It’s very important to grieve. Hopefully after tomorrow uou can start to grieve properly. There’s always so much to sort after someone has passed away.
I hope all goes well tomorrow.
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@Mrs5K , fingers crossed 
. As I mentioned, when things start to settle, I’ll mourn her passing. I’ve not had time to do so with all the nonsense right now. 
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@JohnnyBoy81 You are in my thoughts today 
Irene
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@IreneFC , thank you. I won’t lie, my emotions are a little raw today. Not looking forward to this afternoon.
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A hug 
for you and her love will stay with you 
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Thinking of you today. Hope all goes well.
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@Mrs5K , @Sue22 , thank you both. The cremation went without a hitch. It was over and done with fairly quickly. I couldn’t wait to leave. Her ashes are on the mantlepiece for now. I had a private ceremony once I got home. Today, I’m drained. Emotionally and physically. Thank you everyone for your support. 
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Hope you are soibg ok today @JohnnyBoy81 it’ll be tough for a whole but you will get through. Take it one day at a time xx
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Yes JohnnyBoy….howl at the moon….cry it all out…be kind to yourself xxx
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@IreneFC , thank you. I’m glad this week is over. Mentally and physically drained.
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@Mrs5K , doing my best…kind of. I’ve been prescribed some meds to help with anxiety. Don’t know when my talking therapy appointment is due. Thanks for your kind words.
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@Susie1 , as a Deep Purple song said, “Sometimes I feel like screaming”. Instead, it was The Beatles- “I’ll follow the sun.” I’m too tired to scream and cry at the moment. I’m just drained. Thanks for your kind words. 
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BIG HUG x (posts must be 20 characters so) another BIG HUG x
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@Susie1 , cheers for that. Thanks.
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Sorry I’m so late to the party. My wife broke her leg January 28. I’ve been taking care of her. My symptoms have returned. I had a fall in the bathroom yesterday. Luckily, my legs are strong enough to walk out of the bathroom, but not before incontinence reared its ugly head. Then, last night, our three cats got outside and we had enormous difficulty getting them back inside. My wife went back to work last week. She gets off work at midnight. So here we are, at midnight and the kitten gets out. Now he’s been stuck inside since she went to work at 1600. So she comes home and takes her muscle relaxer. I don’t remember the name of the medicine. She’s out searching for cats. All I want to do is go to bed. We usually go to bed at 2am. Last night it was 3am before we got into bed. We got all three back into the house. But my wife gets a little loopy when she’s got her muscle relaxer in her. And she says she gets very dizzy on it. Well, leave it at this: It’s been a day.
I’m sorry. My dad told me when I was a teenager that I talk too much. I like to think that now that I’m older I’ve outgrown that a bit. Now that he’s 90 and I’m 46, I really don’t see the point in keeping up old hatreds. I do call and talk with my mom every Monday. She and my wife are really the only ones I talk with.
So there’s that.
@sue22 keep your family close. I didn’t talk with my mom for over twenty years. I was off in my own little world. I didn’t want someone that negative in my life. Now, she’s older. And I’m not young anymore. I told my wife this morning that I WILL bounce back from this stroke. She told me yesterday that she just needs to be patient with herself, as her leg is still healing. I told her this morning that I will not always take an eternity to do the stupidest little thing, and that soon I’ll forget that my most recent stroke even happened. My memory has not been good recently. That’s why I say with confidence that I will forget this stroke soon. I apologize if I’ve said anything odd. I don’t always recognize when I say things like that. But seriously, keep your family close….
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To masCHELSEA.
Thank you for your kind reply and I am sorry to hear of the problems you have been having and I wish both you and your wife well. I hope the cats have also settled down too 
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I am very lucky to have a good close and loving family. My parents were wonderful people and both my brother and I had a happy childhood, and now my husband along with our boys and their families, keep in touch every day. My mother in law was a spiteful liar, and caused many rifts in the family and my husband never made up with his sister before she suddenly died through his mums lies. A sad event, but through it all her (my sister in law) 3 children found out the truth and we finally gained 3 lovely nieces who are now a part of our family.
So thank you for your support too. Our strokes strip us of so many things but I am moving forward and taking life as it comes. I have many autoimmune illnesses and my stroke just got added to the list, but getting better is all about accepting change and learning to adapt to a new way of life, and with that comes a new lease of life. Take care and I hope you feel better again soon too.
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@masChelsea You have no idea how long it will take you to get a little better from your stroke. I am stroke survivor and how long is a piece of string cause that is how long it can take to see any difference. regarding your cats, there needs to be some sort of routine. I have no animals and never had, but I have 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren, so I understand structure and discipline. Your cats need that. I wish you well for the future, but it will be a hard one.
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Hi masChelsea - what a wonderfully funny, witty and entertaining post. Thank you for brightening my day and for the great tips on how to deal with things 
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