The damage to my brain may be permanent. Fortunately my mind has come back, minus some ability to form memories ,recognize faces, and reduced thinking speed. I have recently reconciled myself to being paralyzed on the left side and in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. Emotionally I have climbed out of a long deep hole and am ready to continue the rest of my life. What I have now strongly resembles ADD.

I credit a lot of this to DMS (Dallas Maker Space). The folks up there and a few in particular have helped with making various appliances that affect my quality of life. Thing like making a catheter bag holder that keep my catheter from getting involved in my powered wheelchair wheels. This had happened more than thrice, but I got lucky and didn't rip the Foley catheter where the inlet has been surgically implanted through my abdomen into my bladder. It is called a supra pubic tube catheter (google it). Rip that puppy out and there would have been a whole lot of bleeding, crying, and hospital time. The previous incidents involved ripping the catheter bag apart and dumping my urine on the floor. I joked when I asked them for help I did not want the nickname of puddles. But it goes deeper than that, have I mentioned the powered wheelchair was a gift from DMS? Anyone who would like to check out their forum it is open to the public at {a href="https://talk.dallasmakerspace.org/"}DMS Talk{/a} .

Odd thing is I have been teetering on the edge of depression all month, especially after flat out loosing an envelope with $430.00 cash. Don't ask. My med balance must be right, I was able to put it into perspective and recover OK. I got to thinking about it, anf with copious help from my friends and family (including getting my on SSI) I am doing OK. This time last year I was free falling into depression in spite of having my daughter and grand kids here. Guess I'll make it after all.

It is Christmas Eve here (9:20PM) and I want to take the time to wish all my friends and fellow users on Big Closet a

Very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!

PS: How do I make a hypertext link in HTML on this forum? I know how in BB code on my home forum of All About Circuits, but can' seem to make it work here.