Saturday, July 2, 2016

1 day, 2 days, 30 days

Yesterday Simon and Christy commented that they hadn't seen any blog posts lately, how come?  I chose to take that as a compliment, -- at any rate, I was as the Brits say in hospital.  (I'm trying to think of an illustration to liven things up at this point but nothing appropriate comes to mind.)
I suspected it was just a TIA (sort of a mini-stroke that soon vanishes) but called 911 just in case and the hospital kept me over ("increased risk of stroke for the first 24 hours") and ran a lot of tests.  All came out normal but the MRI was worse than childbirth -- or maybe I've just forgotten.  Meanwhile Anna searched the Internet and found "increased risk of stroke for two days " after a TIA while Avi's research turned up the disheartening report that the British take away your driver's license for 30 days.  But hey -- the British voted to leave the EU, if it comes to that.
So anyhow I'm fine.  Some time ago Anna sent me this link to a delightful article from the NYTimes.  
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/01/nyregion/a-futuristic-suit-that-allows-you-to-experience-old-age.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=1&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F04%2F01%2Fnyregion%2Fa-futuristic-suit-that-allows-you-to-experience-old-age.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=1
 It strikes me as entirely accurate, particularly the last sentence. But wotthehell, Mehitabel had it right -- Cheerio my Deario.
 
 

4 comments:

  1. Thanks for the update, Edith. I'm glad your medical team didn't take the TIA lightly, and even gladder that you seem to be OK. (And I hear you about the MRI in particular. I've had three so far for various body parts and enjoyed none of them.)

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  2. Edith, very glad you're ok. Definitely better safe than sorry in these cases. (I've never had an MRI but someone described it as "like being in a noisy coffin." ). Glad you're back online.
    Meg

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  3. MRIs are awful.

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  4. Please do keep on truckin' Edith! and writing too. love

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