Stroked...

[Headbanger]

Me dear old mum had a vein pop in her brain when she was 45, She had 9 fucking strokes while they had her skull open on the operating table. She bounced back, Its been a mean hard road for her and it will continue to be until the end, But 15 years later shes still doing what she does.

[Mom]

A stroke ffs? Apparently there are silent strokes, often undiagnosed and the brain is very good at compensating for them untill fatigue sets in.

Anyone been through this??

Yeah, a stroke! The poxy things can take all sorts of folk. I have not experienced it myself, but there is a bloke up this way (KB Member who never posts now) who had the same thing, so much so, he is not able to ride anymore. I will see if I can hook the pair of you up. He is a young fella (comparatively) and this stroke thing has done his head in.

I am sorry to read this Paul. At least you are on the right side of the medical spectrum, who would have thunk type ! Diabetes would be a good thing They will monitor and test and hopefully prevent you from having more.

Time, rest, time, rest, time.

Kia kaha mate!

[riffer]

Jeez mate. Now you know that as a fellow Type One I can relate to the diabetes, and having an 11 year old with diagnosed coeliac disease I know what happening there... but you've trumped me now with the stroke and the tumour.

Dammit mate, you know I've been looking to you as inspiration for how to get through life myself. And now you go and do this... some example you've set. I'm going to go and listen to some maudlin country and drink some whisky now and thank my lucky stars I've still got ten years before I catch up to you.

LOLs. Just kidding. Look after yourself - ferchrissakes!

[Paul in NZ]

Stroke smoke - just back from the gym and knackered... ;-)