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Maciliel
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Aug 29 2015, 10:33pm
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warm ((( hugs ))) to you, aunt dora
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<3
so sorry to hear that you have experienced this. you certainly deserve to be feeling better as soon as possible.
sounds like you are in good hands, and have a promising recovery in your future. those are good things.
i'm so glad you have torn, and the ability to still post here, because so many folks here care about you, and will do whatever they can to help you.
with much care and cheer --
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aka. fili orc-enshield
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the scene, as i understand it, is exceptionally well-written. fili (in sort of a callback to the scene with the eagles), calls out "thorRIIIIIIN!!!" just as he sees the pale orc veer in for the kill. he picks up the severed arm of an orc which is lying on the ground, swings it up in desperation, effectively blocking the pale orc's blow. and thus, forever after, fili is known as "fili orc-enshield."
this earns him deep respect from his hard-to-please uncle. as well as a hug. kili wipes his boots on the pale orc's glory box. -- maciliel telpemairo
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Avandel
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Aug 30 2015, 4:42am
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I've had two family members with caused strokes - one from an operation, one as an uncommon side effect from medication given re a heart attack. One took up juggling as a therapy, and tai chi classes have helped. The other - it just seems God decided, because she wasn't supposed to improve but she did anyway and got better.
Everyone is different but may the grace of the Valar speed your healing, every day.
And happy you are well enough to post!
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macfalk
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Aug 30 2015, 2:56pm
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The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Aug 30 2015, 6:32pm
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I'm finding singing as I play really helps.
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Speech therapy as well as physical therapy. I force myself to stop and pronouce every word correctly.
This isn't Tolkien but it was a song I worked on very hard. <"https://youtu.be/zTOw5SG3TMM">Blue Boat Home by Peter Mayer
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The Grey Elf
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Aug 30 2015, 10:51pm
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Great to hear from you so soon, Aunt Dora!
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You may have temporarily lost some functions and abilities but one thing is unchanged: you're still a smart cookie. Music is awesome therapy and whatever is good for the soul may be the most important of all. Keep us posted with your progress and if you ever feel the need for some encouragement, you know you will find barrels of it here! 
Hernevernen!!
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dernwyn
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Aug 30 2015, 11:11pm
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For some reason, this is reminding me of the scene in The King's Speech where the king is wearing headphones with music playing loudly, and able to read aloud with no problems.
The music is providing a rhythm for the speech - someone with more knowledge about this should be able to explain how the one helps the other! But it's terrific therapy.
I hadn't before heard those words to this very familiar tune (the Christmas carol "Come Thou Long-expected Jesus")!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Aug 31 2015, 12:09am
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Yep, that song (Come Thou Long Expected Jesus) is the one I learned
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decades ago in my childhood Methodist church, and I still love it. But Blue Boat Home has become a new favorite. The folks in my UU church said they'd sing it this morning and think of me. <3
I'm not sure the Kings Speech thing is operating here. I had to practice and practice and make myself stop and fix words like "ocean" (which came out "otham") over and over until I got them. But the words in that song got easier, though I still had to concentrate. Each new song is a new challenge (rather like typing this post, where I have to edit every single word.) It's hard work, but fun too.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Aug 31 2015, 12:12am
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Ethel Duath
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Aug 31 2015, 1:51am
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Wow! You look and sound incredible!
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I can't believe you've got so much dexterity in the hand that was numb!!!! With all your determination, and for heaven's sakes with the results already, I'm sure you'll be "back in the saddle" very, very quickly.
I walked down the aisle to that hymn, which I also grew up singing in our Methodist Church, but to a different set of words: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus. My Catholic friends tell me they also sing it with entirely different words (I believe it is a hymn to Mary). There's something about that tune . . . .
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Aug 31 2015, 2:03am
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It's still pretty much completely numb.
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I have to be careful not to pick up a bowl with that hand if there's a chance the bowl may be hot. But it is mobile, and I can guide it with my eyes. I sure drop a lot of forks and combs, though. :-D
Yes, it is a special tune, isn't it? <3
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smtfhw
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Aug 31 2015, 3:58pm
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Just be patient. When my father-in-law had a very bad stroke I spent a lot of time talking to his neurosurgeon and she was quite clear on the subject of stroke recovery, saying that over the course of 24 months there will likely continue to be improvements. He didn't get the two years because he also had cancer but he did noticeably improve week on week and month on month.
Good luck and I hope you get all the therapy and support you need.
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CuriousG
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Sep 2 2015, 1:05am
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Aunt Dora! //
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)))))))))))))))))) 
