• A  blog is a personal journal of your daily life as a stroke survivor or stroke caregiver.  Surprisingly, countless members have called it therapeautic to write down their thoughts and to vent their frustrations.  You can make it private, just for your eyes or public and share your personal thoughts with your friends.  Why not try it, create your blog and start writing and see if it helps you.  

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  • swilkinson

    Living on angel time.

    By swilkinson

    I went to see the neurosurgeon on Tuesday. I was interviewed by a young Asian associate doctor and sent for a 3D MRI and angiogram, a brand new way of showing  the blood supply within the brain. The results were given to me by the associate and then I saw the specialist. It appears the aneurysm is larger and deeper than previously thought but at my age they are not going to operate as it would mean a full brain surgery. Coiling, one method of dealing with an aneurysm, is not an option. I think I
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sam/boston's Blog

prolem solved!

o.k. heres somthing,i pinpointed what's been making my computer feeze.for a second i thoughti've een hacked.but nooooo! just the keyboard/mouse conetion(wires,wiresWIRES! mah/jean said i should tell a life story?,o.k. heres one has nothing to do with stroke rehab.just things i use to do for fun, one of the bands i use to play with known for their dark demeanor statan this,chickens that you get the point,one of the greatest gags the singer? use to do is fill a condom full of sasage,during one
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Charles' Blog

Speed Limits and other things

Well, today I turn a speed limit. That's 45 for those of you who don't know. This is my first birthday after having my stroke (or whatever it is I had). I don't know why but I am really excited about this birthday. I think the reason is I have a reason possibly to be retired from my present employer. It isn't so much the employer is so bad but the stress that goes with working there is so much worse than any place I have ever worked before. I also never realized how much stress could affec
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hostpam's Blog

A Pack of pups

I can remember when I was a kid seeing a litter of puppies. The smallest runt of the litter always got pushed aside, not played with, basically treated like an outcast cause he was different. It also had to do with the whole caste system of dogs and their place in the pack. I understand the whole premise of a caste system of dogs, it is simple really, always know your place and don't try to leave it. Most of the dogs or puppies are completely happy and satisfied in their place because they are a
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Linda 315's Blog

It's in the Cards

Every Friday night, for the past 5 years, we would play cards, a game called May I, with our closest friends. The guys would smoke their cigars, Wendy and I would have our vodka or wine and we would laugh alot. Since my stroke, we're still playing, even though I'm slower and someone has to shuffle for me. The guys did give up their cigars but we're still drinking and it's really a wonderful night. I'm so thankful for the wonderful people around me.
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kimberly9's Blog

THE MONEY HUNT

since ash and i are TALKING again, she wants to talk A LOT!!!! anyway, last night she started telling me things that she had been feeling since the stroke. she said that she was afraid that i didn't remember ANYTHING about her life anymore and she felt like if I didn't remember, then it never really existed. i told her that her life had and does exist REGARDLESS if i remembered it or NOT!!!! she then said that i used to tell stories about her life to people all of the time and that she missed t
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Linda 315's Blog

A SNOWY DAY

It snowed last night and dropped about 7 inches. It does look so beautiful. I used to love shoveling. It would be a good work out and I always treated myself to a big hot chocolate afterwards. Now I'm hoping someone will ring my bell to shovel for me. This is the part I find so painful...not being able to do things how and when I want to.
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Charles' Blog

My life in a fog

My head is in a fog right now. I am not sure if it is stoke related (or migraine related) or if it is related to the change in blood pressure medication I had a couple of days ago.   All I know is that this has to stop. I can't live this way.   Maybe it will someday.   Charles Ramsey
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Barbara's Blog

Talk Go

Have be is heart is boom boom boom...Pain arm. Pain Chest. Is come this one be Tues Feb. 22. Call for be is my one Russ. Him for come is. My one is face of eye go doop be. My one of be talk is go for bad more. Take me this one go for ER. Doc is say for be is new one stroke...of be mayhaps is be heart go tack too. Them for come for back is say...Nope..Have no be on go your one be is CT..Home for go you is. Am anger. Am for know is go stroke agin be is. No for be listen is this one. A
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hostpam's Blog

What a Wonderful world

No, I'm not turning into a cliche'. I'm listening to Eva Cassidy sing her version of the song. Eva Cassidy is someone I just discovered recently and I bought a CD of hers and couldn't be enjoying it more. The only things missing to go with the music is a dimly lighted smoke filled club located in a cellar in some building, that and love. Well that's another blog entry. I can't even recreate the atmosphere here in the house as I don't smoke in the house, but it isn't a bad idea to start. In res
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kimberly9's Blog

"SETTING BOUNDARIES"

i had had about all i could take of ashley's ( my 14 year old stepdaughter) laziness, lack of doing chores that she has ALWAYS done in the past, and her missing school for no good reason. but NOW she is REALLY trying to make me mad. her brother gave her his old cell phone( the throw away kind) which we didn't approve of to begin with but i was too tired ( as usual) to deal with it and her father just let it go.   ANYWAY, monday night she woke me up while she was unplugging MY cell phone and
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cyndip's Blog

mom

Well, its official. Mom's heart is in failure. She can no longer take it. The doctor is trying to get her home, but he isn't happy with her progress this time. He pretty bluntly said that she will be dying soon. I know she was getting weak. Her heart is pretty much gone. I just want her to come home, so that I can take care of her. I know that won't change anything and the doctor said she will be back soon. He thinks if we get her home it will only be a few days and she will be back. H
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Janice

Guilt trip

I absolutely loathe having to spend time with my neighbor lady, Helen. I have stopped going anywhere because I hate having to spend time with her because she forces herself on me and invites herself to go along to what ever I planned to do. Helen is a widow. She has no children or family, came from Korea where her husband met and married her during that 'conflict'. Clyde, her late husband evidently was her only friend in life, even his family has difficulty with Helen. She doesn't speak w
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Charles' Blog

It takes me twice as long

I paid bills this morning. Normally, this is a very quick matter and only takes about half an hour or so.   This morning it took forever. I was having trouble concentrating which did not help any. I was having trouble seeing because I do not have my new glasses yet.   Am I making excuses here?????   The good news is the bills are finally paid and I still have my sanity (I think).   Charles Ramsey
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Linda 315's Blog

6 Month Anniversary

It's 6 months of living my new way of life. On one side I'm doing very well and so thankful to be able to, and on the other I'm mad as HELL!!! It's little things...not being able to hold my niece's baby...unable to open jars...taking forever to blow dry my hair...pretending I can do everything...I think that's the biggest...PRETENDING! It's so exhausting. I guess I'm still in denial and I don't think I'll ever be able to accept this. There's also the constant, tiny voice saying...will it happen
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Janice

Motivation

I know I've covered this subject before but it keeps rearing it's ugly head. I cannot get my fat a** motivated to get moving and get around. What's the use? Why do it? What difference does it make if I go to ther effort of cleaning up and going to the exercise class or if I stay in my bed clothes all day? who cares? I really do not feel 'better' after exercising. Actually, I 'feel' more and more dissappointed for lack of results from having done the exercise. Nothing seems to ever impr
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kimberly9's Blog

alphabet talk

in high school i had a friend named scott WHO "CLICKED with me immediately!!!! we have stayed friends ever since. he was nearly as smart as i was and we would carry on COMPLETE conversations using the first letters of every word. it drove our classmates insane!!!! it was our "secret language" . we could stand right in front of some one and say " LAS (pause) STSLSG (pause) BIBSGTP!!!!!!! transalation: Look At Susan. She Thinks She Looks SO Good. But I Bet She's Gained Ten Pounds!!!!!  
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Steve's Blog

Women!

My head hurts and I'm going to bed! I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ANOTHER WOMAN TONIGHT!
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Janice

Am I unapproachable?

I sit and ponder the reasons why things happen. Probably not a healthy thing to do, since the reasons I come up with have to do with defeciencies. I am old, fat and ugly and cannot contribute to our relationship anymore. I'm defective. I have nothing to offer. I am a total loser and don't deserve to breathe the same air.
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Charles' Blog

Medications

I started a new Blood Pressure medication yesterday. Today I am feeling a little funny. I really don't know how to describe it. I am not dizzy like I was before I had my stroke but I still feel different.   I was looking at the information sheet that the pharmacy gave me and they told me that dizziness and lightheadedness were to be expected as my body was getting adjusted to this medication.   I just have one question. Why do I have to feel dizzy and lightheaded because of a medicat
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ssanchez's Blog

Boring

It has been raining here in California for the past couple of days when I am inside the house I get real bored. My Daughter had a Basketball game on Sat, but the game was canceled after the 1st half due to roof leaking and the safety of the girls they were wining anyways as usual. News says it will be raining till at least Thurs or Fri we never get this much rain all at one time. I guess i'll keep myself busy here on the Strokenetwork
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kimberly9's Blog

OVERWHELMED!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am SO overwhelmed right at this moment that i can't concentrate!!!!!! i have taken on SO many work assignments that i don't know where to start!!!! my house is a mess, i just got a two month gas bill that's THREE times the normal amount because i forgot to pay it.   a creditor just called me, FORGOT to pay that one too!!!!!! no one is here today except me ( president's day) because i have SO much work!!! it took me two hours just to sort through it all and set up apointments. MERCIFULLY
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Janice

Am I normal?

I'm a 52 years old female. I evidently have a higher than ususal libido.(sex drive) I feel like Mrs. Roper of the Three's Company tv show. She was always complaining about Stanley's lack of interest in sex. I should have married a man 20 years younger than myself...their sex drive is still functioning.
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