Hi, and welcome to the forum. I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. For me, stroke first in 2023, then breast cancer with lumpectomy and radiotherapy at the end of last year. It's rough when things come together that way and I know what you mean about feeling normal. I'm so sorry this is happening to you. Do you have support from friends and family during this time and someone to talk to about it? We're here for you and you can always talk here. Gill xx

Hi, and welcome to the forum. I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. For me, stroke first in 2023, then breast cancer with lumpectomy and radiotherapy at the end of last year. It's rough when things come together that way and I know what you mean about feeling normal. I'm so sorry this is happening to you. Do you have support from friends and family during this time and someone to talk to about it? We're here for you and you can always talk here. Gill xx

We are here for you. 

Thank you ️ 

Hi , and thank you for your reply  ️… I’m very lucky regarding family and friends for support , no complaints there .. there are times where everything is so overwhelming and you can’t actually see a positive in this situation, even though you hope and pray every day that you start to feel better … I guess it just gets you down from time to time …. Tomorrow is another day    Xx

I understand that completely. I remember, after my stroke, being told that I'll never be the same and I was devastated. Then there was the cancer diagnosis and that was a shock. I'm not the same, but I'm doing my best and learning to relax about it. We laugh over the words I forget and turn it into a silly charades game to guess what I'm trying to say. My physiotherapist celebrates everything I can do, telling me I'm "spectacular", which always makes me laugh. Then there are times when I miss the person I was and what i could do, but that's gone now and, as David said, it's the new normal. I told my partner recently that I'm lucky and he was stunned. But I'm here today, my brain is working ok, I have people I love, who love me. Tomorrow I might be sad and in pain, but today is beautiful.I hope you have more beautiful days too. Take care and I wish you all the best. Gill xx

Thank you so much for your kind words … and yes I enjoy the good days where I am able to do things , haha the jumbled up words are fun in our house too … I always remember that I am luckier than some , but unlucky aswell , … today is a good day …  xx