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Termination sounds good.

Thanks for your attenative keeping them on the run they are like ants that sneak under the door traps LOL Jym

Welcome Brenda

hi brenda thanks for joining us. I am a lifelong writer and thanks to this board I was published in a paper featuring this site.

Hi Brenda!

Hi Mary,Tessa here again! I wanted to welcome u, since u introduced yourself in here. may I suggest u to also become a member of the ’psychologycal disabilities’ little group? I’m in there as well, though my ’problem’ is, better said, are ’bi-polar’ and ’obsessive/compulsive’ disorders. Besides the stroke of course………I have so to speak, a real handful….haha!!
I live in italy and i’m probably the only italian or european around here, but who cares? as long as we can be supportive towards one another and get a hand when we really need it, even if it can only be a cyber-hand….well, I think it’s perfectly fine! I’m 52 mother of two, boy 22 girl 15, ex- husband remarried for the 3rd time in 2007 stroke hit me in 2008 i’ve been back in Milan near my family of origin since 2001, with the kids of course. I’ve been working till I got this damn stroke, life changed a lot for the better, a lot for the worse…..I could write a book here ………..don’t worry though, I’m pretty much done. Just wanting to let u know there are lots of nice people here, and I for one but I’m sure the others too, will be glad to exchange opinions, open up a bit well, in a word, chat with those people that most can understand the ordeals we’re going through daily. Bye for now, Tessa

Ms.@srlaugtug – food for thought as you help me to administrate the comments as well.

OK. OK GREAT! You wanna tell me T. Edison never felt broken? I dont take it, man.-……..

Hello there
I also had a stroke long time ago when I was in my teens (11 years ago). It was pretty hard trying to catch up with the other students instead of falling behind in school.
I still have some trouble on English (mostly grammar and complicated words) and I’ve been having trouble understanding things sometimes, especially when communicating with someone in person face to face. I seem to be slow at following people’s instructions when they tell me to do something. I haven’ had any physical difficulties (I’ve been fine walking), but I’ve also lost part of my vision. I ended up having a short attention span and it’s been hard to pay attention what people are saying. I’m unsure what’s hemorragic brainstem mean, is it somewhere under the brain? I think my stroke might have happened in the broca area (speech area), unsure.

Hi jennifer, here I am back again! it took a while cuz i havent opened my pc the whole day yesterday, and i’m planning tto get on this site every second day as i have other ppl from a different site i write to, as well as a group on facebook i’m a member of . on top of that i MUST go back to the art studio, where i actyally havent gone anymore since october……………..too long ago……………..it’s cold there now about 16°C but I dont mind the temperature. i actually like it cold……………pkease, do tell me about your experience with aphasia, i had that too, on top of other problems. Ifyou want to find out more about my stroke (hemorrhagic stroke) you’ll find info on wikipedia or google.
Your kind of stroke I know too well cuz my mom had 2 about 6 or 7 years ago.though she was an old lady already, being now 82……I was 49 at the time 52 now…….way too young………….coping with reality can be very difficult at times…………HEY! I’M ALSO AN ARTIST !!! still have to find out a way to reduce the size of my artwork in order to post it here………..BYE!!

Oh, thank you Ron I’ll look at some of the chats on that group site sometime ^___^

Hello Tessa again !
No worries ^__^ u can take ur time, I’m sometimes slow at replying

NEAT that you’re an artist too ! Have you been an artist since you were young? Also what kind of art things do you do?
I use to be more of an oil painter but I haven’t been painting for a while.

One of the aphasia experiences that I’ve had is when for some reason I often feel like I need a hearing aid cuz I feel like I have trouble hearing what people are saying. But when I went to see my hearing doctor, he said my hearing was excellent (but maybe the hearing test was easy cuz I was sitting in a quiet room and hearing ”can you say ’cat, can you say ’hammer’, can you say…” etc)
But a bunch of times when some people talk to me I sometimes hear words that don’t match what they said, like when someone said ”parmesan cheese”, I was hearing ”bull horn trees”, or when someone says ”extension cord”, I heard ”stitching board”. Maybe because I have trouble focusing what someone’s saying and end up hearing something else maybe, or cuz of the background noises or daydreaming thoughts that distract me. Have you or ur mom had this kind of aphasia experience before or no?

Also I’m 25 by the way ^_^, I think this year I’ve finally been able to communicate with new people from stores on a phone (like ordering food or booking to have a hair cut, etc). I was having like phone anxiety for many years when talking to people that don’t know about my aphasia.

You can check out this example that shows the way I often hear when people talk a lot to me or when I watch movies and stuff (except without that weird radio noise in this sample): http://aphasiacorner.com/aphasia-simulations/listening-impairments-simulation-2.html

And yes! I think I like the coldness than the hotness, I don’t like creepy big bugs crawling around in the house! O____O

BYE BACK!! ^__^

Brave of you to share Glenda, welcome to ILWAD. I am sure many of our members and this community at large experience the same hardships. Seems to be a running theme these days.

hi glenda, im about your age, 52,tho i live in milan,italy. am not experiencing exactly the same tho i cant work anymore either, and thats frustrating too. cant drive, cant walk couldnt swallow for 2 yrs in a row (now I can). well it has been tough, and it still is, thats y im here, to share and give support

sorry glenda, forgot to say I’m also a new member,and a stroke survivor.
Happy new yeareveryone btw!

Also, we would love to hear how you found our site, please replay to this thread.

I am really enjoying this site and being able to check out all the news and articles. I have been sharing this with my disability friends and telling them about this site. Keep up the great work and thank you for having this site….Glenda

Welcome Tessa, let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you for keeping us informed Ron. The strength and positive attitude of all ILWAD members makes this a place where people can come for support in ANY part of their life.

Hi Shelby,

Are you referring to publishing a member article to our Disability News blog at? http://ilivewithadisability.com/disability-current-news/

Our contributors work with our editor Sarah for topics and publishing.

Ron

There is a maximum files size that can be uploaded Shelby. Most often, you can save from your Facebook profile or alike. Is that a possibility. File size is limited for security reasons.

Hi Ron,

Thank you for the welcome. It has been a while since I have been with friends especially anyone who lives with what we live with. If I can help I will try to be there for thers also.

Thanks,
Alf

Excellent Alf, we are blessed to have you with us here. ; )

Of course it is ; )