@CottonJones
My attempt to go home failed as I fell before I got off the sidewalk to my apartment building, I am back to 3535 Columbia Post Acute, Rm. 157, Columbia, MO 65201 (cards are welcome). I am here for another couple of months to get stronger.
@CottonJones seems sorry to hear that, my friend. hope you're well taken care of and can keep yourself occupied with art while you heal
I will be released to go home tomorrow, February 7th after my stroke. Home father 58 plus day. Thank for everyone for thought, prayers, and well wishes for my recovery. Lpf from Olan L. Smith aka, Cotton Jones
@preciouspearl20 I plan to, smile. It has been a had been a long hard trip, and it is not over. I still have a way to go to get back to my creative self.
Today I made progress, but it is slow. I have to learn to navigate on my cane, again. Thought it would be easier; however, I had a stroke and I'm balance is not something you just wish to get back, and it is there.
@Ajay-Kumar yesterday my speech therapist his on a mind block caused by the stroke where I mix up the sentence structures, sort of like everything is a foreign language and my left hand doesn't lineup to type correctly letters causing delays and frustrations. but the mind perceives the errors in writing fiction, it is only in copying text, which I do not do in creative writing, therefore the problems discovering it. Lpf.
The place I am staying for my rehab held a meeting to determine my release date go my return home, and no date was set, as I am a fall risk to return to my apartment. I will have to learn to walk with my cane, first.
Things a looking up a pieces/blocks of knowledge are falling back in place in my brain. A thought the neurologist said could happen and perhaps I can pick up where I left off, something I couldn't imagine happening a month ago, Farah. Somethings will not fall in place, I know but so far it is encouraging; what was lost is found, sort of.
@CottonJones I think you will evolve to become a new version of yourself in the way you express in your art, Olan. You can only take one day at a time.
I'm still in recovery from my stroke and I will be in post-acute care from for some time to recover my writing skill, the primary goal so I can return to my funny hobbies of art, poetry, and portraitures. Somethings may never come back but so it will have to recreate myself. Lpf. Olan
@preciouspearl20 Talk begin tomorrow about a release date for me to go home, Pearl. They need to get me back to my cane for mode of transportations, my normal pre-stroke transportation. And i hip to get there within 2 to three weeks of time. lpf
@CottonJones Great news, Olan, but don't sweat replying until you have things fully under control. I'll still be reading, and my door will always be op[en.
@lyttlejoe Thank you. I am making progress I can measure. Blocks are still there but I will recover TLW.
I am progressing slowly. But I will get back though Lord willing would have lost I hope everyone Had a marvelous new year. lpf
Hope you are feeling better :) hope you had a good Christmas and new year and that your talking it easy - Olivia
@Olivia_Benedetti I hope to be home, soon. This this is a full month after my stroke come tonight. Tonight was the first night of good sleep. Sleep is a powerful healer. The stroke was small, but devastation, to me. lpf. Olan
This stroke is small but it is devastating to people like me who depend on writing and painting. The damage is through to my brain and its response to my fingers so I can think of something and then it gets not lost in the in the mess of the brain's interpretation of what he's tried to think of I had trouble with walking and I had trouble typing. All the keys on the computer are not don't make sense So I cannot type any words when I put my fingers to the keyboard I have not tried painting but I assumed that since painting is the same principle of thanking brain to keep to fingers this will be also very difficult. It is hard to figure out what I'm going to do but I am in rehab and that's what I'm supposed to do here is to get back on my own The doctors want me to get back to to painting Thank you and living your mom high goals for this stroke pistol stroke Victim. I will recover and I will become as good as I was or better in some areas but I would not be the same that is a given fact I have lost those skills and they will not come back immediately.
@CottonJones I hope you are feeling better Mr Jones! Please take care. Hope to see you around soon. :)
@seven_hues I am typing with words too text and it helps get my thoughts out but cannot help navigate my brain or what's going a computer. The days go downhill fast. And as far as going home I'm still in the hospital so I have to go to some type of rehab nursing care. Then the steps home Not going to be easy as I will have to go back get my stuff out and move. I live in the basement so that's going to be impossible Great I plan to be back at writing novels and poetry by March That might be optimistic because I have to how to type again. Love peace and freedom
@CottonJones i hope the move closer to home happens soon and that it brings you some comfort and familiarity. being surrounded by what's yours is its own kind of medicine . . . your space, memories, the people you love. take things moment by moment, be gentle with yourself. wishing you steadiness, rest and strength returning in their own time.
I had stroke, and am in in rehab
Thank you who sea. I am wolf speech to text That makes it a little bit simpler. Words are not coming out of my brain, well. They are a hodgepodge of information that that I can think of but cannot be formed. But I can be back to write writing in three months the realistic goal. The doctors believe this realistic old as well You take care. My good friend. LPF
@CottonJones , i am relieved to hear u are taken care of. i am sorry about this, olan. u have always been one of the most positive people i know. a day at a time. i shall be back. mwah!
@CottonJones Good to hear, Olan. I am reading several books at the moment - a chapter a day and all that jazz. I will definitely add your story and fully expect it to be completed. Have happy thoughts and make the best of this season, my friend. See you home soon.
