Hang in there, Joel! I think some posters just skimmed the original post and missed the stroke part. I have a friend who had a stroke - he sounds completely normal on the phone - but he is paralyzed on one side. His short term memory and vision were impaired. But he can't get to a Social Security office and they always blow him off on the phone because he sounds normal. If it wasn't for the  VA, he'd be really out of luck.

Kevin