Dr. Ted Mayeux Making His Comeback

Dr. Ted Mayeux Making His Comeback

Local Chiropractor Using Art to Fight His Way Back from Paralyzing Stroke

CENTRAL — Dr. Ted Mayeux had just opened a new chiropractic practice on Joor Road in 2009 when a stroke left him paralyzed on his right side.

On Wednesday, Ted’s wife Wanda recounted the day Ted’s high blood pressure got out of control and resulted in a stroke.

He had taken care of a patient and was driving to the store when he felt strange and had to pull over.  He had forgotten his cell phone and got out of the car to signal for help.  By the time someone arrived, his speech was slurred.  The good Samaritan called 911 and Ted was soon in the hospital.

The stroke left him paralyzed on this right side and unable to move or feel things on that side.  At first, he was unable to speak.

Wanda has led Ted through years of therapy and today he is doing much better, although he is still unable to feel or move on his right side.  Despite this, he speaks and has re-learned to walk for small distances.  Every week, Ted continues to take aquatic, speech, and physical therapy.

“One of his great joys today is painting,” Wanda said.  “Before the stroke, it was a hobby, but now he paints full time, and he can paint anything.”

The stroke occurred on June 1, 2009.  He left Trinity NeuroRehab Hospital on Nov. 27, 2009.  Shortly thereafter, he requested painting supplies.

Although Ted has been painting since he was 7, he was right-handed.  Since the stroke, he has had to completely relearn to paint, using his left hand.

The Mayeuxs live on Gurney Road in Central. Wanda continues to work at a law firm where she is a paralegal.  Friends and his former patients in Central and the surrounding area have been a blessing for Ted.  Now Ted, Wanda, and their friends are putting on an art show to display and sell Ted’s work.

The Ted Mayeux Art Show will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Lewy Physical Therapy, 31985 Hwy. 16, Denham Springs at Lake After Hours.

The invitation to the event, which is open to the public, says, “Through all of the hardships, with love and assurance from friends and family, Ted has endured, and through his endurance, he brings beauty and vivacity to canvas.”

— Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News

 

 

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