Hi, Gosh, what a day. Watched the Puppy Bowl and enjoyed it immensely. There was a dog that looked like my Harley and he made three touchdowns. The thing that I love about this show is all the puppies are from the shelter and the goal is to have people watch the program and adopt them, they had said after the show that all the puppies and kittens were adopted. YEAH

I would like to introduce the Steelers Number One FAN, Donna. She has such a passion for her team and that is so endearing. She has a new way to refer to them.

SUPER BOWL XLIII CHAMPIONS PITTSBURGH or rather SIX-BURGH STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Final score Steelers 27 - Cardinals 23

We are the Steelers, mighty mighty Steelers....Everywhere we go....People wanna know who we are....So we tell them...who we are....

This game, to me, was very inspirational. Here you had the Steelers who have won five :Clap-Hands: :cheer: Superbowls. Then you had the Cardinals who have never won. They both, in my book, were winners just by making it there. I could feel a parallel between the game and my Stroke. I have been in a Game of my own. When Donna sent me the words to their song, I changed the wording. My version is:

I am a Stroke Survivor, a mighty Stroke Survivor, Everywhere I go, People wanna know who I am, So I tell them, I am a Stroke Survivor, A Stroke Warrior - I fight, I make strides in my recovery field.

I felt so many different thoughts while I watched the game. I had started out watching the puppy bowl and then for some unknown reason, I could feel God wanting me to watch the game. I had no idea I would take away these feelings. Things are stirred up within me. It is good. I thought these players gave it their all. That is what I do in my journey of recovery. They fell, they fumbled, there were smiles and looks of sadness. They gave it their all, that is what I do in my journey. They did their best and they will continue to keep Believing and SOARING. I am happy I watched the game. Little did I know what I would win .... I have won a new renewed spirit. If you dream of it.... you can achieve it. Doing the best you can is a very wonderful thing ....

Life is a classroom and we learn daily if we leave our minds open to it, I learned a lot about courage, emotional up and downs as I am sure those teams felt, it's not whether you win or lose the game, what's important is how we play the game. not one of those players have a reason not to hold their head held high. Same goes for Stroke Survivors, I was 100% paralyzed and I was in the game of my life, to keep clinging to life or going ahead and die. Being in a coma and on life support, my body chose to go for the gusto. I won my Superbowl. My BrainStem Stroke Superbowl. Thank God for that and for all the fans in the stands for their prayers.

Hugs,

Jan

Believe In Miracles And SOAR