It's now been 12 years since the stroke and I'm still paralyzed on my left side and one handed, leg too, for that matter but I'm alive and kicking just not very high :roflmao: at all.... Recovery for a stroke depends on so many factors mental and physical so from that standpoint I'm doing pretty good I think....

My walking is a lot slower and my strength is about the same on my right side with no feeling on my left side to speak of but I'm OK with my progress at this point in my life.... I had a knee operation to put the tendons back to the muscles in my right knee that was torn loose when I tried to ride a shuttle bus in Vegas back in July.... :Tantrum: . So my walking took a hit but overall I'm OK....

I been in so many therapy sessions learning how to walk and move around again but it didn't help a whole lot in my opinion.... I just keep myself moving about every day with a little walking outside then using my scooter walking my grand daughter's little Shih Tzu dog every day since she loves to go outside with me.... So life is good....

We had the little dog mated on the 8th Of this month at three years old now so we expect some puppies around the first or second week of September as we were told it takes about 63 days for her to deliver about 3 pups at her size and age.....

I'm still driving my old 2003 Ford Explorer with 200 thousand 400 miles on the engine which has lasted real good I think... I haven't had a car note in many years but a few repair bills and a few tires I have had to buy otherwise the vehicle has outlasted me hauling my scooter every where I have to go.... I hate now I didn't drive it to Vegas but my wife wanted to fly to save a couple days of her vacation time from the bank with more time to hit the casinos day and night...

The big thing for me is I'm still married to the same woman all these years 17 of them to be exact and that's a record.for me on my fourth try as I got it right then here came the stroke.... I'm not about to complain about my health as she quit her job at the bank to stay home and care for me two years until I was able to be left alone and do for myself....

In fact I got better and went to work at Walmart as a greeter at the door in the garden center for three years using my new scooter at that time..... Through all my ups and downs I can't complain about my current physical condition or state of mind God has been good to me....

In my opinion any person man or woman who survives a stroke just has to take time to heal and get better in what they can do with what they have left after the stroke or strokes in some cases..... I'm OK with where I am at this point, sure I would love to walk without a cane, go back to church sit in the pews and can get up by myself but right now I just can't accomplish that feat...

I'm telling myself now that one day soon I'll be back on my feet and able to do more things for myself as time goes on and I get a bit better than I am at the moment.... :Doh: