A brief history......
Just turned 45 years old, feeling 70!
Back in April 1996 i WAS HAPPILY MARRIED AND LIVING IN MY OWN HOUSE IN sUFFOLK, WORKING AS A NURSE. Set off to work one morning onthe motorbike and the bevel drive siezed up on a Z-bend. High sided me and put me in a "Not expected to survive the night" type coma for a few weeks. Diagnosed as "Traumatic Brain Injuries" which left me partly hemiplaegic, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes insipidus and in a permanent state of headache.
Wife was a nurse at work and, after I got home, a nurse at home too and it all became too much so we seperated. No Bad Feelings. I moved to Lancaster to be near family as carers andfound that I can cope most days. Used to travel a lot and was always very independant so when big brother got me onto a little pedal trike he didn't realise he had created a monster! I've spent over £20,000-00 on bikes and trikes since 1998 and don't regret any of it! I've had a bad health period since April 2006 when we tried some long term medication changes but has just got settled a month or so back and we tried some more changes so it sent me all a wibble again. Luckily I have family near to me or I wouldn't cope at all!
My main things of need these days are physical ones. I NEED to stop smoking as I am £30,000 in debt, on the dole and spending £10-00 a day on cigarettes that are slowly killing me. I need to lose weight. I went to 11 stones after the accident but am now 19 stones and at 5' 9 " that is FAT!
My main hobbies are cycling, camping and listening to music. I used to play but with the brain injuries I have no memory and can't even make sense of reading music but I am slowly trying to get my right hand to move a bit better and play a few basic things on guitars.
I have decided that 2007 is going to be a year of positive changes and, as long as I can get through the drug hassles, I will start to do things that I have shied away from recently. I'll not be as negative all the time, I tend to turn any conversations into a list of my woes, and I will make it to a few of the cycle/camping trips that I missed last year.
Anybody wants to comment I will read my blog at least weekly and would welcome your input.
Thanks for reading so far.
Back in April 1996 i WAS HAPPILY MARRIED AND LIVING IN MY OWN HOUSE IN sUFFOLK, WORKING AS A NURSE. Set off to work one morning onthe motorbike and the bevel drive siezed up on a Z-bend. High sided me and put me in a "Not expected to survive the night" type coma for a few weeks. Diagnosed as "Traumatic Brain Injuries" which left me partly hemiplaegic, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes insipidus and in a permanent state of headache.
Wife was a nurse at work and, after I got home, a nurse at home too and it all became too much so we seperated. No Bad Feelings. I moved to Lancaster to be near family as carers andfound that I can cope most days. Used to travel a lot and was always very independant so when big brother got me onto a little pedal trike he didn't realise he had created a monster! I've spent over £20,000-00 on bikes and trikes since 1998 and don't regret any of it! I've had a bad health period since April 2006 when we tried some long term medication changes but has just got settled a month or so back and we tried some more changes so it sent me all a wibble again. Luckily I have family near to me or I wouldn't cope at all!
My main things of need these days are physical ones. I NEED to stop smoking as I am £30,000 in debt, on the dole and spending £10-00 a day on cigarettes that are slowly killing me. I need to lose weight. I went to 11 stones after the accident but am now 19 stones and at 5' 9 " that is FAT!
My main hobbies are cycling, camping and listening to music. I used to play but with the brain injuries I have no memory and can't even make sense of reading music but I am slowly trying to get my right hand to move a bit better and play a few basic things on guitars.
I have decided that 2007 is going to be a year of positive changes and, as long as I can get through the drug hassles, I will start to do things that I have shied away from recently. I'll not be as negative all the time, I tend to turn any conversations into a list of my woes, and I will make it to a few of the cycle/camping trips that I missed last year.
Anybody wants to comment I will read my blog at least weekly and would welcome your input.
Thanks for reading so far.
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posted by Pedaldog | 11:17 AM
2 Comments:
Hi
Found you on the Fell Club site and followed the link.
I hope that things are improving for you.
I gave up motorcycles in my 40's when I realised just how dangerous it was getting and that I really wanted to be around with my four kids.
Best wishes
Hi
Found you on the Fell Club site and followed the link.
I hope that things are improving for you.
I gave up motorcycles in my 40's when I realised just how dangerous it was getting and that I really wanted to be around with my four kids.
Best wishes
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