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by sqdancer 18 Mar 2010 ( edited Mar 20'10 18:41 )
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after many many tests and 5 days in hospital, 3 CT Scans and MRI they tell me I have had a mini stroke...kinda shook me up to say the least.. have never taken any meds and at 75 figured that was pretty good, but guess I got to braggin' too often cause I sure got some now....long story short, still a bit weak in my right side (my mouse workin side) but Dr. said I could come back down to Florida to be with my little sister so came back yesterday. Weather is nice, although we were having pretty nice temps up home...plan on just vegging and hopefully things will be okay....have missed you all, still trying to get caught up but can't stay on too long at a time....take care all, love ya lots, hugs Glenda x0x0x0x0x0

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by edithfarminer 18 Mar 2010
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Daer Glenda,

What a shock, been boasting too much lol, but with all your dancing must be pretty fit and feel taht if you get right medication if need be and relaxing what you are doing, you will be right as rain in no time. Back to dancing again lol.
Take care and wish you all the best. Hugs Edith
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by jacquipaul 18 Mar 2010
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Dear Glenda,
Will pray that your recuperation is swift and that you recover completely.
So thankful that this did not happen in another country, as that always complicates matters.
Get lots of rest and you will gradually get back to where you were.
Jacqueline
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by psssst 18 Mar 2010
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The best medicine is Love. Enjoy your sister and give thanks to God for all the years without health issues. I will keep you in my prayers for a speedy recovery!
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by mops 18 Mar 2010
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That must have been a shock! Take care and I wish you a speedy recovery.
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by lflanders 18 Mar 2010
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Glenda, I have been off line for close to 3 months with the exception of a couple of days. My son took my computer to fix it and just let it sit there until he got ready to look at it. I have missed everyone so much and have been shocked at how much has gone on ( alot of it bad) since I have been without a way to communicate! I do hope that your mini stroke was just a wake-up call to you and that you take very good care of yourself now so that you will not have to ever go through this scare again! I will keep you in my prayers. You are very active at 75 and I would never have thought you were more than a bit over 50 by your looks and your lifestyle. Be patient and I am sure that your will get most of your strength back in your right side. Don't over-do but it is important for you to stay active and keep a good attitude. Take your meds and get your check ups on a regular basis and you could live to be a hundred. Please, please do not do what my son has done! It has been a year and 9 days since he had his Heart Attack at 42 and he has become ill and cranky and worse than anything else, scared. He is afraid of what can happen and he has gotten not just bitter but mean also! He scares me more than he could ever know but I refrain from "going there" because I am the one that he takes it all out on. I have been there for him all of his life, raised him from 11 until he left home at 37 by myself. He was my best friend as well as my son when he got grown but I have no idea who this man is now or what is going to become of him. He had joined the church a couple of years before it happened and married the love of his life just 6 months before the attack. He should be happy with his life now but he is the unhappiest I have ever seen him. He can not shake this feeling of doom and gloom and it is tearing him apart. It may even be what causes it to happen again. When I try to talk to him he automatically gets on the defensive and is primed and ready for a fight. I can not even talk to him afraid the excitement of a fight will be his downfall. I have changed my whole lifestyle to accomadate his wishes and his needs. I cook for him and do without anything I want or like afraid he will show up at mealtime. I do not want to ever fix anything that he can not eat. Next to his life, it has effected mine almost as much as it did his and sometimes even more. I have to pick and choose everything I say and do around him. It has turned into a nasty situation. He can not get it through his head that with the changes in what he does and what he eats and with his meds, he can actually live a very long time. He makes me feel like it is my fault but he has been a grown man doing his own thing since he got out of school. He did not leave home until he was 37 but that was his doing, not mine. I was his Mom when he needed a Mom but he has been grown for along time and making his own decisions.
What I am trying to say is, Do Not dwell on the bad but make the best of all the good things! Enjoy your life even if you have to tone it down a bit. The Lord put us here for a purpose and he is not going to take us to be with him until we serve that purpose. When our time comes, we are going and only when our time comes. Be happy and stay busy with the things that you enjoy. Be kind and good to yourself as well as you are with others. Don't forget to be your own best friend! My prayers and thoughts are with you and I do pray that this is only a temporary ste back and that you will re-coop completely very soon! Lots of love to you! Linda
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by lbrow 18 Mar 2010
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Glenda, bless your heart, I had missed u but figured u were busy. Glad it was no worse than it was. Are u still golfing after u recouperate a while? Staying active I know is the key to a lot & sq dancing is certainly a lot of activity. You will bounce back, I have no doubt about that. You have fortitude & determination & that's what it takes. Give yourself time & everything will be back, feeling extremely tired also comes with it. I'll be thinking of you & I will be in Fl. the first weekend in Apr. . My Grand daughter will b graduating from University in Orlando so I'll b there. Hugs Lillian
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by asterixsew 18 Mar 2010
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Glenda, so sorry to hear that you are not too good, try to take care and relax and enjoy the sun
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by manami 19 Mar 2010
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My dear friend, I'm so sorry you had tough times there. I have missed you. Please take care of yourself, you are in my thoughts. Love,Yoriko
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by pennifold 19 Mar 2010
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Hi Glenda so sorry to read about your mini stroke. Thank God you are recuperating well now. Gee, what with Shirlene's husband and now you, we are praying really hard for God's healing powers to completely cure you.

Glad you got time to be with your sister - love and blessings Chris
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by gerryvb 19 Mar 2010
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sorry this happened to you, take good care and enjoy the time with your sister enjoy and relax.prayers for you recovery and hugs, gerry
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by sqdancer 19 Mar 2010
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Just a short stop by to say Hi and thank you all so much for your thoughts, prayers and words of encouragement...hoping to live a good long life so will certainly try to do all the right things and do as I am told...just enjoying time with Claudia and although the weather here is not too warm it is calling for better in the week to come...blessings to all of you and much love and hugs...Glenda x0x0x0x
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by castelyn 19 Mar 2010
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Hi Glenda, take care and enjoy the stay with your sister, pray that all goes well for you . Rest Hugs Yvonne
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by crafter2243 20 Mar 2010
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Enjoy the Vegging and get better soon.
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by shirlener88 20 Mar 2010
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Glenda dear one - what a shock and I am surprised you are doing so well - but glad that you are with your little sis. Keep doing whatever they ask you to do - to get better fast.
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by clawton 20 Mar 2010
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Things like that do tend to shake up us a bit. Hope you are feeling better now and that there are no lasting effects of the stroke. Enjoy your visit with you sister.
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by jrob 20 Mar 2010
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Dearest Glenda, I'm so sorry to hear this! My precious Uncle had several mini-strokes and he is just perfectly fine now. He is 76. Seems like it took him just a few months. His biggest complaint was with word usage, becuase he has a doctorate in Education. Honestly, we could hardly even tell after 2 months. Now after a year there is no difference. (I still don't know what he's saying, but it's because he is so smart, not the stroke!)hahahahaha. Hugs and kisses to you and have fun with your sister.;)