I am so happy Blogs are back. So here is my first blog for year 2017, its copy of post I posted in forum when blog was not available & I needed to blog.

Usually I like to blog about my life every now & then & love the support I get in the form of comments which always encouraged me to post more positives of my life. When I first came to this site in Nov 2004. I was hugely depressed. I never thought I would find joy in living again, & could never feel I belong here. I felt I was too young to be among old stroke survivors & there could not be anything in common between us. I felt as young survivor my issues were very different from others. But fortunately I found blogs on this site & found therapeutic value of it as soon I became active in it. I love comments & support initial mentors & members provided were priceless. that's when one of the mentor on this site suggested me to do things I m am grateful for blog & I loved it & have always done my gratitude list every day. Now that year has ended I want to do Things I am grateful for year 2016.

1. I am grateful I can walk, talk & accomplish almost everything with just one hand.
2. I am grateful I am able to learn new things & enjoy learning them
3. I am grateful I am able to contribute in our home dynamics in whatever way I can so, that does make me feel useful.
4. I am grateful for having amazing family & friends, who has supported me in everything I try to do or get stuck in trying to do something.
5. I m grateful for my husband without him & his encouragement I would have not been where I am today

6. grateful for our son, mom, my siblings & this site without which I would have not find my own inner strength to keep on fighting.
7. I am also grateful that I learn my biggest lesson of 2016 that don't be afraid of change in life.Change can bring in lot of freshness & good things in life, so embrace the change & go with flow.
8. I am grateful I did not fall or break any bones in 2016, & now looking forward to good, fun & exciting things to do in 2017
9. I am grateful google it has made life so easy anything u r struggling with, google it & u got your answer, just now figured out something on windows10 . I guess once a nerd always nerd get happiness out of those things. I tell hubby & kido technology has tendency to make you feel great or dumb within matter of hour lol. when you solve something you feel like queen ofcourse u r feeling like dumb person till u r struggling with it lol
Asha