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And so it begins

Posted by Ethyl17 in Ethyl17's Blog, 20 May 2013 -

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State of Connecticut inspectors arrived, gung ho, at the facility this morning - all seven of them. I don't remember having that many. But the process has changed the past two years. Mechanical and building inspection are not done at the same time and the Pharmacy part has already been done.

After 18 years, Bruce and I are used to this and the Federal...

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A Spring Time Chore

Posted by fking in fking's Blog, 20 May 2013 -

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Trying to get my grass to grow back in the front yard to cover the bald spots that has been looking so darn bad for some time now. We are finally getting a few drops of rain some days while at times the drought is still upon us here in central Texas. I'm trying hard not to buy more grass to put down since my yard is not the worse looking one.

The plats...

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growing through the painful days

Posted by hostsue in Sue's Sentiments, 19 May 2013 -

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Today is the sixth month since Mum died, yesterday was the eighth month since Ray died, anniversaries of sadness, painful times still to come. No, I am not stuck in the one place it is more like a rollercoaster than ever, Sometimes I am at the top and can see the view ahead, sometimes I am at the bottom and all I can see is the hill ahead I have to climb....

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Iwalking Now

Posted by blaqsheep580 in ORLANDOA.K.Ablaqsheep580's Blog, 18 May 2013 -

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Summer Vacation

Posted by dsummersill in dsummersill's Blog, 17 May 2013 -

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We will be taking Cayden to Florida next month depending on how my doctors apt goes on monday, I have been having trouble catching my breath and I even quit smoking for the most part. Please pray that my trouble breathing is just my new meds they put me on and not anything more serious. Cayden is freaking out that when he wakes up tomorrow or any other...

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Words can't describe

Posted by MaryJo in MaryJo's Meandering, 17 May 2013 -

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Dan's surgery was a month ago and he's been in a nursing home for rehab for two weeks. I've seen Dan frustrated, angry, tired, connected to machines with tubes going into and out of his body. I have never, in 36 years, seen him this mean and hurtful. Not just to me, to everyone. He is verbally abusive to everyone at the facility, to Jeff,...

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Car Shopping!!!

Posted by catbeleu in catbeleu's Blog, 16 May 2013 -

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Mike and I have two vehicles both which are very inconvenient when it comes to riding more than two people at a time in them. He has a quad cab Ford Ranger pickup and I have an Isuzu Amigo which is only two door and is also a stick shift. He has, since the stroke and the wedding where he met a large portion of my family, become a lot more family oriented....

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Knee post surgery update

Posted by GeorgeLesley in Gizmo, Gadget Guy, 15 May 2013 -

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Well, the knee surgery went well, but the rehab got off to a rocky start. No weight bearing for a month is the problem. The way the knee feels, I know I could walk on it easily. That would destroy any new cartlege growing so I am doing what the dr ordered. I found out though that is not easy.

The knee operated on is my right non-stroke side. So I am now...

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My week

Posted by Jhari in Jhari's Blog, 13 May 2013 -

· 75 views

I have not been to see my brother since I posted a week ago. I had planned on going at least once last week, but I am just too exhausted
(in every way) to make the 2 1/2 hr trip up. So I have been keeping in touch with phone calls and texts. He is growing weaker every day, but is still aware when he is awake.

Mom has been doing ok. On Saturday, the...

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Happy Mothers Day Every one

Posted by achandra in achandra's Blog, 12 May 2013 -

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Hope you all are having great mothers day with your kids, I feel so blessed to have amazing kido even being teenager woke me up with kiss & hug in the morning & man my day already started with wonderful note & feeling like queen mom. He was like what do you want or breakfast mom & I was floored. I am so happy & greatful to be able to be...

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Not realising...

Posted by potterb68 in potterb68's Blog, 09 May 2013 -

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Not realising that I could create a dairy here, I started one elsewhere. If anyone cared to read it there, and comment, I would be so grateful.

I also nurture a faint hope that someone (besides me!) might just find it helpful!

Please see: http://strokesurvivo....wordpress.com/

Ben

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A ray of sunshine in a cold rainy weekend

Posted by thejule1 in thejule1's Blog, 06 May 2013 -

· 101 views

The ray of sunshine is my daughter who came to visit this past weekend. She lives in Michigan and comes 3 or 4 times a year. She is going to England (3rd time) with her boyfriend this month to visit his parents. It would be hard to visit her as her condo has BRs upstairs and only 1 handrail.

I had a project for her this visit (as usual). lol We went...

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Taking More Time

Posted by Hostsarah in spacie1's Blog, 06 May 2013 -

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We are less than a month away from the 9 year anniversary of Gary's brainstem stroke, and I am finding it hard to believe that we both have survived this long. Doctors originally said "If he makes it through the first two weeks, he will most likely not live more than a year - 3 years at best." That may have been true if I had placed him in...

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Update on Leah's Blog

Posted by AZ Leah in AZ Leah's Blog, 04 May 2013 -

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Hi Everyone:
I think the blog part of my brain is broke because I just can’t seem to get it going! Not much has been going on except when my sisters came. I posted a picture of the 3 of us in my gallery – none of us look alike. The one on my right (Sonnie) is my half-sister who is 75 and lives in Michigan. She sure looks good and hasn’t had...

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new goalsnew exercisefor the limited mobilitymay,2nd

Posted by AmbassadorLenny in AmbassadorLenny's Blog, 02 May 2013 -

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may, 2nd

I just learned a new exercise that works for me :Nodding: if you own a cane :gym: that's great :Nodding: because all you need is a cane and a bed to lye in it :Nodding: first of all you lay down in bedwith your kneesbent and then you take the cane holding it in your hand :gym: and you simply lift up and hold then while holding the cane in your arm move...

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Georgia on my mind

Posted by 1967stingray in 1967stingray's Blog, 30 April 2013 -

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Our trip south last week proved that the harder something is to accomplish, the more you grow as a result. Ray seems sort of sad to be home now with nothing much going on anymore, and no non-stop blabbing 24/7 (although I'm in charge of the neighborhood yard sale this weekend, so we're not totally vegetating). However yesterday, back here at home,...

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Life is fast moving...

Posted by SandyCaregiver in SandyCaregiver's Blog, 29 April 2013 -

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Litterally, it's a blur. With so much to do, one day bleeds into the next and I forget how long it's been since I blogged.

AIR CONDITIONER: I have been trying to get an air conditioner/furnace installed for weeks, and delays keep happening. Everyday for 3 weeks I've been expecting them and ready, only to get a phone call with another...

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My new self this summer

Posted by Kristenhe in Kristenhe's Blog, 23 April 2013 -

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This will be my first summer since' my major stroke july31. Can I swim, can I take. My kids to the pool? Can I get out of the water on our boat ladder with my weak left arm, I think I will discuss trying water therapy to evaluate how I do in a pool. I am Readyto try and see what I can do time will tell, I was just curious what everybody else's...

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we're not so different

Posted by Ksmith in Ksmith's Blog, 20 April 2013 -

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Thursday, I traveled to a doctors appointment on Access Link. What that is,is a public transportation geared towards the disabled and elderly. It was defined in the law of the Disability Act that areas that have public transportation, to have a service that follows the transit line, with fare, for those who can't do it unassisted....

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