I WAS GOING TO DO A FAKE BLOG, BUT MY WIFE DOES THEM ONCE IN A WHILE. (I'M SO OLD, IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE CALLED?).

ENOUGH OF THAT. I'M GOING TO TRY A NEW NEUROLOGIST TOMORROW (ONE WITH A BRAIN I HOPE).I HAD TO PICK UP FILMS AND RECORDS FROM THE HOSPITAL, SO WHILE I WAS THERE, I WENT TO THE SECOND FLOOR WHERE I SPENT THE FIRST WEEK AFTER THE STROKE. SAID HELLO TO ALL THE NURSES WHO GAVE ME THE BEST OF CARE. THEN I WENT TO 4TH FLOOR REHAB WHERE I SPENT THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. BIG HUGS FROM THOSE TERRIFIC PT AND OT

PERSONNEL. ONE SUGGESTED I APPLY TO VOLUNTEER IN REHAB.

I TOLD THEM I TRIED ONCE BEFORE, BUT OLGA NEVER CALLED. WELL OLGA HAS LEFT THE BUILDING, AND SHIRLEY IS NOW IN CHARGE. SO I HAVE TO FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRES AND GO THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK AGAIN. OUTSIDE OF BEING A LITTLE MENTALLY UNSTABLE, I'M OK. WHEN I MUSTER UP THE ENERGY TO FILL OUT FORMS AGAIN, I'LL APPLY . I TOLD HER I WANTED TO BE IN REHAB, SO WE'LL SEE.

OTHERWISE , TODAY WAS WATER REHAB, VISITING THE HOSPITAL, AND AT THE REQUEST OF MY WIFE, TAKING A WALK IN 90 DEGREE, HUMID WEATHER. I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE WITHHELD SENDING IN THE LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUM! I WAS EXHAUSTED BY THE TIME WE FINISHED.

LONG DAY TOMORROW, AND I'LL BE UP AT 2AM AGAIN. SO I'LL TRY TO CLOSE MY EYES FOR A WHILE. STAY POSITIVE.

MARTY