When I set foot on the train to go to work for the first time in over fourteen months on April 8th, I didn’t know what I’d be writing in my Month 15 update. I knew it wouldn’t be more of the same “getting better slowly” notes I’d written the last 6 months. I hoped for the best—that I would be a little low energy for a few days, but pretty much… Read More

In my update last month, I talked about how life was beginning to return to normal. That process continued through March. As I announced last week, I will be starting a new job next Monday, April 8th. This is a huge step for me, and I can’t wait to get back to it. I spent the better part of last week learning about the technology I’ll be working with, and the day-long… Read More

It’s the first of the month, so it must be time for another update on my recovery from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It’s pretty much all good news this month. My energy level is up, and my strength is returning. I’d say I’m somewhere in the 90% range in terms of my physical recovery. I still have moments where I feel a little weak—usually when I’m doing something more intense than I’ve done in… Read More

A year ago today, on what was supposed to be an ordinary Wednesday morning, I felt the first indications that something was wrong. My lips and my fingertips had gone numb. At that time, I shook it off as a bad night of sleep. Little did I know that 24 hours later, I’d be in the hospital emergency room, or that 36 hours later, I’d be in critical care, or that 365… Read More

Ten months ago, I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Today, while I am still dealing with some lingering effects, I can say I am a lot closer to being 100% recovered than at any time since the diagnosis. Still, I’m not at 100%… probably 75%—which means I can do the basics around the house, but walking any distance is still not recommended, and doing physical things like yard maintenance or hanging Christmas… Read More

Month number nine of my recovery from Guillain-Barre Syndrome was a little bit unusual. At the beginning of the month, due to a downturn in the work coming in for my employer, my position was eliminated. This wasn’t a complete surprise, since work had been slowing for quite a while, but still, for a couple of days, I was in shock. But after those first few days, and a number of calls… Read More