Thankful Thursday 3 - (UBC19)

I am absolutely thankful for my ability to write again. It’s been a long, slow process. Even though I’m still not where I want to be, I know that I’m more fortunate

than others who struggle more.

So what helped me?

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people

Of course the exercises my professional speech therapists have been given me have been instrumental. I have thanked each of them in my blog before, but I cannot ever thank them enough. In the beginning reading recipes and short articles helped me learn to summarize. As time went by, I would read more extensive articles and even books, and be able to not only summarize, but be able to make inferences and write reviews. I was eventually able with support from my SLP to write down the story of my stay in the hospital after the stroke. Now 3 1/2 years later, I’m finally able to share that with hospital staff. I am thankful for that.

inspirational quotes and Twitter

Because Twitter limits how much you text you can write, I felt it was a perfect vehicle for practicing my writing. Sometimes I responded and retweeted something a person I follow wrote and many times I wrote about inspirational quotes I found that helped me explained what I was going through or what I believed. Because it also allows me to post a picture I started making my own posters using Canva and free pictures from pixabay.com. This helped me with my intention to be more creative.

During the month of October 2021, I tweeted everyday about Optimism. Here are a few of my tweets and pictures:

Optimistic October. For me, one of the most important factors of #StrokeRecovery has been having #optimism that I would regain my voice after #aphasia and being able to pronounce sounds with #ApraxiaOfSpeech in order to have meaningful #Conversation and get back to helping others

Optimistic October Day 2. The road to #StrokeRecovery can be a bumpy road. You can do this. Learn from any mistakes and missteps along the way and you can achieve your #goals. #LivingWellWithAphasia #optimism

Optimistic October day 7. Even when you have a challenging day, know that there is a way to rise above the present circumstances. And remember great days and the things you accomplish. Remembering these days will give you #optimism. #LivingWellWithAphasia #LifeAfterStroke

Optimistic October day 28. At every step of the #StrokeRecovery we can come up with new ideas of how we can use our strengths to make our lives better and possibly help others as well. #optimism #LivingWellWithAphasia

#OptimisticOctober day 26. I’ve never been a dancer, however, after #Stroke, I have certainly learned that taking a step back is not a disaster; it’s normal. Don’t just focus on the back steps, focus on the whole #recovery dance. Eventually it will take you where you want to go

Optimistic October day 25. Keep looking up…..you never know what you can find. #LivingWellWithAphasia. #StrokeThriver #optimism

If you are curious and want to follow me on Twitter, you can find me at @usingmyvoice3 or search #LivingWellWithAphasia

I hope today's post makes you more thankful and optimistic!

until next time.........