It takes courage to get better when you have a stroke. It’s easy to give up, because it seems like everything was taken from you. I used to get cross with my mother after her stroke because I didn’t think she was trying hard enough. I am sorry I did that - I didn’t understand what she was feeling inside. It was no fault of her own. I wasn’t inside her mind, but my love for her just wanted her to get better. But, sometimes, we can’t make others better; they have to want it deep inside of themselves. I couldn’t ignite the flame inside of my mother. She simply had no spark to light.
Anyways, mrfrederickson, do you realize what a big deal that is to come downstairs fully dressed by yourself when you had a stroke like you did many years ago. That is a very big deal. It’s a milestone. Who knows what you might be doing next?