Hello there! My name is Chairty, I'm 43, single, no kids, over weight, bad knees, asthma, not to mention other health issues. On November 15, 2015 my life as I knew it changed. What I thought was just another trip to the emergency room for a cold that was wreaking havoc on my breathing, something that I've done many times before, but this time was definitely different, this time it changed my life considerably. I really don't remember what happened, but this I do know, I was told that I had had too much carbon dioxide in my system. I was put into a coma, on a vent and in the ICU. I stayed in the hospital for 2 months, was taken off the vent and a trach put in. During this time I developed foot drop (foot drop stems from weakness or paralysis of the muscles that lift the foot) in my right foot and also gout in my right ankle. I was in extreme pain and couldn't stand. I was transferred in January 2016 to a rehab facility and well I'm still here. I have amazing friends and family who visit me as much as they can. So this blog is about my life, my thoughts, my journey, and really just about anything I feel like talking about. I hope you enjoy!
Me at the beginning of this journey! I'm not sure when or who took this picture, I only found it on my phone by accident a few months ago.
And this is me now in my room trying to rock this horrid hospital gown...
I added these days after i actually wrote the blog entry only because I figured out, quite by accident, how to get my pictures from my phone to my computer...😊
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