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| Robin Rocky Mountain Stroke Survivors |
I am sitting in my office finishing my work. If someone didn’t know, they’d think I was just an average mom doing my normal stuff. I could be anyone. They don’t know that every time I tell the story of the last 16 months, I hear gasps. They don’t know that while I look the same on the outside, I will never be the same on the inside.
But for others who are just starting on this path, I wanted you to know that whatever happens in the coming months and years, you can choose what you make of it. No one else knows what you’re going through, what your priorities are, or what you need to do to get there. Doctors may tell you the medical information, but they don’t know your particular path. Other people may not encourage you to take care of yourself the way you need to. Do it anyway. Do what you need to do. Create the meaning in your experiences. Decide where you want to go on this new path. You didn’t die so God still has some use for you here. Start working toward that today.
I miss blogging and the “strokey” community. Sometimes I feel like I’m masquerading in another world. I can keep up appearances for a short while and then duck back home to rest. But I know my life isn’t like other people’s.
Last year I wrote a lot trying to process what happened. I miss the writing. I still have a lot I want to say. But until someone pays me a living wage to sit and write, I’m going to have to focus in other areas. I hope to stop back in once and awhile for an update. My kids are growing so I may find more time there as well someday. My son (3 years old when I stroked) is attending Kindergarten Round Up on Friday. My daughter is almost 2 now and insists on doing everything herself. We’ve all gotten so used to the new normal, that sometimes we forget that it isn’t normal.
Hope you all are doing well.
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