Jan 19 is an anniversary date for me.last year I woke up in neuro ICU. I had required brain surgery to repair a blood vessel that had suddenly burst in my brain behind my right eye and above my right ear. my surgeon had removed a large clot that had formed at my bleed site. the bleeding and subsequent clot had triggered a massive stroke. my list of deficits was long. after spending almost 8 months (mostly on my back) I was released last Aug.
in a week or so I'll be going to a hospital for 2 months or more that specializes in brain injury and rehabilitation.
the quality of my posts the past several months has been weak, bordering on embarrassing at times. brain damage doesn't just go away so I've been relearning many common tasks we all usually don't think twice about( I still have elastic shoe laces, can't tie the regular ones). my typing is still unacceptably poor because the left side of my body was paralyzed. most of my typing is done with my right index finger.
I've survived 3 brain surgeries and an emergency tracheotomy I had while in in the ICU. my gains are impressive to most people but my personality type demands more (sound familiar?)
so please bear with my posts which have fallen below my personal standards. sometimes my brain mixes up the "a" and the "s" and makes for some whopper typos that I don't see even after proofreading.
I'm not sure if I'll have net access while I'm away. I'll miss all the fun here while my focus shifts to intense rehab. so me and my bent sense of humor shall return, bank on it
. until then hold the fort 
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