Well, I finally have power in the house now. The one thing I have learned in the last month is to appreciate every day as it comes. We spend so much time looking ahead that we miss the things happening around us that we should be grateful for. In the last month my husband had a stroke,and we survived an earthquake and a hurricane in the same week. To top it all off my brother, Dalas was in a car accident tonight. He is ok, just a few cuts and bruises, Thank God! He had the dogs with him and Bo and Pink are fine as well.
Ken was a little down yesterday. I think he realizes his limitations more and the storm didn't help. The nurse told me that he was worried abut me during the storm. He is the one that takes care of things. In the short time we have been married, I have come to depend on him. Took me a while to find the flashlights in the house yesterday. He was better today and we had a good conversation with the director of the stroke program, Dr. Conroy. He has some swelling in his right leg that we are watching carefully. They will be doing a Doppler test to see if there are any additional clots in his leg in the morning. Hopefully it is just a minor issue and not a clot. Because he is so young they are being aggressive in his rehab and will be doing electronic stimulation to the muscles in his right arm soon. The good thing is that he is still aware of his right side and is learning to use his left hand and leg to support the right. His speech is returning very slowly. We are seeing a new word or pattern each day but not a complete thought yet. This is probably the most frustrating thing for him. He is thinking something but can't express the thought.
Take time out of your busy lives to appreciate each day and the small joys!
Good night!
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