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Week 3 Recovery Update

Posted on February 21, 2012

It’s now been three weeks since I had the first symptoms of Guillain-Barre. Here’s a quick update on what’s going on. I am still recovering. I have much less numbness/weakness than I had last week. If I overdo it, or … Continue reading →

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At the Two Week Mark

Posted on February 14, 2012

Tomorrow morning marks the two week mark since I had my first symptoms of Guillian-Barre. It seems longer than that, for many reasons. The virus that probably started all of this, had me out sick from work part of the … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Couch

Posted on February 10, 2012

I’m still recovering from this dastardly little affliction called Guillian-Barre. It’s hard to be patient. I probably overdid it yesterday, which meant I didn’t sleep much last night and that meant I felt worse today than yesterday. At times the … Continue reading →

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Recovering at Home

Posted on February 8, 2012

A quick status update on my health. It’s hard to believe that so much has happened in the past week. My condition is improving. I was discharged from the hospital on Monday afternoon, and have spent the last two days … Continue reading →

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Status Update

Posted on February 6, 2012

First, I want to say thank you to all those who have offered support over the last few days. It has meant so much to know that my wife has had so much help, and that takes a great deal … Continue reading →

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The last three days

Posted on February 3, 2012

Last week, I had a rather inconvenient lower gatsro-intenstinal virus. It wan’t the worst I\ve ever had. It was pretty much gone in 3 days, and then turned into a headcold. By Tuesday of this week, I was pretty much … Continue reading →

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How to Depress a Writer

Posted on January 30, 2012

Today, though I was fighting the remains of the cold / flu that wiped me out most of last week, started off well enough. I actually got on the train and went to work, which meant I was able to … Continue reading →

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Out with the old… and in with the new

Posted on January 28, 2012

In March of 2000, I bought a brand-new Nissan XTerra. In the last almost-12 years, I’ve put on just over 104,000 miles, driving mainly back and forth to work. For a 12 year old vehicle, it doesn’t look too bad. … Continue reading →

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Unusually quiet

Posted on January 26, 2012

Yes. I’ve missed my update today, and likely won’t have one tomorrow. Fighting some kind of alien flu bug that refuses to die unless it takes me with it. I hope to return to abnormal blogging by Sunday.

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Book Review: Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein

Posted on January 24, 2012

Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein is one of those books I really wish I had read as a kid. In fact, I’m shocked that I hadn’t, and appalled that until a few years ago, I really didn’t know too much … Continue reading →

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