• 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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hostpam's Blog

Going Postal

"Going Postal" is a new modern catchphrase that brings different images to mind that are as varied as the people thinking of what that phrase really means. Do you picture some snot nosed youth with pimply skin and greasy hair coming to work with a gun and blowing everyone away because he's *beep* at a co worker and if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, you could be lucky enough to be sprayed with bullets too? No? That is Columbine High school, not the post office. The post office just
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kimberly9's Blog

BEST DAY!!!! then BUBBLE BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!

LAST FRIDAY WAS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE ( at least in the last 10 years) i went into a store to buy cigarettes and the girl behind the counter said" i need to see some ID". I JUST CHUCKLED ( I'M 42) and handed her my money. she then withheld my cigarettes and said again" ID PLEASE' i then realized that she was SERIOUS!!!!!!       i was absolutely shocked. i said" girl, do you know how OLD i am?" she then explained that they ask everyone who appears 30 or younger. i about came over the
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ssanchez's Blog

Not wanting to blog again

I have not been in the mood to blog, but today I was sitting here thinking Hmmmmm thats strange thinking I am still lost for what I am suppose to do in my life.Yes I survived a stroke but now what?? I think I will do this then do that but never come to a conclusion what this and that is . I really want to get more involved at my church but the only thing is Getting there yes I have a vehicle but it cost to get gas and the gas prices are outrages again
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Janice

I have a cold and feel like death warmed over

For the past two days I've had this crummy cold coming on. Today, it's full blown I ache all over and am feverish, my sinuses drain down my throat and makes me cough..causing me to pee a little each time. It's all a domino effect of feeling *beep*-ty. And I smell like amonia.ewwww! Maybe it's the flu, but I had the flu shot in November. I'm really creepy and smell bad. This doesn't add to make me feel good about being alive. To top it all, tomorrow is my 52nd birthday, lovely!
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tparson's Blog

Emotional Rollercoaster Has Started

Well I'm doing well today. Can't say that for yesterday. I had my 1st bout with emotional crying. I couldn't control myself.   I spent all day yesterday in town shopping for a dress that I could wear to the Valentines banquet at our church this Sat. I wanted something that I could also use for my neices wedding and for Easter (that is if I can still fit in it by then). I went to Sears but they didn't have anything that I particularly liked. I then went to our local Bealls store and discov
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vmoran's Blog

I'm Freaking Drooping!

I'm freaking drooping!   For months, my right bra strap has fallen off my shoulder. Inconvienient, and embarassing to say the least. Reaching into whatever I am wearing to jerk the strap into place.   I thought I've got to buy some new bra's but, I realized tonight that's not the problem. The bra's are fine. The freaking shoulder is drooping!   I looked in the mirror when I was getting ready to take a shower - (not a good idea in any case) - but, tonight was a rude awakening. The 10
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vmoran's Blog

Football and Big Events

I'm hiding from football - on Superbowl Sunday. It's not that I don't understand the game, I was a cheerleader in High School and College, so I understand it.   I just find it boring. And the pre-game pre-show stuff makes me crazy!   I guess my husband feels the same way about "E! Live from the red carpet" that I watch before any awards show - but, how else would you know what NOT to wear to the next "big event" you go to?   The black and white number Julia Robert's wore to the Oscar
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Janice

Who really is the enemy?

The enemy really is the same one for all of us....the enemy of our soul. The thief only comes to steal and destroy. Jesus came to give us life. John 10:10 Whenever I am lead down the stinkin' thinkin' pathway....it's time for me to pause and let go of the enemy's hand. he doesn't have any good intentions for me or my life. Whenever I am blue and go down that slippery spiral, the only one being glorified is the enemy. Who do I really want to win? God and God alone....my frailty is truly w
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Charles' Blog

Scooters

Whenever you have visited one of these big box stores (Lowes, WalMart, etc.), you have seen scooters going about 1/2 mile per hour down the aisles. They are driven (usually) by the elderly. Well, today I had the honor of driving one of those scooters.   There wasn't too much carnage in my wake. You know, merchandise strewn here and there and there weren't too many people laid out from being hit (Imagine hearing over the PA system, "Ambulance to Aisle 4!") by one of these counfounded things
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kimberly9's Blog

memory is shot and it's depressing

i have come to terms that my memory and motivation may never be the same. i have plenty of work to do right now but can't dredge up the concentration to do it. clients calling and calling and calling about work. real busy and too tired to do it!!!!!   makes me sad i am not the same anymore. i used to be a post herald spelling bee winner and now i have to carry around a pocket dictionary. but since i'm never sure what is misspelled, i can't remember to look everything up!!! i leave myself mess
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Linda 315's Blog

Life Goes On...

Every morning I wake up hoping my stroke was just a very bad dream, then the realization sets in...I'm different. From the outside I look the same, no one could tell, which I guess I'm grateful for, but the expectations remain the same. I'm also responsible for that because I want everyone to think I'm FINE...I can do pretty much everything except slower and I have to pace myself because I get exhausted. I'm physically exhausted and emotionally exhausted trying to keep up with the pace and facad
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Janice

9th anniversary check up

Today, hubby had his 9th anniversary checkup for his colon cancer. All is clean, Praise God! As much as he irritates me, I don't know what I'd do without him. In 1996 he had colon cancer/surgery and chemo.
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vmoran's Blog

Working

I'm supposed to be working but, I'm not. My shoulders and neck ache like the day I had my stroke. I take a deep breath, knowing the stress of the 18 orders and three problems sitting on my desk are probably responcible for this "panic attack". I'm not hot or tingly on my left side, and just because my hearts beating like a salsa dancer, doesn't mean I'm going to have another stroke. I have an appointment coming in at 11:00 and I've got to get this "panic and pain" under control by then. I'm scar
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ctaylor2's Blog

Wasted Afternoon

:wicked:The dark one came back after lunch and decided to spend the rest of the day tormenting me with little barbs like "god you are worthless, "Can't you ever get your self starting doing something productive? I can only reply but why why not just sit here and muse over what has become a pretty predictable life. Predictable in that the person I used to be Mr. Excitment has sort of been on sabattical since stroke day, Sometimes I really amaze myself at how well I can shift blame, reassign motiv
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Charles' Blog

Yesterday was Doctor and Lab day

Yesterday was an interesting day. I woke up with my left eye (and only my left eye) was very dry. I put in eye drops and it seemed to work for awhile. I guess I will need to keep a bottle of the artificial tesrs with me at all times.   I started the day by going to the local vampire shop (outpatient lab facility) and getting bloodwork done to check my INR as requested by my neuro.   In other news, our valiant super hero (yeah, right) was working in the office Monday night. He had a cab
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garydotgray's Blog

This is a totaly new experience

Hi All   Well it is almost midnight on the 3rd of February, 2005. I am sitting here at my computer and I am trying to do something that I have never done before. "Bloging".   Well this is a totaly new experience but hay what is life about if it never had a new experince. "youknow"   First tooth, first words, first steps, first day at school, first love, first car. first time, first job, etc etc etc.   "youknow"   Well first blog.   Ok went to help and found out how to set up
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ssanchez's Blog

Beautiful day out

So far today is a good day I woke up I will be heading out to my Stroke support group at the Hospital and the rest of the day hopefuly should go good
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Katz64's Blog

The Day My World Changed

The Day My World Changed started just like any other I went to work and did my job and ate my usual supper I sat outside along the bank of the beautiful creek where I lived in peace Petting my cats as they chased their tails and caught bugs flying through the August air. I saw my nephews and chatted with my sister as the night began to fall We tucked the boys into their beds and retired to the living room I watched TV with my sister until the hour grew late We both had jobs tha
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ssanchez's Blog

Real Ticked off

I am really ticked off right now life was Peachy but now it STINKS I went down to apply for medical assistance and they told me it may take any where from 3-12 months to get accepted I wasted three hours sitting there for that answer. Believe me if a girl goes in ther asking for medical assistance cause she is PG and wants an abortion they will give it to her in a flash That really makes me mad but if I want, I can go to a County facility and get some assistance, but the wait at one of th
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Charles' Blog

What do you do when your brain is swiss cheese

I have really had problems with remembering things since the TIA on 1/28. I was out tracking down medical paperwork for my trip to Cleveland next week and my wife called me on the cell phone.   She told me that I had a follow up endochronologist appointment tomorrow afternoon. I normally would have known that but I didn't.   I had also gotten appointments mixed up. I thought there was an appointment February 10th at 10:00am. It was actually scheduled for February 15th at 10:00am.  
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Charles' Blog

Whew!! Glad that is over or Happy Groundhog Day..

As you all probably read in my dw southernlady's blog, she was diagnosed as having a "Frozen Shoulder". She appears to be doing better after a cortizone shot. There will be Physical Therapy in her future. Life is looking up on that front.   I came home yesterday and found a phone message from my company's Disability Management person. She told me the 'expected me to return to work this week'. She also said she had talked with my supervisor.   I decided to call my supervisor and se
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