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Finishing sentences


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I just realized today that Rod and I will be celebrating our 18th anniversary on Feb 13. We married on the same day as our first date which was a friday the 13th (we figured if we survived the day then it was lucky for us). It was a second marriage for both of us each with our own children. They say second marriages are the hardest. I say it has been the best even with the stroke. We have been through a lot of stuff but, our relationship just always got stronger. I use to be the one always in a rush forgetting what I want to say and there would be Rod finishing my sentences. Now I am the one who finishes the sentences for him, on the days that aphasia is winning the battle. Today it happened about 5 times he was getting so frustrated and I felt so bad for him. I said with a big smile you know you use to be the one that had to finish my sentence and I didn't have an excuse. We both started laughing and realized it's things like this that makes our marriage work; love, laughter, and caring.

I survived the test on my back. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks we will have a verdict on whats wrong with it. It was so nice to have my daughter and grandson out to help us for two days. The last couple of months I have been doing a lot of worrying about what to do if I get sick, who would take care of Rod and me. Our grandson is 18 months old and a doll. He sure kept Rod busy, he wore him out. I am not sure how much Rod really grasps the seriousness of my back injury. He has been really clingy all of a sudden. For now I just need to keep him laughing and finishing his sentences.

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Hey Lynn, you and Rod are in our thoughts. Worrying is second nature to a caregiver. I too have an occassional panic about the "what if's" with Ray and me. But so far, so good.

 

His bus is back, five hours off is all I get in a week. Better than nothing though.

 

Sue.

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