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Hi Members,
I am a new member and this is my first post and it is a serious one (sorry to say) Both of the subjects have affected me,let me tell you a little bit.I am 38years old and I am a recovering alcoholic who has been sober now for 3months,not even the odd glass of beer with dinner.At the age of 31 I suffered a stroke caused by my 24/7 drinking.A clot formed in my brain causing a blockage which one night exploded causing a bleed on the right hand side of my brain and leaving me disabled on the left hand side of my body and epileptic due to scarring on my brain.I have felt so strongly about these two subjects one, alcohol which is getting more and more press these days and two stroke,the third biggest killer in the world and a big cause of disabilities in so many people that during my rehabilitation from my stroke I writ a book and did a podcast to rid myself of my demons,sorry I’m going on a bit now, but more and more young people are having strokes through drink has anyone had any experience of this? Also is there anybody out there who has an interest in these subjects and would maybe like to know more about my podcast and book.Sorry for going on.Hopefully I will hear from some people.DEL
I am suspecting doubters given the number of views with no replies, cant say i blame them too much given this place, however, if what you are saying isn’t the truth then it’s not me whose the fool for taking you at your word but you for lying. I say that not because i don’t believe you, more for other people to see that , in my opinion, you give trust and it’s up to the other person to keep that.
Neither subject has any interest to me from an experience point of view but i dont see any harm in telling about your experiences and book and podcast.I’m quite partial to a quick stroke after a night on the beer.
Was this clot a result of the excessive alchohol? Also, is your podcast available for download? If so, which site are you using for this ? Good luck with your disability !
Drinking……………and I don’t mean three or four pints or a few glasses of wine, I mean really dangerously heavy drinking .. is getting worse and worse amongst youngsters. The medical profession are very worried about the affects of it all.
Not just the antisocial element. Though drink affects some people in aggressive ways.
The damage done by alcohol in the public image largely centres upon the liver. However, the liver damage is so severe by the time it is noticed that there is often no way back.
Other, less well known affects, include the ones Delbert has mentioned – plus, erectile dysfunction, muscle wasting, swollen and bleeding blood vessels in the stomach. Ascites which is water and bloating on the stomach. There is also such strain placed on the liver and the blood vessels around it that the kidneys can also fail as a result. People as young as 25 have almost irreversible cirrhosis of the liver.
People also….fall out of windows and end up paralysed. Jump from heights and break bones. Crack their heads open on pavements. Walk in front of moving vehicles. Wake up with no memory of what they have done and later find out they have contracted an STD. And thats on the good nights. Oh… and i suspect they may even fall out of moving ambulances and end up brain damaged.
And the old adage that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, in this case doesn’t hold true.
As for Delbert’s podcast……….you don’t need a podcast, just go out into any town centre on a Friday or Saturday night and look about.
@delbert wrote:
Hi Members,
I am a new member and this is my first post and it is a serious one (sorry to say) Both of the subjects have affected me,let me tell you a little bit.I am 38years old and I am a recovering alcoholic who has been sober now for 3months,not even the odd glass of beer with dinner.At the age of 31 I suffered a stroke caused by my 24/7 drinking.A clot formed in my brain causing a blockage which one night exploded causing a bleed on the right hand side of my brain and leaving me disabled on the left hand side of my body and epileptic due to scarring on my brain.I have felt so strongly about these two subjects one, alcohol which is getting more and more press these days and two stroke,the third biggest killer in the world and a big cause of disabilities in so many people that during my rehabilitation from my stroke I writ a book and did a podcast to rid myself of my demons,sorry I’m going on a bit now, but more and more young people are having strokes through drink has anyone had any experience of this? Also is there anybody out there who has an interest in these subjects and would maybe like to know more about my podcast and book.Sorry for going on.Hopefully I will hear from some people.DEL
We’re all ignorant to a lot of things, unless someone we know, or one of us suffer from it. Thing is, any one of us could be in Del’s position one day.
Tell us more about your book… I have an interest in people writing books, etc.. I’m still undecided as to whether I admire or envy J.K. Think it’s a bit of both!
I’m sorry, that you were unfortunate enough to suffer what you did, and I suppose it’s a Big Achievement, trying to gain normality after experiencing all of what you have been through!Might explain the wolf whistle today by them young girls…. :shock:
Delbert, thank you for your honesty. too often folks with a drink problem are frowned upon. and accused of being “self imposed”. The irony being i started drinking damm heavily 9 years tonight.
rewind.
I had to wait on my husband coming home, he Never did. But in the meantime i bought a bottle of whisky for the minute he walked through the door.. I had it all arranged, the lecture of worry I was gonna give him. he was killed on the Angus Glens, and i knew that someday I would move on. 9 years later im sitting here,,sheest i Miss him. and yeah a bottle of whisky WAS easier.. i could pretend all sorts and imagine his footsteps.
I realised a long time ago i had a problem,, i can go weeks without, then i go into hyper mode, and drink.
I now see a councillor, he does NOT preach, which enables me to talk freely.yer in same vein i have no one to police me.I have made him a promise, as i demanded he ” police” me. This is a prommise i KNOW i can win. I drink when i am hyper.. then drink when i am low. the in between stages are fine, but i have noticed, the less i drink, the more the deep lows become. and i smile and laugh too much.Tis a proven conclusion, I dont have a problem with the worls, but maybe this world has THE problem with me :) good luck x
footnote : I am scottish, which plays right into the hands of the stereotypes !
ALBA GU BRAITH !
@gazlan wrote:
Was this clot a result of the excessive alchohol? Also, is your podcast available for download? If so, which site are you using for this ? Good luck with your disability !
Hi GAZLAN,
Thanks for your mail,my clot was a result of excessive alcohol,there has been an increase in people suffering strokes due to excessive alcohol,especially young people.As for the podcast you can hear and download it at http://www.alcoholpolicy.net/2007/05/index.html just scroll down to ‘A Survivors Story’ and you will see it.DEL
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