Gugge1

Stroke Caregiver - female
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  • Stroke Anniversary (first stroke)
    06-26-2007
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    Laura
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    MN

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  1. Happy Anniversary Gugge1!

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    Im too weak

    We have a saying at our house - keep on keeping on! Some days it is just one step at a time. You are loved by your family and friends more than you know. It just sucks when you have to change plans I hope for you that next time will be better. Hang in there.
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    Still the same

    Vent away sometimes it just helps to acknowledge that it sucks right now and that feeling of despair is real and being frustrated when people don't get it. No your life will never be the same and answering the same questions every day by the therapists who want to know "how are we doing today?" Used to make my husband crazy. He would look at them like they were crazy didn't they know he just had a stroke....that he will probably not work again. Seriously. He did go to therapy around 3times a week for about 18 months and did finally get to the point of accepting it. As someone who could only watch and try and help as much as I could, I had to wait for him to accept the fact that he was still alive and here to be loved by all of us. It isn't all rainbows and happy times. Surviving a stroke is hard work which is why we call you survivors. I think it is important to go through all of the emotions but if you get stuck and the despair doesn't seem to end please reach out and talk about it. Your recovery is your recovery and it will take as long as it takes. So vent on the bad days and celebrate the little joys on the good days. Wishing you many more joys than pain.