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Thank you so much for this insight. As I was reading this I keep thinking to myself this is what my husband has been trying to tell me and just couldn't get the words out right. You sure did get thur to me and I can not thank you enough :You-Rock: Sally

:happydance: this is great news before Thanksgiving more blessing to be counted. I'm so happy for you all Sally

Sue This is what blogging is all about getting your feelings out and sometimes when we write our minds wrap around things a little better. Come here and do what you have to do for yourself we don't need a fake Sue and you don't have to waste your engery on trying to be cheerful when you are not, your journey right now sucks and I wish I could do something to help you out. Know that you have many friends here and we all love you and feel your pain so blog what you feel. Get it off your chest. As always you and Ray are in my prayers Sally

Wes Sorry to hear about your wife. Please take care of yourself too. The role of caregiver is now yours. You know one side of stroke now you are going to learn the other. You do have an advandaged here because you are a survivor God does not give you more then you can handle. Come join us in Caregiver Chat on Tuesday or Thursday we will help you out as best we can. Take care Sally

Ruth I'm sitting here reading your post and laughing I can just see Don pulling a stunt like that on me and how pisssed off I would be at him :bop: but you have to be smiling a little about it now. Sometimes I get so mad at Don but then after I calm down I can find the humor in it. Hope that you have a less stressful week. Take care Sally

WOW Deb Bruce is good at saving a buck I'm the same way. My friends call me Sally save a buck :roflmao: So glad to hear that Bruce is doing this it has to help the mind. Good luck with getting all of your duck together. I hate when things build up and have to make appointments days in a row I feel like I will forget something and let one of the many balls that we caregiver have in the air drop. Don does not do well with appointments that are back to back one day after another so I have learned to be very careful with that. Carl need to be clone so that the rest of us can have one. :Clap-Hands: LOL You have your Carl, Sarah has her Red,you both deserved them I'm so happy for you both. Take care see you in Chat Sally

Sue So glad that you got away and had some rest, good food and company, you sure did need that. Go with what your heart tells you to do with Ray's care but I do agree with Deb to try and see what happens. Hopefully it is just a med problem if not you will know more than you do right now. I believe that knowledge it power. As always you and Ray are in my prayers and I think about you daily and send you long distant hugs. Take care and hope to see you in chat Sally :hug:

This has got to be a big milestone for you all,congratulations to all for all the hard work that you have put into this. You must be so proud :happydance: Cayden you rock :You-Rock: So glad to see this post Sally

As always you and Ray are in my prayers. Many hugs Sally

Hi Mike Happy to heard that you are back home, now please take it easy and build yourself up slowly, it will be worth the wait. Let others help you cause it makes them feel good too,remenber how you use to feel when you knew you were helping someone out, let others feel that joy. Take careof yourself and Kitty and tell Rose that I said hello. Sally

Sue you are caregiver of the world to us here on this site. Praying for you and Ray. You are never very far from my thoughts and prayer these last few weeks wish I could be close to you and hug you and have a nice cup of tea and quite talk. Stay strong Sally

Sue Take some time for you to get your head wrap around the new "normal". As Host you are the best and this site needs you and the sound advice that you give. I wish that I could have some good advice for you cause you always had some for me. Right now things are so out of whack for you that you don't know if you are coming or going. Take time to take a walk or work in you garden and think God will show you the way. You and Ray as always are in my prayers. :hug:

You are in my prayers take care and hope to talk to you next week Sally

Sorry the I will miss you this week in chat We are heading for the National for Drag Racing in Reading so I have some packing to do. So glad to see this post I was hoping that you or Rose would so that I would know before we leave for our weekend. Prayer were answered and hoping for a fully recovery once you have the pacer put in. Take care Sally

My prayers are with you Sue. This has got to be a very hard time for you and letting go of being Ray's caregiver is not what this is all all. You will make sure that things are right and that Ray care is the best. Give Ray higs and kisses everyday, and take a walk and take care of yourself too. :hug:

Believe in Miracles they happen everyday. Here's a big hug :hug: from me to you. You are aloud to come here an vent that is what you teach each of us so do it, it helps you clear you heart and mind. Hope that you are feeling better and that you get some of that old lady kick butt thing going when you get to the hospital next. Stand in the hall and tell anyone that will listen that YOU ARE A CARER AND HAVE BEEN FOR LONGER THEN ANYONE ELSE HERE NOW. Make someone listen to you and get the information that you want and need, you have rights too. As always you and Ray are in my prayer. :please: take care of yourself. Sally

Prayer are coming your way for the strengh that you need. Please be careful with yourself I hate the idea of you being tired and leaving the hospital for you trip home. Also we are praying that Ray inproves and can come home to you soon. Take care Sally

Great news hope that you can pop in on us tonight and catch us all up. I would understand if you went for a walk or just sat with your eyes closed. When I was on the road I listen to books on tape you might want to try that to help pass the time that you are traveling. Remember to take care of Sue. We are all praying for you and Ray. Take care Sally

I'm sorry to see your post about your cat. I'm a cat lover too. 17 years is a good long life and the vet specialist might not have worked on her cause of her age. Don't be mad at yourself you did what was best so that she did not suffer. Go online and read Rainbow Bridge it's short and to the point and helped me feel better after I put down my cat. Take care and think about the happy times when you played with your cat. Sally

I have a note on my mirror that says you are stronger then you know, I read it everyday. I hope that it helps you too as you are one of the strongest people that I know. You will find your way like you have done in the past.Lots of love and hugs :hug: and prayers are coming your way. Take care and rest when you can. Sally

What GREAT news Keep up the good work both of you :Clap-Hands: :Clap-Hands: :Clap-Hands: You both must be so proud Sally

Welcome back Kimmie My heart feels for you and your great loss and you will be in my thoughts tomorrow. Try to remenber all of the good times that you and Andy had together and hug those grandbabies really tight and give them one from their Grandpa I'm sure that Andy would like that and will be smiling down when he feels the love. Take care Sally

congratulations on another year. :cheer: Yes they do get better with time and so do we. It's so nice that there were people that remenbered to call and send cards See you in chat Sally

I'm glad that you can get out and to the beach that sounds so relaxing. :cloud9: Enjoy your warm weather while you can and keep thinking of ways to get out in the colder weather so that cabin fever doesn't set in.

You go girl you are doing and being so great don't lower yourself to the lunchroom gossip girl crap :blah_blah: . Educate them with posters and anything that you can find on strokes maybe it will come in handy for one of them someday As for using the maachine can you take a plactic bag and hold it in your effected hand and get your stuff out with you good hand that is what one of my co worker does might help Just stay strong :You-Rock: