It's now 11 months yesterday (October 5/09) since I suffered the stroke. In retrospect, there's been tremendous improvement - from not being able to walk, brush my teeth, or say more than one word without breathing hard. I think things are continuing to improve, and likely will for another year or so. I can now walk about 3km without too much problem (even further, but I have a noticeable limp), I can bike at least 30km in one stretch (as I did last week), and can talk, even though it's still nasally - I sound like english is my second language and I have some kind of strange accent. I think that maybe the lasting effect of the stroke(s) will be my voice - I'm not so sure that it will ever come back to be what it was. I'm OK with that, considering the alternatives.
What all this has done, however, is put a real "best before" date on my life. If there is a purpose (even if it's self-imposed) for a life, it seems to me you have an obligation to see as much as your able during our brief visit here. To that end, I'm hoping that Laura and I will do something truly bold and non-traditional in the coming months. She's at school (taking ECE - Early Childhood Education) until the end of June next year - so I have until then to get as healthy as I can. After that, who knows?
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"Truly bold and non-traditional".....I really look forward to hearing what that will be!!!
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