A Christmas Update

But not the one I wanted for Christmas

A Christmas Elf

Afie & Granpops

Great North Runners with the same family expression

Great Granma Cochrane knitted this jacket

Dad shows Alfie how to take his first steps

As I jogged through Throckley Woods a couple of days ago I was thinking happy thoughts.
- I could do Prudhoe Riverside Parkrun on Saturday.
- Then follow it up on New Years Eve.
- A weekly race for the next few months would complete my challenge by my birthday on 29th      March.
- I feel good!

Three miles under the belt and I turned for home. Later that day it hit me, unbelieveable tiredness. By bedtime I felt so ill that I began thinking the worst. The next day, yesterday, I still felt weak. Today, I sought advice/ reassurance from the Stroke Unit.

Stroke fatigue is normal, rest (damn you!). It seems that adrenal and the release of endorphins was all that was keeping me going as I ran. Afterwards, fatigue is normal. So, for me, it is rest and in a week, or two, I can walk quickly and maybe, just maybe, jog a very short distance. Let your body tell you what you can do. Ok, I accept.

With Christmas almost here, I must be thankful for the most important thing in life, my family. I have been lucky to have had just a mini stroke, now I must thank God for that and being here and able to enjoy a happy Christmas.

As a follow up to my last post ' I'm only human after all' , Rag'n'Bone Man is looking like being No. 1 for Christmas in the charts. He is already number 1 in I Tunes (?). You heard it here first.