sure I can walk.

A few days later, she rang to make an appointment, and I said I didn’t need her. She seemed put out I can tell so she said, I think you should meet me once and make your decision so I did that. It was the best decision I made, she was very good.

The girl was a 120%-er and I’m pretty much like that. Once we got to know each other, I appreciated all the effort she put into it. She bought me puzzles and all these colouring in books and different shapes I never ever would have thought I needed to practice on for my vision. The word puzzles were very good, she got me a lot of search a words. Even when she finished, I said I’d like more search a words and she got a fellow to drop some off.

I think my vision has improved because of her pushing me. I had to do something every day and she marked it. She wasn’t like ‘you did a good job’. She’s say ‘you missed that, you missed that. I think you are too much in a hurry’. She’s a character.

She watched me cook a meal. I thought it quite odd but I felt good she’d done that. Her name was Lisa. She went above and beyond. She was a beautiful person. You can tell that is her profession of choice because she puts everything into it.