i went through my first session of occupational therapy (ot) yesterday which i found doubly harder than my physical therapy (pt) sessions. the therapists and doctor had a lot of “torture” gadgets that they use to exercise various parts of my left and right shoulders, arms and hands. fun people though. my shoulders and arms [...]
some people have been asking me how i was after the stroke — do i get dizzy and nauseous; am i paralyzed; can i move and some other questions. to answer, i’m generally fine. i do not get dizzy or nauseous and i can move about. and no, i am not paralyzed nor any side [...]
i am now taking out-patient physical therapy after my confinement in the hospital. each new session is harder than the previous one but i think i am making good progress. often times i feel that i am too slow to recover but the doctor told me that it is not true and she cut the [...]
for reasons that are almost entirely my fault, i could not join the 10th tour of fireflies. i was under the weather — of sorts. fortunately, other pinoy roadies were there and they took a handful of pictures!
i wish i could’ve attended the event but maybe next year. i even went to san pablo the [...]
that my heart is actually in good condition. it was the cholesterol and slightly elevated blood pressure (140/90).
that getting confined for a week in a hospital is a great way to start the “i quit smoking” plan. going on 10 days already. i’m getting there.
that there is such a thing as a stroke in evolution.
that [...]
my first happened on the morning of april 10. there was this unusual ringing in my right ear and almost immediately after my knees turned into mush and room started to spin. i was able to sit down on a stool, lean on a wall and felt a cold sweat coming on. waves of dizziness [...]
