Man, that's a heck of a story. Glad you made it back from the brink.MakerDP wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:01 pmWow Ken, I just now read this and didn't realize you were going through some hard times.
But, yeah, I had/have a very similar experience. A little over seven years ago I came down with meningoencephalitis - meningitis and encephalitis at the same time. I will never know what caused it. It was viral and could have been something as simple as the common cold that settled in my spinal cord and made its way up into my brain. I was in a coma, literally knocking on heaven's door. During my recovery I had to relearn to do a lot of things, like how to press the buttons on my smartphone, how to walk, how to type (still have trouble with that one) and guitar to some extent. (Thank GOD I still remembered who my wife and kids are!) I was able to play, but my sickness caused issues with the left side of my body, so my hand wasn't always doing what my brain was telling it to do. It would get there eventually, but never in time. Took several years before I finally feel like not only have I gotten my chops back to where they were before, but i think I am actually getting better at guitar again. Residually, I have chronic fatigue syndrome, so when I am exhausted - and it comes too often, I am a total mental and physical mess. I should be either dead or institutionalized due to not being able to care for my own basic needs, so I am thankful for being able to do what I can do.
But dude hang in there, keep at it, your brain is an amazing thing. They told me that I could expect to be the same after one year of recovery forever, but I am actually improving in some ways all the time. I've taken a lot of inspiration from your builds and insight over the years from both here and AX84.
Ken, I hope your recovery is continuing to hurry along.
Guitar playing and our little circle of friends here keeps me going.
