Thankful for Every Breath by Denise Oldham

Julie’s note: Denise’s post was to run November 20, but I wasn’t able to access my site because in a pure genius move, I left my laptop at my mom’s in Upstate NY. This post falls under better late than never. I know you will enjoy Denise as much as I do!

I truly give thanks for every breathe I take. When I laid in intensive care last year for 11 days, after having a stroke, I did not know how many breaths, I might have left.

But, praise be to God, from whom all our blessings flow, He blessed me, by pouring more life into me.

After leaving intensive care, I immediately went to a rehab hospital for 11 more days. Upon entering the rehab, I had no clue, if I would ever be able to walk again. But, my God is never clueless, He knew the answer all along. The first few days, He carried me. Then, He gave me the strength to get out of that wheelchair, and walk. Slowly, but, surely, I was able to stay out of that wheelchair.

It has now been 14 months since my stroke. Praise God, I am able to be at home with my husband, and sweet puppy coco. Am I the woman that I was before the stroke? No, a lot of things are different now. Such as extreme weakness in both legs, and feet, also weakness in arms, and hands. Speech problems, constant pain in my head. But, none of that is going to keep me down, or keep me from praising God.

All that truly matters, is that I am alive. I am blessed to be here today, November 20th, celebrating my 49th birthday. Woo Hoo!! Also looking forward to thanksgiving this year, so many blessings to count. Hope I can count that high!!

Denise Oldham Age-49  Happily Married for almost 28 years to Eddie. Children-1 precious 7 month old pit bull puppy, named Coco. I live in Tennessee. I am a huge fan of Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team. Roll Tide!! I enjoy blogging, singing, writing, and reading. God is my everything.

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