What to Do? What to Do..

I did it! I have gone through all my music I currently own to find something to review! What did I find?

NOTHING.

So I figured I would do some sort of review on my progress.

I started this magical journey with the doctors, my friends, my family, all assuming that I died. If this were true, it would have been the most unimpressive death... After I proved I wouldn't die, they believed I would be brain dead. Then they thought I would be brain dead and have no higher brain function. I proved that wrong pretty quickly. The next "diagnosis" was that I would never move my hands or arms ever again. That took some time to disprove. Everything else was stated between November 2013 and January 2014, with life support pulled back on November 30th. I regained movement of my hands and arms in March and was told in the middle of that month that I would never walk with or without assistive devices. I am proud to say that, though with assistive devices, I am making my way forward. The other day I walked 100m without a rest. I am moving up in the assistive devices pyramid every month, with this month being the introduction of the 4-wheeled walker, otherwise known as a "rollator."

It may have been one year since I first fell over, but I am far from giving up. I have a great support system around me, and I really hope to be back to work soon. Muscle movement is coming along really quickly, for what is expected. I have all the major muscles back, at some capacity. My ankles are still angle-specific, but I finally have some motion coming back to them. Toes: There is no movement on the right side. Feeling is pretty well all back. There are certain areas where the feeling is not quite back to normal, but I can feel pretty well everything. My balance is still shit, but that is part in parcel with being in a chair for months. OH: it is also in response to the coma I found out! YAY IT'S NORMAL!

The main reason I am writing this, other than to let those who are interested in what is new and stuff, is to rant. I am trying to cut down on the self deprecating humour. I think I might be offending people. I know that I am painting a horrible picture of myself, at the very least. It is just so easy to think of ways to ridicule the situation I am in!

What I will say on the topic of music is that I have been listening to a large amount of Canadian content. Canada has a sound that doesn't seem prevalent anywhere else in the world. We do indi rock well, we do folk well, we do metal well. Why? I just think we decided to express our nationalism in our music rather than politics or army. Most bands from Canada share an overtone, or at least a timbre. If you compare Canadian songs from the 90's to Canadian songs of today, there is a certain quality that gleams through.
Of course I started typing this because my current playlist went Said The Whale, The Tea Party, then Holy Fuck. Seriously, I found what I want to say: if you do not know those three bands, check them out. They do not have many similar qualities, but they are all awesome.

I think for my next update, I'll finally fill everyone in on what I actually listen to. The answer it a bit more specific than "everything."