Adrian Dale Health
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:24 am
Hello everyone, Adrian says quote, 'silly old bastard has had a stroke and now he's worse than he's ever been..
Even the task of winding the starter cord onto the mag is beyond him'. end quote.
Events as they unfolded, last sunday after a a cracker of a ride on our Sealegs, he washed and put the boat up, took an hour rest in preparation for guests to come and visit for nibbles. Up, into a very hot shower at 4.30, as he allowed himself to become very chilled off shore. Next, I heard muffled sounds and found him clinging soaking wet onto the bathroom basin counter. Tried to get him on the floor safely, he hit his head on way down and cracked the joinery... Texted guests and requested they open main gate and standby there, one guest just happened to be a nurse and came straight away, I carried on with organising the ambulance. Given our location and the stroke critical time period of four hours for essential infusion to blast the clots, he was choppered off island approximately 2 hours later, still in time. I managed to catch the last ferry at 19.00 and a friend was at hospital providing admissions pertinent details so I wouldn't have to wait up to 2 hours. Infusion in, with 20 minutes to spare, into ICU for 36 hours, into private room.
His speech is amazing, cracking humour and engineering brain resolving our Tasmanian Bass Link and hydro electricity issues! He face on the left look normal, he can feel that side of his face, ear and today he just announced he can feel his left leg down to his knee. From me to you, he's a ripper and will not be put down, thanking the universe the Bass Strait crossing never happened, he would be dead for certain.
From him to you all, if anyone has had or knows of family or friends having suffered a severe stroke and have words to offer, he looks forward to your input.
My FaceBook page is allegra biggs dale, or allegra.dale I'm posting there daily with updates.
Thanks everyone, Allegra and Adrian
Even the task of winding the starter cord onto the mag is beyond him'. end quote.
Events as they unfolded, last sunday after a a cracker of a ride on our Sealegs, he washed and put the boat up, took an hour rest in preparation for guests to come and visit for nibbles. Up, into a very hot shower at 4.30, as he allowed himself to become very chilled off shore. Next, I heard muffled sounds and found him clinging soaking wet onto the bathroom basin counter. Tried to get him on the floor safely, he hit his head on way down and cracked the joinery... Texted guests and requested they open main gate and standby there, one guest just happened to be a nurse and came straight away, I carried on with organising the ambulance. Given our location and the stroke critical time period of four hours for essential infusion to blast the clots, he was choppered off island approximately 2 hours later, still in time. I managed to catch the last ferry at 19.00 and a friend was at hospital providing admissions pertinent details so I wouldn't have to wait up to 2 hours. Infusion in, with 20 minutes to spare, into ICU for 36 hours, into private room.
His speech is amazing, cracking humour and engineering brain resolving our Tasmanian Bass Link and hydro electricity issues! He face on the left look normal, he can feel that side of his face, ear and today he just announced he can feel his left leg down to his knee. From me to you, he's a ripper and will not be put down, thanking the universe the Bass Strait crossing never happened, he would be dead for certain.
From him to you all, if anyone has had or knows of family or friends having suffered a severe stroke and have words to offer, he looks forward to your input.
My FaceBook page is allegra biggs dale, or allegra.dale I'm posting there daily with updates.
Thanks everyone, Allegra and Adrian
