Stroke: the loss and recovery of familiarity | Mark Ware | TEDxFulbrightGlasgow
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- Опубликовано: 4 дек 2019
- Familiarity may sometimes breed contempt, but it can also lead to empathy and greater understanding. In this talk, Mark Ware argues that we are hard-wired to seek familiarity. Following his stroke at the age of 39, Ware was forced to familiarise himself with the daily rhythms of life again, finding in his work and life that the familiar was his pathway to recovery and his second stage of life. After receiving a 1st class (hons) degree in Fine Art in the UK, Mark studied for an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1980, supported by a Fulbright Scholarship. He later worked successfully in video production and photography for multinational corporations, Government agencies, and Broadcast news channels. During 1996, aged 39, he had a severe stroke that brought an abrupt end to what he refers to as his ‘old life’. He now focuses on his Fine Art, and has been regularly supported by Arts Council England.
Since 2015 Mark has developed a series of art/science collaborations that have investigated how the natural environment can have a positive impact on wellbeing and health. Mark is the founder and CEO of The Wavelength Project, a charity that further investigates how exposure to the natural environment can be of health benefit to the public, including for those who find access to nature difficult due to disability, or because of socio-economic circumstances. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I had very similar experiences to this during my recovery for cardiac arrest. I'm thankful to have survived the coma, to have gotten off a ventilator learning how to walk and relearning life! Stay blessed and keep up the motivation!
Thanks so much for sharing. I have had five mild strokes, the first almost a year ago. Other than a lingering minor left side impairment and some visual issues there is no remaining evidence of the damage. I too was educated in a visual field, holding a master of industrial design. My first “vision” problem was loss of the ability to read. Obviously, it is a cognitive problem, not visual. The road to recovery has been frustrating, and the greatest issue is that looming feeling of “waiting for the big one” that will further disable me or kill me. Hearing of your experiences helped. Thank you.
❤️ My 42 yr old spouse had 2 cva strokes from Covid last fall. He’s truly a miracle. Although his whole body took massive hits, some permanent, he’s still making progress. Time will tell what the new normal will be for him. Thank you for your talk! ❤️
keep working hard. push the therapy everyday. i had a stroke at 43 this past May. it took my left side. keep a positive reinforcement. that's the best for me. celebrate the little gains everyday.
Can you please tell me where I can watch the movie that you made?
I had just about finished up my really good message & as I was thinking about exactly what next to do suddenly all of my words were deleted!!! Not too pleased with that.
I hope you are feeling better.
Can’t re-type my comment that I took a good amount of time typing out. It was really that poignant. It had a lot of meaning to it. I was responding to what this man was/had been saying. Sorry 😐. Ugh 😑I really wish I hadn’t lost the opportunity to press comment. 🤷♀️