I can't think straight enough to read or understand I'm hurting so bad.
I don't mean to be a procrastinator here, I really want to take about the pipes and look up the products, but I hope tomorrow will be better, I fell as a two year old and suffered brain damage. I have headaches, migraines and a pain I can't explain other than what I've call as a kid as "the zaps" . I have a scale from 1 to ten. I'm always and a 2-3 when feeling pretty damn good. As my head pain gets worse, I get these "Zaps". It's like the old mad scientist movies when he has the toe mental balls and the electricity arcing between the two and sounds like,..zzzzzzzZAP, zzz AP,zzzzzzzzap. ect. It;s hard to explain. I have this pain 24/7 for 46 years now.
My Neurologist says my neurons are miss firring creating the Zaps. I also broke my neck racing and when I get the bad pain, my entire head neck and shoulders go in spasms. I have a fairly bad coughing cold and people don't understand when I say I would rather have the flu than a cold, The coughing kills me head, I haven't had a level 8.9 or 10 for over a year now since I've retired and can my meds, hot shower, cold & heat packs, total darkness and no sound. I usually can feel it's going to rise on my scale so as long as I get to helping myself, it usually stop's at apx. 6. I've only passed out say 12 times in my life from the pain.
Three months ago, I was winterizing my truck at my Buddy's mechanic shop. I'm also diabetic and and felt a little low and shaking so I stooped My head was getting worse so most of the time I get home fast or stop and call someone for help because I don't want to drive and hurt someone, anyway, I went a bought a Coke. I recall going across some railroad cross and 6 blocks later, I woke up laying across the seat and my windshield was shattered. I thought damn, I got in a wreck and I hope I did not hurt anyone. Someone said, hey, hey, you ok ?
Then Chad (my best friend and angel), looked at me and knew right away what I needed, my sugar pill and juice as I was shaking terribly. I was balling in pain so he even told the paramedics to be quiet and when the fire truck ect... was coming and he held my ears shut. What a friend !
I passed out several times (thankfully) Damn, You know what, I forgot to mention what happened after the crossing and when I noticed the windshield shattered. (my head is buzzing),... anyway, I crossed traffic, into a Yard went through their deck and into their house, The second story was sitting on top of my truck, holding the house up. They could not remove it until a engineer shored it up. They used the jaws of life to open my door. The sound was killing me and passed out again. I woke up in the ambulance and Chad was it it and said the since the paramedics knew what was happening, they wanted him with us. I again passed out. In the emergency room, The Doctor wanted to shine a light in my eyes to check for brain damage ect.... Chad actually knocked the flash light out of his hands and said ,it will kill Kevin or he'll kill you. Anyway, God was with us all because the family of five were not home !
I only suffered a broken scapula and cracked hip.
It took the crew 8 hours to remove my truck out of their living room. From the outside, you could see the stairs going up stairs. My Bro-in-law said, hell, you just gave them a sun room ! lol
I'm a body man and the next week I went to check it out. The front end frame was bent to the right and the back frame was bent to the left. The officer told Chad I hit the house at apx. 35-40 mph. The truck was totaled.
I'm also lucky I was laying down when I hit the house. A splintered 2x4 came through the windshield and also a piece of 6" pvc pipe, both headed to my head and torso. The family was great, They called me in the hospital and at home several times, wishing me well.
God blessed the family and myself.
I feel embarrassed writing this but, I'm on some heavy medications today and I get very sentimental !
I don't like talking about this in person so, I'll vent this all on you ! lol
You guys are the best internet friends I could imagine and have talked to a few of you on the phone.
Anyway, it takes me along time to get anything done and sometimes very confused about things that are so,oooo simple. I usually figure it out with help. When I'm not, in a lot of pain, things are a lot easier.
I'm a little wacked out so, I hope this letter is not confusing.
I'll get back to this thread because I want to get making my new pipes.
Thank you much my friends,
Kevin
-Dave
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