8.Squeaky wheels that go ungreased become irratating

My friends have critiqued these letters, saying that they are not informative enough, detailed in the early stages of stroke recovery. I chose by design to not delve into the intricacies of my early or immediate recovery following the stroke.What I will admit is that it put a severe emotional, financial, and logistical burden on my family, friends, and loved ones. Very few were left unscathed or uninvolved and my sense of indebtedness and thankfulness becomes overwhelming at times. I hope to honor them all with a complete recovery and to demonstrate to other stroke victims that there is a return to some semblance of normalcy, when you feel empowered enough to write about subjects such as public transportation ordeals.
At this point I must give credit to two organizations that were pivotal in my recovery, first, the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation: (sdbif.org) and the ABI (acquired brain injury classes) held at a local community college here in San Diego. After going to my first ABI class, I felt-at last here I am with people who understand what I’ve been going through, I could just look them in the eye and they knew! During my first class, I was asked to introduce myself and give a brief synopsis of what I had been through. So I stood up and in AA’ish fashion said, “Hi I’m Mike and I had a stroke and I can’t play my guitar anymore’. What I had failed to sense/realize is that there were people there who were struggling with simply the ability to stand up so quickly from a school desk or working with aphasia problems and could barely speak a few words. I was first in the line to sign up for the humility101 class; almost passed
Another reason for not suggesting links or referrals to other websites or agencies is that. Treatment for stroke victims, is constantly in flux and should be tailored to meet the individual requirements, desires, or goals. The key word in the Brain’s ability to recover from a trauma is ‘plasticity’- the ability of the brain to form new neural pathways, to take over or supplement those initially damaged. Had I been more attentive to what my physical and occupational therapists were saying and demonstrated a bit more fortitude to their assignments, I might be performing in that coffee house instead of preparing for it
Besides becoming acquainted with all the appropriate agencies in your area, I would also strongly suggest to become proactive through all phases of your rehabilitation. Once again I would have to acknowledge a key advantage that I had, as mentioned in earlier sections, I’m from a large Irish Catholic family, 6 sisters and 2 brothers,’ the Fighting Murphys’, no not the Sullivans. The full brunt force of the platoon Murphy clan came to my aid, assistance, and advocacy. Without their help, instead of typing words on this keyboard, I probably would have felt pen in hand and would be writing other words on cardboard placards, looking for unused street corners. Yes I am blessed, always have been-seldom acknowledged it.
You really need that electronic tuner?
Mike