Neuro fatigue

Here is a little helpful information about neuro fatigue and how it can affect everyone post stroke, which we recently received from Southampton based Different Strokes.

The main message is that whilst, as stroke survivors, we can’t fight it, we can help ourselves by pacing our lives and listening to our brains so we don’t overdo life on a particular day and suffer the consequences. 

This link below has a very useful explanation of what’s happening in your brain after a stroke and why you might be feeling more tired than normal and suffering with neuro fatigue: 

http://www.braininjury-explanation.com/consequences/invisible-consequences/neurofatigue

These images also help explain what we all experience in our brain and body to various levels post-stroke, which illustrate the challenges faced by stroke survivors.

Please know that as a group, we don’t always realise how much we have offer each other in support of our own recovery journey post stroke. The power of shared experience is invaluable. 

If it would help to have a personal chat, please let one of our volunteers know at our next meeting and we can put you in touch with someone who understands first hand, the effects of neuro fatigue. 

How Social Prescribing Can Help

Social Subscribing is a local service connecting people to activities, groups, and support which improves health and wellbeing.

Emilia Barnett is one of our Social Prescribing team in Alton, and she joined our last Meet Up to explain how they can help with (non-medical) issues like loneliness, debt, or stress (from a variety of sources like financial pressures or poor housing). 

People like Emma are your link to a range of support to deal with these and many other social, practical and emotional needs.

The service is part of “Health on the High Street”, and Emma and her colleagues can be found every Wednesday morning in Alton’s Assembly Rooms in the High Street. That’s the place to go to find out more about how they can help you.

Cycling for all

Peter Jean is the Chair of the charity Inclusive Cycling which is based at Alice Holt. Some of our Group already take advantage of their amazing range of bikes for all levels of mobility and experience. However, we had asked Peter to come and share a little more about what they offer. Peter showed us photos of the range of special bikes on offer, including side by side bikes and bikes adapted to carry a wheelchair. 

With over 40 bikes in their store, all maintained by a great team of volunteers, there is a bike for everyone to access some of the wonderful woodland trails at Alice Holt. And it costs only £3 per session, “carers” go free. 

Sessions are held every Thursday morning from 9.30.-12.30. and you can ride for as long as you like between these times.  No booking is needed. There is such a sense of freedom and space to be out in the Forest…..and kerping active too! aliceholtinclusivecycling.com