My Stroke of Faith: and Improved Relationship with God

By Dennis W Schilling

Athletic achievements and a successful business career taken for granted until a major stroke in 2012. With a 10% chance of making it off of the operating table to a normal life, Mr. Schilling's relationship with God blossomed. Originally written for stroke survivors and their caretakers, the trials, tribulations and humorous events of recover

• Language: English
• Publisher: Schilling
• Release date: Jul 14, 2020
• ISBN: 9780578719276

Dennis W Schilling

Dennis W. Schilling: Christian, father of two handsome young men, college tennis player, competitive amatuer golfer, pilot, certified scuba diver, snow skier, baseball coach and 39 year investment business veteran.

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My Stroke of Faith

My Stroke of Faith

My Stroke of Faith

and Improved Relationship with God

Dennis Wm Schilling

Schilling

Contents

Dedication

My Stroke of Faith

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This book is dedicated to

William August Schilling

Neil Francis Schilling

Uncle Henry &

All my fellow Stroke Survivors

Copyright © 2020 by Dennis Wm Schilling

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

First Printing, 2020

My Stroke of Faith

Contents

Chapter 1 .....My Earlier Life                            pg. 1

Chapter 2.....Marriage & Changes in Life       pg. 9

Chapter 3......Pre-Stroke Signs                          pg. 18

Chapter 4.....The Stroke                                     pg. 20

Chapter 5.....Neuro Rehab &

Physical Therapy                                                pg. 24

Chapter 6.....INTERMISSION                          pg. 37

Chapter 7....Returning to Work                        pg. 40

Chapter 8....2018 to Current                             pg. 49

Chapter I

My Earlier Life

My life was average, 1960-1972. Two parents that stayed married, I played sports and was good at our basic 3, baseball, basketball and football. Well, not so good at basketball, horrible dribbler. A decent amount of common sense got me through school; I was no book worm, a trait I would later hand down to my boys.

(Me , top left row)

Turning Point

My sophomore year in high school was a turning point, my father dies of a heart attack (I was 14 years old) and I

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was getting disenchanted with team sports. It seemed that no matter your contribution or lack thereof, it only mattered how the team performed. I discovered the sport of tennis. A guy had moved into town from Kansas City. Watching him play was to me like the fan of the ballet, watching a dancer. I learn at this point that if something really interests me, I go all in. I asked the Kansas City transplant to help me learn to play, he does. In the meantime, I would go to a court a few miles away and play tennis with a guy stationed at the Naval Air Station near Memphis. My learning curve was steepening, and I was starting to play against stiffer competition. I get the courage to play in my first tournament, the Memphis Public Parks tournament. I make it to finals of my first tournament and get beat in 3 sets by a guy that later becomes a friend, Ronnie Bran. I was so nervous during the match that I did not drink water.