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08-29-2013, 03:47 PM
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My wife and I are moving this weekend. We will not have access to broadband until the phone company upgrades their equipment to handle more customers at our mountain location. Our internet will be old-school dial-up with NetZero. This will mean much less opportunity to be online.
I will be checking in from the town library and when I am visiting my mother-in-law about every other week. Either way, access will be haphazard. I'll miss being able to see how everybody is doing. We are moving away from the intensity of suburban living and living next to a disturbed man who likes to cause trouble. Hopefully, the life in the mountains will be good for both of us. Going from Central Air to a wood stove will be a big change. I will have lots of work to do maintaining a mountain cabin. With the stressful past few months of preparing to move, I can whole heartedly reconfirm the negative impact stress has on PCS. I hope you all can support each others need to lower stress in your lives. My best to you all.
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Mark in Idaho "Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10 |
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08-29-2013, 05:07 PM
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Good luck Mark! I hope the move is a good one, once the stress of the actual move is over. Enjoy the quiet beauty of the mountains and the honest work of maintaining the mountain cabin!
Your input and support around here will be missed. My best to you and your wife! Starr |
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08-29-2013, 05:22 PM
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Best of Luck , Mark.
Hope you get access to a good internet package. If you believe Hugesnet, they say their satelite is good..... Best Wishes.... 
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. Current: Changes of more insomnia, new reviews with findings of more Depression, tremors, vertigo, tinnitus, loss of focus, fatigue; SSDI - accepted on Depression, Cognitive Deficits; Seizures ruled out, mTBI changes including cognitive slowing/lapses. Medication update: Topamax 200mg twice daily it seems to minimize daily headaches to a 1-2/10 quality(I still know they are there); and acute headaches erupt without warnings. |
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08-29-2013, 06:01 PM
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I wish you the best in your move!
Your wisdom, grace and guidance have been such a comfort to me and others--I hope you find the peace and solace you need. Here's to new memories and new home!
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness. Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine. Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs. Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014. |
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08-29-2013, 06:07 PM
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I wish you and your family all the best in your move!!
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08-29-2013, 08:06 PM
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Good luck Mark!! All the best
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08-29-2013, 08:15 PM
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The very best to you and your wife in these next few weeks of moving. I hope your grandkids will be closer. You have always been a HUGE source of wisdom on this blog and a positive voice for the PCSers to hear.
Our best, |
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08-29-2013, 08:53 PM
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You're a good man, Mark. Thanks for all of your help and encouragement. I have no doubt that many others feel the same way. Good luck and I hope you find a way to check in periodically. Among other things, we'll miss your knowledge, compassion, curiosity, and (yes) sense of humour. "My best to you."
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08-30-2013, 12:13 AM
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I echo what the others say, Your mountain home sounds like my dream come true. It should be peaceful!
Good luck with the move. I will miss your wisdom and 100% nom-judgemental advice. Looking forward to reading your words again soon. M
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺). Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky! Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance. |
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08-30-2013, 12:18 AM
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Ditto to what everyone else said! Your commitment to everyone here is admirable. You'll be missed. Hope to see you back soon.
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About it: October 26, 2012 I fell backward on an icy parking lot at work. I was on Workers Comp for 9 months. My PCS : everyday headaches became once in a while headaches, and neck pain became manageable. Still have occasional mild dizziness, sometimes fullness in the ears, convergence insufficiency, sequencing struggles, short term memory struggles, verbal processing delays. CT neg, MRI neg. Therapies: prism glasses, acupuncture, icing neck, resting, supplementing, Elavil 20mg at bedtime. NEW: Completed 12 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work full time. About me: I'm a marketing manager, a mom with a blended family and wife to a heart attack survivor. I believe my brain injury taught me more than it cost me. I'm grateful to still be me! |
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