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March 05, 2006
A Letter from Daniel
I didn't want to blog this while the situation was still developing... but now that everything's turned out OK, I'm happy to be able to share the good news. For those of you who don't know him, Daniel Peacock - my good friend and former roomate in China - had a brain hemorrhage while we were living in Xinjiang last September. As a result, he returned to England to await some very risky brain surgery. He went under the knife about six weeks ago, and thankfully it seems that everything went fairly well. There have been a few small problems... but I'll let you hear it straight from the horse's mouth:
Hi Michael,I'm not dead. I got out of hopsital last week after 4 weeks. They cut the thing out but my body, but I had a shock in recovery and my left side was paralyzed. But, by some miracle it's getting better. I still can't walk properly and I'm so stupid... I can't remember so much of what people say I've done. My eyes are broken - I have very bad double vision which they say won't fix, so I have to wear a patch. Also, I forgot to say that my right hand doesn't work properly. It's rubbish.
I am in a good position really. Despite everything, I'm alive. I am super happy. Not depressed at all. What they did to me is amazing and now I have a future, which feels good. Please stay in contact.
Daniel
You can email Daniel by clicking here.
posted March 05, 2006 at 06:30 AM unofficial Xinjiang time | HaoHao This!