A Stroke and a Thorn

Are you ready? Are you ready for your world to transform in an instant? I wasn't. I was a selfish, middle-class suburbanite running a good pace along with the best of the rats before my husband suffered a massive stroke. I spent the next four years ranting, wailing and scratching to hold on to my old life. I was a superhero who was going to help him achieve a miraculous recovery that equaled his miraculous survival.
On the night of the stroke I made a vow to God that I could not honor, then later lived in fear of losing my mind. I wrote this story to save my life and found peace, comfort and Grace as I struggled through it all.