hi dolly:

welcome to wonderful world of blogging. I am so happy for you that your stroke erased negative feelings about you, I have experienced similar thing though I went through severe depression after stroke & then with the help of blogging, spiritual books & this site I found joy again. today I feel thankful to stroke it made me the person I love.

Asha

Welcome, glad to have you on board! Hope the recovery is going well for you as it has with many of the members here. I'm going on my ninth year now and one day I will be a lots better!

Fred!

A big welcome hollydoll to a great little community. Yes, there is a guy in the same facility of my husband who is a joy to be around, always laughing and happy and yet he lost his family prior to the stroke so i guess he has changed in the same way you have.

I hope your progress continues and you find a new normal that is a happy place to be.

Sue.

Hi,Holly. I'm glad there has been a positive attitude change with your stroke. Our perceptions of things are all that matter in my opinion.

I had a right hemisphere stroke and for the first year I was extremely optimistic about my recovery and the buoyant mood carried me through that year.. 2 years post stroke I've evened out but am still emotionally head above water. My understanding is that side effect can happen with a right brain CVA. Was yours on the right, if you don't mind me asking?

Hello Holly my name is jo but i go by little jo . Glad you found us . yes i was paralysis all over but iv got a lot ov mine back. HAD mine in 2-14th -2008 .Im so thank full for God HELP. Hes the one that help me get threw it . Glad you found us .

Little jo.