True Independence day!
Another month, another long rambling blog on the crazy things wandering around in my head!
Yesterday I reached my first milestone. I survived my first year post-stroke. I realize the statistics are vague, but making it through that first year, when my risk was highest gives me a little peace of mind .
Independence Day has a whole new meaning this year. Not only have I survived, I finally feel as if I've become "me" again. I'm a little slower, but I can face the world on my own terms. Tomorrow I may be weeping in a dark corner again, but for today I'm good.
My daughter is getting married on Saturday. It occurred to me just the other day how much it means to her to have me there. These are the things that have real meaning in my life, not my net worth or my messy kitchen. It's the people I love that make my life worth living. I just have to remind myself now and then!
I hesitate to mention this, even in my blog, but the loss of one of our members last month affected me deeply. I never even chatted with this sweet lady, but her strength and humor in the face of adversity was so obvious in her posts. I wept when I read about her sudden death. I felt like I had lost a friend. It also made me wonder about those members that just 'disappear' after posting for a while. I had assumed many survivors recovered, moved on, lost interest in their 'past' problems. How many of these have we lost to yet another stroke? I guess we'll never know.
I should stop now, before I start crying again. I keep telling myself that!
Life is good, we are survivors, it's a holiday, celebrate!
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