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New Year's Resolutions and Reality

Sometimes I have posted a blog about New Year's Resolutions. Of course, I do not adhere to my resolutions. Like most people. Perhaps I am lazy or my resolutions are not realistic. On the 8th anniversary of my "big" stroke, I might be too somber to even write a blog. My goals for the New Year are simple: 1.  Do a blog post every month. 2. "Handwrite" 4 sentences every other day. 3.  Use my treadmill three times a week. 4.  Start to outline a book about my life and my strokes. 5.  Do not beat myself up too much. It seems simple enough. The list seems attainable. Of course, there are some caveats to my list. BLOG:  When I started my blog it was for my son. After my strokes, my blog morphed into strokes, aphasia, sadness and some hope. It was my journal. My blog served several purposes. For months in rehab, several therapist "made" my start to blog again. The Occupational Therapist thought using a keyboard and using programs such as ...