If you could only have one body/motor function back to 100%
what would it be and why? How do you keep from being angry? - Chelsea
I would talk and those who knew me pre-stroke know I wouldn't
stop. And I don't keep from being mad. I choose not to show my anger.
What is your favorite color? What shows are you watching
right now? Any good books I have to get and read? - Michelle
Julian
Why hot pink, of course. Right now, I'm watching Ellen,
but I watch a lot of HGTV. My DVR is set to record Revenge, Mad Men,
Downton Abbey, Parks and Rec, The Blacklist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New
Girl, Chicago PD and Hart of Dixie. We also really like Top Chef when
it's on.
Do you remember the physical therapist man-handling you
when you were in the hospital for pneumonia? Did you wonder if I was
ever going to do something about it? - Sheila (MIL)
Thankfully,
I don't. I do remember coughing in the face of the speech therapist
who was feeding me chocolate pudding. What? I had pneumonia.
What's
it like to be married to a Wilson? Where in the world would you like
to visit? What hobby do you still enjoy, outside of writing? -
Claire
Marrying a Wilson was the second best decision I have
ever made. I did go to Poland, landing in Krakow and riding a bus to
Warsaw. I was headed to Belarus. A sidenote, I have often said I
would go back, especially to Krakow, because it was relatively
untouched during World War II. The next year when I visited Belarus,
there was a short stop in the Prague airport. I really want to go
back. To Prague, not the airport. And I don't really don't have new
hobbies, though people close to me seem to. For example, cooking and
sewing and reading.
What is your biggest focus on in therapy right now? What
are your goals by the end of the summer? I think I saw where you and
Chris have been going to some movies? What is a favorite that you
have? Do you think that you will ever go and speak to people
about what happened to you....like a tour? - Anonymous
My goal is always complete recovery. Far-fetched, maybe.
Impossible, no. As for movies, I really liked Despicable Me 2. Before
my stroke, I favored children's films, if clever. I also like The
Great Gatsby and Silver Linings Playbook. Assuming people would
listen, I would consider.
When you were having your stroke
what did you feel? Have you ever had an out-of-body experience
throughout any of this? - Julie Miller
I was nauseous and
extra tired the day before, though I don't think I was awake during
the stroke. No out-of-body experiences here. I do, however, believe
they can make for lucrative books and movies.
What is your favorite thing at this point? New equipment,
trips out, soft awesome sheets? - Patty Maples
My absolute favorite thing hasn't changed. I love it when Chris
sits beside me and tells me he loves me.
What are your
newest dreams and plans? Do you miss being at PSU? - Mayra
I
don't want a whole lot, except I hope to be a singer with my all-new
voice. Not really. I brought my favorite part from Pitt State with
me. In all seriousness, I miss learning. I was a step away from
applying to grad school before my stroke.
Who is your favorite
therapist? Also, have you become a soccer fan yet? - Robin
My
favorite therapist will be she who first gets results. About soccer,
I would like to plead the fifth.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Blog 10
Help. I need your help. If I don't get
it, next week's blog will be awful. Very bad. Send in your questions
and I will answer them. It's that simple. OK, within reason. I will
answer questions about what it's like to become handicapped for no
apparent reason and by that I mean I wasn't skydiving. Anyway, I'm
going to tell you not to park in handicapped parking spots unless you
have a serious medical condition and your doctor has signed a form
attesting to that fact. Don't. Just don't.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Blog 9
This is not at all timely, except I
ride past it all the time. I really like IKEA. I really do. I like
the merchandise and the Swedish meatballs. Our location doesn't open
until this fall. Now I have something to look forward to besides my
allergies. There's the part where IKEA is Swedish, but that doesn't
bother me at all. I am somewhat obsessed with Sweden. No, I'm not
Swedish, but British with a bit of Dutch and Native American.
“Where,” you are probably wondering, “is her melanin?” I have
wanted to know that my whole life. H&M is Swedish, too. So are
Volvos. I want a Volvo convertible. I don't know why, but I really
do. I want to wait until I'm better, of course. Once IKEA opens, I
plan to be there a lot. Lucky for me, my caregiver shares my penchant
for shopping there. My husband keeps saying, “Oh no,” every time
he passes by. He likes it, too, so don't let him fool you. Stockholm
is only the most expensive city in the world yet IKEA is inexpensive.
In general, I have expensive taste. I, however, do like IKEA. And for
the record I have tried to reign in my taste and failed. It's innate.
And I didn't win the HGTV Dream Home... again. Almost every year,
except when I am having a stroke or something. At least I can always
go to IKEA.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Blog 8
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Feeding the swimming pigs near Staniel Cay, Bahamas. |
This blog is about travel. I absolutely adore it. Our honeymoon was in Eureka Springs, Ark. We spent eight years trying to make up for it. We drove to Galveston en route to Houston. Our one and only camping trip, when we slept in a tent right by the beach. We went to Vieques, Puerto Rico, where we stayed at Martineau Bay, now a W. While in Vieques, I had the most surreal experience of all my life thus far. It 's almost indescribable, but here goes. A bioluminescent bay where the water literally glows like turquoise neon when disturbed. Literally. There was the time we went to Vegas and rented a red Mustang convertible. Next, we visited the Bahamas. On this trip, with a destination of Staniel Cay, I had the best time yet. The boat probably had something to do with it. Protocol seems to be: ask if anyone in the party has ever driven a boat before handing over the key and a map... Of the ocean. While exploring, we found a gorgeous sandbar and an island with swimming pigs. We went to New York City and the airline lost our luggage until one hour before our dinner reservation just before the Broadway show we decided to see. Oopsies. We visited Chicago a few times and fell in love. I often said said that I would live in Chicago in the summer and somewhere warm in winter. So far, no one has offered to bankroll my proposition. Humph. We stopped in LA when I was there for work. We traveled to Florida to swim with manatees, but they decided not to show up. I still haven't been to Paris. We have talked about Bora Bora and the rest of the west coast. I guess I'm saying I'm not done yet.
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