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@NTA said in Happiness Scale:
Well, just to fuck life up when things seemed to be getting on track after the recent episode:
Boxing Day 2023 I woke up with a bit of vision loss in my left eye. Hospital is always fun that time of year (not) and after spending most of the next day there and running all sorts of tests, they decided to pump me with steroids and sent me off to see a Neuro-Opthamologist.
The diagnosis was optic neuritis. But they wanted to know what was causing it.
And today - after over a year of mostly waiting between tests - the same specialist reckons the diagnosis is Multiple Sclerosis.
Now for another MRI to see if it has advanced, so we can look at treatment options from there.
Given the extended and repeated kicks in the balls our family has received over the past 8 years, I fully expect to win the lottery any minute now.
On the plus side, the doc said it was caught very early and treatments were becoming more and more effective. We're a long way from people being wheelchair-bound by the time they're 50 (I'm turning 49 in June).
He's talking 10-20 years before any impacts to lifestyle at the moment, but needs the next round of tests before being sure.
I've got 5 caps to get for the rugby club to get above two other blokes (absolute peanuts) who don't deserve to be there TBH, and then refereeing. A trip to Europe and other shit once my daughter finishes school this year.
Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'
Nick, just read this. Keep on keeping on, lots to live for mate. Cliche I know but wordiness is not my strong suit. All the very best. You’re a good person.
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@Victor-Meldrew USofA license is in the mail with my bike endorsement.
Current life crisis is...- do I go and buy a bike immediately, and maybe get a couple of weeks of summer riding in before putting it away for PNW winter, and pay insurance, etc...
- or procrastinate even further, which got me here, and wait until next summer
- dive into something like riders-share.com for the next month
- go to UK and borrow the bike I left there for a month or so
Fucking 1st world problems, but...
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@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Victor-Meldrew USofA license is in the mail with my bike endorsement.
Current life crisis is...- do I go and buy a bike immediately, and maybe get a couple of weeks of summer riding in before putting it away for PNW winter, and pay insurance, etc...
- or procrastinate even further, which got me here, and wait until next summer
- dive into something like riders-share.com for the next month
- go to UK and borrow the bike I left there for a month or so
Fucking 1st world problems, but...
Any of those options except procrastinate. Riding is good for the soul if it's in your blood. I am on a three week trip at the moment and it's been cathartic.
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@Crazy-Horse I just found a crowd-sourced rental Ducati Monster less than 1-hour away via public transport. Is now definitely my top option for filling the itch this summer.
And will be back in NZ for Dec/Jan on the Speed Triple.
Next NH summer... I'll look at leasing something for US road-trips. -
@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse I just found a crowd-sourced rental Ducati Monster less than 1-hour away via public transport. Is now definitely my top option for filling the itch this summer.
And will be back in NZ for Dec/Jan on the Speed Triple.
Next NH summer... I'll look at leasing something for US road-trips.So many great roads in the US. I had a bike tee'd up and three months up my sleeve to ride in the US, then covid hit. I really need to get working on it again.
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
I am on a three week trip at the moment and it's been cathartic.
Had a really stressful 3-4 weeks so 1st time out in that time. Clears the head and makes the world seem a lot more manageable.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ. -
@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ.Norway is good. But my favourite ride ever is/was Picton to Christchurch.
I'm def. not an unsociable animal, but I'm also at my happiest when riding alone for some reason.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Happiness Scale:
@Kruse said in Happiness Scale:
@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
And NZ is motorcycle paradise. I didn't appreciate how good it is until I left.
It is SO fucking good.
I reckon I've now ridden in over a couple dozen countries... 8/10 of my favourite roads are in NZ.I'm also at my happiest when riding alone for some reason.
Same, and I am not sure I can explain why
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