STROKE ME
My name is Genny and in late 2014 I had a stroke. I don’t know if anyone reading this has ever had a stroke but, if you have, you’ll know what I mean when I say it was one of the most horrible experiences I’ve ever had.
I’m in the Seventh Day Adventist Aged Care facility (SDAAC) at Victoria Point these days. This is not me writing this blog, of course. Although I can still read and write a little after speech and occupational therapy, my vision has been affected and my ‘stroke brain’ struggles to know where sentences and words are supposed to start.
When my daughter set up this blog just over 20 months ago, I had hoped to be typing blog posts myself with both my hands. While that hasn’t come to pass, I still love writing poetry and sharing my experiences with people, even if I need to borrow somebody else’s hands to do it.
I am still here and that is the most important thing.
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January 2015
My name is Genny Ensor and a week ago, one day before New Year’s Eve 2014, I had a stroke. I don’t know if anyone reading this has ever had a stroke but, if you have, you’ll know what I mean when I say it was one of the most horrible experiences I’ve ever had.
I’m in the Acute Stroke Unit of the Frankston hospital at the moment, a short distance from Melbourne. Those of you who know me know this is not my home state. I was visiting my son for New Year’s when this happened and now I’m going to be living in Victoria for quite a while it seems.
This is not me writing this blog, of course. At least not yet. But it’s a long road ahead and I hope that in one year – New Year’s Eve 2015 – I’ll be typing this post myself with both my hands.
Once you read about my current condition you’ll know this goal is more than aspirational – and not just because I was a terrible typist before the stroke. I can’t move almost the entire left side of my body at the moment. In fact, right now, I can’t even recognise my left hand as being mine. But with hard work, rehab and the support of my amazing friends and family, I believe that I can do it.
See you all in one year.