The Day Brett Michaels Stole My Thunder

Ever had one of those mornings?  You know where you wake up and say, “Uh-oh – something’s amiss at the Circle K.”  Well, yesterday at this time I knew something was up.  For lack of a better term, I felt weird.  Really weird.

I finally got my butt up and got moving, but everything was in slow motion.  Making some green tea was an ordeal.  Taking a shower took forever.  I couldn’t shake off this fog that had somehow enveloped me.  So I did what any disoriented person would do …  I went on Facebook to read the latest.

It wasn’t until I went to wish my hairstylist Amanda a happy birthday that I realized I couldn’t type at all on my right hand side.  Odd.  (I still managed to wish her a Happy BDay typing with my left hand.  I’m a giver.) When I went to get some more green tea, I tipped over because my right leg kept giving out.

Not a good sign.

Usually, I’m never one to panic.  I’m calm, cool and collected.  I was pretty good up until I left a message on the phone for my friend Jill and heard myself speak.  “Jih, ist Mihhul.  I thnnnk I nee a doctuh.”  I sounded like I was drunk … or from Long Island.  Fortunately, the dispatchers at 911 could translate my babbling.

Things after that get a little fuzzy.   My speech got worse.   The numbness in my right side got worse.  There’s a good 45-minute window where I don’t remember much of anything.  (I apparently argued with a nurse during that time.  Uh, I lost.)

Here’s the weird part … by 12pm, I was back in the land of the living.  My speech came back gradually as did mobility.  I’m still in the hospital and they’re still running tests, but looks like I’m going to live.  (My fingers are crossed.  On both hands.  Just to prove to myself I can do it.)

The docs think I had a Transient Ischemic Attack – known as a “mini-stroke” or “warning stroke”.   Brett Michaels had the exact same thing yesterday too.  We’re TIA buddies.  Today, I’m recovering nicely.   I’m on the mend just like Brett.

If you’re in St. Louis – stop by St. Mary’s and say hello.  I’m bored.  And bring me a cool bandana, will ya’?  I’ll wear it with pride like my TIA buddy.

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