• A  blog is a personal journal of your daily life as a stroke survivor or stroke caregiver.  Surprisingly, countless members have called it therapeautic to write down their thoughts and to vent their frustrations.  You can make it private, just for your eyes or public and share your personal thoughts with your friends.  Why not try it, create your blog and start writing and see if it helps you.  

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  • swilkinson

    Living on angel time.

    By swilkinson

    I went to see the neurosurgeon on Tuesday. I was interviewed by a young Asian associate doctor and sent for a 3D MRI and angiogram, a brand new way of showing  the blood supply within the brain. The results were given to me by the associate and then I saw the specialist. It appears the aneurysm is larger and deeper than previously thought but at my age they are not going to operate as it would mean a full brain surgery. Coiling, one method of dealing with an aneurysm, is not an option. I think I
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SassyBetsy's Blog

Mocking My Friend

Today I heard a cna mimicking this lady who calls scuze me I wanna go back to my room. She aches hurts in her wheelchair during activities that she also lost interest in. She had a stroke and her hand is in a brace.She is warm and waves her beautiful good hand at her friends she sees down the hall as she sits in front of nurse station. I help her at bingo. She likes to win. But the whole time she says thank you. But sometimes they scold her telling her to wait until this or that is over for some
SassyBetsy

SassyBetsy

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My Journey Within

Gratitude...Friday and Saturday

I missed a day again so here goes:   1. I am thankful I still have a few friends that care about me even if they don't call. 2. I am for my vacuum because believe it or not my kitty loves to be vacuumed and this surely cuts down on flying fur. 3. I am thankful for fresh berries because nothing tastes so fresh and delicious. 4. I am thankful for my medication because without it I would be a whole different person in a bad way. 5. I am thankful my neighbors who have been so kind to me. 6. I am t
HostTracy

HostTracy

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heather's Blog - Heather was here

Surfing today!!! :)

So today was a surfing day. The one last month got called off because a whale carcass had washed up on a beach a bit close to where the event was scheduled, and the authoraties were being nutty about possible sharks. OK so the risk of a larger shark being in the area was increased but REALLY it had gone from minimal to minimal + a tiny bit. However the local papers were being stupid about it so they cancelled our day. Not because the risk was significant but because the publicity if somethin
heathber

heathber

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My Journey Within

I am grateful for...Thursday

Today has been a very productive day for me. All but 1 thing on my list is done even baking a loaf of bread!   1. I am thankful for the internet which is weird but I learn a lot of things from there, you guys are here, and sometimes it's what I CAN do. 2. I am thankful for sun setting we had a beautiful horizen this evening and I took pictures. 3. I am thankful for the energy I have had today it's added to how I feel about myself . 4. I am thankful for planning a day ahead it's not so far th
HostTracy

HostTracy

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SassyBetsy's Blog

Shoes for Diabetics

I learned there is program that gives special shoes with pads and you choose from a catalog.go in for fitting measurement. I have probs with feet so dr. wrote Rx. I am in CA. They give pads insoles to change. They even have for AFO and stabilizing for balance athletic dress all closed toe kinds. I am looking now. Hard to decide. Pass the word. when I get compliment on my shoes and tell all this people are surprised. another patient told me.
SassyBetsy

SassyBetsy

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My Journey Within

I'm grateful for list Wednesday

Here goes:   1. I am grateful for my Psychiatrist who has helped me tremendously. He helps me feel less crazy and I mean that. 2. I am grateful for my bathtub because it can always help me when I need to get warm, relax, have less body pain, and ofcourse clean body and hair! 3. I am thankful that I can cook dinner for the most part this makes me feel useful. 4. I am thankful for my friend and aquaintances I have met here you guys rock and help me more than you'll ever know. 5. I am thankful fo
HostTracy

HostTracy

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achandra's Blog

things I m grateful for on my 13th stroke anniversary & valentine date combo

Today marks my 13th years as a stroke survivor & like for past 5 years we are celebrating as our valentine date. I am going to follow Tracy's suit & do my things I am grateful for.   1. I am grateful I can walk, talk & take care of my family single handedly. (its fact)   2. I am grateful I don't have any cognative difficulties, & grateful still got my sense of humor intact. Can laugh on myself & others.   3. I am grateful for my family, friends who decided to stand by m
HostAsha

HostAsha

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Sue's Sentiments

Meeting Sarah

I have just met up with my third overseas Strokenet member, Sarah Rademacher (in the past known as spacie1 and hostsarah now srademacher) and I met in Honolulu and spent time together in Waikiki as we had promised we would. Now I have met Barbara King (Babsz) and her husband Eddie who actually came and stayed with me many years ago and Ann Rogers and now Sarah. Not bad for a girl from the Antipodes. But it was a long way to travel in the case of England where I met Ann at her son's wedding and H
swilkinson

swilkinson

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My Journey Within

I Missed a day Gratitudes

I missed yesterday so I am doing 10 for today .   1. I am thankful for my legs because I still get pretty much where I want to be. 2. I am thankful for the rain and thunder today it was soft and didn't scare me and I took a wonderful nap. 3. I am so very thankful for my bed I LOVE my bed! 4. I am thankful for my neighbors on both sides pets ( doggies) who have become my friends and let me visit with them. 5. I am thanful for my coat that my mom gave me for my birthday it fits and looks great
HostTracy

HostTracy

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ruthwilliam's Blog

8 years as a caregiver

Time flies...having fun or not. William is still not able to walk on his own. We do make it to the pool about 4 times a week. I have decreased our workout time to 30 minutes. We used to do an hour. That is about all that we do. Our day goes as follows: William gets up around 6 am and Wa Him to the recliner. He takes his morning meds and has something to drink. I get him back to bed and I get to the YMCA and start my morning routine. I usually do laps for 30 minutes and then take a water c
ruthwilliam

ruthwilliam

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My Journey Within

Gratitude List Self Challenge

I have been so blue lately and one thing I did when I first had the stroke was the 5 things a day gratitude list. This is my challenge to myself to complete 1 week of my own list of gratitude (5 a day). I think this is good for me.   1. I am thankful for my mom because I know I can always go to her even when I can't to anyone else and she loves and helps me. 2. I am thankful for our car...we only have 1 between 3 adults but I know that without it life would be a harder struggle. 3. I am thankf
HostTracy

HostTracy

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fking's Blog

Just Blogging Again!!!!!! Something We Can Still Do.......

It's been so long since I last blogged I have almost forgotten how or what to do in writing a blog..... Then again it appears the site has made a few changes too....... Well to start with I'm doing pretty good considering after suffering a big stroke years ago and I'm still around to be on Stroke Net posting.....   I really hope all of you I know are doing pretty good too as we all will try to do the best we can long as we can by the grace of God above.... I don't get on site like I once did s
fking

fking

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My Journey Within

Things are changing...

It's been a while since I have written a blog. Just haven't been able to sit and do it. First I am so much better from having a really bad respiratory infection that triggered my asthma terribly. I can't explain what it's like to not be able to breathe in air. It is scary and panic is right at your surface. I have had to use a nebulizer for 2 weeks to get effect from my asthma medicine it just delivers it so much better. Then right in the middle of it I get the most horrendous urinary tracy infe
HostTracy

HostTracy

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

3 years and my daughter still doesn't understand

My youngest daughter is moving into an apartment she sent me a text asked me if in my travels I could keep an eye out for the table for her cheap something like $20 I know what that means she wants me to hit the second hand stores to see if I can find a table for her and of course purchases it also with the 9 or 10 second hand stores in and around the area traveling by bus it would take me a solid two days to go to all of them get there and then wait for the next bus. if she made a similar reque
Jayallen

Jayallen

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

Another amazing day

I stopped by the hospital first thing this morning because my to see my patient because she's being discharged and I had to give her my So Long Farewell best wishes card which I always personalized based on our conversations and she's as I was getting ready to leave she said wait a minute she locked her wheelchair stood up just let me give you a hug wow what a beautiful way to start the day then I stepped outside and the sun is shining for the first time in over two weeks doesn't get much better
Jayallen

Jayallen

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Sue's Sentiments

At last! My end of January Blog

How good it is to have the blogs back and finally catch up with the people who post regularly, the members of the Blog Community. I have been reading blogs here since 2005 so I have read thousands in my time on here and I admit to being a blogoholic. And I really miss you all when you are not blogging for some reason or when the blogs are down. It happens from time to time that I am away and not able to access a computer and that precipitates withdrawals if it happens for too long. So you were a
swilkinson

swilkinson

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Grannyjudymac72's Blog

Let your Faith be bigger than your Fear!!

Its been a long time since I wrote. Life seemed to be just too busy to sit down and write thoughts and feelings. A lot has happened since I wrote last year. I just went back and read my last blog in March of 2015. A lot has happened and a lot has not changed. Raymonds condition has gotten worse in a way, but his life style is pretty much the same. We stopped acupuncture once it stopped working. His yearly therapy money ran out for a while and we got through the summer, which was hard in a w
Grannyjudymac72

Grannyjudymac72

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

Making lemonade

I know you understand when I say I'm making lemonade when God gives you lemons you make lemonade every day I realize more and more how blessed I really am to have survived for my stroke and I'm able to read this guy was able to ReDiscover the poet deep within me that I pushed aside all those years ago because of life I'm writing on average two to three Palms day and I'm having so much fun with it of course I love doing the volunteer work at the hospital I met a new Survivor last week of course i
Jayallen

Jayallen

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achandra's Blog

blogs are back So my world is great again

I was so happy when I tried logging in to site & seeing it working & seeing blogs up & running again. makes me so happy to catch up on lives of all my blogger friends. Yesterday was great day I had read great reviews of movie hidden figures & hubby & I decided to watch it yesterday & then decided to take our son out for dinner, it was great day ended on very positive note. Watching movie made me realize how far America has come.   Without exception everyone absolutely l
HostAsha

HostAsha

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Gizmo, Gadget Guy

Back on track

Well the MRI is done and all is well. The spot on the liver is harmless according to the dr. Just a broken blood vessel. So all the travel plans have been reset and modified. We are now leaving the day after the Super Bowl. Lesley has reset her driving lesson and rebooked the campground for us. It is sooooo nice to have her helping to do such details without me having to do it all. She is now more computer literate than I am in some areas. The trip had to be shortened to three weeks because Lesl
GeorgeLesley

GeorgeLesley

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Punch1021's Blog

Hello 2017

Hello all,   It has been some time since I have done anything here. I told myself that I just need to post and stop thinking about it. I am happy to see another year. Holiday time was hard with my brother gone but I look forward to healing more this year. I have tried to keep myself busy so I just won't get bored and dwell on his death. I don't want to get into another seasonal depression. I want and choose to be happy. His death still hurts but I am still making peace with it.   If al
Punch1021

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My Journey Within

After The New Year

Things are all quiet now after the holidays and I have been more tired than ever needing a nap each day this week. I'm still in the process of some psych med changes and that doesn't help. My husband has been working nights during his training at his new job but this will end soon. Our king size bed feels really big when he's not there with me. I think I have gotten into a habit of going to sleep a bit later than usual so this could explain all the naps. Whatever it is its sorta blah.   I did
HostTracy

HostTracy

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