Mad Mick's Wheelchair Adventures

 A big thank you to Sarah and Cheryl for all there help

 Well here we are again, another post whilst I am stoned and been drinking.... Going to stop the weed for a while as my chest is so bad and the wine because my body has had enough abuse. Summer is just starting and still waiting for my opp on my shoulder, it will happen when it does, I am not putting my life on hold whilst I wait, so at the moment I am getting out as much as the weather will permit. I did do my first 2k push this week, if i am not stupid and take it easy with my pushing I could have a good summer but I always want to go that bit more and i need to lean a bit less is better in the long run. I am going for a new look, "Steampunk" why because i love the style and outfits. I find being in a wheelchair you don't get noticed as easy as a able person, I can understand that as I am half the size of a able person and easy to miss. Well they wont miss my new look.....lol

 It't the 5th anniversary of my stroke, I think I have come a long way since then, my left hand and arm are about 95% normal most the time it can get a bit lazy if I am tired to had to much to drink or smoke then I have to be careful when I pick thinks up with it, some times I don;t remember to let go then, opps a glass of wine over my keyboard again. There have been lots of ups and down due to the stroke. One issue i still have are my emotions when watching films or shows, any sort of happy thing and i start to cry and have no control over it, I do get angry at times with it with tears streaming down my face......... I can still make improvements in my left arm if only i would start to excersise I really don't know why I don't. Would only take maybe 15mins morning and 15 mins afternoon. Maybe I need to start to look at why I find it hard to help myself.

Well the stopping drinking and smoking did not go very well, sat here drinking and smoking weed..... I do have the drinking back under control I am happy with one bottle a week and the weed is just for a few days as I needed to get some sleep as my  body has been hurting a lot. I have had the pre opp assessment so just waiting for the op now, I have every thing ready its just a waiting game now, hope its soon as i want to go to the USA on the 19th November to stay with dusty for Thank's Giving. Not been up to much the last few months, have started to read again so will have some thing to do after the op and i do enjoy reading, have played a bit of Serious Sam but am limited to the length of time i can play because of my left wrist. I have a new friend, she is called Victoria and we met at a AA meeting,(I dont go to them now) she is 39 and very pretty and is a very nice person when she is sober but when she drinks to much she changes into a devil child and i find it very hard to be