When Life Throws You A Lemon - Make Lemonade

Or - in our case make a "Snowman."

On New Years Eve we caught a lemon in the form of a TIA (mini stroke) that put me in the hospital for a couple of days in McAllen TX.  Three days later the insurance company called to exercise their "prior conditions" clause and told me I had no insurance if another one was to happen.  They offered to fly us home as long as we got out of the US within 48 hrs.  Apparently once you have one of these you can be susceptible to a second one, in the first month or two, and we couldn't take that chance.  So it was a hectic couple of days but thanks to huge support from our friends at Tropic Star we got out in just over 48 hrs.

The help we were got down there was amazing.  From the moment we got home from the hospital, even in the hospital, there was a steady stream of people coming by with offers of help.  We even had three couples offer us the use of their homes, one of which we ended up in.  A nearly new, very clean, well decorated condo here in Winnipeg, with a heated underground parking stall.  Bernie and I were overwhelmed by the support we were offered and given.  Do you remember the old saying "you find out who your friends are when the chips are down."  We knew we liked Tropic Star and especially the people there but we had no idea how many friends we have in the park.  To any of you that may read this "Thank You, we'll see you back there ASAP."

So now - making lemonade. 

We were so blessed in this for many reasons.  1) Friends, 2) It wasn't a major stroke, 3) There was no long term damage, 4) It could have been fatal, 5) The support we got, 6) We had family to come home to, 7) We're in a nice warm condo, and I could go on and on.  So Bernie and I do feel we were blessed.  I got a wake up call with no ongoing effects and it just doesn't get any better than that.

My GP here is a super lady who has taken the lead on it.  She has me into The Heart and Stroke Clinic in a couple of weeks, she's done all the tests, and now she gets to sort through the data collected.  We meet with her next week to get the results.  Of course this pinched nerve that has caused me all kinds of trouble still has to be dealt with.  Our ex neighbour is a physiotherapist who has worked miracles on it already.  He has achieved more in two visits that we could have ever hoped for.  He`ll have me back on the dance floor in no time.  His name is Charles - another blessing.

Of course we have been able to spend some time with our kids and grandchildren  -  another blessing.

As you can imagine we didn't envision this as part of our ``Full Time RV Adventure.``  A friend of mine always says "Just Another Bump In Life's Road."  That's how Bernie and I are feeling about this.  We'll get our RV back in about three months and we'll be on our way once again.  Not a wall, just a bump.

Sorry I can't post pictures of all the warm and exciting things we're seeing.  I will post some winter shots when I can -- but at -35 and colder, I am NOT going outside to take them.

Stay well, stay warm, be happy, and please leave a comment when you can.