Healing

I swear this healing thing is never ending.  I have come a long way since the stroke.  I was supposed to be a vegetable.  I have to keep telling myself that because it has been 8 freaking months!  Once again, feel bad for your stroker grandparents.  haha.  Seriously though, I am complaining but I still have a 26 year old body, blood pressure, flexibility, and everything else.  All I have to complain about is left side deficiencies, which people don't notice unless I am tired or they are paying attention, some balance issues, which are about the same, insomnia and I am easily fatigued.  I am like a freakin 80 year old.  I can't imagine what a stroked 80 year old person must feel like.  Well, that is all the complaining I am going to do because there are way more good things happening than bad in my life.

I colored my hair red.  I never thought I would do that. I am loving the short haircut too. It ended up a good thing that Dr. Fox had to shave off some of my hair for all of those surgeries.  It makes me feel like I have a little personality again.  It is fun to get up and get dressed in the morning which is a feeling I haven't had since before my kids were born and I put on a bunch of baby weight.  The stroke stress made me lose a good 30 lbs though.  That's nice.  But I promise, there are easier ways of doing it.



Headaches are slowing.  I haven't had a migraine in 8 months. That in itself is pretty awesome. Maybe it means my migraines are leaving me once and for all.  I get an achey head every day still but they are slowing and are less and less intense.  I am officially off plavix and now only take a baby asprin and a diaretic every day.  I take less and less pain pills.  I refuse to take sleeping pills at 26 years old so I am trying to learn how to fix insomnia naturally.

I have started excersising again.  I have a personal trainer and I am gaining strength in the left side back fast.  I still don't have enough coordination to run but I am starting to work on that too by taking my boys to the track in a double stroller and running whether I can or not.  I had to teach myself how to walk again, why not run?  My goal is to run a marathon in a year.  I only ever want to run one just to spite the damn stroke.

I started playing the flute again too.  I haven't played the flute in a good 10 years.  It is helping my fine motor skills so much. I am really enjoying it.

I got glasses because I now have astigmatism.  That has taken most of my day time headaches away. Now I just need to sell my kids...jk.

Well that is pretty much the update of me.  I am overall doing well.  I am sick of the healing process, but it is still happening and that's really all that matters.

My boys are doing so well.  They LOVE their grandma and grandpa.  It is fun to be in their house.  The basement apartment is almost all remodeled so we will be moving there next week.  I'm pumped.  Harvey has the cutest voice and it is becoming a mini Cedric.  I love watching him right now.  I bought him a little ride on trike that stears and he loves it.  My mom lets him ride it in the kitchen and he goes around and around the counter as fast as he can.  He loves to take something he knows he isn't supposed to have with him and watch me try to chase him...because I can't and he thinks it's hilarious.  We got Jorgen a ride on toy for his birthday too and my mom pushes him around the counter with Harvey and Harvey screams and laughes because he thinks Jorgen is going to get him.

Jorgen is one.  He turned 1 a few days ago.  He is also in the middle of a growth spurt.  He is turning into a toddler fast.  I love his little personality coming out. He is such a tease.  He is really quick to figure things out too.  It's obvious that he doesn't want to be a baby anymore because he tries to do everything his big brother can do.  He still isn't walking but he is so close.



Cedric is on his first business trip since I've been out of the hospital.  I wasn't happy about him leaving but I miss him so much.  It has been good for us to miss eachother.  He has only been gone like 4 days.  I love that Mister.  He never stops amazing me.