Hey everyone,
Well, it's been yet again quite a while since my last update since last September apparently! Wow time has flown and has life ever evolved since then. At the moment, I feel the need to get something rather important off my chest and it's something I've only shared with few and far between when it comes to my immediate friends. The reasons for this have been mixed honestly. The main thing is, and most of them will attest to this, I hate pity. It's something I hate to be on the receiving end of. One of the key things which has kept me from posting on here and the key thing for this post. Last December I suffered what's known as a transient ischemic attack or (TIA), this is also known in the medical world, as a minor stroke.
To those friends of mine who may find out about it this way, I'm sorry. It's something that I've honestly struggled with massively. I hate being helpless, you know this. The feeling of having no control with what is going on with your body and unfortunately no idea what caused it is something I honestly, would not wish on even my worst mortal enemy, if I had one (sorry Wil Wheaton). The TIA I suffered from, the cause is still up for debate, though the current suspected cause has to deal with the number of concussions I've had.
This my friends is the reason why I was laid up for almost four and a half months. I've made remarkable (according to my doctors) recovery all things considered. I still have little to no feeling in the fingers on my left hand (it affected my left side), and some times I will still lose feeling in my hand, but it's something I've grown to deal with and live with. I'm doing much better than I was after the effects in the first few days after it happened started to really take long term affect. I've finally been given permission to go back to work and I've come to appreciate things in life so much more than I ever have before. Cherish your friends, family and don't take anything for less than it's truly worth. You never can know when something out of the blue may happen and change everything you've ever considered.
To my friends again who may be finding out about this this way, I'm sorry again. Please get in touch with me and I'll go into more depth about all of this with you that way.
What finally has pushed me into telling everyone about my experience has to deal with the fact May is the National American Stroke Awareness Month. Also, tomorrow the 3rd happens to be my 26th birthday. The thought that I could have not made it to that day or to see my younger brother graduate with his Masters' Degree next week has left me with more to reflect on I'm not going to lie. Anyone who'd like to hear more please feel free to reach out to me in the comments below.
Thanks all!
Josh
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