Posted by Tamar on July 26, 2005, at 16:01:02
In reply to stroke, posted by rayww on July 26, 2005, at 10:24:57
I'm so sorry to hear about your stroke. Unfortunately I don't have any practical advice about strokes, but I know it can be very difficult to adjust to reduced physical capabilities. It changes your whole sense of who you are. Yeah, friends you don't have to speak to are very precious! It'll take you a while to figure out the changes in your sense of identity, so I imagine it would help if you had people around you who can be understanding about the things that are changing and at the same time privide a sense of continuity and remind you that you are still you.I know you say you don't want to complain, but maybe you really need to complain. Something terrible happened to you and it's changed your life dramatically. If that isn't something to complain about, I'd like to know what is! I honestly think that anger is an important and inevitable part of beginning to cope with a serious illness, and surely you have every reason to feel angry and fed up.
I hope your brain trails develop as quickly as possible, and while they're developing don't exhaust yourself. You need to take good care of yourself while you recover. Is there any way you can get someone else to do the cleaning? That's surely something you could do without at the moment.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
Tamar
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