My Rehab Team on BBC Program – Wanted down under

My Rehab Team on BBC Program – Wanted down under

My Rehab Team participated in a program produced by BBC called Relocation Relocation – Wanted down under which was aired this year.   The UK couple featured wish to move to Brisbane, Australia. It is always Stan and Andrea’s dream to relocate to Australia....
Men and Women are wired differently

Men and Women are wired differently

It’s an age old debate: which is better, males or females?  While I’d love to be biased, the answer is…a bit of both! In a recent study in the US, researchers scanned the brain activity of hundreds of young people, aged to 22.  Interestingly, and not that surprising,...
Michael J Fox – Parkinsons

Michael J Fox – Parkinsons

Michael J Fox is an extremely talented actor, best known for this roles in, Back To The Future, Doc Hollywood and was a regular visitor in people’s living rooms every week on Family Ties.  You may have heard on the news about Fox and his condition, Parkinson’s Disease...
Motor Neuron Disease

Motor Neuron Disease

Motor neurone disease (MND) is the name given to a group of diseases in which the nerve cells (neurones) controlling the muscles that enable us to move, speak, breathe and swallow undergo degeneration and die.1 There is no known cure and most sufferers experience a...
Nerve cells that keep us on our feet

Nerve cells that keep us on our feet

Ever since I was a child I suffered from motion sickness – I loathed long driving trips as they would often result of me being sick all over myself.  Nowadays, since experiencing a stroke, I’ve found that my motion sickness extends to watching “fast moving” movies at...