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Date Posted: 17:53:25 05/08/08 Thu
Author: Jacki-LadyPoet
Subject: I can relate well to Grandma Walton's stroke storyline....

I can truly relate and have lived to a degree some aspects of Grandma Walton's stroke storyline and how Ellen Corby had to cope and have the courage and determination to carry onwards to the best of her ability thereafter....

My mom , having been a stroke victim , after suffering a hemmorgial brain stroke following neck artery unclogging surgery, leaving her briandamaged somewhat, right side paralyzation, speech limitation, not able to do for herself.

And yet this went on for the last 10 yrs of her life, that is how she spent it, in a long term hospital. We visited daily, she could muster only a few words, some swear words. Couldn;t sing words but still had the beautiful voice of tune intact to be able to hum a lovely tune.
I missed out on having a Mom between 16-26 yrs , when a daughter needs a Mom then. All I could do was to give her love, be with her as much as I could.

I'll always treasure her , and have fond memories of her, and so I will offer her flowers at her gravestone this coming Mother's Day.

I could truly relate to the reactions of the Waltons when they had to cope with Grandma's recooperation from the stroke...the frustrations, wanting to help , etc..in my mother's case though, she could not help herself anfd we couldn't get therapy for her as her braindamage was beyond the point of even attempting to try therapy with her. She was not in a coma or a complete vegatitive state, but was unable to even hold a hairbrush. Then to have my father take a stroke the year she died, and have to deal with his health issues thereafter, to which he has now been in nursing home the last 5 yrs, has a form of Dementia now.

Yes sir, one can truly relate to the Waltons in some point of life, indeed.

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