Guillain Barre Syndrome

Guillain Barre Syndrome

At last some good news for me and my mam , my stepdad of 28yrs whom im very close to has finally been giving his release date from hospital.

he was taking into hospital last last June the 6Th with a syndrome we haven't heard of , its called guillain barre syndrome .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome

basically what we got told off the neurologist at the time is that his immune system has attacked his own nervous system , basically paralysing him , he had to be put on a ventilator straight away as it also affects your respiratory functions , it was touch and go about 4 times as he got pneumonia , but being a stubborn git and with the help of the intensive care unit he won his battles with it, hes only been off it for 4 months.
got to say my mam has been wonderful she has never missed a day from not visiting him , she lives in jarrow and is also in a wheelchair , and she has traveled to the Freeman's for the first 3 months then the rvi for 3 months , then the last 6 months hes been at walkergate hospital , where hes been receiving constant physio , he can now stand up without help , but needs a wheelchair to get around , he brushed his teeth last week by himself which he started to cry as this was the first time since being admitted , its horrendous to see someone who was 15 stone of muscle reduced to 7 stone , my wrists are as fat as his biceps , but now hes starting to put his weight back on , hes up to 10 and a half now.
his date for release is the 17Th of may , so he still has about 6 weeks to get more intensive physio , hopefully when he gets out he will be able to walk even just a little , he has been told most of his functions will come back to him , but it can take upto 2-3yrs as his nerves apparently grow back a millimeter a day, so its just a waiting period.
sry its been a long post but its more of a relief post , and a huge thankyou to the staff at the Freeman's , rvi and walkergate hospital . who in my opinion are stars and whom i love greatly.

on the poker front i really haven't played much since Xmas , played 2 times in the npf league came 28Th and 6Th , Wednesdays i have played 4 times in the Stanley's leauge came 4th 1st out pretty quick and last week 9th , somehow ive got into a playoff place in the league , so all still to play for.

thanks for listing hope u wernt bored , good luck at the tables.


PS roll on the 17Th i think I'm gonna get totally pissed.weeeeeeeeeeeeee