News on Colin

[ColinM]

Hi Pablo and all,
I've been meaning/debating to post this update for some time.
To use Queen Lizzy's expression, health wise, 2022 was my 'annus horibillis'. In August I had a heart attack that required an emergency flight to Perth, Western Australia's capital. One of the emergency treatments was the administration of a clot busting drug that indiscriminately breaks up the plaque that was blocking one of the main arteries on the wall of my heart. I was warned that it could possibly cause a stroke as the broken up plaque travels through my body (cascade effect.
Sure enough, in November I sufferered an ischemic stroke that left me with a severe deficit on my left side. Lots of rehab ameliorated that but there i still some residual effect - my left movement (leg and arm) 'feels funny' and weaker.
The other more complex impact was the destruction of the admin centre of my brain - outwardly, unless you know what to look for I seem ok. It's the 'inside' (brain) stuff that is harder. I have wound back my website business as I can no longer do complex stuff - it really is hard to describe how it has effected me. Depression is of course a big enemy and requires constant vigilance.

[KingSparta]

Dang, Try to get better my dad had a stroke once, took some time for him to get better, but he made it and was back to normal given time.

[Pablo]

Thanks for the update
I'm sorry to hear that your health got worse since we last had contact.
I wish you all the best in these difficult times and I hope you will recover as good as possible.

Pablo

[ColinM]

Dang, Try to get better my dad had a stroke once, took some time for him to get better, but he made it and was back to normal given time.

Thanks KS, every stroke is different - time will tell.

Thanks for the update
I'm sorry to hear that your health got worse since we last had contact.
I wish you all the best in these difficult times and I hope you will recover as good as possible.

Pablo

Thanks Pablo!

[zinc]

Wish you a fast and speedy recovery Collin.

[ColinM]

Wish you a fast and speed recovery Collin.

Thanks Zinc

[miguelss]

Hi Colin,

Take care and hope you recover asap!
M.

[BaconFries]

Hi Colin thanks for the update. Good to hear you are making progress however slowly it is. Please keep positive thoughts as each day is a "New" challenge and you can do it... take care mate.

[wwonderfull]

Thanks for sharing the update colin M, as bacon said it is ture to stay positive. Be healthy. Stay positive and keep moving forward.

[Rob]

Sending best wishes and encouraging you to do what is best for you, in the best way that is best for you.

[ColinM]

Thanks every body for the expression of care and the wellness messages!

[GrahamW]

Colin you know Im only a phone call away, Im sure there is times you may feel the need for a chat.
Looking forward to hearing from you when your up to it.
Take Care
Graham

[ColinM]

Colin you know Im only a phone call away, Im sure there is times you may feel the need for a chat.
Looking forward to hearing from you when your up to it.
Take Care
Graham

Thanks Graham, my friend, I appreciate that, I know you are hell (australian) , proper (england) busy, so I try to keep that to a minimum. But comforting to know you are there - been keeping my busy by renovating our 1960s home - only took a heart attack, stroke and 17 years!

Finances have been tight since I had to down scale my business, relying on my wife's wages with dribs and drabs amount coming in from domain and hosting renewals - although that too has dropped as Clients decide (fair enough) to go elsewhere - which is a nightmare - there's a lot of people out there that call themselves website designers, choose to provide hosting and domain and know squat about the platform technical stuff (DNS etc).

[Bluesman]

Hi Colin... noticed this thread now. So sorry to read about, but wish you a speedy recovery though strokes are all different and need different efforts. Had some minor strokes myself that could be handled with physical training. My brother had a big stroke that needs mind practice.
Maintain good faith and practice and you will come back faster than you think.
Best regards

[ColinM]

Thanks Bluesman Its the admin center of my brain thats the worst - I find it hard to do technical things - causses stress, anxiety, confusion, headaches and blankness.

[Bluesman]

Thanks Bluesman Its the admin center of my brain thats the worst - I find it hard to do technical things - causses stress, anxiety, confusion, headaches and blankness.

Hi again Colin, I'm sitting nightguard in our neighborhood here in Quito, the criminality is extremely high. It's a result of the hard covid restrictions we had and that we have a lot of refugees coming from Colombia and Venezuela.
I have not any medical education but a lot of experience helping my brother. He had a very serious stroke in his brain and we thought at the moment that we lost him, but miraculously he came back after being unconscious for more than a week. His wife and children had a hard time to face the situation so I took him to my home for a period and noticed that it was the (short-term) memory that had taken the biggest damage to him.
I started a selfinvented practice with him... Every morning at breakfast I asked him about the closest days that passed... we repeated what happend and things we decided and he had to fill in a notebook important things for his life and family. All the symptoms you mention I can refer to him.
If you want to write and have a conversation with me you can contact me thtough my form on the webpage in the link on my posts. Keep well Colin.

[ColinM]

Hi Bluesman,
Sorry to hear the situation at Quito. Yes the 'mental stuff' is the hardest to deal with. Thanks for reaching out. Will (try to ) keep that in mind.

[Bluesman]

Hi Bluesman,
Sorry to hear the situation at Quito. Yes the 'mental stuff' is the hardest to deal with. Thanks for reaching out. Will (try to ) keep that in mind.

Your welcome Colin