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life after stroke

#StrokeRecovery, it’s a process

Comparison is the thief of joy ~ Theodore Roosevelt A few weeks ago I was approached by a student at the University of Strathclyde to participate in a research project on stroke recovery. Little did she know I’ve been really down about how slow it…

May 14, 2015
Life

Corkscrew yourself

Chris took that crazy picture of me two months after the last stroke. Some people might be embarrassed have it out there, but I’m not. It marked the first time I was able to put all my weight on my left leg, even though…

February 19, 2015

One step forward, wait have I used that one before?

Over the holidays I heard someone say: Bad things happen fast, but we have to live through them slow. Okay fine I heard it on General Hospital (long time guilty pleasure) and cried like a baby. I actually still have the episode saved on…

January 22, 2015

Hey, my grandma made that

Chris stayed with his dad last week while his mom was out of town. On Sunday I stopped by for dinner (yep, all by myself!) and saw him folding laundry. I noticed one of the things was an embroidered tea towel my grandma made…

October 30, 2014