The recent proliferation of writing in this blog is due to an unexpected large block of free time. I have been ill. I have been away from work for nearly 2 months. Six weeks of that time has been at home.
I had a stroke and had to recuperate. A clot from my clogged carotid artery ended up in my brain and paralyzed my left hand. My artery needed surgery to clean it out and to place a graft on it to close up a hole. I have been working hard to regain strength and mobility in my hand and I am nearly back to normal. I feel good, I have been getting my exercise, and I have been trying to eat right. I am anxious to get back to work.
Thus, I have been furiously writing to occupy my time. I used some of that time to educate my high school classmates on the obscure symptoms of stroke, such as I had. I did not have the face/arm/speech/etc symptoms typical of stroke. Instead I had headache, neck discomfort, and back muscle ache. Then my hand went numb. It took almost 2 weeks in the hospital and another couple of weeks at home before I started feeling like myself. My scar is healed, my hand is at 90%, and I have my energy back. I am not 100% but I do feel good and I will be going back to work soon.
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