hey SuzieQ:

1st anniversary is hard but its great benchmark too, not that you just survived the stroke but how far you have come since stroke, my first year was dreadful it was oh man how I used to be before when I did this or that, but now in second year it has been easy I got my 1st year memory to compare with it. what i m trying to say don't look back at your past, look how far have u come and its going to be improvement only, maybe not very drastic but its still improvements

Asha

That is close to mine, mine is this Wednesday 29, My one year. I think I look at this as a positive way. We have to look at the positive way, it helps us better. If I didn't go to work that day (2005), I wouldn't of had a stroke as mine was by a car accident. I can't look at it that way. I've always tried to look at positive ways. Since I had a stroke, it was changed mine and my wifes lives changed. It is hard but we have to live with it. This is the new "Bill", I was born March 29, 2005.

If you ask if my glass is half full or half empty, I would say it's half full.

:silly:

Really let your hair down, try a day spa massage and pamper your self first class for 1st anniversity.

You are not alone, there were others before you and certainly others will be after you. Have big fun, you have earned every bit of it.