Tag: Stroke
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Living In a Pit
I’ve been living in a pit of despair for the last month and a half. I’ve lost 2 of my beloved pets, Peanut and Max. They were both 10 year old English Bulldogs. They both had problems. Peanut passed away from liver failure in February and Max had a tumor that had spread. He passed…
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Choose Your Words Carefully
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” Proverbs 18:21 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/pro.18.21.ESV For the past several weeks I’ve been battling my depression daily. To be exact, minute by minute. I was constantly telling myself how much I hated my life. All I thought about…
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God’s Peace
‘Do not permit yourselves to be fearful.’ John 14:27 AMPC This is Day 23 – Facing the Giant of Fear Devotional by United Christian Broadcasters: Worry is something you permit; peace is something you pursue. Jesus said, ‘do not permit yourselves to be fearful.’ That means you can take control of what goes on in…
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Valentine’s & Botox Day
2/14/2022 I’m getting Botox today and it’s not for cosmetic reasons. Botox for stroke: For those with spasticity, the Botox injections allow the nervous system to grow new muscle nerves. For patients who receive Botox as a spasticity treatment, Botox helps minimize the tightening of the muscles and helps produce normal nerve communication as a…
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Resiliency
This is the raw, unedited, vulnerable story from yours truly, moi. I’m writing this as my story unfolds before you. I have no idea what my future holds. God is writing this chapter of my story. I may hate it but it has a purpose and is needed. The same pages I wish I could…
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Despair 2
The thing about depression is that it’s not something you can just stop feeling or even explain why you’re feeling it. It’s not like you can say snap out of it, you have too much going for you that you shouldn’t be depressed. It’s a weight that you feel deep in your core that robs…
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Christmas Eve meltdown
Christmas Eve was also my husband’s grandma’s birthday. Starting with Thanksgiving, we are on nonstop holiday gatherings and birthday celebrations. There are 10 birthdays of just family members, including mine, in December. I know birthdays are great celebrations but I was not really feeling like it this year. Not to mention tensions were high from…
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My 1st Heart & Stoke 5k
How obedient are you? Do you trust God fully but also doubt His Plans? I’ll speak for myself. I’ve felt nudges but I don’t normally follow through with them. Mainly because I’m so wrapped up in what I want to do and I’m just too busy. Well guess what? I am pretty much sitting on…
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8/3/2021 Outpatient Rehab
It was my first day in outpatient rehab. This is where stroke survivors go after completing inpatient rehab. However the rehab place I was going to was a inpatient facility. I just happened to be their only outpatient client. That had its own challenges. For instance, I didn’t have a rehab doctor and had to…
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Despair
About 20 days or so after being in rehab, I was cleared to move or “graduate” to the next step which was another rehabilitation facility. It was more dedicated and geared toward those individuals who wanted to get back to work and community. Given that most stroke victims are much older, they normally will go…
Stephanie Torres 