HostAsha

Jay :

I will be praying for your friend, hope doctors healing hand & friends & family  like u will keep her in safe haven. please update us as soon as u learn more. wishing & praying her speedy recovery.

Asha

Jay :

I bet that feelings are shared by lot of us your friends & family who knows you through your writing or by living with you. Sometimes I feel grateful to stroke it allowed me to meet such great souls right here in our virtual world.

hugs

Asha( your virtual sister from different mother)

Punch :

so sorry for your loss. I too agree with Sue you should stay with your parents bit longer & help each other in dealing with grief. you can think of moving close to your parents & start new chapter in your life, if you can find new job near your parents you can think of that. having support of family & friends one can always build new life.

Asha

Ruth :

I am glad you are keeping busy in your retirement and planning to go take some courses in nearby community college that will keep you happy. those courses kept me engaged & happy in life.

Asha

Kelli :

you have to really ask yourself & look within yourself whats actually bothering you. for sake of your child u being there for him us a good thing but being divorced & him moved on & having girlfriend you got right to move on too so maybe you should get paid for babysitting for your time & inconvenience, U bet once u ask for money he will find help somewhere else.

Asha

Sue

Belated Happy Birthday. I am gkad you had great week family & your special friend. you are angel & deserve to get lot of happiness in life. Just go with flow & enjoy journey.

Asha

Jay :

just stay after them give them required & more information so that they can decide based on all information. I sometimes feel sad for people who don't have spouse who is organized to deal with all the red tape government puts it & I can't imagine patient who is so down after stroke to deal with all this mess. I am so happy that I m married to accountant so he made sure our paperwork was perfect while dealing with government  beurocrates

Asha

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Sarah :

wow 12 years congratulations. you get hats off for taking care of such a disabled man. he would not have lasted in nursing home with those kind of disabilities. you both are tough cookies. surviving or caregiving both are not for sissies.

Asha

George :

love reading your blogs & updates. I am so happy you got great partner to enjoy & live your life the way you guys want.

Asha

Sue :

you write so honestly about your feelings, its no wonder I m blog junkie I learn so  much from all these blogs. I find blogging reading or writing very therapeutic for my soul. I find having this safe place to vent & encourage gives meaning to my life. Now I understand how when we are helping others we are helping ourselves in the process too. & you are demonstrating it that so beautifully.

Asha

Lenny :

I am glad you had great time in hawaii. We also went to hawaii cruise with norweigan & it was amazing fun vacation. this was forst time it was just three of us together & we had great time took so many portraits pictures in cruise ship & it is hanging everywhere in our home reminding us of great vacation taken together. my profile picture on facebook was taken during our hawaii cruise.

Asha

Jay :

you are such a great guy & blessings to many to be around you who spread joy wherever he goes

Asha

Pam :

I know how abandoned you feel when all therapies ends but trust me its not end its beginning of new normal  its

 your second shot at life.  after death of prestroke Pam its time to create better & improved version of new pam.  post stroke life is all what you make out of. happiness is a choice  so choose wisely & enjoy life.

Asha

scott :

best of luck with trial & hope it brings good results. please update us how everything went.

Asha

punch :

your brother & your family will be in my prayers.

Asha

Sarah :

seems like Gary & I both stroked in 2004. I m just  few months senior to him, both with different abilities & still enjoying life with our family by our side. yes as a caregiver your job is tougher than my husband since I am more mobile & differently able than Gary.

Asha

Mitch :

I am official blog junkie I love reading blogs you learn so much more about person by reading  their blog. I find it very therapeutic for my soul. Men's shed concept sounds so smart  its good way to keep guys involve in some activity they enjoy doing with other men great tool for mental health of men.

Asha

Jay :

so are you

Asha

jay :

I m glad u r feeling better to your usual self not every day will be great day there will be down days in life so that we can appreciate good days to fullest.

Asha

Mitch :

you sound like foodie. when food is great life is wonderful lol

Asha

Sue

U r spot on no wonder I m still around after 12 years no wonder I m blog junkie I get so much out of them even if I m just reading them find very therapeutic for my soul. I practically feel it's my moral obligation to pay it forward what I received from this site.

Asha

hi strokewife :

reading your stroke reminded me of my initial months when I just came home from hospital. luckily I was in much better shape & independent than your husband, but ofcourse my family walked around me very gingerly hubby could have wrapped in cotton  & kept me rolled in bed so that I would never get hurt again. Ofcourse I fought tooth & nail to get my independence back. life became much smoother or after I started driving & doing more for our family. I feel hubby's infinite patience in allowing me to do more fr myself & our family helped all of us in long run.

Asha (12 year survivor)

Fred :

I hope & pray you get stronger so that you can walk again & attend your church again with her.

Asha

Wow Sarah :

Happy Anniversary to you both. you both look make beautiful & handsome couple & you got married before I was even born so wow long time married couple. ofcourse that means gone through so many ups & downs of life together.  Enjoy your day together.

Asha

Katrina :

so happy for you, I am so glad you persisted through your darkest time to enjoy this happiness. congratulations on new job & boyfriend. In lifeall of us go through some good time & some bad time during both times important to remember this shall pass too  & it is my thoughts or outlook is making this situation look worse or best than it is. enjoy the journey brave one.

hugs from

Ashaaunty lol