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Linda: I m glad you haven't given up on ur strokenet friends. It is great to see you writing blog. hope things are going on great with you. goodluck and best wishes asha

bonnie, phyllis: thanks so much for your kind words, I love to picture little Aaron carrying my manvi around, tell him to give loads of kisses to manvi from her mom,dad and brother. thank you guys for making it feel better. hugs and kisses Asha

Bonnie: I m so glad you are able to create good memories for thanksgiving, I can shiver thinking of loosing child to illness, though I hav lost too but just a day old, and I m guilty of praying to God to take her away, I don't want kid with any disability, I still feel guilty about doing so, and feel my stroke was my punishment to my bad deed. I just wanted to hug you to tell you I know the pain, and just believe in God that our kids r now at betterplace than we could ever provide them lots of love Asha

hey Amy: to inaugrate ur dishes with guests, when r u inviting us, we r very easy to please, I will tell you what vegatarian dishes we all like and they r easy to make it. I recently bought very small gravy bowl, and I was so excited to use it last saturday, my hubby was wondering u women r different species Asha

bonie: I am glad you are back on blog community, missed ur feedback. I hope things work out well at your store. I have been thinking about doing somekind of business, I guess Ishould have done it when I was fit prestroke, now is the time to enjoy retirement Asha

already xmas shopping wow. we don't buy any gifts till the last moment, and anyways gifts are only for my son, and my nephew, and they better not complain about wrapping Asha

hey Amy: you are lucky to have wonderful inlaws who cooks and they must be pleased to see u guyd raiding ther leftovers. at our party generally all the leftovers I try to give it to my family and friends. Asha

hey Pam: girls are so cute, they tell you their thoughts, last year I had to struggle with my son to get the closeness we had once, he used to cling to his dad alll the time and won't talk to me at all, it wasnightmare, but I hanged in there by thin rope and wished all the time that things would have been different if I had girl, your daughter is alreadythinking about marriage wow, my kido is still in girl oh yuck phase, though he says he wants atleast 6 babies. happy birthday to Alex and happy mothers day to you love Asha

hey phyllis: buzz buzz buzz wake up wake up, rise and shine missed u asha

hey Amy: we have always vegatarian, its nothing to do with being healthy or anything the way we were brought up, but I m envious of activity and food you r going to have this thanksgiving, have lot of fun, its that time of year where you meet friends and family and have great food and company. though take a long walk in the morning have ton of fun Asha

hey sandy: what you are saying is unbelievable, that person's happiness is all chemistry and medicine can shift that positive or negative direction, wow I never knew that, and I m glad my set point in happiness was easy to adjust through medicine. Asha

hi kholt: as in this journey of our life, each one of us affected by stroke has to go through their own acceptance, as a caregiver you have your own struggles that things will be different now not necessarily bad but different, your hubby has to go through same path too and for him or any one of us survivor that path is little more trecherous bu with the help of time, maturity, and family support he will get there 2. Asha

Amy: I understand howyou feel, but listen you are lucky to have great therapist working with you and telling you what to do, I used to get frurstrated when my hubby becomes therapist and tells me what things to do, it used to annoy the heck out of me, like since my stroke he tells me everyday just to pretend picking up glass and putting it different places and Ihave never done that feeling its ridiculous. but just hangin there, therapist is there to help you not to insult u, she is working for u benefit love Asha

stan: that's great list, I like your positive attitude towards life and whole thing Asha

hey sue: that wonderful blog and insight, we all could be thankful for that underwear 2, cause it has new elastic and feels really nice cottony Asha

Butch: glad to know you guys r having fun in bathtime, I missed the opportunity with my hubby, but we all are shower ppl pre and post stroke Asha

hey: I can't drive yet but as soon as snowand rain comes some people just forget how to drive and end up in ditch, we live in NJ and I guess I will start driving next year God willing Asha

Pam: i agree with you, I also m happy and content with new me, not too many issues with 2005 model, can't dance the way I used to but oh well can do slow dance in arm of my hubby. life is good, I wasn't unhappy prestroke but I was kinda immature, so I got maturiy out of my stroke Asha

hey Mary: those r easy to do things, but I also thought happiness is state of mind glad u r back Asha

Sue: you said it very nicely. loved your blog feels like coming from heart Asha

hi Virginia: I am also stroke survivor who had PFO, I m even shy to mention my age, I m 36 year old mother of 8 year old boy, I m very happy you started blogging cause I m addicted to blog, and I would learn lot about you through your blogs. Asha

Amy: that's y they have mommy to worry about their kids, my mom still does it, but also trust in God that nothing bad will happen to our kids, he will take care of everyone. I don't know what else to say since I worry too, Asha

hey Mary : I avoided taking anti depressant for long time thinking I m not coockoo, but when I took, it was world of difference, life wasn't drag anymore, I can seriously say depression was worst than my actual stroke. Things look way more darker than they were, so don't be afraid of taking them, I m on my path of getting rid of them Asha

Ruthie: good luck, first is usually the best one, things relaxes a lot such that you can use it one more time, I hate to say but you are lucky its ur feet, since we walk all day long on our feet you will get good therapy on its own, wish you lot of luck Asha

phyllis: can you buy lottery ticket for me Asha