A moment of Clarity

Today hasn’t been to bad of a day if I  say so myself.  Nothing earth shattering happened but it’s the small things that really do it.

Today for the first time since the stroke I had several hours of pure clarity.  No struggling for words, no not knowing what something was.  It felt AMAZING!  It’s funny how much we take things for granted.  Simple things that we do every single day such as reading a text, having a conversation without struggling for words.  I will never take those things for granted again.

Another milestone was that for the first time since the stroke my heart rate was in the “normal” range. I’ve been running anywhere from 111-120 at rest. I actually got down to 94 beats per minute. Woohooo!!! How amazing is that?

I saw the doc on Monday for my physical and check up from the stroke. He put me on a Beta blocker and it finally kicked in today.  

On the down side I’m still beyond exhausted and I still can’t handle any type of heat. My poor family are living popsicles because I keep the A/C at a chilly 66. To me that’s perfect and I’m in shorts and a t-shirt. To them, they are under blankets.  I’m hoping that this too shall pass. 

On the potty training front Sarah has had no accidents at all today.  I parked the potty chair in front of the tv and that’s been working.  She even actually chose to use the toilet this evening instead of the potty! Like I said it’s the little things.  I’ll take it.

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