My Life Is Changing Once Again---For The Better

Just about 2 1/2 years ago, right at the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015, I literally came within a few days of dying. I am not sure that anyone had the faintest idea what my problem was and by that, I am including people at the Hospital who saw me when I was in the Emergency Department. 

To be direct about it, it is possible to "save" someone with the medical conditions that I had provided that the medical person knew what the conditions were.  Regretfully, not too many people in the medical field were knowledgeable then about what was  impacting  me.  I was so fortunate that one of the doctors who did look after me in Emergency thought he knew what my issue was.  He had just taken a small course on my illness and was able to start treating me right away as he tested my blood conditions to confirm what my disease was. 

I have written a number of articles previously about what I went through for so many months as I recovered from my illness. Especially at the beginning and for a number of months thereafter, there was no real "opinion" given to me by anyone that I met in the medical area who could predict what my chances of recovery were or how good I would be once I had gone through the process to get over from my illness.  That changed obviously as my condition improved because of their efforts so that my medical people could become much more optimistic about my improvements and coming back to my previous life. 

Fortunately, I have done quite well and have overcome many of the medical risks I had after I survived my time in the hospital and the recovery process thereafter. Obviously, I must thank all of the doctors and medical people who looked after me so well.  They were learning as well about my medical state and made sure that they could provide me with the best services that they could to get me back as far as possible to the condition that I was in before the illness hit me so hard. 

This may be an article that some people will not want to take too much time reading, at least at first. After all, who wants to read another one about my medical condition. I must admit that I don't blame people for that. However, I would like to try to convince everyone to take a look at what I am going to write about because I think it is quite important for people to read.  Moreover, I promise that I will change drastically what I write on here and I am sure, dear reader, that you will understand why I am doing so after reading this article. 

To be direct about it, I have recovered quite well from the illness that I suffered 2 1/2 years ago! No, I have not recovered completely and will never do so. There are some health features that I have lost and cannot recover as much as I would like to. Obviously, I'm trying to figure out ways to get around the negative side and come up with an approach to accomplish the same result. Fortunately, I am receiving assistance from so many good people and knowledgeable people to help me in doing so. 

Let me give you some examples that I think should impress you considerably. It certainly made me feel spectacular. 

One of my health counsellors met with me a short time ago. Her approach was to come and meet me to determine what my status was, what assistance I still needed and what new assistance I should be provided, if anything.  She felt very positive about my status at the time and really did not have any new procedures from her group that they could offer to me any longer. Notwithstanding that, we had some discussions about concerns that I still had with my illness. Fortunately for me, she had some approaches that I could take even though they were not part of her Department's function. Graciously, she offered to help set me up with medical people whom she knew who, she felt, could provide assistance I might need. 

I recently attended a meeting with one of the people she thought would be of assistance to me.  The person was involved with patients with brain injuries.  Let me tell you what happened! 

We had an initial 2 hour session recently. It was a pretty tough meeting to be honest because it was very thorough and there were many discussions about what happened to me and what I needed now.  We had very little "off time" during our meeting. While we were together, we talked about everything from when my medical condition all started and what I experienced and went through until today. Talk about wanting to know as much about me in as little time as possible then you will know what this person was trying to achieve in order to come up with results that needed to be taken as soon as possible.   

The meeting was extremely detailed in talking about a number of different matters. One of the interesting steps taken towards the end of my meeting was to have a joint walk up and down the corridor where this person's office was located in the Hospital. Yes, I found it strange as well until I found out why it was done but only after it was completed.  It was clear proof that I was able to walk around and find the place where I first started out.  In other words, my brain was acting quite well.   

I was told that I really did not need any further sessions. I was not suffering from any significant medical issues since my major problems which started over 2 years ago were pretty much solved now. Sure, there were some issues that were still a problem, and I was provided with help in recovering from those, but I had done very well over that time period.   

Believe it or not, my future sessions were not ended as I expected even though I seemed now to be in fine health. I was encouraged to take actions at home to reconfirm to myself that I was better and then to meet again a month later.  I was so pleased about this new session being set up. It was done to ensure that I had acted positively and that further assistance was not required. 

One other significant step was taken. As you may know, dear reader, my partnership with my wife had changed after I came back from the Hospital. She was now the "boss" in our family because she was the one who now had the ability to make the final decision as required. We agreed that she would be the final decision-maker, especially if there are any disagreements, in any matter involving family members no matter what the subject was. It was a tough matter for her but she did a fantastic job as far as I was concerned. That was one of the positive statements I presented during our meeting when talking about how we have been acting over the past several years.  

Well, that approach was not viewed all that positively to be blunt about it.  In fact, a change was suggested to be made immediately! Oh no, it did not make my wife unhappy at all. She preferred it! My wife no longer was going to be the head of everything absolutely. She and I were to work together and arrive at decisions together. She was not supposed to be the sole decision-maker any longer. We were both presented with what our new life together should be and how we should act. It was so wonderful to hear and to know how we could act in the future so superbly together.  We were jointly the "bosses" in our relationship together. 

That was a remarkable step taken as far as I was concerned in the entire meeting that we had. Sure, it confirmed how well I was doing. However, more importantly, it provided the way that we should act together from now on. It helped my wife recognize how much she accomplished on her own. Moreover, it provided the best approach to make her life exactly what she wanted it to be at this time and in the future. 

There is a lot more that I could discuss about changes that that I have gone through. So many things have happened over the last 2 1/2 years that I think are quite positive and probably would be interesting for me to write about. But frankly, you, dear reader, do not need to read all that much more of it. I am hoping that you have seen these change in me and understand now how those changes were accomplished through the actions of so many wonderful people. I am just so happy that these people acted so well to bring me back to the life I am living now. 

As far as I am concerned now, dear reader, my life has changed so fantastically thanks to the efforts of so many especially my own family members, my wife and children. I am not going to write about my past the way I have done so for so long. My old life has changed dramatically to my new one.  

For that I am so grateful!