Tis a fine day

End of Spring Break is supposed to be dark, dreary, rainy, and yucky. Instead it is an amazing sky blue gorgeous day. Don't get me wrong; I am not complaining, but when the kids go back to school, it is more likely that they will pay attention when the beautiful outdoors is not calling.

We got to take a few days off from doctor appointments to enjoy some R and R during Spring Break. No, this did include drinking binges, dancing in bikinis on board a traveling party boat, or partying of any kind. It was a bit more sedate, including miles of bike trails, inner tubing in a water park (in the rain) and down a steep slope and book-reading, lots of book-reading. In other words, relaxing.

Unfortunately, the pain in DH's body is never far from our minds. We are just mystified what could possibly be the cause. And as I think I mentioned before, we may never find the cause, but it would sure be nice if they found a treatment. This week, it's more trips to the doctors. They now know what it ISN'T, so maybe they can figure out what it IS. If only. We continue the search.

This week also marks a YEAR since the stroke. I can hardly believe that a full year has gone by since that frightening day that I thought our world as we knew it, was coming to an end. In a sense, it did. Just a few days after the stroke, we had Easter planned. I wanted to cancel, but DH said nope. he wanted normal. Needless to say, that Easter dinner was a lot of me over-doing it due to worry that DH might trip or fall because of his blind spot caused by the stroke. Today, we were all together again, reminded that although things changed, they remained the same. It was a sweet day for us.

What we have learned this year:

• Humbleness: We are humbled by so many that have given a helping hand or an encouraging note.
• Forgiveness: We forgive ourselves when things get crazy. We forgive those who sometimes say hurtful things.
• People care: We have had over 6,000 hits on this blog. I am astounded. 
• Patience:  It is not going to get fixed back to where it was.
• People listen and act on that: If it wasn't for a friend of a friend who listened to our plight, we would never have found the eye doctor and his therapists that helped DH see again, not 100% of original, but pretty dang close.
• Family is everything: This family came together to help us through some dark times, and by family, I also mean our closest friends: you know who you are. The older grand-kids knowing something was wrong, were so sweet, and the younger ones, even though they didn't really understand, just continued to give hugs and kisses to me and their beloved grandpa. Our babies are so precious! Okay, our grand-babies range from age 2 to mid-20's, but they are still our babies.
• Love will see you through: Sometimes things get testy, but you have to stop and realize that the person standing right there in front of you is the most precious one on earth and nothing, but nothing, should ever take that away.
• Doctors don't know everything: hahahahahaha.
• Some doctors admit that. Some don't.
• Learning to drive a big huge vehicle is not as scary as it looks. Well, maybe a little.
• Things can and do get better: If you don't believe this, go read my blog from the beginning. 
• Life is good and sometimes downright scary.

Onward and Upward....trudging slowly and steadily...