Rich,

Thank you for the update - was wondering what you were up to. Glad to hear you're doing well and moving ever onward on your quest. Good to hear of the positive results you're experiencing.

Great to see your up-date. Yes I think this year was a "funny one" for pre and posst holiday Blah's.... Glad to hear the Ness stimulator is working well for you. Wow another trip to China. how exciting, so glad you are learning the "IN's and OUt's and sharing for others here. Attending a Wedding.. how beautiful is that.. Glad to hear of more progress .... keep us posted. Best wishes as always for a better 2008. more progress and safe travel on your journies.

hi rich, its good to hear from you. i'm glad you are doing so well in your current therapy. keep up the great job and keep improving. i too hope your 2008 is the best year in your stroke recovery. you still have alot to look forward to in the new year. be safe in your travels and keep us updated as you can.

Hello,

I am glad you are able to try new things.

My husband participated in a clinical trial robotic arm therapy at UC Irvine this past December. I guess, it helped a litltle with his tone, but he was hoping for a little more. Now, I am interested in the NESS H200. Do you know how much it costs? --

Thanks,

Rich,

Thank you for your very informative blog. My wife stroked on 10/24 on her left side and lost complete movement on her right side and all speech. We spent 2 weeks in the hospital and 1 month in a stroke rehab center. My wife now can parrot words and sometimes can initiate one or two work sounds. She can walk short distances with her low quad without assistance and her right leg is definitely getting stronger. Her right arm continues to be worthless.

We have now completed the 60 insurance covered rehab sessions ( 20 each of PT,OT, and speech ). Now I am looking for the next best rehab opportunity. I was very strongly considering the China Connection, so I really appreciate your insights. Fortunately, we have the resources to pay our own way, so I have also mailed an application to the Taub Center at UAB.

Do you have any suggestions for us? We live in Delaware so we are a quick Amtrak ride from NYC and would be delighted to meet with you in person. [Your post giving out your email address and/or your personal contact information has been edited out. This was done for privacy and security reasons. Our organization purposely masks this information about members in order to prevent spam and other abuses of personal information. Hope you understand. Please exchange contact information privately through your Personal Messenger. Personal websites need to go in your profile or on the

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