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Jay :

Happy 2nd Stroke Anniversary. You got t right life post stroke is just different not good or bad just different. Enjoy your second chance to fullest. BTW now enjoy the ride it will be going up now.

Asha

Pam :

wow persistence does pay off. I feel here social service & insurance company all are designed to provide services to persistence person. & I feel as a sick person you are not mentally there to fight all this bureaucracy, unless u got supportive caregiver by your side or you still got marbles & emotional strength to get what you deserve & entitled.

I am so happy that u r persistent in fighting for what you have right to get.

Asha

Fred :

I will be praying for you. Stay strong till then. You are still here for a reason & not as punishment so enjoy each day to fullest.

Asha

Pam :

I am firm believer in treating others the way you want to be treated, and ofcourse I don't like confrontation & conflicts. So I usually agree with loved ones in my life & go with flow, instead of picking up fights for small things. but ofcourse that's me raised  by strong woman. I pick my battles in life & usually don't sweat small stuff. Recently I realized one another great thing about life. That We have lot of choices in life specially how I respond to any situation. I realized lot of times due to fear about some situation my brain will make some stories about some people, but when I ignore those stories & act in kindness, usually kindness is reciprocated. So I learnt that its us who bring joy or sadness in our life & with all situations. So choice is ours.

Asha

Mitch :

mistakes happen. I have done right after my stroke booked wrong return date flight coming home  so ended up staying day longer in london  while returning from our europe vacation in 2005.ended up costing us more, but hubby was so good about all of it, made me enjoy our vacation more. mistakes happen that shows we are all human, and it is great learning opportunity. this year I planed our europe vacation after decade & everything went so well became my dream vacation. So mistakes happen learn from those & move on.

Asha

Asha

Pam seems like u r angel on your roomies life god works mysterious way keep on being blessings to others in your life and I believe you will find your own angel in the process

Asha

Happy birthday punch going through health crisis does bring good and bad things in our life it wakes us up from sleepwalking thru life and brings us closer to our family enjoy ur day to fullest

Asha

Veta

What I have realized that even with antidepressants having these support group has helped me immensely I can tell u with 100% that blogging chatting with other survivors all very therapeutic for my soul. With support of all that I m able to enjoy my new normal to fullest

Asha

Nancy :

its nice to meet your sister Emmy. I am glad you both have each other to get through your own individual struggle.

Asha

Pam :

I am so glad you got friends to share movie with. I agree watching movie together does bring  joy & brings people closer.

Asha

Katrina :

It feels so great to see you at the end of tunnel looking at the light & other side of tunnel. Sometimes when we are in middle of journey we don't see God's master stroke & actual purpose. It feels good to be able to see purpose behind all the pain you went through. as I learned now that whenever going through tough time just believe best is yet to come.

hugs,

Asha

Sue :

you are such a amazing person. I think you have that built in great compassionate soul & perfect person for that chaplaincy work.   I wish & pray for best in your life.

Asha

Jay :

such a thoughtful blog. I find nature has  amazing healing power to broken heart. Its amazing to see how so many small wonders in life we took it for granted

Asha

Debbie :

I am so happy for you both that everything ended well. I feel sometimes being planner of the family is hard job you plague yourself with all whatifs & miss the present moment. at our home hubby is planner & I go with flow kinda girl. though hubby doesn't feel stress of planning. I can drive myself crazy with whatifs & will miss beautiful present moment. So I like to go with flow in life.

Asha

Sandy :

thats amazing. you don't realize how much being able to do things fo family which means one less work your loving spouse builds so much self esteem  & ofcourse you feel grateful to be alive & not a burden on your loved ones. So allow your survivors to do more for home to make them feel useful again in grand scheme of life.

Asha

Jay :

wow I was about to write blog on same theme. we do are indeed brother sister from different parents lol

Asha

Pam :

I don't know what to say we are all sobbing & praying for you. I pray god realize he should go easy on you now. you lready have more than any one can handle. hope he realize that soon.

Asha

Scott :

congratulations on your first anniversary. Start celebrating your anniversary, and you will stop dreading. you survived for a reason so time to enjoy every moment with your loved ones

Asha

Jay:

I agree with pam, you bring out best in others. I so wish you live close by so that I can meet you.

hugs,

Asha

Pam :

She was ignorant one about the condition & one with the opinion she knows better than all other doctors. So I know its hard when people try to judge us based on our condition, but it is better for us to ignore this ignorant people & pray they get educated enough & empathetic enough to be in medical field. I hope you don't get her remarks unsettle your happiness & peace of mind.

Asha

Pam :

I am so glad you had your day out & had fun. I love your thoughtful comments here in our blog world. they are SO helpful. reading your blog makes me realize enjoy every moment given to you, life is so unpredictable.

Asha

Jay

this is such a sweet story  making me looking forward to playing with our grand kids on floor

Asha

debbie :

how about coming to chatroom just for little interaction. I will ask enough questions which will force him to participate lol If he is not comfortable in group chatting if he wants we can chat just one on one too.

Asha

Debbie :

can bruce join our survivor chatroom in the afternoon & evening, also he can think about blogging here on this site that will help him too

Asha

Punch :

after my stroke I dealt with depression & I felt depression worst than my stroke. are you taking any antidepressants. I initially resisted them, but taking them helped me big time, it allowed me to look at the sunshine beyond clouds. though I feel along with those meds having routine, exercise & reading good spiritual books all help me deal with my post stroke life . I was able to wean myself off antidepressant pills as soon as I found little bit control on my life. I found blogging chatting with other survivors all very therapeutic for my soul. hope to see you around often too.

Asha