Whilst my good lady tok her 83 year old mother shopping I got dressed came downstairs on my own and took my medication plus making my breakfast for the first time in years.
Keep on trucking everyday very fatigued but satisfied.
Whilst my good lady tok her 83 year old mother shopping I got dressed came downstairs on my own and took my medication plus making my breakfast for the first time in years.
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Another step in the right direction. Your banana chopping skills look spot on, tasty breakfast, I bet.
Keep on keepin’ on
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Yes Bobbi I split the banana a cut it on the worktop then flipped the slices into the bowl.
Sense of satisfaction and cheered my wife up as she sees my independence growing.
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Well done @mrfrederickson you’re making great progress. I bet it was very satisfying eating your breakfast afterwards
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Great achievement 
. Another step on the road to recovery. Well done you. Thanks for sharing, always good to hear of achievements.
Keep on keeping on.
Regards 3
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Thanks Susan,
Really down to determination and stamina today plus proving to myself that I’m capable, maybe next time illl be walking better and have two working arms
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Trying do all the natural things you used to do is the best form of therapy.
Nothing should be seen as failure as every little thing a stroke survivor does is a success in the right direction … and they’re all cause for celebration 
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mrf, You doing really well. Just keep on, small step by small step, and you will find you made a giant leap, Moira 
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Hi Elle yes she was it takes pressure off her over concerns about my independence.
More will power than recovery. I was very tired after , two fridge trips an into the dining room to get my meds. I had little breathers in between to extend my capabilities and devised a new way of cutting up the banana one handed. Biggest annoyance was not having a knife in the draw, had to raid the dishwasher.
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It goes some way to repaying the life debt I owe her. It Give s me greater peace.
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Don’t get too good at it MrF or she’ll be running you down the market with a ticket pinned to your sleeve, reading;
“Slightly used husband for sale, can look after himself, £0.99 or near offer.”
I bet she’s proud of you really,
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Yes Bobbi off loading me will cut her workload dramatically so I hope that my new found capabilities will be used more frequently.
Seriously though I’m glad my independence in the short term is proven if I get my left limbs back and working it can only improve
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Well done, small steps add to real progress.
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Yes so she says I always keep trying to improve and get back what I lost so it means we get our old life back but it’s just not quick enough for me.
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@mrfrederickson Good for you. How about a wee sprinkle of cinnamon on that?
Very healthy: What…no black pudding? lol
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Thanks Outlander, I do add honey and two sprinkles of chia seeds
Only us strokies know how good that feels, well done!
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I’m no expert only being 7 months post stroke but what has been suggested to me is that rather than saying “I can’t do” or “I used to be able to” try saying, “after my stroke I couldn’t do xxx, but now I can do xxx more”
Does that make sense?
I was fit and healthy in my 50s with a great job, but now I’m very different.
I can walk along the whole seafront near where I live but after my stroke I couldn’t get 25% along without taking a rest.
No where near what I could do, but s9 much better than I was.
Wishing you all the best for continued improvement and achievement​:+1:
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That will get better if you can do 25% now at 7mths. I could walk 4 miles a year after my stroke, 6+ miles 2½ years after my stroke…with a short break along the way 
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Took me 6 months before I could shave. Using my left hand left me with cuts. My right hand and arm are rather rigid, but slow wins the shaving race. I tried an electric, but not close enough. I also tried a beard and the old grey hair made me look 5 years older. I suppose even after a stroke I’m a wee bit vain.
@GavT I try not to think of the old me. There’s a lot to be said for living in the “Now”. Nostalgia for who I “was” just makes me sad.
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