A lot of change to life and my health in the last 12 months....

markf87
markf87 Online Community Member Posts: 33 Contributor
edited July 2024 in Everyday life

I guess this is kind of a vent / rant as things have just be crazy……..

So around this time last year i got diagnosed with ADHD which is great as its finally help me understand myself more - Still waiting for medication though! I'll explain more as I go on.

I also started working on my t-shirt printing business which was great but my health started to decline slightly with the odd fall but nothing to bad. Fast forward to November - I'm supposed to be triaged for my ADHD meds but as i have existing medical conditions I can't have them till i had an ECG and then i get told I'll be able to start them once there in stock.

Next thing I'm carrying on with my business and life and things aren't 100% and it gets to December and my mum dies of stage 4 cancer, we knew she wasn't well but never realised it was cancer the doctor was treating her for sciatica. She was bed bound and with a day of being taken to hospital we got the diagnosis and she passed away about 10 days later.

meanwhile my mobility was getting worse and loss of feeling in my legs etc but i just plodded and sorted mums funeral out and tried to keep everything together for family. Mobility got worse but was a nightmare with doctors having to go through MSK clinic and eventually we get to April and i start having repeated falls then into then by may i was admitted to hospital and rehab clinic till 25th June!

And found out I've got spinal stenosis, fractured foot, torn mcl, worn knee cap and that basically wasn't allowed to walk and been bed bound for most of it. I still need the mir's etc but surgeons have told me they won't operate as it won't do me any good and I'll not walk properly again.

I'm home but can't rehab due to not being enough space so we have to move and I'm living in a hospital bed in my front room, I can only transfer to my rise recline chair and I'm waiting for an assessment for my wheelchair! and I'm going crackers as i feel useless and can't do anything!

I think that's everything think i just needed to get it out of my system🙃

also hoping to post more and be more involved with community

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  • onedayatatime
    onedayatatime Online Community Member Posts: 239 Empowering

    Hello @markf87 I just wanted to say hello. You've had so much to deal and cope with emotionally and physically, lots of changes, frustrations and questions. A vent / rant is sometimes just what's needed!! Much better than trying to hold everything in, sometimes it all just feels like too much. It staggers me how life can just change so quickly and dramatically. I'm really sorry for the loss of your mum and for the physical limitations you are experiencing. I suppose it's about trying to deal with things one at a time despite the avalanche that just seems to pile down at times. But just know that you're heard.