• 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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Becky from Chicago...... its Blog Time

what is up with doctors????

Honestly, I swear all doctors are idiots. one says one thing and then i go for the second opinion and that one says something totally different. thie doc i saw today doesn't know if the inability to walk is actually from the spinal injury or if it is a psychological problem. EXCUSE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know that I have depression but COME ON. So anyway, I am going to comply with the treatment that he is suggesting and do this therapy thing. I have been in therapy for my depression
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Michael's Blog

Top 10 list

Ok, I can't stop myself tonight;   Top 10 people who should be beat with a wiffle ball bat.   10. People who want you pet their pet tralantuas. 9. The pet tranlantua 8. People who tell me "they can pick a lock faster on TV" 7. People who cut you off and then blow their horns at you like it was your fault 6. People who rev their motors and inch forward at red lights, then don't move when it turns green 5. People who blows their horn at you when you're trying to turn because you w
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Janice

Results of Echo on my heart

Got a call from my doctor's nurse to say the results of the echo done on my heart were negative. I'm not sure what that means, I guess my heart is functioning ok. Still waiting for MRI results.
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Linda 315's Blog

Another Birthday

Today's my birthday. It's also my father's birthday so it was always a very big deal. I'm 54 and dad is 83, in wonderful health. It's my first birthday since my stroke. I was feeling a little down this morning but pushed myself to make it a good day. On my side is the weather, cold but sunny, and a wonderful friend who took me to lunch and made me laugh. My husband called me throughout the day as well as my daughter. I haven't heard from my son (21 in college) but I'm not surprised and it's o
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Janice

waiting

Went to have MRI last night and now it's a waiting game for the doc to call and tell me results.l  
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Becky from Chicago...... its Blog Time

Supposed to be break time

I know that usually ppl enjoy when they have time off from school but i am on my spring break this week and I really am want4ing to not be. i want to be out of the house and aways from my family. I guess I am way to comfortable spending time by myself and doing things the way that I want when I want. I use school as an escape, which is sorta sad. I make up reasons to go there and to stay. I even make up homework that I have to do. HOW SAD IS THAT?????? Oh well, atleast today was a little better
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vmoran's Blog

Don't pay attention - I'm whining

It's 5:30 am and I'm not looking forward to today!   it's going to be the day from hell and I know it.   I have to fire a salesperson - she was my friend before she started working for me. She's been on the payroll for 5 months without making a sale. I don't know what else to do, I've tried everything short of selling something and putting her name on the order.   I have to meet with two clients that I really don't care for. They are both indecisive and deadlines are approaching. I wan
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hostcindy's Blog

Monday blue's

I took the day off from work today. It's slow right now anyway. I was feeling sort of blue this morning. So, I did something I haven't done in a while and have been wanting to. I went to the beach. I just wanted to feel the sand on my feet and in between my toes. And look out over the ocean. God it's beautiful. The water was cold but I didn't care. It started to rain but I didn't care. Until of course I saw a streak of lightning, then I hauled butt out of there.   I watched the pelic
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hostcindy's Blog

100 Things

1. I Love people. 2. I look 10 years younger than I am. 3. I got carded when I was 42. 4. I'm a smart ass. 5. I'm hard headed and stubborn. 6. I care about what people think of me. 7. I wish I didn't! 8. I hitch-hiked to Oregon and back with my girlfriends in my late teens. 9. I was rebellious when I was younger. 10. I used to be terribly shy. 11. I still am in some things. 12. I used to be a tomboy. 13. Not sure if I still am. 14. When road rage people get ang
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cyndip's Blog

"Hardley"

I have been trying to decide all day, how and what to write with this blog. My dad is a complete a@#! First of all, did you know that you get sick with a high fever from eating? That is why I am sick. It is because I eat all the time. Now, mind you, I eat three times a day. Then there are the "snacks" that my dad forces me to eat all day, just like my grandma did. Then he tells me that if I didn't snack all day, maybe I could lose weight! Now, my husband and I gave up really good job
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kimberly9's Blog

MY FAVORITE ARTISTS

since i had plenty of "time" on my hands last night, i started thinking about who were my favorite artists, composers, authors, etc . the list was QUITE extensive. anyway, i narrowed it down to the following.     artist: vincent van gogh   composer: sergei rachmaninoff   author: edgar allen poe   i hope i spelled their names correctly. after i thought about my FAVORITES, i realized what they all three have in common. they were all purported to have been mentally ill. even if the
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ssanchez's Blog

100 things about me.

1. I stroked at age 34 2. I bought my first house at the age of 26 3. I was a playboy in my youth. 4. I dated several girls at one time during my youth. 5. I smoked pot but didn
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Janice

Ramblings

My son will be 21 this Sept. I pray he has enough sense to NOT do the 21 shot binge at the stroke of midnight.   I would try to play piano except my son is sleeping in the day when hubby is gone. Son works 6pm -2am in a bakery.   Wish I could say magic words to comfort Becky (bcsimpson) in Chicago.   Daily, I deal with confusion of what I can do and why I want to do it.   About 8 years ago, I developed an allergy to any makeup. Cannot wear eye makeup...my eyes matter shut if I d
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Becky from Chicago...... its Blog Time

My life sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know that I posted about this in the stroke survivor forum but I just created this blog so I figured I would let more of my anger and frusteration at my situation out. I hate what has happened to me. I hate the fact that everyone believes I am not trying hard enough to "get better". I want to be "normal". I know normal is relevant but I didn't have a chance to be normal. Everything that I had has been stripped. I was a dancer, a diver, a nursing major, an ice skater. All of which, you need you
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Janice

Quiet here today

Hubby is working overtime today and yesterday. So that makes 7 days a week he works and I'm alone and try to find things to interest me and while away the time. TV only goes so far, then I come to check my email and strokenet to see what's been posted. Jean talked about her Don sleeping a lot, well, what else is there to do? Guess this is just another way of complaining about what I can and cannot do. There needs to be a smilie that shows your bottom lip out.
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vmoran's Blog

Let's order carry out!

I spent 6 hours yesterday cooking. I made egg rolls, shrimp egg foo young and Governor Tso's chicken and shrimp fried rice. All from scratch. And it was all gone in 20 minutes.   The same amount of time it would have taken to order and pick up carry out.   I can't believe pre-stroke I really invested that much time in making a meal. I can tell you from now on if it takes longer to make the meal than it takes to eat the meal, we'll be ordering carry out.   And we'll get free fortune c
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Janice

Eureka

Eureka, Success finally, I found a purse I like and bought it today. Funny thing is I've been to this store 2 other times and didn't see this one before so it must be new. OH, I'm so happy and relieved, I was beginning to think I needed to change my idea of what I would accept. This is such a trivial thing in the big scheme of life but it's fun and rewarding to have that conflict resolved.
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ssanchez's Blog

Daughters Basket ball game

Well this makes it 8 and 0 one more game to clinch the entire game undefeted.   They just have an awesome team I am very proud of my Daughter she will have to add another trophy to her shelf next week will be the last game of the season , then it will be baseball just to let you all know she loves baseball too when she plays baseball I try to assist the coach I have received plaques from the city recognizing me as a parent that assists and shows up at every game.   I will let you all
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kimberly9's Blog

OBLIVIOUS

sometimes i think i live in the city of UNAWARE, in the county of I DON'T KNOW, and in the state of OBLIVION.   i like to THINK that i'm aware of my surroundings and the goings on in my local area. APPARENTLY not. all DAY yesterday i kept wondering why the traffic was so heavy and their were TONS of police, fbi, sherriff, and military vehicles and officers all OVER montgomery, al. i thought maybe there was some sort of a threat on the air force base. or maybe there was someone famous in town
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Janice

Another day of excitement,not!

Well, it's another day of nothing special to do.no job or obligation to get at. I truly wonder who would miss me if I weren't here? My cats, because I wouldn't be around to love on them. No one else.....????????? One cat wakes me when he thinks I've had enough sleep and he's wanting attention. =^.^= I need to find something that is unique to me, I guess, a purpose for being here. There has to be more than just surviving. I went thru this soul searching back when I was in my 20's. I ha
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