From: "Ron Mungo" 

At first, they worried I had lost dexterity but it came back by the next
night. I am lucky.

It is good to me to see some who understand this.

Ron


"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
news:3e68e30f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Best wishes for a good outcome!
>
> I had a six-month recovery from more than a month in critical care, about
> six years ago.  The symptoms when I started were very much like a stroke -
> weakness, loss of dexterity.  What helped me a lot was a spirit of play,
and
> a complete abandonment of any false dignity and pride.
>
> When I literally had to teach myself to brush my teeth again, I could have
> gotten mad as hell.  Instead (and I was lucky this way), I just marvelled
> and laughed at myself, and at the process of "going through childhood at
> hyperspeed."  Praise be, it took only an hour to learn the toothbrush,
over
> two mornings.  It took three mornings to re-learn how to shave.  Typing
took
> a bit longer; I dragged out an old laptop with a heavy touch and
VT-100-ish
> keytops to practice on.
>
> It helped to have someone else around the house to join in the goofiness,
> and not mind my muscular "second childhood."  The Latins I know had a
better
> reaction than the Anglos - "Oh, you were born again!  How lucky
you are."
>
> Well, not exactly lucky - but I could see what they meant.
>
>

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