What Jane said

I think about it everyday…something my friend Jane told me one day when she was visiting me at the rehabilitation center. We were talking about the heart surgery and the stroke and how scary everything was. She looked at me, very seriously and said, “Jill, we all knew that if anyone could get through this it would be you.”

Even hearing the words now gives me the chills. It was as if I were chosen for this. As if noone else could get through this with as much strength as me. I accepted my challenge and worked at my rehab every day. With each victory I knew there would be another. And then another after that. And then another. And with each achievement I also knew that if anyone could get through this it would be me.

Six months

Hard to believe it has been six months. Six months. I can’t believe how far I’ve come. To think that the doctors thought I might not even be walking by now!! My spirits remain up (most of the time) and there continues to be nothing better than spending time with the kids. I got to celebrate their birthdays and that was the best.