Man, this story hits home for me also. I was fighting terrible headaches for over ten years. I was never one to go to the doctor. Finally, last October, I couldn't take it anymore. I went to the doctor, had a scan, and went straight into surgery. They found a tumor the size of a baseball on my right frontal lobe. It was removed and found to be benign. The surgery was on Tuesday morning, and I woke up on the following Saturday. I thought I would never walk again. The left side of my body was paralyzed. That soon went away and I was on my way to recovering...or so I thought. After a month in the hospital, and extensive PT to get myself walking again, I was recovering well according to my doctors. Two months later I learned from another scan that the tumor was growing back fast. I had to take radiation treatments. After two of those, I had seizures. I lost my drivers license, missed five months of work, and had to move out of my house. Its been an absolute nightmare but I'm getting better. I shot sporting clays for the first time since surgery this past Sunday. Did better than I thought I would. I actually ran across a road today while crossing in front of a car. Huge accomplishment at the moment. I will hunt again and so will you. I'm not real familiar with the limitations of a stroke, but I'm very close in age to you and understand these brain injuries now. It takes a lot of time. My doctors told me it would take a year at least to recover. I didn't believe them then, but do now. My legs are getting stronger, but my vision and hearing is compromised. If you would like to ask more questions about what I've been through, feel free to PM me. People came out of the woodwork to be there for me when I needed them. I'd be happy to help you out in any way that I can. Good Luck!