[GeoStL] Re: A note to my geobuddies...
- From: Tom Wolpert <tom_wolpert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:10:36 -0700 (PDT)
Susan:
My former sister-in-law had a round of Bell's Palsy. She's fully recovered -
hang in there!
Tom
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From: Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx>
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, July 15, 2012 10:43:49 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] A note to my geobuddies...
Some of you who attended the last Happy Hour know that I had a medical mishap,
but I'd like to spread the word to the rest of you.
I got hit with Bell's Palsy. It's a sudden paralysis of one side of the face.
Lucky me, I actually have a less common but more severe version called
Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, which is caused by getting shingles in the ear. Sounds
like fun, huh? This one has a whole host of extra symptoms besides just the
droopy face. I won't bore you with all the details, but I just wanted to let
you know that I'm pretty out of commission: vision/hearing problems on that
side, vertigo, and talking is tough. For now I can only drive a little, and
not
on the highway.
The upside: this condition is uncomfortable and annoying, but not serious and
eventually it will get better. The prognosis for recovery is pretty good, but
it's really slow-- months.
Anyway, I'm not telling you all this for sympathy. It's just not something that
I can hide, and I'm hoping to make it to the picnic next week (my very
supportive hubby has volunteered to drive me). Explaining in advance makes
things easier. Now you guys don't have to wonder what's going on and it will
save me from a lot of extra talking.
We now return to our regularly scheduled chatter. For instance, how not to end
up falling off a cliff while caching....
Susan
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