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Good times & bad....................


chrisratty

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:cloud9: Today I visited Trev, was a good visit...missed a power cut in our village :) so it was doubly good :) . It's great now I've managed to arrange for him to have his fav newspaper delivered daily so he has a chance to keep up with the latest news etc & do the crosswords.

 

He had some good news to tell me. Apparently on Saturday whilst being helped to put his "bad" arm into his sleeve, there was a very loud "click" as if something had gone back in place. His shoulder hurt for a while, then stopped (since his stroke he's had almost constant pain from the shoulder). Then he noticed he had more movement in his shoulder, since the stroke, he could only shrug his shoulder. He also began been able to move his fingers slightly. When he went to the day unit the physio tested his shoulder & said he regained full movement of the shoulder joint, I helped him put on a jumper & I felt a difference in his movement....we think something suddenly went back in place.....but what we don't know, still he's not grumbling he can move his arm :cloud9:

 

Good or what? It's days like this that make up for all the hassle over the ramp etc.

 

Then I came home to a neighbour complaining about our dog chasing her cat, threatening to report my dog...........ended up in tears......she's not a vicious dog at all...luv her to bits, & so does Trev...when will all this trouble end ...why me...why Trev......sorry not making sense after so much happiness at the beginning of this entry....sorry it's just I miss Trev so much......so need to vent a bit.......I'm ok now

 

chris xx

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Good and bad days seem to be the lot of the caregiver. You achieve something or your survivor does and you feel soooo good, and then something comes along and overshadows it. Hang on to the good, picture Trev doing more because of the new improvement in his arm.

 

Tell you neighbour:"Sorry", and tell her/him about Trev's improvement, maybe they will feel good too. A trouble shared is a trouble halved, a joy shared is a joy doubled, my Mum used to say that.

 

The extra time Trev has spent away from home will be a blessing in the end. Just hang in there.

 

Sue.

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Great news on his shoulder!!! That is so exciting.

 

As for the doggy incident - I agree with Sue, by sharing your good news with the neighbor, you can move beyond her complaining. I used to worry so much about other people, but have now decided that my first priority is Denny.

 

I hope you have a good evening and good dreams. Just think if Trev continues to improve his arm function you are going to be getting a TWO ARMED HUG. I can't wait for that day - to be held with BOTH arms again.

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It seems, for some reason, "some" people are not satisfied unless they have something to complain about -

Keep up your positive attitude in regards to Trev & as a 20 year survivor, my shoulder also became too loose, and the pain is BIG TIME

Hope to hear from you

June :chat:

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