• 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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Sue's Sentiments

What will we do today?

My English visitors have gone to Sydney for a few days and will fly back to England on Friday. I really enjoyed the visit but am quite tired and I think glad for the moment of the peace and quiet. That will pass as I am soon bored and looking around for something else to do. One thing I will miss is hearing someone say: "What will we do today?" it is the "we" I miss, someone else being there to want to share an activity. I didn't realise how much I missed that. i know I miss Ray but I also
swilkinson

swilkinson

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When your soul dies

An overdue THANK YOU

THANK YOU for being here my friends. Strokeboard has made such a measurable difference in my life and i want to thank each and everyone of you. I'd be out on planet Jupiter without you. Well meaning family, friends, therapists are all reassuring, but it is you, fellow survivors, that i come to when I cry and feel scared and lost. You are my soulmates that understand and stand with me through it all, you are the wind under my wings. Much love to all of you.
Pearls

Pearls

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

Bus driver a decent person after all

How angry I was and I can admit I committed myself to kill him with kindness and praying for him because I don't know him personally I have no idea what's going on in his life well I have to say iritis bus every morning now along with a few other people that we all laugh and joke and have a good time including the bus driver so he really is a decent guy I'm glad I gave him a second chance just like God gave me a second chance. Be blessed and be a blessing, Jay
Jayallen

Jayallen

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nancyl's Blog

another anniversary

another anniversary.... # 5 ..... Dan is still Dan,.... He is a character.. The nursing home is his new manipulation place. They are still surprised by his things he pulls..... He has his favorite staff. and his non favorites.... there is a non favorite, who has learned Dan is to be feared. Dan got out of his bed into his chair and went after the aid..... apparently this aid had been banned from his room prior by his employer son not much sympathy was given to the employee.... I stayed out of al
nancyl

nancyl

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

Happy anniversary to me

Yesterday marked 29 months since my aneurysm and stroke does anybody else celebrate the month lease at what point do we stop I look at it like a newborn child I have a grandson that is 21 months old and the other one that is 6 months old I guess once we get to 36 maybe we could I don't know it's just I like to celebrate every month because I realized what a blessing my life is and it's my another way of me acknowledging God for giving me a new lease on life and I really love to share with all my
Jayallen

Jayallen

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fking's Blog

Here Is Hoping The Rain Has Ended Finally!!!!!

Today is the 13th Of March and I pray the rain has ended and people can get back to normal lives instead of losing their homes, farms, livestock and their belongings to the heavy flooding in their areas where they live........ God answers our prayers and I tell all of you I been a praying sole for me and many other folks like me....     Now I guess we the people can start to see how the people running for President in the US are fairing in their bid to become the next President of the USA..
fking

fking

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Strokewife's Blog

Broken Angels

When I was a young girl I had the weekly task of dusting bookcases, end tables, and other furniture odds and ends. Every Saturday morning my siblings and I would do our assigned chores before we were allowed to go off to our free time activity. I was the youngest of five kids so I somehow seemed to luck out and always get the minimal side of chore assignments. Given that I was a very small girl it seems logical to me why I was assigned the things I was assigned. My siblings didn’t necessarily ag
Strokewife

Strokewife

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

Minor memory victory

I don't have a computer at home I have an iPad and my Android phone well I always have my flash drive with me to save anything that I write and I was there 4 times this week and I remember to take the flash drive with me all four times I usually forget it at least once a week so I was really happy that I remembered all four times. This to normal definitely takes some getting used to figuring out what you need to do to not make those silly mistakes be blessed and be a blessing. Jay
Jayallen

Jayallen

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Caring for Sandy Caregiver

Keeping Caregiver Brain Active, Tatting

I know that the stroke people can not really get into any of the crafts I talk about, but I'm hoping that it will give some ideas to caregivers who find themselves at home more, and may need something of their own to do.   So Aug 2015, I begun to have some time to actually DO something and began to crochet again, and think about all my crafts I hadn't really had time for since Feb 2012. Then this Dec 2015, I decided to get into tatting. Since I had to learn it from scratch, it was something th
SandyCaregiver

SandyCaregiver

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SandyCaregiver's Blog

Long Time No Blog

Hi all, haven't reported in since October, so thought I'd let you all know we are doing fine, incase you were wondering! We did not get sick this winter - WOOT! The weather has been so mild that Bob (who gets cold easily) has had quite a few screened in porch days already!   It is tax season, so I'm busting my head into the wall trying to find what happened to my hadicapped receipts for Jan-Aug - why do I always lose them? I know that I start putting them in an envelope right off
SandyCaregiver

SandyCaregiver

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

Once again amazed by nature

Waiting for the boss this morning I heard a nearby chirping of a bird I looked around and I saw the most beautiful cardinal the brightest red shiniest feathers I've ever seen. I joke with a friend of mine on the bus that that bird must be eating right and no worms for him. Once again it was very humbling to see the work of God and how beautiful that bird was I am so blessed it amazes me. Be blessed and be a blessing. Jay
Jayallen

Jayallen

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

I love stupidity

Wow after getting off the bus to go to my coffee my coffee house I walk to the corner I wait for the light to turn right so I could.cross safely tndI waited maybe three or four seconds after the light turns red stepped off the curb thank God I didn't take two steps because that vehicle that was a half a block away went flying by me and probably 45 miles an hour or as I believe with Scott once said you can't fix stupid I just don't know if I'm ready to the coffee house door side on the Block but
Jayallen

Jayallen

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

I know April showers bring May flowers but what do March showers bring

The beautiful spring morning too bad it's not spring yet it was still really nice walking in the rain up to the get the bus. On the bus that I ride from where the northern townships downtown we always check every morning we talked politics Global events cuz she was getting off at Community College I noticed that her brother was left behind so I said something to the driver and yelled out the door to work hey Jason your umbrella was really really pretty and he was going to keep it so I said to t
Jayallen

Jayallen

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fking's Blog

Rain,Rain And More Rain Coming Our Way Tonight

Central Texas has surely gotten lots of rain lately and I just hope the hurricanes, tornadoes and storms hold off and stay away so my prayers has been said to that end and our house will still be standing in the rain.... This is the first ever home I paid off and want to hold on to it for many more years to come...   I tell you after surviving a stroke knowing my working days are over and my lovely wife is about ready to start thinking retirement the last thing we both need is having to worry
fking

fking

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SassyBetsy's Blog

Making a Collage

I have been cutting out magazine pictures & gluesticking them onto black posterboard. That should keep me busy. I like just cutting out what catches me: words,Colors,items,faces. I made one once and framed it. It was things I liked in mags in one color. Well this is a huge one filled with things that express me my life. It is a spiritual journey,and a good cutting exercise. I sit by the window enjoying the cats,butterflies,flowers,green grass,sunshine. There is norovirus and C Diff here so
SassyBetsy

SassyBetsy

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Strokewife's Blog

A check list please

About day three following my husband’s admittance into the Intensive Care Unit I was beyond exhausted. I hadn’t slept, eaten, or really come to terms with what had happened. Ideally, I expected him to just wake up, ask for something to eat and say, “Let’s go home.” My husband had every monitor possible attached to him. Not to mention the revolving door of technicians, nurses, therapist, and doctors coming into his room nonstop. With every person that entered the room I ask question after que
Strokewife

Strokewife

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

A glorious morning

Today is primary day for the presidential hopefuls in Michigan and I'm proud to say that I cast the first vote I can honestly say 2 minutes after the polls open mic candidate was in the lead Now waiting for the bus I get to hear the lovely birds chirping I think they are as confused as we are here in Michigan that it feels like spring is here its already almost 50 degrees supposed to go up into the 60's today which is highly unusual for Michigan in March. I'm so blessed to be here and be abl
Jayallen

Jayallen

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

I finished a book

for finishing it took me much longer than it would have pre stroke but that's a given it took me almost 3 weeks to read a book with 187 pages. The book was given to me as a Christmas present from my son and it is entitled my Stroke of Insight I do know that there was a review done quite some time ago and I do know someone posted something about this book recently on a blog I found the book to be absolutely inspiring Continue to be blessed to be here. I thank God everyday for the opportunity
Jayallen

Jayallen

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fking's Blog

LIFE IS MOVING ALONG

Well I can say life is still moving along I'm just going pretty slow these days dealing with trying to walk better and a bit faster or maybe I should say walk at a regular pace but that's a ways off for now.... Anyway life is great so no complaints from me.... to me summer time is here according to the weather we are having and it feels good to get outside with my little dog and her puppy and watch them play safely in the back yard...   They both love to ride on the scooter but want to go in
fking

fking

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Jayallen's Blog amazing days

More lemonade

I admit I'm a political chunky I love politics while I was in college many years ago I worked on political campaigns but over the last 35 years I have been so busy working 40 to 60 hours a week and raising for children I never made the time to work on a political campaign now post stroke and is unable to work all I have is time so once again I am working on a political campaign meeting like-minded people having a great time there's always lemonade to be made when you're headed lemons. I can't s
Jayallen

Jayallen

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Sue's Sentiments

through other eyes

I have been having a different kind of holiday as I home host one of the people who home hosts me in England, she and I are third cousins and she is with a cousin from her mother's side of the family. They are here for an extended holiday, five weeks in all and they will be going home in the middle of this month. I have been showing them the beauty of the area in which I live, a coastal area of beautiful beaches, spectacular views, little cafes and endless eateries so a spot of sightseeing and
swilkinson

swilkinson

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