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So after a short bit of time in the inpatient rehab center, I’m now home. People may debate that I will do the same thing as in the hospital, i.e. sit around a lot, but let me tell you, it’s not quite the same. I’m in my own home, with my own stuff. It’s not quite the same. So now I’m totally happy that I’m home. Thank goodness for small miracles.

Ok, so when you have a stroke, one of the first things that might happen is it’s tough to swallow. Even water is tough to swallow, because it’s so fast to go down your throat. It’s important because you might choke and your risk for pneumonia is higher. And you don’t want that. Your food is blended, which is bad, but the liquids are worse. They thicken the drinks so you don’t choke. So, the apple juice let’s say is very thick and … well, at first it looks like pudding. Imagine that. And anyone who has to drink “Lemon Flavoured thick water” gets a high five from me. Let’s say the food and drink is nasty. The nurses and I partied when I got normal food. I was so so happy. I love my nurses in rehab, they hook me up.

So what’s the point of all this? Treat your nurses right and don’t get sick. Ever.

Some people asked me why I thanked the cat. Let me explain.

Picture this. I’m alone in bed reading a book. I feel tired and exhausted. So I decide to shoo the cat and go out to sleep. I say, “Precious, move.” and then I notice something. I am slurring my words so it comes out as “Preeeeeshooo, mooooooooo”. that is not right. I think it’s weird. So, I get up and get dressed to go to the ER…

And you probably know the rest of story. I ended up in ER thanks to my mom and here I am! If I never talked to my cat, I would probably not be here.

First of all I want to thank everyone for their sentiments. Second of all, I want to say I have still managed to blog continuously. :D

Yes I had a stroke.

Yes it was hemmorhagic. Meaning I had a small bleed at the base of my brain. The brain stem.

Yes I dodged a bullet. Call me Neo. I was real lucky.

The neurologist thinks I will make a 100% recovery. He reminded me of House, so I believe him.

I am now in rehab, doing physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

Yes, I have slur. Anyone that remembers how I talked when I got my tongue pierced will remember that.

Yes, I am happy for my survival. I will thank God and my cat everyday.

Yes, I am doing better.

Wanted to let everyone know that I am currently in the hospital due to a stroke which happened early Sunday morning because of high blood pressure.  So, it will be pretty quiet around here for about a week or so and um, don’t stress me out man. 

P.S.  Or you’ll have to answer to Meesh 

Ok, since there is no blogathon this year, I need to do a contest to give away these 2 mp3 players I originally was going to give out as part of the ‘thon. So here’s the contest in easy bulleted form with rules:

1. Make a post about one of your “most embarrassing moments in your life.” It can be anything. If you can’t think of one, then make it up.
2. In your post, link to this entry and leave a comment telling me you did it. You’ll automatically be entered in the contest when you do so.
3. The deadline for this contest is next Sunday. At 7/21 12:00am, no entries will be taken.
4. If you don’t have a blog, that’s ok too! Write it up in any text editor or word processor you want, and then leave a comment and I’ll email you back with more instructions. I don’t want anyone to miss out on this!
5. Entries will be judged by a 3 person panel, of which I am one, but I will not disclose the other 2 until the contest is over. No bribes please!
6. The winning 2 entries will be determined by which post was the best. It can be funny, horrific, suspenseful, whatever. Just be interesting!
7. Each entry will be appended to this post so everyone can check them out. Good luck!

If you have any questions about the contest, please leave a comment or contact me!

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I was considering a lot of different types of scenarios for the theme this week, but I finally settled on this one, since I couldn’t find what I really wanted. This is the Legislative Building in Olympia. The columns really fascinated me for some reason or another. I really love going to the Capitol Campus to take pictures.

Are you participating in the PhotoHunt? Let me know by leaving a comment!

Ok, I’ve determined what kind of contest I’m going to have to win these 1GB MP3 players. They’re brand new never been opened! I was going to use these as giveaways for the Blogathon, but since this year there is no blogathon, I’m just doing a contest giveaway, which will be announced on Sunday!

Please be sure to tune in on Sunday to see how easy it will be to submit your entry. This may require you to be creative!