John, no more KFC for you ..... please, follow the Doc's reccomendations and take care , we want to see you back here helping us to model rr !!! God bless you and your doctors !
john, i'm sorry to hear these bad news. my former boss recently had a stroke. he could not talk, eat or control the left side of his body. this happened in march. guess what. he fully recovered and is back at work since a month. hopefully you'll recovery quick and fully as well. just keep your head up. this most likely helps the most.
I’m really sorry to hear that, John. I hope for a fast recovery. This has been one of my biggest worries as I get older. The doctor has me taking aspirin everyday as prevention, but I get lazy and miss a lot. I guess after reading what happened to you I think I’ll take one right now.
You have my prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Let me knowing you need anything. Also, I'm planning on going to Timonium later this month and will probably make a stop in Cockeysville if you need anything from there. Andy Tetsu Uma
Oh my! This is definitely not a fun time for you. I hope that you recover quickly and that you get the use of your arm back. Otherwise you'll be stuck in yard office working the semaphores... Perhaps those cats will have some sympathy and build those projects. But knowing cats they will just enslave some poor mice to do that work so they can go back to being annoying. Anyway good luck and best wishes. I have always enjoyed your posts and humor about the mishaps in life. I hope that you will be able to write. Sent from my Commando
I'm fairly new here but I've enjoyed your posts and modeling, John. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery! Bob
Yesterday, I observed my 74th birthday. I say "observed" instead of "celebrated" because I am humbly thankful that I have been allowed to be around this long. Every time I do wiring work on the layout now, I "pay" for the squatting and sitting on the floor under the benchwork with a sore back that lasts a few days. Model railroading has been good medicine for me. I returned to the hobby about 35 years ago after time off for college and USAF.
Hello John, I have been a very big fan of your work for many years. I hope you can get back to your modeling very soon. A stroke can make this very difficult and frustrating. Here is to a quick recovery and back to what you do best. Rick
Truly hope for a quick and full recovery. I hope Deekus has more respect for kits than my Wink. I'm still missing a part from a Tichy Rotary Plow !!! Now that I think of it, I think I'll go pull his tail again !!! Can't wait 'til you're back at "full steam" !!!
Small update. Spent the better part of the week being stuck with needles and crammed into machines that whined and buzzed. Back to the doctor this AM and learned that the CAT says I have some holes in the brain. Heck I know that, I went into N scale instead of staying in HO. More tests Monday when they inject a dye and look at my neck veins and arteries. Rehabilitative therapy is being arranged by my Missus where she works. Doctor did say that there appeared to be some slight improvement since last seen and right now I will take any type of improvement. This has caused me to once again re-evaluate the new layout plans by trying to get even smaller and simpler in design and all I can do for now is try to layout a new design which is difficult with one useful hand. The other is paper weight and not a good one. Even typing this by one hand is a chore. As far as the question of lettering the pickle cars I don't have any and will have to wing it. I have three kits and was also going to try to do some using the Bmann old time flat with wood tanks. All that is on the shelf now for an indefinite period.
John, your latest update sounds very encouraging, pray that it continues. Early and intensive rehab is VERY Important because it trains neuron pathways near to those that were damaged to perform the pre-stroke functions that are now lost. I must stress intensive and continuous, daily if at all possible. Please accept the emotional pain and frustration that comes with post-stroke rehab. The brain is an amazing system that is always capable of learning until about five minutes after it is no longer being nourished with fresh blood, i.e. death. It's the body that would be happy to vegetate on the couch when the going gets rough. Keep at it, Buddy.
So John, I don’t know a lot about strokes even though a lot of my family have suffered it, but I was just wondering if this is something you can fully recover from?
Not being any type of expert, my Missus is far more knowing working with stroke patients, I just don't know. A lot depends on the stroke location as far as partial or complete recovery. The doctor seems to think I have had some improvement already. Tis a big pain in the A** though. A number of years ago I injured my right side and it never healed right costing me some range of motion to my right. Now the left side with this. If I can get my arm and hand function back I will be a happy camper. I am forcing the issue though by trying to use this hand at every chance even before therapy starts.
