Life isn't fun when the Coach/Caregiver/Wife is sick

Yep. It was bound to happen! I got some sort of crud last Wednesday and ran a low grade fever, was super sluggish and had various other symptoms for a few days. What felt the worst though, was not being able to adhere to our usual exercise, home therapy schedule (and golf cart cruising) that we are used to. We only missed one Ballard session, so that's good. Still, I felt very sad and guilty.

But through it all M was so sweet and understanding. We laid around and watched an entire Amazon Prime Series (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel...super cute, and tried Lost In Space...but M called it dumb) We have not allowed ourselves to be couch potatoes so far since his stroke, so just chilling in front of the TV for a couple of days was kind of fun.

I've been feeling a lot better the past two days, but now I just worry about him coming down with it. I'm hoping he still has those teacher germ fighters that he has relied on for 35 years. That's definitely why he has so much sick leave accumulated (so lucky to have during this time away from work.)

Monday marked the 6 month anniversary (wow!) of his Thrombectomy and the stroke that would change our lives. Thinking about then compared to now, progress-wise, is amazing. He has come a long way and I look forward to seeing what additional recovery he can achieve in the next 6 months. As M says often before his PT sessions, "Bring it on." 💖





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