Released this morning, back home. Thanks for all the Prayers and Well Wishes. Fairbanks Memorial has some of the best Care Providers on earth.
Scared the heck out of Sky when I was unable to talk or move to get out of the wheel chair. He scooped all 250 pounds of me up like I was a baby and put me on that hospital bed. That was the scariest feeling of my life. Lying there and not being able to control anything. Just a fully concious immoble object, whose tounge felt three feet thick. A Neurological Event, later deemed a Mini Stroke. There I said it, the scariest thing on earth to me. Cause unknown, most probable event, a small blood clot, (possiably from one of the two recent caths I had done) got into the brain. Momentary stoppage caused portion of brain to shut down. Then building pressure caused blood clot to breakup and blood started flowing again as normal. All test show no brain damage, and all vessels serving head and brain flowing normally. After that the possiability of another heart by-pass itself no longer looks scary. It's the possiable side effects of small blood clots roaming around that scares me.
My younger brother Jimmy, (two years younger) had a Stroke two years ago. He is having to re-learn to talk and do things all over again. I know I am an old man, with lots of health issues, and my days are numbered. But I at least want to go out kicking, screaming, and shooting, all the way. Guess my solo trip to the 40 Mile next week is put on hold for now.
If everything goes well in Anchorage. I will collect all my writings over the winter. I will also write a few more that I have been thinking about. I promise to post them as I have already done a few times, before turning them over some to have them published. There is a man up here that publishes experiences of Alaskan people, he might be interested. Several friends have tried to get me to talk to him.
Going to Anchorage next Tuesday for a procedure, the Cardiologist likened it to a Roto-Rooter job on one of the blood vessels in my heart. The plack build-up is at a fork in the vessel and a stint cannot be placed in that area. So they have to go in and do another procedure. Am really hoping they don't have to open me up again.
