hvmom

Stroke Survivor - female
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  9. Thank you Kim and Donns. Yes I am harder on myself it is the only way I can get through this. My 8yr grandson said, when asked about my speech,that I sound the same to him. I know some children are uncomfortable with older people and health issus, But this little boy can still be counted on for a hug and squeeze for his Nana. There are so many reasons I can find for being paranoid, but I try not to fall into that trap-the economy IS bad right now. My impairments are small to others but they are there. Volunteering is a great idea-since I can't drive I will have to look for something local. And probably the way to accept myself is to realize I may not be able to return to the kind of work I did before, accept what I can do now, and try something else. Perhaps Fred's suggestion of the local Wal-mart.
  10. Making follow-up phone calls to the 10 resumes sent out this morning by email was difficult. My voice does not sound like I remember. I had a sweet, clear voice. Midway through most phone calls I realize I am slurring and sound slightly drunk. No wonder no one ever calls back when they say they will, but I keep trying. Interviews are tortuous also, I start to get self-conscious and controlling my voice gets hard. After not being able to swallow liquids for so long and the choking all the time though, I am happy to have a voice period. Hopefully over time I will grow back into my voice. I want so much to go back to work, but suggestions from this board about volunteer work intrigue me. Working and helping could be the ticket to this self-imposed isolation.
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    May 10, 2007

    I dont know if anyone else obsesses about dates and times like I do, but I am fixated on the first anniversary of my stroke-not Mothers Day or anything else that falls around that date. I wish I could erase that date and make it as if this never happened. Today is a particularly bad day... the "other" greta would be working now, rushing around and complaining about the kids(adults now), the pets(3 dogs and a cat)the house-cooking, cleaning, paying the bills, yelling at my hubby..you know -the usual. But this greta, the now greta is obsessed about finding the differences in my face. The droop to the left side of my face that my family says they can see. The difficulty in swallowing and eating, How hard it is to put on my own clothes, to find work. The tiredness...always tired. I hope I can get used to this new greta. I do miss my other self though.