well, the past few weeks, have been full of disappointments, i had my CT ANGIOGRAM of my head and neck and got my results, which i guess are ok, would have liked it being better. my main cerebral artery in my brain is open alittle more but very narrow, it was closed at the time of my stroke. so i guess that is better. but i was diagnosed with FMD(fibro muscular dysplasia) at the time of my stroke. drs recommendations was to continue my present therapy of blood thinners and a reduction in smoking. ok ok ok i know i need to quit, but i do enjoy it. i did quit once and will do it again. also the carotid arteries are open but placque is in my rt one, but its ok and they aren't narrowed. i had a appt with a kidney specialist that took weeks to get to hopefully find out why i have had 2 kidney stone attacks in less than a year. we were there and waited 1 1/2 hrs to see him, but due to an emergency he was running way late, i couldn't wait due to having to pick up my new glasses before they closed. this was all in scottsdale, a suburb of phx, about 30 minutes away from my home. my neuro referred me to a urologist he trusted, lol. so i rescheduled for the 26th of march, soonest he had. this last issue is one that really bothers me. the lady that has been helping me for over a year, decided her problems were more important than my needs, i guess. she comes 3x a week MWF. monday we had planned to go early, have lunch, then to appt. she never called or showed up. my hubby had to take off work to take me, he was none to happy. she apparently had something she had o do for her son, who is 28 and just out of prison. i still have not heard from her as i'm writing this. this is not the 1st time she has done this either. she is the girlfriend of a friend of ours and has done this type of work before. i was so happy when i found her, to help relieve my hubby of some of the things he has to do for me. she has alot of drama in her life it seems and she is not as reliable as i thought. my hubby told her we will have to rethink this working for us anymore. maybe that pi____ her off. i' m sorry but you don't leave a handicapped person stranded like that, ever. we were able to talk about alot of things together. shes not the person i thought she was. oh well such is life, i've always said not to hire friends or family for this reason, i should have listened to myself. DUH, LOL.