Category: Stroke Survival

Life Enriched by friends

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Stroke Survivor’s Blog Helen McIntosh Some days just seem too difficult until a friend drops in It is May and I haven’t written a blog since March. There is a lot I could have written about. The joy of Easter and the wonderful message that brings; I had a birthday and shared the celebration with Read More …

Odd Encounters

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Stroke Survivor being mistaken for an inmate at retirement home when visiting. As I passed a lift the doors opened, a smiling woman exited, flung her arms around me and

Tempest and Calm

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I wrote this poem, Tempest and Calm, as I watched weather changes but it also reflects what my life was like and still is at times. My power of observation has been greatly heightened since the stroke and I get a great deal of pleasure from ‘taking in the ambience’ wherever I might be. I Read More …