Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone...

Very strange day yesterday.

I was working on a song when I suddenly realized I could no longer read. Then I realized I could no longer write. Then I realized I could no longer speak properly!

Long story short - apparently I've had something called a TIA (Transient Ischaemic Attack) which is a small blood clot in the brain. A mini stroke, basically.

More or less back to normal now - although I'm utterly knackered - but for a few hours it was a tad scary.

Made me think of Flowers For Algernon. The guy gradually losing all of the knowledge he'd gained. Except this loss wasn't gradual - it was very sudden.

Also gave me an insight into how frustrating dyslexia must be. Looking at text and seeing nothing but meaningless marks sucks big time.

I think I'd rather lose a leg than lose the ability to read.

Digital Wonders

02:41 PM

My sister is in Texas, visiting her daughter. I'm in the UK.

Just had a Facebook message from her asking me to call her husband (also in the UK). She wanted me to tell him to fire up her computer so she can Facebook chat to him, too.

I guess anyone under 30 finds this kind of thing pretty ho-hum, but for a 55 year old like me it never stops being amazing.

I still find the telephone astounding!