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  1. #1
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    Unhappy Probably won't be riding or posting much...

    Not that I'm particularly productive here anyway... ..., but my mother-in-law suffered a stroke Monday morning. Thank heavens I was home to hear her call for help. She is in hospital now, and while not as bad as some CVA's, her stroke has left her pretty messed up. At this point we still have no clear idea how much damage was done, how permanent that damage is, or what recovery might be.
    Anyway....my partner and I have lots to do to care for her, as well as keep our household afloat, so riding and posting here has moved waaaay down the list of priorities.

    See ya when I can.

    Sherry.
    All vintage, all the time.
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    Kuwahara Sierra Grande MTB
    Bianchi Super Grizzly MTB

  2. #2
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    Please know that we'll be thinking about you and your family...
    "My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks

  3. #3
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    Lots of positive energy to you and your mom and your family, Sherry. Butterflies, too

    Stop by and post when you need a sanity break, and let us know how things are going.

    Hugs,
    ~T~
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  4. #4
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    Good luck Sherry, I will be thinking of you and your family.

  5. #5
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    Good luck, Sherry. I'm where you are, only with my mil, it was heart attack followed by complications. We're still back and forth to the hospital (she's been there a week this time, and I'll be going up to stay with her in an hour or so).

    Don't forget to take care of YOU, and that does include finding time to get a ride in now and then. You'll need to burn off the tension and blow out the cobwebs!

    (hugs!)

    “Hey, clearly failure doesn’t deter me!”

  6. #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by pooks View Post
    Good luck, Sherry. I'm where you are, only with my mil, it was heart attack followed by complications. We're still back and forth to the hospital (she's been there a week this time, and I'll be going up to stay with her in an hour or so).

    Don't forget to take care of YOU, and that does include finding time to get a ride in now and then. You'll need to burn off the tension and blow out the cobwebs!

    (hugs!)
    Ditto. And you'll also need to stay in shape. Caring for an adult after a stroke is hard work physically as well as emotionally. Getting a few miles in now and then to stretch out, warm up, limber up, etc. can be helpful. But don't let me scare you off from taking on the job. It's also time well spent. Good luck to all three of you. Oh, and take heart! Strokes that get immediate care now have far better prognoses than they used to; hospital staff have learned what to do in those first few minutes and hours to minimize damage and what to do from then on to speed recovery.
    Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.

 

 

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