04/07/2025
Our this week is about *Patrick is a retired Geologist born in Detmold, Germany in 1937. He was first brought by his son for BSR in Aug 2011 after surviving a second stroke.
At the time he was undergoing speech therapy as he could not speak, and seeing a physiotherapist on a regular basis. He had lost full feeling in his left foot, he also struggled with his speech, and with on-going left sciatic pain due to an undiagnosed condition many years ago, which brought about raging fevers when he worked at Lake Tanganyika in Africa. He shared how he had to spend many months in hospital undergoing investigative procedures as a result.
Through the years he has not only survived bladder cancer, but also experienced a third stroke. Over time, with regular BSR sessions and coming to terms with his limitations in reading and driving, his initial garbled communications via WhatsApp with his practitioner became clearer, and his speech improved. When he was unable to have his usual BSR sessions due to isolation during the COVID pandemic, he become frailer and battled to walk.
He and his practitioner have built a rapport over the years, and with his immense knowledge on a variety of diverse topics, their regular interactions afford him much needed mental stimulation. With her gentle prompting when he cannot find the appropriate words, which he finds very frustrating, she is patient in waiting for him to search for an alternative word.
We are pleased to report that with a regular BSR maintenance routine in place again, he continues to look forward to, and enjoy, his sessions. When his practitioner asked him how he feels BSR has benefitted him, his response was: âI wouldnât be here if it wasnât for BSR! I wouldnât be able to walk! It assists me with pain relief, and Iâm glad it helps to preserve some memory, which would be lost otherwise.â