“What should I do, uncle?”

“Call the ambulance. Here you can call St John or the nearest hospital, PPUM. They will know what to do. I will come and see you once my shift is over.”

“What do I tell them?”

‘Tell them that you have a stroke.”

So that’s why I cant move..yes..a stroke paralyzes you temporarily..

I was not concerned about the event at that moment and I owe it to my ignorance. I had the impression that this was a temporary thing and it will be alright once the doctors work their magic on me so I was cool with it.

All of a sudden, this gust of fear came upon me as I realized the true effects of this disease. Fortunately, there were no more skipping of heartbeats but my mind started to question the true meaning of this. And so I prayed…

My uncle to the rescue

I soon realized how urgent the matterat hand was. I was paralyzedon one side of my body. On top of that the headache seemed to get from bad to worse now. My vision was blurry, I felt nausea and there was this immense pressure on the left side.

She quickly sprinkled holy water around me, thinking it was some ethereal being holding me down. My mind acted quickly. In an instance I called my Uncle Murthy to explain my situation. Being in the medical line, he diagnosed it as a mild stroke..

My heart skipped a beat

No..

It skipped many beats..

What the?

The drug worked. I slept like a baby for a good 2 hours. Upon waking up, I told my self

“Never knew how much work can take out of me!”

What I was referring to was my industrial training which was the final requirement for my degree. This was the last hurdle for me to graduate and eventually begin my working life, or so I thought…

I tried to get up to the toilet and fell. Instantly, she came to my aid and asked what was the matter. I knew then that something was vividly wrong but I brushed it aside. I crawled or rather dragged my way to the toilet pulled down by the deadweight on my left side.

“Must have slept on my left all night”

I stopped halfway and asked her to get me a pail for I could bear it no more. Urine was passed but there was a greater concern at hand.

My sudden numbness on the left

It Came Upon a Morning Clear...

Pain...

Numb...

Drowsy...

Disoriented...

Confused...

"What is going on?!" I questioned myself.
"Probably another migraine"
"Are you ok? Do you want me to get you meds?" she asked.
I replied" Go get me panadol now!!!"

She was prone to headaches and always carried medicine wit her. So I took the pills and went back to sleep brushing the slight numbness aside.

It was roughly around 6 in the a.m.

Who Are You?

"This is not the end of you"...

That was all I needed to hear from Him.

That morning was like any other. I woke up from my sleep, reminding myself to dress fast otherwise I would have reached the station late and forced to squeeze in the train. Little did I know that that morning, 17th July 2007 was the turning point my life.

NO...

It was THE turning point of my life.

So what is it about?

This story is real beyond any doubt. I will share all of it, every detail if my memory serves me well and in a frequent manner

By God's grace, I have a job now so posting will be often but on random days