Darcey
Contributor
So my goal of finishing Divemaster sometime this year has been put on hold thanks to a stroke I had early last week caused by a bad chiropractic adjustment to my neck which tore my vertebral artery in my neck thus causing a clot to get thrown causing a stroke. (I thought a brush with death would be a nice way to come home from a vacation on Bonaire...:shocked2 I'm flipping my s**t not only because I almost died and am now having to learn how to walk again (good times:depressed but because I'm now left wondering what the hell I can do to keep myself busy with Divemaster stuff while out of the water other than having extra time to study for those lovely exams I love oh so much? I haven't talked to my instructor yet since my stroke since I've been stuck in the hospital since the day it happened and every time I talk about the fact that I can't dive for awhile I get all girly and emotional. I figure I can hide here behind my computer in the hospital until I get released and can get the strength to talk to him.
So...Is there a decent amount of classroom stuff I can help with? Surface support at the pool and lake? Or am I pretty much left with studying for exams and becoming a fixture at the dive shop just to get my neoprene fix and maybe learn a trick or two in the art of air fills and gear repair? Not that any of that is time wasted but I'd really like to knock off some signatures on that sheet if I can along the way...
*sigh* I know I'm very lucky and blessed to be alive or even able to walk again after the type of stroke I had and I shouldn't be this upset about diving...but it's my thing. I've worked so freaking hard to get to where I am as a Divemaster Candidate and I'm just lost. Diving what I do and a major part of who I am as I know it is for a lot of us and not being able to do it for God knows how long is killing me. Kwim?
I guess on the bright side the day I do finally finish Divemaster will be even MORE of an accomplishment now than ever before and will sort of be like me giving my stroke the middle finger and setting it on fire.
Thanks in advance for listening to me cry and for any and all advice!
So...Is there a decent amount of classroom stuff I can help with? Surface support at the pool and lake? Or am I pretty much left with studying for exams and becoming a fixture at the dive shop just to get my neoprene fix and maybe learn a trick or two in the art of air fills and gear repair? Not that any of that is time wasted but I'd really like to knock off some signatures on that sheet if I can along the way...
*sigh* I know I'm very lucky and blessed to be alive or even able to walk again after the type of stroke I had and I shouldn't be this upset about diving...but it's my thing. I've worked so freaking hard to get to where I am as a Divemaster Candidate and I'm just lost. Diving what I do and a major part of who I am as I know it is for a lot of us and not being able to do it for God knows how long is killing me. Kwim?
I guess on the bright side the day I do finally finish Divemaster will be even MORE of an accomplishment now than ever before and will sort of be like me giving my stroke the middle finger and setting it on fire.
Thanks in advance for listening to me cry and for any and all advice!