HONORED
I wrote briefly yesterday about my Father - who is hospitalized with a moderate stroke. (No stroke, however, is 'moderate' -- they all represent something going horribly wrong with our bodies, and will have significant impact on our lives going forward.)
I remember when I lived in California and was doing fundraising, I met a generous donor who contributed as he did because, at age 35, he had suffered a massive stroke. Doctors had told him to expect to have limited movement going forward. Instead - through hard work, a determined attitude and faith - he was moving as if nothing had ever happened at the time I met him (he also was not willing to accept the prognosis given him; so an attitude to defy the experts also played a part).
Unfortunately, when one is 88 years old and in frail health, a full recovery as I described above may not be so simple. So, we wait, listen, and do what we can.
In response to my writing yesterday, I've received multiple comments and e-mails. I have a small army of people 'keeping my back', so to speak. I am honored you are all there and I thank you. The energy of the kula in action.
As I look for the good in this, right now I look forward to going to Coeur d'Alene, to Karen Sprute-Francovich's studio, for a class -- maybe tomorrow. It will do me good to pull away from all this for a little bit.
Thank you for your thoughts and comments,
p.s. Signs of a stroke - plus a new one: S - ask the person to smile; T - ask the person to talk, to speak a simple sentence; R - ask the person to raise both arms. If the person has trouble doing any of these, get help (911 is the best). A new sign: The tongue -- ask the person to stick out their tongue; if it goes to one side or the other, that may also signify a stroke. Don't wait, no matter what the person says -- because we all want to deny anything could be wrong with us.
I remember when I lived in California and was doing fundraising, I met a generous donor who contributed as he did because, at age 35, he had suffered a massive stroke. Doctors had told him to expect to have limited movement going forward. Instead - through hard work, a determined attitude and faith - he was moving as if nothing had ever happened at the time I met him (he also was not willing to accept the prognosis given him; so an attitude to defy the experts also played a part).
Unfortunately, when one is 88 years old and in frail health, a full recovery as I described above may not be so simple. So, we wait, listen, and do what we can.
In response to my writing yesterday, I've received multiple comments and e-mails. I have a small army of people 'keeping my back', so to speak. I am honored you are all there and I thank you. The energy of the kula in action.
As I look for the good in this, right now I look forward to going to Coeur d'Alene, to Karen Sprute-Francovich's studio, for a class -- maybe tomorrow. It will do me good to pull away from all this for a little bit.
Thank you for your thoughts and comments,
p.s. Signs of a stroke - plus a new one: S - ask the person to smile; T - ask the person to talk, to speak a simple sentence; R - ask the person to raise both arms. If the person has trouble doing any of these, get help (911 is the best). A new sign: The tongue -- ask the person to stick out their tongue; if it goes to one side or the other, that may also signify a stroke. Don't wait, no matter what the person says -- because we all want to deny anything could be wrong with us.