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[rkzenrage]

The book took me two days. A very long time for me.
I don't know if I've adjusted to the meds, gotten used to the pain, or both, sufficiently
But I've finally gotten my faculties back to a point to where I can concentrate, retain, focus enough to where I can maintain my train of thought and remember what I am doing well enough to read fiction again.
I cannot tell you how HUGE this is for me.
I used to read at least one or two books a day.
To lose such a large part of my life, such an enormous source of comfort, escape, such a large part of who I AM is indescribable.
Equally indescribable is having it back.
I don't know how long I have been able to read again... honestly I have been too afraid to try.
SO F-ING HAPPY!!!!

[Joed]

Wow...I know just what you mean. I used to read everything I could get my hands on, but due to the very same issues you've mentioned I hadn't been able to really get into reading since '03. And, like you, I was kinda afraid to even try again. But I've recently started reading a new book and so far it's going well.

I'm rejoicing right there with you, rkzenrage. It's like a comfortable old shoe, isn't it?

[John Anderson]

Great to hear my man!

[rkzenrage]

Joed, on Jun 17 2007, 03:17 AM, said:

Wow...I know just what you mean. I used to read everything I could get my hands on, but due to the very same issues you've mentioned I hadn't been able to really get into reading since '03. And, like you, I was kinda afraid to even try again. But I've recently started reading a new book and so far it's going well.

I'm rejoicing right there with you, rkzenrage. It's like a comfortable old shoe, isn't it?

Exactly what it is like, thanks.

[KimAndSophie]

rkzenrage, on Jun 17 2007, 12:47 AM, said:

The book took me two days. A very long time for me.
I don't know if I've adjusted to the meds, gotten used to the pain, or both, sufficiently
But I've finally gotten my faculties back to a point to where I can concentrate, retain, focus enough to where I can maintain my train of thought and remember what I am doing well enough to read fiction again.
I cannot tell you how HUGE this is for me.
I used to read at least one or two books a day.
To lose such a large part of my life, such an enormous source of comfort, escape, such a large part of who I AM is indescribable.
Equally indescribable is having it back.
I don't know how long I have been able to read again... honestly I have been too afraid to try.
SO F-ING HAPPY!!!!

I kind of know what you mean. I use to love readin.g, but since becoming a quad I can't read braille anymore. I always fall asleep or loose concentration when listening to books on cd or tape. If I had a choice between walking again or being able to feel my hands I'd pick feeling my hands because touch meant so much when you can't see. Some people think I'm weird when I say that, but I use to love to curl up on my bed and read a god book. LOL I'd get to the end and feel kind of sad when it was over, like I lost something and had to go find a book that couldn't possibly be as great as the one I just read.

[MDK]

rkzenrage, on Jun 17 2007, 12:47 PM, said:

The book took me two days. A very long time for me.
I don't know if I've adjusted to the meds, gotten used to the pain, or both, sufficiently
But I've finally gotten my faculties back to a point to where I can concentrate, retain, focus enough to where I can maintain my train of thought and remember what I am doing well enough to read fiction again.
I cannot tell you how HUGE this is for me.
I used to read at least one or two books a day.
To lose such a large part of my life, such an enormous source of comfort, escape, such a large part of who I AM is indescribable.
Equally indescribable is having it back.
I don't know how long I have been able to read again... honestly I have been too afraid to try.
SO F-ING HAPPY!!!!

It took over 2 years for Kev to be able to read again & whilst I did not experience what it was like for him I was devastated that we could not debate perspectives & ideas on books.
Now ,I am grateful that he did recover the capacity to read again as books are a major part in our life.

[rkzenrage]

MDK, on Jun 21 2007, 01:33 AM, said:

rkzenrage, on Jun 17 2007, 12:47 PM, said:

The book took me two days. A very long time for me.
I don't know if I've adjusted to the meds, gotten used to the pain, or both, sufficiently
But I've finally gotten my faculties back to a point to where I can concentrate, retain, focus enough to where I can maintain my train of thought and remember what I am doing well enough to read fiction again.
I cannot tell you how HUGE this is for me.
I used to read at least one or two books a day.
To lose such a large part of my life, such an enormous source of comfort, escape, such a large part of who I AM is indescribable.
Equally indescribable is having it back.
I don't know how long I have been able to read again... honestly I have been too afraid to try.
SO F-ING HAPPY!!!!

It took over 2 years for Kev to be able to read again & whilst I did not experience what it was like for him I was devastated that we could not debate perspectives & ideas on books.
Now ,I am grateful that he did recover the capacity to read again as books are a major part in our life.

It is AWESOME... reread the last two Potter books (yes I'm a dork) and am now reading John M. Barry's The Great Influenza.