On April 20, 2011 my husband, Jerry, had a stroke that centered over his left ear and was very severe. He is unable to converse with exception of saying “I love you” and “how are you”. He has a very limited number of letters he can say. His attitude about not being able to speak…
My sister, Maggie, and I have been very close all our lives even though I now live in Florida and she lives in West Virginia. We are only 18 months apart in age. Five years ago I had an ablation surgery to correct my A-Fib so Maggie spoke to her doctor and ablation was scheduled…
My Grandma Diggins could not talk, But she could hum and she could walk. And even though her words got jumbled, Grandma Diggins never grumbled. Sometimes “chair” came out as “tree”, But Grandma, she just laughed with me. I always knew what Grandma meant. We never had an argument. She’d smile and nod and slap…
I was a farmer, a carpenter, a mechanic, a school teacher, and now I’m an engineer. I worked as Senior Transportation Manager for Toshiba Logistics America, Inc. in Charlotte NC – I am 56. I have 3 children, 2 Grandchildren. I am single and I had a stroke. I’m alive. My children and my grandchildren…
“It’s hard to explain what it’s like being in a coma. A coma is a weird place, like a dream but all messed up. I remember being sat in a chair in a big open room with a needle stuck in my arm and being starved of oxygen, feeling very weak and hearing my heart…