What brings a tear of joy to your eye?
The waterworks started. I was in hospital on the stroke recovery floor when my brother and his family visited me for the first time. I immediately started crying, actually sobbing, and I couldn’t stop for about 45 minutes. My stroke caused my emotions to be very strong and uncontrollable, and I was so happy to see them that I just started to sob. My nephew and niece were quite young at the time and couldn’t understand why I was so sad. Through my tears, all I could say was joy . Thankfully, my brother understood and was able to explain it to his kids. When I finally did stop crying and was actually able to speak, we had a lovely visit đź’—. It took several years for me to be able to control my emotions again, but I’m now more comfortable and confident when I let them out. That was the best and likely the most cathartic cry I’ve ever experienced.