[GeoStL] Re: A note to my geobuddies...
- From: Mike Griffin <brawnybear@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:53:00 -0500
Susan, best of luck. I have several things I have to live with and some will
never get better (diabetes and hemochromatosis) I am glad there is a recovery
period although slow, it will improve. You also know anyone here will help out
any way they can.
Hope to see you at the picnic.
Mike Griffin
Delivery Manager
State Farm Account
314-308-0916 Cell
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 15, 2012, at 10:43 AM, Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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