Hi Achandra, you have every right to be proud of yourself. Wow you carry 1-2 gallons with your right hand "you go girl". It does us all good to step back and see how far we have come since our strokes. There is a wonderful saying "what dont kill you, will make you stronger". The stroke made us see that we have abilities, that we never knew we had. Life goes on and there is living after a stroke.

Yvonne

Asha,

It's so good to see you appreciate how far you've come enough to have the confidence to say you are proud of yourself. Coming to the realization that you still can find a sense of pride in yourself after the long, hard road of learning to do things differently is a true accomplishment.

It 's not easy not to become discouraged and give up along the way. The fact that you kept chugging along, persevered, and can say Look at me I'm proud I can do things! is huge.

We are very proud of you too. You are one of our best success stories.

Love,

Maria

Asha, we've all come along ways in our recoveryit's been 17 years for me, and I am getting used to doing things one-handed. If it was easy, anyone could do it but, adapting and improvising helps to stir up the creative juices. Save your strength for when the teenager challenges you. Keep on keeping on!

-Will

It's great to see you in charge of your life! Too many people (even those without strokes!) seem to be living in the "I can't" world. Bob's aunt lost an arm when she was little, up to the shoulder. She does everything, maintains her own home and works full time, and doesn't notice missing her arm. I also have a friend who had a stroke in her 40s, and I swear that woman is stronger than me with one arm & one leg!

Your words have been a inspiration to me,i have no use of left arm,its been 6 almot 7 mos.since my stroke,still have numb spots and fell different sometimes but its getting better.Keep up the good work.

Good for you Asha,,,,,ain't being one-handed a b****!