Yes Once again it seems to me my furture's so bright I just gotta wear shades. I really enjoy these days they seem so rare now. Falling the excellent advice some of the members have give me you take one day at time and sometimes you take it an hour at a time. I must say I don't know where I would be today without those session where some members let me cry my eyes out and sit down and wail in the pool of pity before saying Come on things get better time passes life goes on. I still have those times where I look around and if no ones in sight have a good old oh lord why me I'm so pitiful and screwed up will I ever get better is recovery in the works for this loser? The I think I hear footsteps and quickly look around pull my poop together and realize that I should be thankful not regretful, my stroke was so minor as to almost be nonexistent, I mean my left arm isn't as strong as it used to be but it's totally functional, my speech has totally returned and other than taking alittle longer than usual to do my taxes this year my cognitive abilities are almost the same as pre stroke. So I'm alittle depressed many are way depressed and so much worse off than me and have a better attitude to boot. Granted a year ago I did feel all alone andif it eren't for some very special people who took the time to hear my tales I most diffenitly be where I am today. I owe so much to so many I hope they can feel the love and good vibes I send on a regular basis. I mean don't get me wrong my struggle now has to do with depression not stroke recovery Stroke recovery I passed with flying colors depression well I've stumbled a couple of times but as some of you told me get up dust yourself off lookarounf to see who was watching and if there was someone walk away like nothing ever happened, and soon it will feel like nothing happened. So here's to the folks that made a difference through good advice, great attitude, kind the wonderful ways they had to mentor people like me, you really did make a difference. see you later Clark