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General Category => General Harness Racing Discussion => Topic started by: Just Saying on September 03, 2016, 11:23:31 PM
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On January 9, 2015 I laid down to take a nap. Some days later I came to in ICU in a local trauma center, unable to swallow, talk, use my arms or legs, and hooked to some very fancy machines. I remembered my name and nothing else... even what year it was.
Turns out I had a blood clot that wedged in my portal vein and stopped blood flow and my heart kept pumping until my esophageal veins burst and I bled-out. My Bride was told the mortality rate is 100% so make the arrangements. As you might guess, I didn't die. (so much for 100%)
Long rehab of relearning to do mundane things.(over 5 months to be able to sign my name again, and it looked like a 4 yr old) Screening for organ transplant at Barnes Hospital-St Louis, which hasn't proven necessary yet. Had to put 50 lbs back on, to remain eligible for surgery.
I'm back riding my motorcycle on long cruises thru several states and enjoying life again. Still having lost abilities coming slowly back, and watching my nephew's stable killing them in the big stakes races, Especially Caprice Hill & Racing Hill. Planning to be at the Jugette & The Jug in a couple weeks, first live racing for me in a long while. Hope to see some of my ITS Homeys there! Good to be back, Y'all.
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Welcome back JS, Sorry but glad to hear your on the way back and back posting...
See you at the jug - redrose
yeahbabydrinkingguy
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YEAH BABY!
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JS, Glad to hear you are doing so much better. Welcome back
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good luck on your continuing recovery
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Welcome back and good luck with your recovery!
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best of luck on your continued recovery JS
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Glad to hear the good news and have you back JS, hang in there my friend.
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Way to go on the come back bowdown
Doc's told me 6 years ago that i was gonna die....i told him to go f**k himself, i was tougher than he thought thumbsup rflmao1
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Welcome back JS. Glad to hear your getting back to your old self.
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Welcome back. Haven't seen much of you on FB, so I figured you were just in an 'offline' mode. Keep getting better!
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My Son & I ride out on our cruisers at daylight to bike through North Carolina and ride The Tail of the Dragon. Gonna ride back north on the Blueridge Parkway through The Smokies. Gotta get warmed up for the 2016 Little Brown Jug. Hope to see some of you there!