If you are looking for a stroke support group in the Charleston, SC area, we'd love to have you join us.
Please note we have moved to two new sites and this Blog has been discontinued. Please click one of the following links to check out what's happening in our support group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lowcountrystrokesupportgroup
https://low-country-stroke-support-group.mailchimpsites.com
SEE YOU SOON!!
Dr. Nancy Carson with the MUSC Occupational Therapy program at MUSC is seeking caregivers to be interviewed by our OT and PT students this summer. The goal is for the students to gain new perspective and insight into the lives of people who are caring for a loved one.
Objectives include:
1) discuss the challenges and rewards identified from the interview experience
2) recognize the varied experiences and the scope of care partners
3) reflect on the role of OT and PT in supporting care partners
4) synthesis information gathered from the interviews into a presentation using a form of the humanities to reflect and better understand the experience of caregiving.
The students are in groups of 3 students per interview with a few groups of 4 students. Students will be reaching out beginning June 17 and will schedule interviews for some time over the following 4-5 weeks, the interview should occur no later than July 22, ideally the end of June or beginning of July. The interview can be via Zoom or in person.
If you are interested in participating in this project please contact Alyssa Chestnutt (contact info below). Thanks..
Alyssa Chesnutt, PTA, CSRS
Participant Navigator
Stroke Recovery Research Center
Department of Health Sciences and Research
Medical University of South Carolina
77 President Street
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-8171 | hydar@musc.edu
The Low Country Stroke Support Group has a Facebook Group! Group membership is by invitation only and will be limited to our support group's survivors, care-partners, and support members and staff.
The group is private and all posts will only be visible to other group members.
The group was formed to encourage connectivity with one another in between our meeting times. Please use the group to share good news, ask questions, or to have a shoulder to lean on when you need it.
Rules of the Group:
1. We ask that you be courteous and kind too all.
2. Respect everyone's privacy.
3. No political or controversial posts please. We have enough of that on other social media sites.
4. Please refrain from offering medical or counseling advice unless you are trained or licensed to do so.
To join, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lowcountrystrokesupportgroup and request to join. Note, I will review all requests and approve if you have previously attended a meeting or you have reached out to me about being in our support group.
If you have any questions, please email me at: richard.shideler@gmail.com. 
LOW COUNTRY
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, June 16th, 2022
5:30-6:30 PM
Encompass Health Rehab Hosp.
9181 Medcom St, Charleston, SC
Or join via Zoom if you are unable to attend in person:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2950599198?pwd=QVptN3NlTjIzL0dadUl3RmtiejQyQT09
Meeting ID: 295 059 9198
Passcode: 2022
Our Mission
We are a place for stroke survivors and their care-partners to support and be supported by each other.
925 Wappoo Dr, Ste F
Charleston, SC 29407
(Inside Lime & Lotus)
EMail:
hello@thompsonneurotherapy.com
Telephone:
Main: (843) 305-5990
Fax: (843) 258-3912
LOW COUNTRY
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, May 19th, 2022
5:30-6:30 PM
Encompass Health Rehab Hosp.
9181 Medcom St, Charleston, SC
Or join via Zoom if you are unable to attend in person:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2950599198?pwd=QVptN3NlTjIzL0dadUl3RmtiejQyQT09
Meeting ID: 295 059 9198
Passcode: 2022
Our Mission
We are a place for stroke survivors and their care-partners to support and be supported by each other.
At our February meeting, our guest speaker was Nicole Mulcahy who brought us a great presentation on an online help she is developing for stroke patients. Please see her message below for details. Please also consider checking it out and provide any feedback you may have. Thanks All..
I hope you’re doing well. As we’d talked about at February’s stroke support group meeting (which I thoroughly enjoyed!), I am creating a course for stroke survivors and their caregivers focused on post-stroke hemispatial neglect as part of my MUSC OTD program capstone project. I’m wondering if you might be willing to pass along the course to anyone in the support group who has this condition, or who may be interested in giving me any feedback on the course. The course consists of 6 short educational videos housed on a website I built. On the website, there is also a link to a Pre-Test to gauge baseline knowledge as well as very short Knowledge Check Quizzes to complete after viewing each video. There is also a Feedback Survey to provide general feedback on the course. In total, the course takes about 1.5-2 hours to complete. Or, individuals can choose to watch whichever videos they find useful. Video topics range from general info on post-stroke neglect (aka “left neglect,” “spatial neglect,” etc.), its impact, self-management/treatment strategies for use at home, etc. Now that I’ve recorded all videos and uploaded all content, I would love to get the course into the hands of anyone who might benefit from it!
Here is the link to the course: https://post-stroke-hemispatial-neglec.my-free.website/
I’m happy to answer any questions if needed. Thank you!
Best,
Nicole Mulcahy, OTS
Medical University of South Carolina
Occupational Therapy Doctorate Class of 2022
651-366-2587 | mulcahyn@musc.edu
