• 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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Katz64's Blog

The Marsh

My girlfriend and I went out to the Marsh near my home yesterday. It is a nature preserve that holds some of the most breath taking views of water birds in our area. My girlfriend and I always love to go out and have girl's time out. She sends her hubby off to play golf and I just leave the cats sleeping on the bed and we take off for lunch, shopping, or walks on the trails near the canals. Our walks this year will be much shorter as I get tired fast and it's hard to use my walker on som
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Katz64's Blog

My birthday Surprise

Well I thought I would write about my strange birthday surprise. On the 5th of April I turned 41. Thankful to be able to spend it at home with my family and friends. But my surprise wasn't something I had hoped or wished for in fact it wasn't expected at all. I had to have an emergency appendectomy. What a surprise I didn't have a clue as to why I was so under the weather because I didn't have that much pain unless I stood up. But my girlfriend insisted I go to the ER and I was told
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Katz64's Blog

God Came Near

One night as I lay crying, Alone in the darkness of illness and grief. God came near to comfort me, To help my soul find solace, And set my heart at peace.   My tears had called out to Him, They told Him of my pain. I prayed for Him to take my soul, But asking was in vain.   He held me close and kissed my brow, And said My child I am here with you, I cannot take your soul with me, You still have much to do.   I know your suffering is hard, I remember pain as well,
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Janice

My worms learned to swim...that's all

Well, I didn't catch anything. My worm learned to swim with a hook in it's body. My husband caught a nice size (14 inches) Brook Trout and then caught two smaller rainbow trout (about 8 inches each). At the second site we went to I tried my hand at casting with a rooster tail lure. I caught a lot of grass and moss. I poked my finger once with the hook. OW Good thing I'm not on Coumadin. The weather was beautiful and had a relaxing time with Hubby. The bugs weren't out yet, either so
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rod williams' Blog

Friendship is stronger than marriage

Yesterday I started a blog twice and both times I killed it, the words would not come, I don't even know if they will come now, usually it is easy to find words.   So what am I going to do?, the 12 people at my first physical stroke support meeting last Tuesday tell me that I didn't look like I had a stroke, my neighbor last night, she told me that I look better than before I had the stroke, actually I feel better too. So did my wife, I'm guessing it is because I quit smoking tobacco. I've
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cyndip's Blog

Men

I have came to the conclusion that I hate men. All men. Except of course my dog, but then he is nuetered. My husband tries to get me upset and keep me that way. He doesn't ever think before he spouts off. Then there is my dad. Well, he makes me feel like a prisoner. I just want to run away and have nothing to do with these men anymore. I am always broken hearted by one of them and neither of them cares or they blame it on the other one. Neither of them take responsibility for their acti
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Bonnie Lynn's Blog

My 46th Birthday present

My husband, Kelley, had his third stroke two day's after my 46th birthday. He had promised to take me out to dinner that night after I had finished a clowning side job. We didn't even know he had the first two. I had noticed some personality changes in him but thought he was going through a mid life crisis. He was 58 at the time.   It may sound strange but I am almost glad that he had that stroke when he did. If he hadn't, I probably would have left him because he was acting so strange. I ca
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vmoran's Blog

The 50th

I am laughing so hard right now I'm crying. Jerry just got his AARP application in the mail today.   I told him I'm not ready for early bird dinners at 4:00, and although travel is discounted, I have no desire to visit Florida.   I think it's finally hit him ... he's about to turn 50. Today he dozed off sitting on the couch while watching golf - and Katie said "he snores just like Grandpa" - That woke him up and sent me into hysterics.   He asked me "Honey, do you think I'm still you
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kimberly9's Blog

STAYING MAD

i have been EXTREMELY angry at my husband since thursday. he has always done things to make me mad, but this one takes the cake. it makes me SO mad, i don't even want to write what he did. i haven't spoken to him since and spend most of my time at my office. it would be different if he would ever apologize, but he won't. he thinks i'll get over it like i always have, and i am NOT going to "get over it" this time!!!!!     i didn't marry him ten years ago only to go through another divorce,
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hostcindy's Blog

A bracelet?

I was at work the other day and my husband called me. "Hi huuuuneee". I said hi back, he said "I'm gowin to the, the, the,....dam" I said Mall? "Yeahh" You going to get some coffee? (his usual reason or just to watch people). "No, I'm gowin to get you a br..br..bracelet". And what do you think my first response was?......Oh no honey you don't have to do that. "Oh okay".   NO, wait, think, what would have been my normal response. "Ummm, wow thanks... what for?" So I backtracked and
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hostpam's Blog

Plodding along on this never ending journey

I an three years post stroke, I have gleefully been rebuilding my life for the last two years, I have been enjoying doing that, excited about all the new things I've been learning, loving the new friends I've made and just overall immersing myself in this new life and living it to the fullest. In the last day or two, my steps have become slower, left foot dragging a bit, I've started plodding along on my journey. I'm getting tired of walking on this path, it is getting boring. Maybe the novel
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Joy's Blog

More thoughts

well, the Pope has been buried and Charles and Camilla will marry tomorrow. We got a good nights sleep last night and today has been really good. Got a lot of little things done that needed doing - like emptying the dirty mop water from yesterday, dusting the ceiling fans, starting on my quilt. I love to quilt but don't really like putting them together. I am four behind. Sometimes they go together really easy and then again, they are a problem. This one is for my exes family reunion in J
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vmoran's Blog

Jerry's 50th Birthday - I couldn't do it without y

Ok - the house still isn't in perfect shape but, the party has grown to be really big- 70 people are expected.!   Tomorrow night we'll go to JT Whitneys to taste the beer and try the hor derves I plan to serve. I ordered some HOWW beer mug's (howwmfg.com - I think) that say "I survived Jerry's 50th" to give to everyone. The decorations are taken care of, I even bought a life size stand up of James Dean, to point the way to the party room.   One of our friends, who's a comedian in LA, has
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cyndip's Blog

Nothing new

I haven't had much to say, so I haven't blogged in awhile. Everything is still the same. Nothing new. I just sit here everyday waiting for my mom to need me. Then I realize that she doesn't need me anymore and I get depressed. My dad is sooooooo depressing right now. He still hasn't faced the reality that she is gone and won't be coming back. I can't say that I blame him. He was only with her for 54 years. I know I would probably be depressed if my husband died and we have only been tog
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ChefDenny's Blog

Fresh Trout Recipes

Hi All:   I have to apologize but this Blog is 'a little fishy'.   I had a request for a fresh trout recipe. I did a web search and I found this website: http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/fish/s...out/recipes.htm.   This site will tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about trout. How to clean it, how to cook it different ways, how to freeze it or how to 'thaw' after you have frozen it.   To do a recipe web search, just type in what you are looking for, in this
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Janice

Gotta get a trout stamp and fishing liscense

Hubby and I own a moble home located on a small river in upper NE Iowa. This river is a canoe river and has bass in it. We'll be going there this weekend. Weather promises to be terrific...upper 60's and low 70's Since Hubby loves to trout fish I must go purchase a trout stamp and fishing liscense so I can go with him to the trout streams(the DNR stocks trout in these streams)... He promises to put the worm on my hook... He plans to use an artificial lure. I guess I get to sit in a chair
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ChefDenny's Blog

On the Menu -- Goulash

I had a request for this recipe. If you need a recipe, need advise / help organizing a party, recipe ingredient substitution, or just want to 'share' a cooking story, I'm here.     Goulash Recipe:     2 pound Lean ground beef 4 cloves Garlic, minced (or 2 teaspoons store-bought minced garlic) 2 large Sweet onions, minced 1 pound Elbow macaroni 2 cans Tomato soup 2 cans
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Michael's Blog

Aloha

I just wanted to post a note to all the friends I've made on Strokenet, both known and unknown. The new apartment I'm moving too is cleaned and ready for me. So over the next week starting tomorrow when I'm not working I'm going to be packing and moving. Also, who knows how long it will take the phone company to get me a new number set up. I'm on a county extension right now, and I'm going to be moving into the city.   If you don't see me for a bit, I'm fine and Kathy is fine. I'm just p
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Joy's Blog

Bad News Today

Oh, If I could just have a day that was ALL good. I guess that is too much to ask. Went to my Orthopedic Surgeon today for my one year check up on my knee replacement (the second one on the same knee) and got really bad news about the other knee. The one I have had fixed is doing great - just need to keep on exercising it but the other one has bone on bone all over. The only thing I can do to get some relief from the pain is to have a series of injections every six months until I decide to
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Michael's Blog

Resignation from adulthood

A joke a friend sent me long ago. Once again with old friends that author is unknown   I hereby tender my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old again. I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant. I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks. I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them. I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a l
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rod williams' Blog

Sundae Service

Interesting day for me, the heat is returning to southern Arizona, not lots of fun. I feel exactly like, why be a human?, what's the point? If being a species of animal is as far as life in the universe can go, if it's the best it can attain, kill me now, get it over with. Just to go somewhere I need to start a car, get on the road and drive, stop at traffic lights, watch out for other motorists and people afoot, go to a fuel station, pay at the pump, fill the tank, drive, go more nuts. What
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Janice

Coasting in Neutral

Another lovely day, weather wise.. My daffodils started to bloom today. Nothing new to report. nothing good nor bad. Guess that's good in itself.
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kimberly9's Blog

paranoia

i don't know WHY i am so paranoid. i always have been so i doubt that it is the onset of mental illnness. unless i was born with one, a mental illness ,that is. when someone stares at me, i feel like they're noticing something bad about me. i immediately go check in the mirror to see why they are looking at me.   when people are talking in a group and i walk up and they stop talking, i automatically assume they might have been talking about me. i never assume that it was good either. when t
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