Noah's journey.

This isn't going to be an easy blog to write and not only because I can only use one hand to type. I want to put it on record nevertheless to keep the sequence of events clear in my mind and perhaps to help others experiencing the same symptoms
 How it started then. On Tuesday 20th, while driving I felt a sort of weakness in my left hand,it felt tired and had a tendency to slip off the steering wheel I was not terribly worried, I thought perhaps another symptom of this wretched shingles. Early next morning,when I got up to the loo, something much more alarming happened. Due to a curious weakness of my left leg I lurched to the left. To save myself from falling, I reached out with my left hand but got no response, so I collapsed onto some bags of clothing and had to continue on all fours, or rather on threes. Having crept downstairs, Kim tried to contact our doctor, but it was two early so she rang the 15 emergency number. They briefly took details then immediately sent an ambulance, no messing, even told us off for not ringing earlier. Kim was left to follow later we knew to take health card and top-up insurance details.We went to Niort hospital A and E and the ambulance staff booked me in. Lots of tests including a Doppler and a scanner in the afternoon enabled them to diagnose a stroke due to a minor blockage of blood but no bleed into the brain
    I spen the next few days on the Neurological wing,finally being transferred to this rehabilitation unit at Le Grand Feu on the other side of Niort on the Monday afternoon  Here they have all the necessary specialists to help restore movement to the affected limbs. I share a two bedded room with another patient. Each morning I take a shower and dress, not so easy with one hand that doesn't work well. For the last two days, I have had a young lady from the Ergotherapy department come to see how I manage, doesn't do to be too modest here! Then it's breakfast at first in the room but now in the patients' restaurant Got to be quick because it's Kinetherapy at 830, followed by Ergotherapy at 10. Then a well-deserved and tasty lunch, then another session of Kine at 2. Kim visits after that very welcome too. Poor thing, she has an hour's drive to be here...
  The weekend, there's no sessions, many people go home. I'm not allowed the first weekend, so Kim is taking lunch with me on Sunday.
 It's strenuous here but I can already see much improvement so I'm hoping not to have to stay too long.
         Bye for now, nearly dinner time, yummm.