Recovery of any sorts includes the passage of time relative to the parties going through it. There is a real thing called "time dilation". Perhaps that is what I/we feel? I can't tell you how many times we say to each other, "It's time dilation striking again." I do know, time flies in a different… Continue reading It’s a Time Dilation Blur Where Those 87 Days Went!
Mysteries, Medications, and Mushrooms Signaling Recovery Delays and Successes
A year ago, we were devastated about Mr. being essentially stuck in a nursing home until...well, we didn't know when, how we'd do it, or if he would even be able to come home. The reality of the situation was overwhelming. And frankly, a blur when (I) we think back to that time. I was… Continue reading Mysteries, Medications, and Mushrooms Signaling Recovery Delays and Successes
As the Poppy Turns, So Too Does Another Month
I've come down with a bug of sorts. It could be called time blindness. Or "I Have Too Much Sh*t on My Mind." I don't think I was bitten by anything, but, no matter what it is, it's the feeling of having too much rolling around in my brain that I lose track of time.… Continue reading As the Poppy Turns, So Too Does Another Month
A Year Later…
As I hop briefly into the blogosphere, I feel like a bunny that's been in hiding. Every waking moment you can find me hop from thing, to thing, to thing - my to do list multiplies before my eyes. I try desperately to find a sturdy rock to rest on, briefly, as I move onto… Continue reading A Year Later…
Subtle Reflections of Normal In Our Stroke Recovery Journey
I sit here watching Mr. rest 'comfortably' in his reclining wheelchair just on the edge of my makeshift workstation at the kitchen table. I think to myself, on some normal day in the future, I'll be in my office again, but for now, my makeshift desk/laptop workstation on a shipping box with a kitchen barstool… Continue reading Subtle Reflections of Normal In Our Stroke Recovery Journey
Simple Joys of the Power of Neuroplasticity
As I sat down to write to you dear blogging buddies, I realized something profound. Not huge, but profound. I was with a friend on a trip to Florida a year ago this week. That in and of itself is profound. Seems like a lifetime ago. Like so many things these days. I still love… Continue reading Simple Joys of the Power of Neuroplasticity