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Its so much fun to know tidbits of your life through your blogs. I am intrigued to know how story of your life will unfold now. hope & pray you make right choices for yourself & your family so that you guys can create better destiny for your life. In life we all get second chances but so much time we waste looking & knocking old closed doors. someone once told me in life there are always seasons in life, how long each season lasts is based on choices we make Asha

Sarah : I am so glad you did this long trip I am glad you all had great funeral planned for Dan, I feel having these kind of sendoffs brings so much peace to people left behind. you gave him fitting sendoff. I m sure it was not easy feat to achieve. you are strong woman I am glad you were able to meet all your high-school friends after 50 years, must be interesting to see how life has treated every one. Asha

Tracy : wow that has to be so hard, I am glad you came out of that period. life is full of some good & some bad days. money comes & goes but hard work & good values always stays. Asha

hi Tracy : welcome to wonderful world of blogging. I called it jewel of stroke network support group. I have found blogging & chatting with other survivors very therapeutic for my soul. I love to blog about positives I keep on finding even after stroke. & I so remember feelings right after my stroke that I would never find joy in living again. Asha

Pearl : for me my stroke taught me what is true meaning of love, is it just flowery wordsor love you see person's actions. I learnt my husbands love language which was way different than mine, I learnt whats more important in relationship.Also in life you take so many small wonderful things for granted who knew going to bathroom without audience was my only wish when I was in rehab, & I am forever grateful to still have those simple joys in life. those r my positive growths in life I feel my stroke was just like wildfire which burnt what was dead inside & weeds so that something wonderful can be reborn there. I feel my stroke made me more present & better wife & mother. So those are positives my stroke brought in my life. Asha

Pearl : post stroke we can do everything just little differently & need little adaption or some support from our friends & family. Don't listen to your son. kids just say anything sometimes just to hurt. you can prove him wrong by doing it & he will know never underestimate MOM you are woman hear you roar. Asha

George : I feel same way about my treadmill the first one died on me. I tell hubby i lasted longer because of that treadmill & it took my hit lol. hubby is no fixer so we dumped that treadmill in garbage & got new one. It has lot of bells & whistle where as I use my simple speed & inclination feature & enjoy walking on it all day long. Asha

Hi Strokewife : I am so glad your husband has you a very loving wife in his corner, I am 100% confident together you both will be able to get through this hiccup. leaving your worries on God will allow you to focus on things you can do & control. I am firm believer in doing our karma or part & then not worrying about results I know this for sure amazing survivor spouse who is still here for a reason you both are in my prayers for better & fun days ahead. Asha

Other day I was just thinking about all changes they have come in my life. Some did feel like wildfires in forest though it felt pointless at the time when I was going through it, but now looking back at it, It feels like it was perfect timing. Sometimes you need that kind of change which feels like wildfires in your life to burn dead & dry trees & weed so that something fresh can be reborn at its place. yes in wildfire along with dead weeds some of green grass can be burned too but thats the price you pay for that new growth. I remember dreading change following my stroke & moving to our new home. all changes brought lot of positive growth in my life. So I am reminding myself, don't dread change in life, it always God way of putting you on path where you meant to be on, & burning weeds & deadwood so that new life can be reborn at its place Asha

Windows is frustrating me for past few days. I m saving my file on desktop & when trying to find it back to send in email I can't seem to find file from my windows folder, I know I should be able to resolve the problem since I myself am nerd & it frustrates me no end that I m not able to crack this mystery & solve my problem. So Some days I feel like smart Alec when I figure something out & some day feel like stupid Alec. So for past two days feeling like Stupid Alec & I hate that feeling. ok update Smart Alec found another way to send documents directly attached documents from USB memory stick instead of trying to find from folders in windows. I dont have patience to figure out the first problem so found another way, job gets accomplished thats what matters. Asha

Kelli : I have no memory issue but I hear from my son all the time u already told me this & sometimes I do repeat things to him to get him to do certain things by annoying hm. but do I care no. anything I am doing for him are done with good intentions behind it so I don't mind getting insulted by him million times. I just let it roll. I am so glad u r realizing living in the moment such a great gift & harder to do, so enjoy every day to fullest. Asha

Lenny : wow going to high school already amazing I remember him so little when we first met him here. Congratulations to Christian & proud family Asha

Jay You will learn to adapt to your deficits and new normal now that u are aware of this deficits you will find way to compensate for it and find your new normal I have lower qudeant vision loss so if I don't scan things on left I don't see people there first few months I used to keep on looking for things pretty annoying at first but slowly found way around it and life is great again Asha

Today is very special day when we both are celebrating our silver jubilee anniversary. We decided to do our housewarming party & our silver jubliee anniversary both on last weekend. It was so much fun I am blessed to have great family & friends so get together was lot of fun. I feel longer u stay together your day start to hold more meaning. we both have gone through some really great time together & some not so great & I feel it requires courage & determination to stay put & ride storm together to be able to enjoy serene water with beautiful sunrise & sunset together. Though all my happiness evaporated when my tv stopped working since kido & brother made it to work for kareoke machine & then later kido could not get it to work & brother giving me hard time to fix it again so had meltdown of all joy lol & you realize how transient happinesss is one day I m on cloud & next day I m having emotional meltdown cause my tv is messed up & I can't do my exercise & have to depend on others mercy to fix those things, since you can't do it & you start feeling sorry for yourself lol. finally brother & son had mercy on me & fixed my tv so now I feel happy & grateful again lol

Katrina : you persisted & found right people who helped u achieve ur dreams & got your left hand open. I feel should follow ur footsteps & not give up on my left hand & try to find OT & doctor who can do magic like yours. I blame myself for finding happiness & contentment in life again with my disability. Asha

Fred : I feel winning or loosing does not matter as much as the journey. create happy memories with your life while you still can. I am firm believer everything we do with good intentions behind turns out to be great thing. so have fun Asha

Sue : I love your blogs, it always very thoughtful. & I learn valuable life lessons Asha

Jay : yonne is spot on & said beautifully I echo her sentiments Asha

Carol : I am so happy that you are able to read books again. I know reading books has helped me big time in my stroke recovery. I even shudder to think what would have happened to me if I had to deal with it.Enjoy your books. Asha

Sarah : that's such a thoughtful cop whose kindness & thoughtfulness does not get talked about in evening news but action of some bad cops get s all the rap in media & reputation of cops goes down the drain. we cant generalize everybody by action of few bad apples which are there in all race & field. I hope you get to meet both cops & thank them personally. love the poem you wrote, its very comforting Asha

Pam : I seem to enjoy all seasons love fall spring summer winter( I love the first snowfall on those barren trees) . Though I m glad nothing lasts forever so I get to enjoy beauty of all seasons. Asha

Jay : you are such a grateful soul. being around you even in virtual world brings in contentment & peace. Happy Canada day to you . Asha

Now that finally we are settled in this new home & everything is falling back into place again. I can find bathroom in night with my eyes closed again & not bumping into window Now I can see another change in my horizon. & I don't know what to do. I know the change which is planning to show up in my life is good one but it is putting me out of my comfort zone & routine & I am not so sure what to do. will need to learn new things & not sure whether I want to go through so much pain where there is no guarantee on return on investment. but my family reminds me there r no guarantee in life. you have to take some chances. now that I have grown up so much in spirituality, I know when you step out of comfort zone growth occurs. & something better always comes out. But still struggling & I know when I write down things I feel much better Asha

OMG Sarah : I am so sorry for your loss. you & your family will be in my thoughts & prayers. what happened? I hugs & prayers Asha

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