It’s been over two weeks since my Christmas Day update on Maeikisala’s stroke recovery. Once again, I apologize for taking so long to update you.
My beloved has made great strides since Christmas! In that update, I was excited to report that she had just gained the ability to squeeze my finger with her right hand. Now she’s eating and doing many other activities of daily living with that hand. (This is very helpful, since she’s right-handed!) Yesterday she was excited to finally be able to put her hair up in a ponytail by herself.
Her right leg is also making a comeback. She recently regained the ability to actively bend her right knee, and is now able to wiggle the toes of her right foot just a bit. Sensation is increasing in the leg, and she’s now able to walk with a walker and some human help.
And this just in as I’m writing this at 6:30 Thursday morning in her CarePartners room: she just regained the ability to flex her ankle. Woohoo!
We’re also glad that her blood pressure is trending downward. Her systolic number is ranging mostly from the 120s to 140s. (120 is at the high edge of normal.)
Another important breakthrough is that she’s now sleeping better. She had suffered from severe insomnia since the stroke, but has slept better than ever the last two nights. I sleep in the room with her every night, and comfort her if she has challenging emotions come up. (Mae is also doing some deep shadow work as part of her healing process, and it has tended to come up at night.) However, we’re happy that this hasn’t happened for a couple of days.
The average rehab stay here at CarePartners is two weeks. Mae has been authorized for 3-1/2 weeks so far, and will be here at least thru January 14. Since she’s making such good progress, her therapists are asking for her stay to be extended further. We’re hoping for this, since she’ll obviously recover more quickly with the excellent support she’s getting here.
I had been extraordinarily upbeat since the stroke, but started flagging a few days ago. The marathon of caring for Mae and carrying a heavy client load (often 4-5 sessions per day, due to my Black Friday and eclipse specials) started to take its toll. But adding in more exercise and some naps, as well as rekindling the spiritual practices I had mostly neglected since the stroke, has helped me bounce back. As I write this, my energy is sparkling again.
We remain grateful to our friends, who continue to support Mae and me with their uplifting visits, food and natural medicines. And we continue to request your healing prayers for Mae. Please see her as vibrantly, joyfully active — hiking, dancing and gardening — and with fully restored health. Please see her at optimal weight, needing no prescription drugs, and with a blood pressure less than 120 over 80.
The staff here has confirmed that her healing progress is faster than normal. Your prayers are making a difference, so please keep them coming!
Happy New Year to you and glad to hear about so much improvement. My prayers from New York are with you both.
Love and blesssings,
Janis
Delighted to see and hear Maeikisala’s continued recovery. My prayers and blessings are with you.
With every best wish. Margaret-Mary
Wonderful news. Continuing prayers for you both. Stroke recovery is an ongoing process and does not end when the allowed physical therapy is over, as I know you know. I wrote you an email last month telling you about my husband’s healing process after his stroke about three and a half years ago. We recently have had a breakthrough that I will just. mention. He started to see a functional medicine practitioner who uses cold laser therapy, and she concentrates the laser all over his skull. My husband is noticeably improving both his mood and his cognitive abilities after the 5th treatment. I am excited to see where he will be after this set of 10 treatments, done two times per week.
We all are so very fortunate to be alive at this time where miracles happen daily, and through so many new alternative therapies that are coming forward.
There may be days and weeks that seem like little or no progress is made, but it seems like with stroke, it is especially important for patients to get lots and lots of sleep and rest to heal the brain. That is how the brain does a lot of its healing. Glad that Maekisala is better able to sleep now. So glad you are there for her, and support her in a difficult process.. I is not easy for you either! Get the rest and the support you need so you can be able to be there for her.
I visualize the most wonderful future for you both, and that the most profound journey of your lives will be the biggest blessings of your lives.
Sending healing thoughts, and prayers,
Kyah Mull
She is so lucky to have you there. Ben you have always been a wonderful
person. God Bless you both.
Cindy Udhardt
Your news about Maeikisala was so uplifting. Beneath these difficulties, both of your strength supported by such deep love nearly overwhems me with joy.
I know the difficulties when a major health crisis comes to a couple. Recovery always takes its toll on both partners.
Thank you for sharing your news. How perfect as I head into the luner eclipse.
With Spirit
Lorelei
Call on mars to kick that strokes butt! Rooting for you
Lighting candles!????
My prayers will continue for you both. Theresa
So thankful to hear all this good news! Sending much love and continued blessings of healing and joy. ???
I pray. Daily for both of you. Love your astrology predictions. I have a new girlfriend! She is healing my broken-hearted from my wife passing into the light 3/12/2019.. Big Eye
Visualizing you both with radiant embracing dynamic energy! Enwrapped in heart joy you and Mae are together in an ocean of health and wellness! Remember if you feel the workload is too much you can call anyone of your clients and reschedule!, perhaps it’s their opportunity day to love you in Compassionate Action! Your presence in presence is keeping the Prana flowing! Om Shanthi.
Sending you all healing love and light!!!
So glad to hear the good news. The power of prayer is so great.
As you probably know, I have stomach cancer. Was to Cornell in NYC yesterday to
see the oncologist and the surgeon plus have a petscan/catscan. A long day.
I had 3 rounds of chemo and the third almost did me in. #4 canceled. The scan showed that
only at the most 10% of the tumor has shrunk. They are going to take my stomach out next month at Cornell. Please keep in your prayers. Thank you.
Ben is my late husband’s nephew.
Our prayers continue to with the both of you in this challenging time. You might also ask the Spiritual Realm what test, or lesson, is included in this matter. Have a very Happy New Year, as things will most certainly get better.
Dear Benjamin, thank you for keeping us updated on Mae’s recovery and for your honesty about the toll it was taking on you. I am glad your energy is sparkling again and that you are taking care of YOU as well as your beloved. I can attest to the difficulty of taking care of someone you love. I have been through this several times in my life. I also know you would not have it any other way…it’s simply a “no-brainer”. I will continue sending you both Light and Love through this journey you are sharing. Thank you both for all you do for all of us.
Much love,
Daun Murphy
Prayers for your partner and for you as you support her.