April Fool's day
This is my first blog as I have been too scared to try one before but have enjoyed reading everybody elses so here goes!!
Some of you already know our story but for everybody else, Barry had his stroke on the 27th September 2004, it was without warning & he was 58 years of age. (I am 49)
We live in The Snowy Mountains which is in New South Wales Australia where were retired due to my bad back from Nursing & Baz had a pacemaker so neither of us could work & we did not want to stay in Sydney, so found this unique little town 500 kilometres from Sydney & 500 kilometres from Melbourne, we brought a house & life settled into a good existence Barry had his own music show on the community radio & I read the news & a recipe each week (That was all I could muster after he pestered me for weeks!!)
Our kids all live in Sydney with the Grandchildren & visit 2 or 3 times a year & we go to Sydney when we have too!We have 5 children between us & have been together for 7 years. We got married last November (14 months after Baz had the stroke).
It has been along hard road as each & every one of you will know, but it has been a learning curve for us both & I think we have become even closer through all of this.
I found this Stroke site not long after Baz has his stroke & read it whenever I have the chance & it has given me so much advice & encouragement.
Baz had a left side Stroke & initially could not talk or walk, but now can walk with a Quad stick & without it when he is not too tired!His speech is great , he sometimes forgets the words for people & objects but we can usually understand what he wants.
He goes to Hydrotherapy once a week an hour away & loves the warm water, does laps with a noodle around his middle & gives me a run for my money as try to keep up with him!!
Well I think I have written enough for now, hope it hasn't been too boring.
Anne.
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