Today was a good day, I am starting to have a good time at work and enjoying our life even with the changes the stroke has brought us. I hurt my back just before thanksgiving and found out on Monday it going to be a continual problem. I am just finally beginning to realize life is tough for everyone not just us, and that it could be worse! We are going to start living the life we have now and the heck with thinking about what we had. What we still have is each other. We need to find new things to do with both our limitations. Rod is trying to be even more helpful because of my back, he is truly an amazing man. He just never gives up and always has a smile for me.

I have to stop trying to be so independant, always having to do everything myself. I have decided that what ever help I get from family and friends I will take. If family can't bother to pitch in then it is their loss. When I need help I am going to ask from now on and I am not going to think that I might be bothering them. It time to have a new outlook on life.