Could your stroke have affected your hypothalamus? I had a blood clot at mine from my head injury years ago. (Seen on a CAT scan in the very early days of those scanners. The clot cleared up by the next scan 5 day later.) I didn't have an appetite for the next 4 months. I could eat just fine. But if I didn't look at my watch, I wouldn't have a clue that it was time. And I was no clydesdale. In fact, I left the hospital well under my racing weight.
Easton? I grew up just off 138 in Milton. Rode 138 to Bristol, RI a few times. Memories.
Thanks for sharing your story. Keep us posted on your journey. And it is a journey, One we make one step at a time. And one where we always have the choice to do it with our heads held high or hanging low. The event that triggered my journey was long ago but it has shaped everything since.
Ben