John, do you get out of the house very often? Do you have a social life? Janice
From: john snodgrass Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 4:12 PM To: Dalton Garis ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Re: Brain lock ? the stories,the wheelchairs ,the transfer boards,the plutocratic boards, seams like most i hear of are worse off than me and I hate that any would suffer,, albeit I feel my own pain and plunder personally. I reckon any of us make it to tomorrow by our own virtue and will by the grace given unto us to exist this miserable state. other than that it has been another day in my own home. that is a good thing! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Dalton Garis <[email protected]> To: john snodgrass <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Re: Brain lock ? Well, that answers that question; Just got another sure-enough spell, lost control of my limbs, couldn't talk more than to mumble a few words, and let my long-suffering wife guide me to bed. Ritalin has helped with some things, reducing nervousness and a feeling of being constantly distraught, but it has not stopped the seizures. So what? I'm still better off than most these days. dalton From: john snodgrass <[email protected]> Reply-To: john snodgrass <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:39:41 -0800 (PST) To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Dalton Garis <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Re: Brain lock ? all joking aside,,mine is low on my spine yet i understand to some degree what you are saying,,I come to a point where everyone just has to leave me alone,,,literally because I cant make sense out of anything and i get like a biting dog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: Dalton Garis <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 9:53 AM Subject: [TMIC] Re: Brain lock ? Seriously, That does happen to me. I usually am able to sit down , before I fall down. My mind slowly shuts down. Too much data- can not compute, overloading occurring. I stay seated for several minutes, then I'm able to resume my activities. My GalPal used to take these events personally, but now she understands that she needs to help me by taking control, stop asking questions, Etc. My lesion is at C5-6 which is pretty high up the cord and may influence the Pons. I'd recommend googling "Pons". It's a pretty interesting part of our brains. F
