Well, I saw the new Dr. today (actually not the one I was to see). The computers that were in each room must have been taken by the old doc to his new office in Georgia and in their place.................are you ready? a gallon jar of Kosher Dill Pickles! Same brand that is on the counter here. I have always been taught that when you have high blood pressure, you are to limit your intake of salty foods and pickles are a salty food. Because I am slightly heavy (the diagonsis is obesity (unspecifi
For 2 weeks now I have been complaining about having to get up at 4 am and go to work, Well, the last day came. No more loud, continuing alarm clock which I put far away so I can't turn it off and go back to sleep. When the reset supervisor asked me how I was, I say good; this is the last day. (I didn't mention that I had changed divisions and would be doing different kind of work) and he said, well not next week but the week after, we have you again. News to me, and not sure this is definite. I
I am in a state of shock! Recently, I received a form letter from my Dr. stating that along with Medicare, he was going to be a Humana Dr, He expounded on the wonders of belonging to such a group, I had no intention of joining, I have a personal dislike of HMO's but to each his own,
Today I called up to make an apppointment because I'm almost out of medicine and the reseptionist said he isn't here anymore. I guess I said What? and she said that he sold his practice and is moving. I asked wh
I accepted the offer to be a part of the reset team for two weeks. I'll never learn. I recently made arrangements to transfer to a different, physically easier division. The money may not be as great but it will not be necessary to get up at 4 am, I am not a morning person and the clanging of the alarm when it's still dark is not my thing. Because I am a very heavy sleeper, I have to put clock where I can't reach it to turn it off and go back to sleep. This is hard because I should not quickly j
Why is life so cruel?
About a year ago, give or take a fe months, I met a couple in dtroke support. They are a nice couple; the wife is the survivor and the husband is the caregiver. Recently, she has started to again shoe progress and was able to again start therapy. We had gone to dinner once and it was a nice outing and then do to work, I missed the last meeting. I emailed them and said we should get together and asked what happened at the meeting. When I hadn't heard, I called but got t
One of the nice things about living in central Florida is when a space shuttle takes off. I've gone on the beach for the daytime take-off but last night was the first nighttime take-off in over four years. We're about 100 miles away but get a good view because we are 2-1/2 blocks from the coasr so basically it is an unobstructed view. I waited to just before the time set because it was cold and all of a sudden I saw the area light-up to "daylight" I got a little nervous that perhaps there was an
This turned into a terrible week for me! After starting out so well from the Christmas Party, it went down hill. I imagine life is like that- ups and downs but the part that has had the worst effect is the loss of the husband of a woman who belonged to a cluib with me.
I didn't actually know the man except for seeing him at affaits - usually during the holiday season. I don't know why, but when speaking to my sister about him, I'd always refer to him as Donald Trump. I haven't the slightes
Tonight was the night of the Christmas Party of the Orchid Society. It was held where we hold our meetings each month - The Casements. The interesting thing about this place is it was the winter home of John D. Rockefeller. Legend has it that Mr. R. used to stay at the large hotel across the street, He then found out he was being charged more than the other guests, so he bought the home across the street. (The hotel was torn down about 10 or 15 years ago and a huge condominium was built on the l
Yesterday was a day I'd like to forget! I really didn't feel like going to work because I had to defrost 4 units. Defrosting in this case isn't as simple as setting to a defrost cycle and voila; it means pulling the plug and waiting..........It started out ok. I have a rountine. Go to the closest north location and remove old product, pull the plug, leave a sign in unit saying "defrosting" and then go to the second place. While it was defrosting I went to the Chinese restaurant and ate and read
Well, the town wasn't Melbourne but near by in Cape Coral (I think- anyway near Cape Canaveral) Because of the redidents who work at the Space Center, it is a nice area with all of the chain restaurants, some local ones, penty of motels etc. The show isn't the best - that one is in Coconut Grove, near Miami and I loved going to that one, but this one is larger than the one in Daytona Beach and has mostly Florida artists while Coconut Grove has participants from all over.
The 2 busiest place
No one can say I didn't get any exercise today- I fought the war of Black Friday. When will I learn that this practice isn't for me. Don't get me wrong; I did not get to the stores at 5 or 6 am. I waited to about *ish". I did get all the shopping done that I was going to do + a little extra like getting dog food as long as I was in the same shopping center. But the best things was when I had to park way out and I found a Petsmart shopping cart not too far from where I parked, went to Barnes and
It's 10:06 pm and I am still suffering. I didn't take this little poem as I should have.
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,
MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES ' N GRAVY
HAVE NARY A LUMP.
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS,
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER
STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS !!!!!!!!
Yes, everything was good but somewhere I made a pig of myself. Even though un-coordinated me tried to put stuffing under the glass plate (I finally figured it out an
Tomorrow is a special day for me besides being Thanksgiving, Of course I feel it is special for all survivors It's our special day to be thankful. If you're not, get with it. Tomorrow is 3-1/2 years since my bleed. Just this morning when signing my signature to checks, I realized that my writing is almost back to what it had been. No more 1st or 2nd grade large cursive letters. It came back much quicker with the first simple stroke and was exactly the way I had written before. My hand is number
As many know, I had a bleed in the cerebellum area. I call it the funny place. This is the area that controls balance and coordination. It's a different type of stroke. I believe I read someplace where it doesn't paralyze.( but instead there is numbness ) Therapy is needed.It's been said by doctors that if you are going to get a stroke; the cerebellum is the best place. I'm very grateful, but don't get me wrong. There are frustrating times as well. It's the end of the week so I was naturally tir
There must be a section somewhere with statistics but I don't know where or if this topic is covered.
Been wondering how many people have had their stroke in the left frontal lobe, the brain dsem, a cerebellar stroke, pons area etc. Thought that would be interesting. I know I each stroke is different but there are many similiarites - especially when dealing with the same place.
As I mentioned on the board, it seems that most of those who have/ had PFO's are intheir 30's.
Just thou
This is going to be a fun blog and I hope for some participation. Thinking is good for the brain - as is humor. I will give you the situation.
You are to meet 2 people that you have spoken to on the telephone only. The location is a small airport (private) and you are to meet in the restaurant that is there. One person is older and the other an adult child (same sex). It seems so simple that neither party suggests how they will meet. No further description, no red roses worn, - nothing. OK
Someone wrote something very insensitive on this sit (board or blogs). No, I certainly am not going to name the person or give the sex of the person.
It is very uncalled for in a place such as this. Perhaps most people here wouldn't think twice about it but it hit me right away. I don't think the person it was written to even looked at it that way eith. But, I really got to me and I thought about writing to that person and telling him/her what I thought.
I do understand when people lik
If you get a chance DO GO to the National Stroke Association's Hope after Stroke Symposium! I know some people had mentioned going to one already. Grab the chance if one is being held near you and do it early because they are kept small and reservations fill up quickly. There are only 4 being held this year and while some are being added each year, the chance will not come "next month"
There wasn't anything they did not think of. They even had a "quiet room" and we were told if we felt the
oRCHTOBERFEST is a great time for Orchid hobbyists. One of the growers who has his place about 30 miles away has a weekend celebration complete with German music and bratwurst. He has about 5 fellow growers set up booths and other who sell supplies etc. One was from Hawaii.
We always went on Saturday but decided to go on Friday when it opened to get the best selection. We weren't the first people there but what we did get was great. I was able to get a catleya orchid (the large corsage orch
In the Daytona Beach area, Octoberfest also means Biketoberfest. it's a mini Bike Week! They are all over the streets and have spread to several counties area Volusia (this county)
The large local hospital has put off an elective surgery, and usually sets up an ER area just for Bikers. I believe we get 100,000! To make matters worse, the mandatory helmet law was repealed and that trend is catching on. I have seen the greater % of bikers going sans helmets. I guess in reality, that means les
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks well, woof, woof, you can. LOL!
When speaking with some educators this week, they said it takes a "well" person 34 times to be able to remember something, and would therefore take one who has had a stroke longer. They said repetition is the key, which is something we all know, but maybe don't wish to practice.
We learned how to walk again etc. by repetition, and oh how we hated it. I got tired of waiting for my brain to get me to walk do
By accident I found out I can have a lovely skin - no not my skin = the skin here. Instead of our generic skin, I can view on the cheerful lavender we had. I wonder if Iwill always get it or if I must change it to something other than generic. It has made my day start off great.
Maybe everything is changing for me - last night I won 2 orchid plants in the raffle. Not bad for $5.00. No where can you buy orchids for $2.50 (although one is pretty strange) Even so, winning one for $5.00 is a ba
I started to read The Ha Ha because it appealed to me whether it was the choice or not.but, it id excellent because IT HAS 60 CHAPTERS WHICH MEANS MOST ARE 3 PAGES LONG (or so). This is a blessing because it can be picked up and you can easily read only 1 chapter or a few more depending on the time you have. It's good too! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
