Category Archives: daily living
March 3rd
Twenty-six years with this man. Tomorrow is our 21st wedding anniversary and I just snapped at him for the 3rd time this morning. I am NOT going to roll with this. He didn’t deserve my grumpy response. I thought he … Continue reading
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getting over the hump
Well, nothing has been written since October, but lessons have been learned. Back at the end of October, Steve announced he was leaving me. He made arrangements for someone to come get him and we both struggled with it. At … Continue reading
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Hard as we try…
It’s been almost 4 yrs since Steve’s stroke. Every day I try to be encouraging or at least stay out of his way. I can make such a list of what I miss and what I need and what he … Continue reading
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The College Saga
Well, here’s another facet of post-stroke surviving… our kids get whammied without the leadership of their parents – especially their fathers. I’m busy trying to keep things level and live the day to day, and dad has sunk into a … Continue reading
The Tale
I just watched a movie called The Tale. with Laura Dern. The story told, is my exact experience. Almost word for word. The girl in the movie was 13. I was 9. I always felt what happened to me was … Continue reading
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Communication breakdown
O.M.G. Again. We have gone round and round all morning. I have given him every minute since 8 o’clock so he could know I am listening to him. He has kept on and kept on about hating Rocky Mount and … Continue reading
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again we hit a wall.
Last night hubby threw a fit like I’ve never seen. He was screaming kill me! Over and over. It was so horrible. I was reading my bible for strength thru it and came across Behold I have refined thee but … Continue reading
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Complication
Welp, he’s back on a foley catheter. The prostate is swollen bigger and he can’t pee. I feel so bad for him but he refused to have it treated when we had money to cover it. Now I have to … Continue reading
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FB memory from a yr ago – still the same.
Strokes are so cruel. They take love and twist it. They take self, and diminish it. Stroke leaves us with the semblance of desired reality without the substance of our relationships. It’s a cruelty that can be invisible unless you … Continue reading
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Still struggling
Life moves on and shifts and rolls and eases and squeezes. So tired some days. Steve has his intellect in tact but his emotions have a disconnect. When he tries to engage them, it (he) becomes upset and cries out. … Continue reading
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Green Jean Granny 