Sean85746
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Okay all...forgive me if I am not typing well. I just got out of the hospital after 10 days. The day before Thanksgiving, I was hospitalized with a condidtion called "Gilliand Barre Syndrome". To put it briefly, it is an extreme acute inflammatory polyneuromyopathy that affects one's ability to walk and use one's hands, or if let go...your breathing. In effect...it totally shuts down your central nervous system.
The good news is: If treated, one recovers fully. I have been treated (5 complete blood plasma exchanges in 5 days) and am on the mend. I am using a walker, and have a wheelchair for longer trips out of the house.
With this condition, your feet feel like lumps of clay, you cannot walk, and your hands feel as though they are asleep...say bye bye to fine motor control. You get so weak you cannot move in bed, and have zero strength, and fatigue is ever present.
Being one who carries EVERYWHERE EVERYDAY...I opted for a shoulder holster (good while seated in wheelchair or while using walker) while I regain my strength and normal physical abilities.
I chose my Glock 17 loaded with a 17 rnd mag with +2 floorplate, and 2 identically equipped spares on the off-side of the Miami Classic rig in which I carry. I live in Arizona, and have a CCW.
The gun makes sense as it fits my hand well and completely, has a 3.5lb trigger, and no safety to disengage. Recoil is also...non existent.
I rolled myself out onto my back deck and made sure I can still shoot safely. I don't shoot as fast, but I'd rather be "a little slower than be "a lot unarmed".
I go to physical therapy 4 times a week, for the next 3 weeks, and have to ride the bus, as driving is out of the question, and my wife works and is unable to drive me. Besides...my grit and determination make it a pride thing for me to "get it done"...and after 2 weeks stuck inside, it is nice to get out. It is sure a comfort having my tactical tupperware under my arm while riding the MTA!
Remember...you can still defend yourself even if you are not 100%. Assess your condition and ability to operate your mode of protection...then pack that heater.
P.S. Gilliand Barre Syndrome has initial symptoms of your feet and hands feeling as though they are asleep. It creeps up your arms and legs, and you get rapidly, and progressively worse. You can feel it by the hour. You feel unsteady on your feet, and as if you are walking on lumps of clay. Your motor skills go out the door, and within 5-7 days you cannot walk. This condidtion is rare, only 1 in 50,000 people get it, and it follows another infection (I had bronchitis 2 weeks before).
Don't let it go thinking you are going to be okay on your own. Get to a Level One Trauma Center, and demand a neurologist. It will save your life!
I am on the mend, and thank you for those of ylu who remembered me in your prayers.
The good news is: If treated, one recovers fully. I have been treated (5 complete blood plasma exchanges in 5 days) and am on the mend. I am using a walker, and have a wheelchair for longer trips out of the house.
With this condition, your feet feel like lumps of clay, you cannot walk, and your hands feel as though they are asleep...say bye bye to fine motor control. You get so weak you cannot move in bed, and have zero strength, and fatigue is ever present.
Being one who carries EVERYWHERE EVERYDAY...I opted for a shoulder holster (good while seated in wheelchair or while using walker) while I regain my strength and normal physical abilities.
I chose my Glock 17 loaded with a 17 rnd mag with +2 floorplate, and 2 identically equipped spares on the off-side of the Miami Classic rig in which I carry. I live in Arizona, and have a CCW.
The gun makes sense as it fits my hand well and completely, has a 3.5lb trigger, and no safety to disengage. Recoil is also...non existent.
I rolled myself out onto my back deck and made sure I can still shoot safely. I don't shoot as fast, but I'd rather be "a little slower than be "a lot unarmed".
I go to physical therapy 4 times a week, for the next 3 weeks, and have to ride the bus, as driving is out of the question, and my wife works and is unable to drive me. Besides...my grit and determination make it a pride thing for me to "get it done"...and after 2 weeks stuck inside, it is nice to get out. It is sure a comfort having my tactical tupperware under my arm while riding the MTA!
Remember...you can still defend yourself even if you are not 100%. Assess your condition and ability to operate your mode of protection...then pack that heater.
P.S. Gilliand Barre Syndrome has initial symptoms of your feet and hands feeling as though they are asleep. It creeps up your arms and legs, and you get rapidly, and progressively worse. You can feel it by the hour. You feel unsteady on your feet, and as if you are walking on lumps of clay. Your motor skills go out the door, and within 5-7 days you cannot walk. This condidtion is rare, only 1 in 50,000 people get it, and it follows another infection (I had bronchitis 2 weeks before).
Don't let it go thinking you are going to be okay on your own. Get to a Level One Trauma Center, and demand a neurologist. It will save your life!
I am on the mend, and thank you for those of ylu who remembered me in your prayers.
