Another video to share and ...

Hi everyone,

My apologies for not posting for a while. I have been up to my ears in recovery, therapy, and most important .... some serious, deep soul searching on the situation at hand. I continue to work towards a complete recovery, however, it isn't coming and I may not regain a lot of what I had prior. Which is where my soul searching comes in. Coming to terms that things are not as they were, and that, yet again, in my lifetime, I have to adjust and move on .... not sure of where I am moving too.

With that being said .... my stem cell treatment of March 18, 2012 has been a blessing in many areas, just not my cognition, even though I believe it has made a difference in that area, not to the depth I would have hoped for ... being told that they are most likely working, but that my brain was badly "bruised and healing takes time." Well, I will not lie, it has been 6 months and I have been depressed in this situation having been out of work with no income for 3 months now and all the stressed that come with that alone, nevermind my health issues. It is, and has been, a lot for one person to deal with. My daughter had to go 2 hours away to land a job as a new RN graduate, and that too, has added to my fragmented thinking at times. Being alone with no one but the dog to talk to can be frustrating, yet Maggie has offered me a calming presense in which I just have to tell myself .... "it's ok" .... "try again tomorrow" .... my head is often time a feeling of emptyness, fog..... it really is hard for me to explain, but the term "Brain Fart" ... has a daily occurance in my life these days. If I don't laugh, I cry .... that too, has been a tough hurdle for me, feeling as though my entire personality was altered with the hit of the car. All these issues are coming to the surface, and on Tuesday I have yet another doctor appointment to assess my vision component regarding the accident. My vision has been a major concern for me .... nothing seems to be in focus for long, if at all, even with my glasses. I was told that there was no damge to my eyes during the initial appointment with my opthalmologist right after the accident. Now ... 6 months later, I am being told it isn't so much my eyes, as the connection of my eyes to my brain. GEEEEZZZZEEEE .... it has been a lot to deal with.

So ... I am plugging along as best I can. I am making progress, if small by my own standards. Frustration continues to plague me. So, check out this video of an amazing couple of whom I have spoken to about Barbara's successes with stem cell treatment.  Hillary and I spent 3 days with this amazing couple .... the courage, love, determination, good humor, and realistic outlook on what Barbara has dealt with for so many years, and the wonderful changes she has experienced with treatment. Bob, her sidekick and support in this is also a noteworthy contributor. For me, I really think to have your spouse, significant other, family ... friends ... to support you in your efforts to regain your health is not only a blessing and a gift, but makes the journey a little more tolerable on those days when things are not that great, as for many of us, we still have bad days ... they just seem a whole lot less!!! Give it up for Barbara and Bob ...

http://youtu.be/tKoMuLDf7V8

I love this couple!!!!

Be well ... be good to yourself ... be good to each other!!!!
Peace and Light
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