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Apr-28-2008 21:15

Had a bit of an 'oops' come up. Over the last 2 weeks, I"ve been dealing with a rather excruciating migraine. Standard meds have done little to help. After several trips to the E.R., I suffered a fall and blow to my head, and briefly passed out. After extensive tests, MRIs and CAT scans, the doctors found a small thrombosis, or blood clot, in my brain.

I've had a stroke.

I was released from the hospital yesterday, and am now recovering at home. The doctors are treating the stroke aggressively, and working very hard to prevent a repeat occurrence. I have a great medical team, and my family has been wonderful through all of this.

I greatly appreciate all of your encouragement and support. It's going to take time for me to get back on my feet, and your interest and caring will be invaluable to me. I thank you for that!!

Hope all of you are doing well. Again, thank you. ;-)

Jul-9-2008 19:50

edit: keep "us" updated on your progress

Hawkeye wishes Ben would enable posters to "edit" their posts in this forum - quite a common feature on other MMO forums

Jul-12-2008 11:24

I'm so sorry to hear Breit. My prayers go out to you. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Jul-14-2008 12:29

Glad to here you are doing well and that cane is so much cooler then mine. The MRI is no big deal as long as you arent claustrophobic, but it can be boring , I slept through my last one. I am hoping to be around more and its nice to get the updates. Keep up the good work and get well soon!

Jul-15-2008 16:57

Wow, what changes going on after not being here as much anymore. Breit, I am sorry to hear what happened to you, and it's great to know that you are doing quite well now!! *claps* Take care of yourself!

Jul-21-2008 15:37

I've been outta the loop, so to speak, for a long time. Or else I would have started praying for you sooner. But I'm sure prayers can be retroactive. ;-)I wish you a quick recovery and peaceful recuperation.

You hang tough, Breit. We'll be thinkin' 'boutcha!

Jul-25-2008 14:36

Briet, my sweet friend, I am so sorry that you have been going through all of this. God has promised that he wouldn't put any anything upon us than we are able to bear and he said he'd make a way, when there doesn't seem a way. With God all things are possible, and you are so speacial to him, and all of us, I know you have been a great friend to me, and I am pulling for you. I have faith that everything will be just fine. With your positive attitude, you will make it. Please know you are in my prayers.

I haven’t logged on in a long time, but I'm glad I did today, and got to share my heart with you. Breit, keep in touch. Your old sleuth buddy, DaRu/Deb:)

Jul-31-2008 19:10

Its nice to see you online more Briet that tells me things are improving :)

Jul-31-2008 21:01

So sorry to hear about your health problems, Breit. I rarely check the message boards and that's why I'm late with my wishing you well.

God bless you and may He help you to heal rapidly. As Da Ru said, with God all is possible.

Love,

Ken

Aug-2-2008 12:09

bump

Aug-9-2008 00:11

Hi Everyone!! ;-D

Thank you all for your well wishes!!

REESE!!! Where ya been, boss?? How's Zeus and the zoo doin'? ;-D

Happy!! You're back!! Nice to see you again!!

Woody!! AKA Ken!! How're you doing?? I hope things are going well for you and Carrie!! ;-D

And the other Ken!! HIII!!!!! How're the enchiladas?? Delicious, I hope!! ;-D

Heya, Hawk!! Thanks for the post! It was great reading about your family, and your Missy. Mine came to me through similar circumstances when she was just under a year old, and I've adored her since I laid eyes on her. She's my love. ;-D

Hugs to Huglover!! Thanks for the support and the enthusiasm!! You're great!! ;-D

And Daru and Texan!!!!!! Thank you so much for your posts and PM's!!! They really mean a lot! I've taken a lot of comfort from your inspiration. Thank you! (For those who don't recognize these two, they're two of the Original Old World Sleuthers. They've done incredible things for Sleuth, and their avatars appear all over cases all the time. Say hi to two of Sleuth's best! ;-)

As for me, I'm doing really well. Therapy's been going great. Within the last week, I've started being able to go up and down short staircases without using my cane or a bannister for help. YAY!! My sense of balance is also getting really good. I haven't had a slip or a fall in several weeks now. I'm able to go longer and longer periods of time without feeling tired or run down afterwards (started at about 10:00 this morning, and I'm still going at 11:00 tonight, with only a half-hour rest this afternoon. Not bad! ;-)

On the bad side, this past Tuesday and Wednesday, I came down with a serious migraine. The medications I've been prescribed to use weren't working, so I consulted my neurologist. She told me to up the painkillers, and put me on a short-term, high-intensity course of prednisone. I've also spent Tuesday and Thursday this week receiving treatment for it from the physical therapists.