Pike's blog: "Heart"

Heart I had open heart surgery in August 14, 1998. After the surgery I was induced into a 3 week coma. Sometime between the surgery and coma I, suffered a stroke. The stroke affected my left side. I can not move the fingers on my left hand individually. That is the biggest disability I feel. Being as I was left handed before 98’. My typing is a little slower now, along with a couple misspellings here and there. 98-99’ I Had, a deliberator implanted. It’s like top of the line pacemaker. If my heart rate goes over 180 I get shocked. Well, hopefully by writing this blog. I wont have to tell this to every person that asks. If not I doubt I’ll mind explaining it to you.

I am proof of technology, I have half a million’s worth of work done to this body. Yet this body still treks forward into life. I live everyday with the thought of being shocked and yet go through life with no whims in the world. I’ve seen it all from when Orlando was orange groves to now where they charge to use our highways. I even have a serial number in my heart. So how’s that for technology. Everyone I’ve consulted told me I will not finish school, no matter how hard I try and yet I do not listen. Well I’m going to listen to them and get my degree all be it at 30. And will be more than a parking lot attendant as all my tests has said I will amount too. I am more than the sum of my parts that all these tests don’t show. I am caring alert all be it a little slow, I go through life with one goal in mind now and that is to graduate.