Hi Virginie,

Welcome to our blog community! Sounds like you're doing really well since your stroke. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more of your blogs and getting to know you.

What deficits are you left with? How old are you? Tell us some more about yourself. Are you married? Have children, pets?

Pam the nosy one

Hello Pam

I'm doing pretty well. I'm left with left side weakness. But I'm a really good compensator, which makes it hard in OT to target the muscles that do not work.

So more about me. I'm now 28, single (and not giving up or upset about it), I'm half way through my PhD. I have a dog and a cat. The dog was great to get me out and walking. I've got more stamina and leg strength now.

I'm originally from France, It is my 6th year in the US. I had to leave a message on my parent's answering machine back in Paris when I had to go to the hospital. So besides for a few friends, I'm dealing with all this mess on my own, and not doing too bad at all.

I'm really excited, I'm going to Paris for christmas in a month for 3 weeks. I haven't had vacations in a year. I've got all the papers for Kali (the dog) and Azabel (the cat) ready. I need to check that Kali still fits in her carrier. Each time, the USDA beagle loves me because it smells nice around me (no drugs sir, just a dog and a cat) so now the USDA man always takes his beagle aways from us because: "leave them alone (the pets), they just had a long flight and are cranky (specially the cat)".

Anyways, I can't say much more now, my timer went off and I need to take my stuff out of the centrifuge.