First Post

The idea for doing this blog came to me after spending a lot of time on my own caused by a conversation with a Crosshouse Hospital Occupational Therapist, Amy. She asked me if I thought I had changed since the stroke, or had all my family and friends noticed any change in my behaviour. As I launched into a long speech to Amy about how I didn't really think that I had changed much, and maybe people who came into contact with me maybe felt a bid sorry for me and maybe I avoided contact with people outside a very close few, I realised I was crying. Not 'Bambi's dead mother' or 'Rocky shouting for Adrian' type crying but a steady stream of tears in any case. Amy suggested that I speak to a professional about this and in the mean time, as she set me up an appointment, I could speak to my close friends and family and really find out how I have been in the 6 months since coming out of hospital. I did speak to everyone and the majority, all in fact, thought I was even more unpleasant, short tempered, annoying than I was before the stroke, hence spending more time on my own brought me to this blogger site. My posts as we go forward will chronicle my progress since November 2006.