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As I said in my last post, I never had migraines, but I've read a lot since my stroke about the correlation between the incidence of migraines and strokes on the neurological level. I don't know if any one's found aq causal relationship or if they...
I had my stroke with no warning (except an attack of vertigo a few weeks before that I now suspect was a TIA. I have no history of migraine, high cholesterol or high blood pressure, but in the ER they said I was having a migraine and released me w...
Hi Laurie,
Patience wears thin sometimes, but acceptance makes it easier. Yes I'm still here and still pushing along. Never as fast or well as I'd like to, but a lot better and faster that was ever predicted for me.Since I adjust my expectations t...
Hi Bec,
Once your Mom is approved for Social Security Disability, she'll go on Medicare automatically. When that hsappens, ask about "Medicare Advantage" plans. With them the deduction from your SSDI benefit that usually pays the Mewdicare premium...
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- At 10:15pm on June 24, 2009,
Bec said…
- Thanks for the talk. I was really nervous about talking about it but you have helped and I talked to my mom a little more today about what you had said. Yes its short for rebecca. I go by Becky however. Thanks for friending me too!
- At 9:35am on June 24, 2009,
Linda Wheeler said…
- Hope you had a great birthday. You are another year brighter!
- At 10:34pm on June 23, 2009,
Bec said…
- Chris,
Thanks for writing to me. My mom has come a looong way from where she was. My brother and sister are in college so it is just my mom and I. I couldnt afford nurses to come in and take care of her so I have pushed her a lot. We bash heads a lot because I dont like her just sit around. Sometimes i feel mean but I work three jobs to try to support us and she cant just be waited on. However she gets my brother and sister to help her with things I wont do. The stroke has not been easy at all. And I am so thankful to God for keeping her alive because I would rather have her with her limitation then not have her at all. Right now I am just struggling because her extended insurance is up in Aug. and I need to find something for her now and I figure this would be the best place to reach out because someone may have experience the same thing. Thanks again for the comment and happy belated birthday. My moms is next week. She is turning 50 and is very upset about it because she says she doesnt want it because not all of her has made it to 50.
- At 12:51pm on May 28, 2009,
Ron Gardner said… - Chris,
WMy family and I were just featured on Lifetime Television's program Healthcorner TV. The feature was discussing my recovery, my Take Brave Steps book and included interviews with my wife and daughter with insights on coping with change in the family and caregiving. You can see the segment on the following link. Please let me know what you think. I was doing OK until they asked me about the role of love and family in my recovery and the emotions kivked in.
http://healthcorner.walgreens.com/display/2308.htm
Ron
- At 12:27pm on May 28, 2009,
Ron Gardner said…
- Chris,
Congratulations on your accomplishments at school. You are awesome. Keep up the good work. Wishing you the best of success in everything.
Ron
- At 10:40am on April 17, 2009,
rita m lamberger said…
- thanks for the welcome, chris. had my strokr in dec. of 2006.left my left side paralyzed. had 3 mos, of intensive therapy. was walking with a cane then fell and broke a vertabrae in my back, also broke my ankle. healed now but it set me back. hhad hbo in canada but to no avail. am now getting botax in my arm, slow but helping some. am discourged but hanging in there.
- At 9:51pm on April 8, 2009,
Elizabeth Carter said…
- Iam a bit puzzled about navigating through this site. Hopefully it will soon become clear what to do
Regards
elizabethc
- At 11:21am on March 23, 2009,
Alexander Wilamowski said…
- Hi Chris, The warm temps of spring can not arrive soon enough for me. I am in need of some 70 degree days to get this chill out of my bones! Gotta love Summer!
- At 3:20pm on March 15, 2009,
susan said… - doing great, loving my life.I can't wait to see how it turns out!,
- At 7:59pm on March 14, 2009,
wendy betton said…
- Hi Chris! I am exhausted! My brother had a heart attack Jan 24, and a stroke on Jan 31. My sister, his 27 yr old son, and myself are his caretakers. On top of that, my brothers wife has brain cancer. My brother, Greg, thank God, survived, is physically intact, but has Aphasia. We are all new to this so I am hoping to find some hope that there has been some recoveries. And How are you!??
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All the lesson's of my life have taught me that my tiny human brain isn't equipped to understand the workings of God's plan, and I don't sp[end time trying. I do believe that nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's creation by accident. I don't always understand why things happen, but if it happened, it was part of God's plan and my job is to accept it, be grateful for the gifts I've received (like my life,daughters, music and this day) and move on along the path He lays in front of me.
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Posted on March 8, 2009 at 2:43pm —
If Life Hands You Lemons...
I'd be interested in hearing peoples stories about moving on after their stroke. In my case, I was a 47 year old musician, tennis player, bicycle rider, coach and Sunday School Teacher. By trade I was a network design and installation senior project manager for a technology engineering firm operating nationally from a NYC base. The stroke brought all that to a screeching halt, but little by little I've managed to recoup some of it, singing with a band and until recently teaching the religion cla… Continue
Posted on February 2, 2009 at 2:06am — 2 Comments
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