tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post3220750868337207287..comments2023-10-29T08:58:19.390-04:00Comments on The Murphey Saga: Sunday Stroke Survival: Social IsolationJ.L. Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-43103591081776080252018-06-21T19:52:07.997-04:002018-06-21T19:52:07.997-04:00I no longer FB or Tweet since my strokes. I lost a...I no longer FB or Tweet since my strokes. I lost a big part of my social activities with my strokes, couple with my husband dying and my moving, I've had to start over again.Cockeyed Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107151148843311635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-56349971032629412722018-06-21T19:49:08.933-04:002018-06-21T19:49:08.933-04:00While it's true social interaction is exhausti...While it's true social interaction is exhausting after a stroke, but it is a necessary evil.Cockeyed Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107151148843311635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-32330597389903381962018-06-20T11:38:49.421-04:002018-06-20T11:38:49.421-04:00I feel no social isolation - I have loving family ...I feel no social isolation - I have loving family and friends, with only a couple from pre-stroke dropping out of touch. I understand that I'm unusual in the amount of support I've had post-stroke.<br /><br />As for FB, yes, I think it makes us feel more isolated - like the conversation is out-of-body, not really experienced. I limit my time on FB to just once a day to check in. Barb Polanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673025156245739311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-88295844953573285172018-06-19T12:32:47.481-04:002018-06-19T12:32:47.481-04:00I feel this, too, the social isolation. But I rea...I feel this, too, the social isolation. But I realize some of it is welcome. I am so handicapped that the way I used to participate in life is no longer possible. For example, last Sunday I went to the movie with my husband and a couple of friends. The movie (Adrift) was great but very emotionally exhausting, and I haven't wanted any more social contact until yesterday, when I got a few minutes. That was enough. I never would have thought, before my stroke, that that would be enough, maybe it's old age a bit also, but now I find I'm ok with it.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787251044110758758noreply@blogger.com