Aftereffects

It has been approximately six months since my stroke.

... It feels weird to say "approximately," but the truth is ... I'm not sure I can pinpoint exactly when it happened. I have my suspicions that it was not two hours before I went in to the emergency department, although that's the accepted time. Ish.

Anyway.

It's been approximately six months and I've been reflecting (as one does) on how things in my life have changed. Sorting out the why is a bit more of a hornet's nest (too many things happened in 2025) but this is what I've come up with so far:

Things That Having a Stroke Changed:

- What I eat, or more accurately what I don't eat. I do not especially miss the garbage.

- My interest in bacon. Much lower.

- My eyesight. That's been a wild ride, but at this stage it's actually vastly improved than it was two years ago.

- My level of paranoia. Example: Like many people, I seem to break fingernails in groups (as in three in one week, or I'll go do a thing and break two that day). This has always seemed normal. Now I get nervous and wonder what else it might mean. Am I low on potassium? Should I be concerned about lupus?

- My comfort level with any given doctor. It's increased... or maybe gotten more indifferent. Exposure has made me much less nervous or modest.

- My interest in exercise for the sake of exercise. That one had nowhere to go but up.

Things That Have Not Changed

- I still have no interest in taking up running.

- My entertainment sources did not expand.