How are you feeling right now?
I’m feeling rather accomplished. This year, I resolved to get healthier.i was underweight and lacking energy, not to mention my lower teeth were rotting. I took action by having the teeth removed and paying attention to my nutrition needs . Now my energy is up, as is my weight and in a healthy way. I have gained balance for the first time in 9 years, and I mean literal balance, in that I can balance myself while standing without my AFO or a cane ,and even while I’m pulling up my underwear which takes concentration away from said balance. My brain has become capable of physical multitasking, and that’s huge for me.
Anyone who thinks that all strokes are entirely recoverable is wrong. But I couldn’t be happier to announce that I’ve reached a level in my recovery that I never thought possible. I will never recover my left hand, and that’s okay .I made my peace with that while still on the stroke recovery floor of the hospital 8 and a half years ago. But I never expected to achieve the balance that I recently achieved with the added bonus of doing something while balancing.
The fact that my brain has created new pathways around the piece of myxoma tumor that is still in my brain is nothing short of incredible.
I still don’t expect to have a full recovery, but the fact that I’m still seeing improvements 9 years after the massive stroke I sustained is absolutely positive news for anyone who believed that there’s a small window of time to recover from a stroke. I’m still not walking without my AFO, but I now see it as possible. Perhaps not probable, but possible. And I feel fantastic about the improvements that came with focus on health.