Actually, I don't know anything more than the fact that she's had a stroke. It's confusing. She and I have been friends for over 40 years, and was the first true soul mate I ever met. I was 13 and she was in her 40s. She was an independent thinker and way ahead of her time for the 70's. She was then, and remained her whole life a single woman who did what she wanted to do and never cared what anyone else thought. Some of the strongest lessons I learned were from her as we were washing her old VW camper van. She was the only person I ever knew honestly and completely accepted me with all my faults.
She still lives in our home town, but all her family is in Montana and all those that I've met have long since passed away. I don't know anyone in our town to call to follow up except my brother, who has said he'll find out what he can. The curious thing about the whole thing is that I got ahold of her by calling her home phone, which I've been doing for several weeks. I've been unable to reach her, but that's not unusual for her. She helps out a LOT of other old people, and was still very active with her church, and was contantly on the go, driving from Arizona to Montana several times a year to see her family. Even now in her late 80s she was a powerhouse and never listened to anyone. When I got hold of her, she told me that she'd had a stroke because I asked her if she was feeling okay, that she sounded like something was wrong. She remembered me with no problems, and for the very few moments that we talked she was very lucid but having difficulty managing to talk. What I'm wondering is why she was home; or if someone rerouted her home phone to her hospital room. And there is even a question in my mind if she went to the hospital at all. I don't have any details, just guesses. The one thing I do know is that she will not take recuperating very well. I'm lucky that Partner/Spouse is an ER director because he can tell me what she's going through. Also, his dad is recovering from a stroke right now, too, and was with us for several months last year so I've got some experience about what to expect. Thanks for your concern and encouragement. I'll keep the group updated as I get information. I really appreciate the support! On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:57 PM, John Jackson <[email protected]>wrote: > Joe, can you give us more details? Is she hospitalized? Has she been > discharged? What is her level of recovery? > I can tell you that a man who lives in my neighborhood had a stroke > several weeks ago, was in ICU in Las Vegas, returned home about a week ago, > and a few days ago was outside his house with a walker. Lots of us have > prayed for his recovery so we're pleased with his progress. One of the > outcomes is that he no longer smokes. So there's hope for your friend as > well. > > On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:06:50 PM UTC-7, BloggerJoe wrote: >> >> Hi Guys! I don't ordinarily do this kind of thing, but I'm asking for >> thoughts and prayers for my oldest and dearest friend. I just found out >> she's suffered a stroke recently. She is a very independent person so I >> know this is very hard on her. Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/omnisport/-/qsM9Rbg9l80J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
