• 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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ChefDenny's Blog

Cooked for a Men's Breakfast / Recipe

Another Cooking Experience.   Saturday morning, April 2, I prepared a breakfast for men from my church. I did all the prep work and cooked it by myself. I made Egg Newport (recipe to follow), oven roasted potatoes, sausage links, and I had cranberry bread and strudel rolls as dessert. Beverage was coffee or orange juice. The breakfast was served 'buffet style', where the guys could 'help' themselves to how much they wanted. I also 'toasted' some English Muffins, to 'serve as a base' for
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hostcindy's Blog

"I Love Life"

About a week ago as I was laying in bed ready to go to sleep for the night and I heard these words from my heart "I love life". I don't think I'm crazy, but my response was excuse me? "I love life". Ummm, What? "I love life". Who are you talking to? "I love life".   So here I am having a one sided conversation in my mind because all I was hearing back was, "I love life". I tried to make excuses, you must me talking to someone else, "I love life". No, I used to love life, "I love life"....
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rod williams' Blog

Fun in the Sun.

So I said to my daughter Christian Angelica, first born of our children, born 1970, I was in the hospital, I had no recognition for any family member, she told me this later... I said: "Why are you keeping me alive?, Unplug me so that I can die." javascript:emoticon(':hiya:')   She replied, "Dad, you're not on life support." She used to bring me a container of frozen Yogurt in the evening, I think that I re-bonded with her. One of the nurses remarked that I must be an engineer because my
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Janice

Shall we dance?

I rented and watched the movie "Shall We Dance?" that has Richard Gere in it. I was reminded of how much I dearly would love to learn to dance...have even before my stroke. But now, I fear that desire will go unfulfilled. Wish I knew if anyone else who has had a stroke could dance afterwards.
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vmoran's Blog

Painting and thinking

Well, today I'm going to finish painting the kitchen- getting the house ready for Jerry's birthday.   One of my girlfriends asked why Jerry wasn't painting or wallpapering. We've been there - it wasn't pretty. There are certain things my husband isn't allowed to do. Hanging wallpaper and programing the vcr come to mind.   I'm sorry but, he can't do either of those things right and the results are disasterous when he tries. Trust me over the years I've saved alot of money on wallpaper by
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Michael's Blog

Found a new apartment

After all the looking and calling I've finally found a new apartment   This whole fiasco started 3 months ago when the road commision stopped by to inform us that the state was expanding our road to make it a bypass. Of course, I had to live on the side they were expanding. I had a few places in the works when Kathy had her stroke. Well I had to let them go, because I didn't care about following up at that time. Then I had to add the worry of finding something accessable just in case Ka
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kimberly9's Blog

MY NEW IDENTITY

since buford's out of town for awhile, i have had some time to do some soul seraching and i have decided to change my identity. while i was sitting around trying to decide on my new identity, it occurred to me that what i REALLY wanted to be was all around me, QUITE literally. at my head, feet, on my lap, CATS!!!! cats everywhere, that's what i want to be, A CAT!!!!!!!     so, i went down to the court house and legally changed my name to katharine dee katz ( KAT D. KATZ). i was SHOCKED at
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Janice

Stress every day

Every day there seems to be a new stress brought into play.... Last night my son called into work to say he wouldn't be in because his leg/foot still hurt from that car accident he was in last Friday... His boss called back to tell him not to bother coming the next night ....that Jesse was fired. I can see the boss's point of view...he needs reliable workers to get the job done. But this wasn't Jesse's fault...he wasn't blowing off work just because he didn't feel like it...he has/had a legi
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ChefDenny's Blog

'Clearing' My Chest - To ALL Blog Readers

Good Morning:   Today is April 1. And what I want to say IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!   Apparently I have been typing in replys to people's blogs and I have 'caused' some disssention among the 'ranks'. I have recently read other people's blogs, and I have read 'posts' on the main message board. I have come to the conclusion that I am an 'outsider'. Let me 'state' why I say that:   I DO NOT have limited use of an arm or leg   I DO NOT have to use a wheelchair, wal
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sam/boston's Blog

baby part ll

oh... well,from the last blog,i guess it's the trill of chase thing(pretty big goal,BAGGED!!),it's been 2? weeks now,had a friend come over& we went to his house& he played it though his amp,with settings i made for him 5-8 years ago ha,ha,he tweeked it a little,but the base sound was mine,so that kinda made me feel good he's still using it,anyway the guitar sounds amazing!!!(my new #1,sorry sunshine) my buddy put it though it's paces,i got to skweek out a few cords(badly) ha,ha,but as r
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Janice

Another Brain Fart

Yesterday, I went to Walmart and purchased a package of generic SudaFed. When I came home I pulled the small sack out of my purse and laid it on the counter next to my purse. I remember doing this because I was looking for the cell phone to take out of my purse. I laid down and took a nap. Later last night I tried to find that sack and couldn't... I asked my son if he'd seen it...no. Today, I asked Hubby if he'd seen it...no. It disapeared. Or was taken by one of son's friends is the
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hostpam's Blog

idea from another blog

Well I just read a blog and I read someones reply to their blog entry. It got me thinking, it was a vent about questions regarding religion and god. The reply mentioned fear of not knowing their god. That is it in a nutshell, right there is why I don't participate in church or believe in the whole mass hyponosis of christianity. I will not embrace an idea that has been interpreted into hundresds of branches of belief that all call themselves a different name. I will not do anything that is fear
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hostcindy's Blog

PMS....ing?!?!?

Whoaaaaaaaa!!! I just read what I wrote this morning about the religious, spiritual thing. LOL..Man was I pms..ing or what??? Actually I toned it down some from what I was really feeling. Holy Cow!! I won't take it back though. One of my problems was always caring about what people think of me. Guess I'm overcoming a bit in that area. YA THINK???   I'm also thinking blogging is a good thing because I sure feel better!!   Another pms or premenapausal story, they're all one and the s
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Michael's Blog

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!

I've had it with whole Chio ordeal! I'm posting this in my blog instead of on the thread, because on my bolg I can vent to my heart's content.   This whole thing has gone on long enough and raised enough media attention, it is time to stop it! I'm tired of watching the news and seeing Chio day ## without a feeding tube....and a 1000something are dead and a few more 1000something homeless after an earthquake hit somewhere...   Because of one families ordeal the rest of the world has to ta
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hostpam's Blog

Control

Control. I like being in control. I am a controlling person. So what exactly does that say about me? control: to have under command; to regulate; to check; to restrain; authority or power. Websters Dictionary. Pretty much it means I like to get my own way, or lately it means just another endless struggle of juggling , of coming out on top, of winning in the long drawn out process of seperating or divorcing. In that case it is more then just simple control. It becomes a saga. It also becomes at s
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hostcindy's Blog

religious or spiritual?

I read some stuff from some people I like on the whole religious issue and at first I was hurt by it and then I got angry, not at the people, but at the perception of what I believe. So I decided to come here and vent a little bit. Maybe a lot so we'll see. It's my blog so I can do what I want.....RIGHT?????   Maybe someone can tell me WHAT THE HELL IS ORGANIZED RELIGION?????????? I know I've been caught up saying (and I wish you could hear my smart ass tone) "I don't like organized relig
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ChefDenny's Blog

100 Things You Might, or Might Not, Want to know

Everyone is making a list. Here's mine:   1. I was born on August 2, 1951.   2. I'm the only one in my family that was born in the county I live in.   3. I 'flunked' kindergarten because of a speech problem.   4. My dad 'served' in WW II.   5. My mom and dad were married in 1948.   6. I only have one sister.   7. She is older by 14 months.   8. My first 'real' job was a dishwasher in a Steak House.   9. I almost drown 2 days after
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Janice

Daily maintenance

I get so weary of maintenence..Why can't a task be done and not have to be repeated in a few days....wash hair,shower, brush teeth, car oil change, rotate tires, the list goes on and on...... I'm not sure where I'm headed with this muse, just wanted to vent a bit.
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kimberly9's Blog

serial killers

i know every statistic about every serial killer since the infamous jack the ripper. WHY? why do i and much of america CARE? why the fascination and intrigue? i have been thinking about it lately. i think i have the case cracked.       i can UNDERSTAND why someone may commit murder during an armed robbery. i don't LIKE IT, and they should certainly get the death penalty, but i UNDERSTAND it. they have motive. FEAR. fear of being recognized and sent to prison or worse.   i can UNDERST
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cyndip's Blog

Life goes forward

I just got off the phone with a really good friend. One that my husband doesn't know about, because he would be jealous. There is nothing going on with this friend. At one point in my life, I wished there was something going on, but I have moved on with my life as he has his. But we remain good friends. I noticed talking to him today (I haven't talked to him in about 6 months or so) that life has gone forward. The old problems that we had were gone. We were friends again. Nothing came be
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vmoran's Blog

Party

I got ambushed at Easter - My Sister in law told me the whole family was coming to Madison for Jerry's 50th birthday.   We've lived here 18 years and they've never visited.   And all 4 of his brothers and both his sisters, and thier respective wives and husbands descend on us in three weeks! Not to mention Jerry's mom and the college age nieces and nephews in a tri- state area (they heard free beer and intend to drive up to 4 hours for that)!   So - now, I'm throwing a Birthday Party
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Michael's Blog

Got a new nephew!

My sister had her second son today, and gave me the honor of naming it after me. Thomas Jay Burrell (my full name is Michael Thomas Crowe). It weighs 7lbs, 7ounces and is 21 inches long.   I'm making arrangements with the hospital staff to take Kathy to visit Stacy and Thomas tomorrow (the nursery is on the same floor as rehab). Kathy loves kids, and hopefully this will bring a smile to her face.
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