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"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending" It is unknown who wrote these words! However in my case now the words are so darn true. Just all of a sudden changes are upon me in full force I think!

Well, today was Labor Day and in reading a pamphlet at the outdoor...

Sunday, William did not have the best day. He was depressed and confused. I left him in bed to sleep and told him that I was going to the YMCA to swim.
The front staff come and find me in the pool. They tell me that somebody has called and said that William had a stroke.
I cannot breathe. Oh, No. Not another stroke! he is just getting a...

I really would like to be posting about all the progress that my Dad is making since he has come home (Dad had stroke at 61 yrs old in April 2010). It is a horrible thing to watch. I come home for the weekend to help my Dad and take some burden off of my brother and my step-mom so they can get some much needed "time off". My Dad is...

HI FELLOW SURVIVORS: After quite a while, I finally got it “together” enough for a biog entry to let you know where I’ve been. On August 3 in the middle of the night I got up to go to the bathroom. I don’t know what I hit on the way down but I broke 3 ribs one of which punctured my right lung. After an ambulance ride and many tests,...

I spent several hours online yesterday morning trying to help a friend search for missing classmates so we can contact them about the 45 year high school reunion scheduled for next August. I’m not actually on the committee, but offered to help out in any way that I could. I have managed to track down a couple dozen addresses and some phone...

I'm new at this "blog" thing.... We moved in with inlaw to take 24 hr care. Its been a rollercoaster ride of physical and mental emotions and breakdowns especially in the beginning. We sold our house and moved in and in the beginning it was "different" but things are getting more comfortable. My inlaw has come a long way...

New to site, new to blogging. Had a stroke 2 years and 4 months ago and still have found no one in the same position to talk with. I am hoping to have finally found a way to reach out. I was a happy owner of a real estate company-my first bump in the road was an employee I found out was steeling from me, in the months of cleaning up that mess I...

This weekend is my fortieth high school reunion. Dinner tomorrow night but with the added cost of a caregiver was out of the question for me. It is also the weekend for a very large Oyster Festival in my home town and a lot of my fellow classmates need to work and therefore also would not be able to go. A fellow classmate suggested we meet tonight...

Sleep is another time that I need to constantly think about what to do to keep my stroke therapy going.
I used to have a hand/wrist splint for nighttime use that kept my fingers and wrist straight but after 3 years of use the plastic rotted and it was time to be on my own. Specifically how to reduce the spasticity in my finger flexors, biceps,...

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