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Guest · 2022-07-29T20:10:55Z

Hi everyone : I wanted to fill people in to what happened to me. Here's a run down : I went to visit an old friend of mine at his family's time-share condo at Mariott Desert Springs resort in Palm Desert, California. He has a mentally and physically handicapped younger brother who is a great friend, too and who was there, too. We all had a great time and I was there for a week. Before I left, we all had a slight sore throat but nothing serious. Myself and Jim had more of a sore throat and his handicapped brother, less. Both of them are fully vaxxed and boosted. I felt good after I got home in about mid-July. I still must have felt that I should test myself and it came back positive for Covid, so I stayed alone and isolated. I still felt good and after a week it was again very, very faintly positive , so I isolated a bit longer. Within a few more days it was likely completely gone. This was probably the end of June. About the night July 2, I remember texting my sister who is nearby, that although I felt good, I had a sudden dizziness feeling and laid down, but now I felt OK. Sometime during the night must have had some type of stroke and I texted sometime about 3:30 AM some jibberish and then "Help me" followed by more jibberish. I don't remember doing this. By 6 or so she got the message and her and her husband came the couple blocks over. I barely remember struggling to open a door and they were also trying keys to get in. Once I somehow also opened a door, they and the paramedics got me to nearby Loyola Medical Center. I remember little of the following days other than I was eventually moved a room and then one right across the hall. I had apparently suffered a stroke . There, I began to remember better.I am in recover at my sisters and and home. 3 of her daughters are nurses, so along with all my brothers and sisters (2 sisters and 3 brothers, along with 16 nieces and nephews) and am in good hands. It will take a while but I am in recovery/therapy and trying to built back. I have a bit of a "notch" in my seeing, just above my main area of vision. I still have and love my cars and, although I don't know how I'll be right now, I still love guitar and photography and will try to get back those those, too. I make way to many typos now but I hope to get better. Thanks everyone. Mike

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Topic starter 01/08/2022 12:33 am

Thanks J.K. and all. I will do my best and try and get better. Thanks again.

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01/08/2022 11:35 am

Mike, good wishes for a full and speedy recovery. You have a great and caring family to help. Please keep us informed whenever you're up to it. Keep the faith.

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Topic starter 01/08/2022 6:45 pm

Thank you so much. I really appreciate all the good thoughts.

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01/08/2022 8:44 pm

My best to you Mike, you seem to be in good hands.

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Topic starter 05/08/2022 10:28 pm

Thanks, Chris. I am lucky to be in good hands.

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06/08/2022 1:11 pm

Mike, thanks for sharing your ordeal with us. It's good to hear that you're progressing and in good hands, with family. Having had a serious illness some years back, requiring that I learn to walk again at age 65, you can and will come back to an active life after physical and occupational rehabilitation. I pray that you do so quickly.

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Thank you ! I really appreciate the wonderful thoughts.

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