This fricken old age is getting old....

[Krooser]

So I've been working 30-50 hours per week driven 3-5 days per week.

Feeling pretty good... not 60-ish anymore but ok. Sort of tired... getting more sleep than usual but thats not bad.

Then last Wednesday I head for bed at 8:30. I call my wife to the edge of the bed and all I can do is mumble.... gobbledegook...non sense. She asks if I need an amBAlance... NO!. Then Hospital? Yes!

We live 5 minutes from the ER... we are off.

Fast tracked to the ER... two minutes in I get an IV. Then I'm ok again.

The Doc wants me to hop the amBAlance to the big city to get an MRI and other tests then spend the night. My wife and I are beat...it's 12:30am. I sign my release against the Doc's wishes and head home.

Thursday I spens six hours getting an MRI and other tests then I drove home. It was TIA mini stroke #3.

Looks like my trucking career is over. I was phasing out anyway... Christmas was my exit date. 54 years... 5,500,000+ miles. Coast to coast and border to border this Polackwas there to deliver your order!

So now I will recover, find another PT job and get my Coronet running.

Stay healthy my friends.

 

[Curiousyellow71]

Take care of yourself, enjoy life and get after that Coronet!

 

[71RRHI]

Glad you were able to get to the hospital in time. Take care of yourself. The Coronet will be good therapy.

 

[Nutso]

Get well and enjoy retirement! Sounds like a great career.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Get well and enjoy retirement! Sounds like a great career.

Retirement is a great career!

 

[1967coronet]

Take care of your health, glad your feeling better.
Congrats on the retirement . Take some time and recharge the battery.

 

[r4sedan]

Time to slow down and take it easy. Get feeling better.

 

[CrazyBoutRacin]

I know exactly what you’re saying. Around my mid fifties it all started to hit me. Now at 67 I believe I’ve had at least one of every diagnosis you can have. My goal post-retirement was travel south and drag race during the winter months. Heart issues and circulation problems ended that. Then I progressed to walkers and wheelchairs. I’ve worked past that but still have to be real mindful of reality. It could be worse and is for others, but sometimes I get angry about what I can’t do. You just can’t outrun age and genetics. I can’t seem to get excited about car shows like heading to the track.

 

[68BabyBlue]

You had an amazing run, people outside the industry can't really comprehend what it takes to go 5 million miles. I'm a relative lightweight, retiring at 69, with 2 million. Your body sent you a message, and it sounds like you are listening to to it, and making a good move going forward. You've earned retirement, don't feel guilty about enjoying it.

 

[davek]

Glad your ok and hope you enjoy retirement.