a bizarre side-effect

“Googling” Brain Stem Stroke is an eye opening experience! Certainly a reminder that someone was looking out for me through this fiasco, and letting me know that I had better get my life in order since He gave me a “warning” but the opportunity to make good on my issues! I am scared half to death that if I don’t take care of myself this could happen again and next time I could not survive, not regain consciousness, or need constant care. WHOA, I have three kids to raise and a wonderful husband who loves me (yes, all of this was a huge reminder to the two of us just how important we are to one another!)

On a lighter note, though, the most bizarre after-effect is this temperature “thing”. The right side of my body cannot sense temperature at all. When I am put in a warm bath, the left side of my body feels the wonderful warm water as it surrounds me. The right side, feels the water and I can feel all sensations of things touching my skin, but I cannot feel the temperature AT ALL! Interestingly enough, if I put my right hand under hot water, the nerves must still sense the heat because my hand jerks out of the water, but it kind of does that by itself – really a strange sensation!