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When I was 22 I had strep throat &
the doctor was saying "take This medication for 3 days". I was going
to two university & working a couple of jobs. The 4th day I was waitressing
& my roommate tried to wake me up. I did kind-of wake up a couple
hours later, kind-of once again. I forgot stupid but relevant things
like my parents phone number which I knew. Four days later I went
completely into a coma. A month after that I woke up. I'm allergic
to (since 15 when I had a benign brain tumor removed) penicillin &
Dilantin. Every step was tragedy. The md's said when I was in a coma
that I would die the same day that I woke up. Then they said that
I will be a vegetable & I finished the university. Then the doctors'
said that I will walk with a wheelchair. Two musicians disagreed.
Henry Townsend & Johnnie Johnson said that I was a black lady when
I danced.
I had to relearn & am still doing so. I feel occasionally in a bad mood. But my family lives in
St. Louis & I just go to dance it out! I have a supportive family yet I was lost. When I was in
Israel every other person that I knew in the hospital had a stroke. A couple of months later I
was at a hospital in St. Louis; same scene. Finally I am happy
to see more e people & I feel very happy ?
Daphna
Israel

Posted: Dec. 10, 2011 |
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