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MineralMan

(148,979 posts)
8. I know I'm lucky.
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 03:29 PM
Mar 2012

There were no long-term after effects at all. It took me about a month to recover my arithmetic skills, but that was the only thing I had to relearn. It was a very strange experience, altogether, for many reasons. Just to give you an idea:

When I first awoke from the coma I had been in, I opened my eyes to see my mother, my estranged wife, and my future wife all standing at the end of the hospital bed. I remember thinking, "I don't think I'm quite ready to deal with this." So, I closed my eyes and went back to sleep.

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Well libodem Feb 2012 #1
Crisis lines have changed over the years. MineralMan Feb 2012 #2
My real situation libodem Feb 2012 #3
I hope that all works out for you. MineralMan Mar 2012 #4
I saw the phD libodem Mar 2012 #5
I once contracted viral encephalitis. MineralMan Mar 2012 #6
What an ordeal libodem Mar 2012 #7
I know I'm lucky. MineralMan Mar 2012 #8
Overstimulation libodem Mar 2012 #9
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