new sisterhood

I went to a movie with my friend Patty yesterday and she suggested I blog about my trike rides and events around them and the fellowship that occurred as a result. I generally ride in the mornings for two hours 3 - 4 days a week. Often I see my neighbors from their cars. One of my neighbors helps me on the trike. As a thank you gesture, I invited four of the neighbor women for wine and appetizers one evening this week. A couple of the women I had never seen outside their cars. We discussed making this get together a regular occurrence. One neighbor suggested we start a kind of “sorority” and we should give ourselves a name. At my age it is not that common or easy to make new friends and my stroke brings out interesting behavior in others. Neighbors and my new friends want to go out of their way to help me. Since Bob and I are often apart, it is very comforting for both of us to know we have such a strong support network. Stroke survivors need many different types of support and this group provided a great respite. They helped me know that I can build new friendships and there are many caring people in this world. …It takes a village to raise a child; it takes a village to support a stroke survivor.