lmctrouble

Stroke Survivor - male
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About lmctrouble

  • Birthday 08/03/1968

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  • Stroke Anniversary (first stroke)
    05-12-2014
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    Reading, traveling, swimming
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    lynda
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    mi

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  1. Happy Anniversary lmctrouble!

  2. Happy Anniversary lmctrouble!

  3. I know how you feel about having a job. I had an interview a couple of weeks ago that I thought went pretty well, only to get a letter stating that they were going to look for someone that more closely fit their qualifications. What qualifications? I know how to use a computer and I can answer a phone so the only conclusion that seems to fit is that they don't want to employ somebody who has had a stroke. I'm going to drop off some more applications today and see what happens.
  4. lmctrouble

    Memphis!!!

    The Peabody is a great place to chill:0) I spent about an hour and a half in the lobby waiting for the ducks and spent quite a bit of time reading on their very comfortable furniture and people watching - it was amazing how many people were ordering drinks from the bar at 10 in the morning
  5. Day 1 (it's really 36 hours) My Memphis adventure did not start well. Woke up to two inches of "slurpee" which I had to drive in to get to the train station - a trip that would normally take about an hour wound up being an hour and a half. Finally made it to the station with five minutes to spare only to find out the train was running a half hour late. The layover in Chicago was long, boring and noisy. I saw more more Amish people in Chicago than I've seen in my whole life in Michigan :0) The train was supposed to terminate in News Orleans but wound up terminating in Carbondale, IL because of a train derailment earlier in the day and we were to be bussed the rest of the way to Memphis. Unfortunately, they only had one bus at the station when we arrived which quickly filled up - we were told another bus was on the way and would be there in about half an hour if we wanted to wait so a group of us decided to catch the next bus. Two hours later at 4am the promised bus finally arrived and we all piled in and tried to find comfortable sleeping positions for the four hour bus ride. Finally arrived in Memphis and headed to my hotel hoping they would have a room available for a (very) early check in - of course not. So I hung out in the lobby and had some breakfast while housekeeping put a rush on getting a room ready - after 24 hours of traveling all I wanted was a shower and some sleep. After a couple hour nap I headed out on the town - I explored Beale St and some of the area around my hotel but I was really too exhausted to do anything more. The sight seeing will start in earnest tomorrow after a good nights sleep. Day 2 Well - I think I fell asleep around 7pm and didn't wake up until 5am - ever then I just laid in bed and watched TV for an hour so. Then it was time to take a shower and head down to the lobby for some breakfast. After breakfast it was off to the Burkle House - it used to be a stop on the underground railroad during slavery. The tour was very informative - once we finally got to take the tour - they were about an hour late opening. I would have left and went back later but it was a five block walk to the trolley stop and I didn't want to walk it twice :0{ Lunch was garlic and Cajun shrimp at the Blues City Cafe on Beale St and then it was off to the Civil Rights Museum were I spent the afternoon and could have spent several more hours because there was so much to read. Then it was back to my hotel room after a stop at Subway to pick up something to eat for supper. Now I'm going to take a cool shower and relax for the rest of the evening. Day 3 (another 36 hour day) Checked out of the hotel and left my luggage to pick up later. Went to the Peabody hotel to see the ducks - they live on the roof of the hotel and twice a day they ride the elevator down to the lobby and march to the fountain to swim - very cute. Then I made my way back tho Beale St to see the Rock & Soul museum - it was a good tour but there were only five rooms - I would have thought it would be bigger. Stopped at A. Schwabs for an old fashioned milkshake (yummy!) And then headed to my hotel to collect my luggage and head for the train station. After checking my luggage I went across the street to the Arcade which is an old 50's diner where Elvis used to eat. Back in the train station I asked the lady at the counter if the train was running on time - nope at least an hour late due to thunderstorms in Mississippi. After another long, boring layover in Union Station it was time to finally get on the train back to Michigan (which thankfully left on time and actually made it to Flint on time) and then drive home where I took a bubble bath and then collapsed into bed and slept for ten hours. All in all, it was a good trip and I had fun but I really wish I'd had my AFO to use before I left since I did a lot of walking and my ankle is pretty sore. I really enjoy taking the train to get to places it would be too far to drive on my own but I hate being at the mercy of mother nature, Amtrak's horrible schedules and their old, outdated equipment that can (and frequently does) break down if you look at it cross-eyed.
  6. When I walk my foot kicks in and it's causing ankle pain as well as making it very tiring to walk - sort of like I'm walking pigeon toed and on the outside of my foot.
  7. I know how you feel about the car - I missed driving too. I hated having other people drive me places and having to schedule things for when I could get a ride. Have you talked to your therapists about the possibility of driving again? If they know that's one of your goals they may have some things that they can work on with you to help things along. If you lived closer I'd take you to Memphis with me - although I'd probably wear you out with all the sight seeing - lol.
  8. It's been so nice not having to get up at 6:30 every morning (I was never a morning person and the stroke certainly didn't improve that - lol). I get to eat my breakfast at my leisure, do some cleaning and then get to the pool before the hordes of kids and teenagers show up. The stinkleys have really been enjoying having mumma home too as that means they can spend as much time as they want outside now that the weather is starting to warm up. I had a job interview at an apartment complex this week and I think it went well - we'll see if I get a call back for a second interview. It's only 20 hours a week but, right now, that's all I'm looking for - plus it's mostly an afternoon job which will fit in perfectly with my aforementioned lack of morning motivation. My trip to Memphis is coming up quickly - only two weeks to go!!! I was hoping to have my AFO before I went but unemployment and lack of insurance has put that on hold until I find out if I qualify for HealthyMI insurance. Lynda
  9. Well - it's official - as of 11:45 this morning I am an unemployed person.
  10. So I got in touch with HR today and told them I wanted to take the severance package and that it would be fantastic if they could get the paperwork done in time so that Friday could be my last day - we'll see how long it takes them. I did talk to the HR person about what a horrible place it was to work and she told me that they had heard that from other people that had left - which made me feel better because I was beginning to think I was becoming paranoid or overly sensitive because of the stroke. The good news is that after 21 weeks I can file for unemployment if I haven't found another job by then.
  11. Critters are always a good thing. In a few months she'll settle down and maybe start snuggling. I have two cats - one loves to snuggle and the other one hates being held but has to sleep with me every night.
  12. Thanks everybody - I'm waiting to see what HR says about a severance package but my gut is telling me to get out of there before they work up to firing me cuz I'm pretty sure that's where this is headed.
  13. My gut is telling me to haul a$$ and get the heck out of there. Today I was told that I'm spending too much time away from my desk talking to people about non work things and keeping them from doing their work. I've never worked with such a bunch of back stabbing, juvenile, petty people before - that place should be sued for being a hostile work environment.
  14. So my 60(ish) day evaluation was today and it did not go well. Apparently I'm not friendly enough and I don't help my coworkers enough. I can't say I'm surprised - I think they've been looking for ways to get rid of me that can't be blamed on my disability. They did ask if I might still be interested in the severance package that was offered last year and I told them that I might be. I emailed HR today with some of the questions I wanted answered if I'm going to consider it seriously.
  15. Gotta love our government!! Last week they told me they couldn't see where I had even applied for disability so I went online and applied again. Today I received their denial from when I applied last fall. No wonder nothing gets done in Washington - nobody knows what's going on!!!