Posted by rayww on July 28, 2005, at 13:53:42
In reply to Re: stroke » rayww, posted by Dinah on July 26, 2005, at 12:11:57
> I think it's perfectly normal to feel all the things you're feeling, and to be frustrated and angry on top of it. Do you have a therapist you can talk about these things with? It's sometimes hard for those who love us most to be helpful at these times.
>< No, I basically don't, and other than lead me through the basics, I dont' know what they could do.
> I haven't experienced it myself, but I did go through it with my Dad. And I can say most definitely that things got a whole whole lot better over time as far as damage from the stroke went. The brain is a remarkably resilient thing, considering how delicate and complex it is. I am forever awed with its creator.
>< Not sure I have been blessed with enough umph to push ahead.
> Things may or may not ever be exactly as they were before, but they will get better. And maybe just as good, but in a different way.
< I've already recognized some of that. I read more now, watch tv, sit at the computer, much less stressed, more relaxed than before. Could these be positive changes????
>
> I know how cheerless that can sound. Believe me. But I also know that we share a basic faith in God that goes far beyond mere belief. I hope that that can help in this time.
>< That was nice of you to acknowledge.
> Remember not to cut yourself off from Him or from the people are part of God's self correcting world. No matter what you're feeling - angry, frustrated, happy, whatever, the posters at Babble, and many people IRL, will listen and understand.< I guess that's the hardest part of all. I don't phone people like i used to for obvious reasons, come to think about it, I don't do anything for people either, and my whole life was people centered, service centered before.
Maybe this is the best place for now, right here.
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