Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

i had a stroke of genius
that it would be a
stroke of good luck
at the stroke of midnight
to stroke the cat

My mom had a stroke over the weekend.

Baby sister

how does it go
the ryhme
a son is a son till he takes a wife
a daughter is a daughter

you got to be there for her
what ever anybody is saying about the medical conseguences
the brain has so many redundancies built in.
When Alamo Rose struck out
only her daughter seemed to be aware that she was still there, her son the psychiatrist in denial, he was still in training back then, he is a much better physcian now. He believes that Medicine is or should be an Art as well as a science.
saying Rose had no awareness
no presence
my sister was the first to make contact with her, I don't know how, eye blinks what it was
but rose came back, a struggle till she got a few words out that made any sense, till she got the movement back on that side her body.

massive stroke can't remember what side, left or right, the side that seats language ability

Massive stroke can't remember what side, left or right, the side that seats language ability
first coulpe days were hell, Rose silent total paralysis


watch your driving
my sister had a close call that weekend.
bad wreck distracted with worry
Zen and The Art of Driving
I would get that for your daughter when she starts driving.

All I remember about those first couple dasy was a big brown turd on a light blue carpet

Her room mate upset about that. As I cleaned up after my mother I thought about how many shity diapers she changed for me

sorry to hear the news
be pulling for you both
in thoughts and prayers

that was all twenty nine years ago
medicine has come a long way in science
is it still an art

I will say a little prayer for her doctors
and hope at least one is there for her
really there*

*long digression not gone into about Zen and the art of Medicine

Thank you, Jack.

And thanks for sharing your touching story.

you know that my heart is with your mom and with you and the family as you face this crisis

Dot has moxie.

thank you, Clay

going to go see her this afternoon

i'll relay your blessings

My best wishes with you and your family.

sorry about the flash back

I been smoking the green green grass of home again

I used to have a screen saver called Stress Reliever . A little animated pop up. I used to love that thing.

How are you holding up?

she was way better when i saw her yesterday, jack

at least she knows where she is! ...she was talking gibberish and totally disoriented for several days

she will have to go to a rehab place.... sighh

she's very old

thanks for asking

i'm holding up ok ...just feel like going back to sleep... tired

but i can't.. too much work to do

(oh and i love to hear your stories so please don't stop telling them)