'Clearing' My Chest - To ALL Blog Readers
Good Morning:
Today is April 1. And what I want to say IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparently I have been typing in replys to people's blogs and I have 'caused' some disssention among the 'ranks'. I have recently read other people's blogs, and I have read 'posts' on the main message board. I have come to the conclusion that I am an 'outsider'. Let me 'state' why I say that:
I DO NOT have limited use of an arm or leg
I DO NOT have to use a wheelchair, walker, or cane (although I use a cane in cold weather.)
I DO NOT need anyone to drive me where I need to go - appointments, shopping, church.
I DO NOT have to go to PT or OT.
I AM NOT 'confined' to a nursing home, or need 'around-the-clock' care.
My spouse DOES NOT have to make sure that I am 'situated' before she leaves for work.
And I could mention other things that I DON'T NEED, but I think you get the point.
What I am trying to say is that, YES I had a stroke, but my 'results' are just that I have NO feeling on my left side, my left side IS TOTALLY numb. I have a slight limp. I am NOT CRITICIZINg, or PUTTING STROKE SURVIVORS DOWN that utilize any of the things that I mentioned above. EVERY stroke is different, and everyone has to 'adjust' to how they 'get through' the day.
I believe in God and I thank God for my stroke. I have learned patience through my stroke. I have 'tried' to be more compassionate with people(although at times, it doesn't show).
God created me and knew everything about me, when He created the world, in the beginning of time. Even before I was a 'gleam in my dad's eye, God 'knew' how many days I would be alive, the date I would be born, the 'trials and difficulties' I would face, even the number of hairs on my head. I'm not saying this to 'preach' to you, or to 'jam religion down your throat', I just sharing how I have managed to 'cope' with my stroke. YES I have failed. YES I have been 'stubborn and nasty' at times.
Yes I did have a stroke, but from what I am reading in the Blogs and Survivor 'Posts', my stroke was minor COMPARED to everyone else's. I DON'T want to 'pinpoint' anyone in particular, I'm just stating a fact.
In conclusion, let me say that, IF I have offended you, IF I have said something to you to upset you, IF I 'insinuated' that I didn't 'take your stroke seriously', or if I 'insulted' you by my reply to a Blog, I am asking that you would 'forgive' me and 'allow' me a second, or third, chance.
As I stated earlier, this is an attempt to 'get my feelings 'off my chest'. This Blog WAS NOT MEANT for anyone in particular, I just felt I had to 'send' it.
Okay, I'm putting away my 'soap box'. Thanks for your time and patience. And, I do wish and pray God's ENDLES Mercy and Grace upon ALL of you.
ChefDenny
P.S. It will be interesting the response / Replys / Comments I get back, if any.
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