The Falling Oak - Learning How to Die
Copyright© 2018 by Darian Wolfe
Chapter 5: Seizure Aftermath
Sept .19th. 2018
I had to call in sick today because the seizure triggered a moderate/severe Aphasia phase where I could only speak 2 or three words at a time. The phase lasted about 22 hours which is extremely long for me. Unfortunately, my wife was with me during the transition back to verbal which was very hard. She almost called off work even though we were in her job’s parking lot when it happened. The screaming through gritted teeth didn’t help, I guess. It HURT.
Going to the hospital wouldn’t have helped. Transitions only last about ten minutes or so, the main part any way. The whole cycle takes about I don’t know an hour hour and a half from start to finish. My normal day off is tomorrow and we’re hoping that I can go back on Thursday. As my thinking is still a bit whack we’ll see. I’m afraid stress will make me have another and I don’t want to ever do that again. It sucked. So I might be unemployed.
That’s the thing about chronic illness. You never know just when it’s going to fuck you. Kinda of like an abusive spouse I guess. One moment they kiss you and the next they punch you in the mouth almost in the same breath. It’ll fuck you in ways you never imagined because skills and abilities and body tolerances are all interrelated.
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