The Nightmare Begins

Before we start, I understand everyone's experience of a stroke is different. That's why we are called individuals! Along my journey of telling you this story, if anyone has suggestions or comments on how you have dealt with your stroke, I would greatly appreciate your comments or suggestions! With that being said, here we go!  Friday, March 26,2008, I had just completed a day to end one career and waiting to start a new career on April 14, 2008. If I had only known....? I had awaken Saturday March 27,2008 with a slight headache, tried to do some Saturday housework, as the day went on the headache became worst. After lunch I sat down and tried to work on a quilt top, but my head I felt was going to blow up, little did I know that is exactly what was occurring? I then again trying to decide what to do I thought I would just lay down a bit and see if  my head would ease up? The pain in my head was to extreme to lay down, I went the the bathroom, the next thing I knew I remember seeing some men trying to put me on a stretcher. The next thing I remember was being at University Medical Center. I don't know how long I was there. But at one poin,t I do remember hear the nursing staff talk about sending me to Vanderbilt Hospital by life flight. I wanted to tell them I had rather not fly, but it had started raining and I went to Vanderbilt by ambulance. At this point it had still not registered with me exactly what was going on or how serious the situation was at the time? If I remember correctly, it still hadn't dawned on me that I was paralyzed on one side. I just know I was scared and confused! I remember hearing people ask questions and in my head I had answered them, now realizing that they probably couldn't understand me? I remember being in ICU an seeing some family and friends! The only other thing I remember from ICU was trying to sit up and dance to the song "Put on your Boogie Shoes" It was at this point that I thought hey ,something REALLY bad happened! This is the first segment many more to come to get you to my place in the road! The only advice I can give is stay out of the middle of the road! LOL! Yes, I have a warped dry sense of humor!