G’Day from Melbourne. BY MIKE BOWEN
was told later) onto the road and then proceeded I’VE SAID AND WRITTEN MANY TIMES (Icrossing three busy major road junctions and finally coming to a holt approximately 8 KS away from my OVER THE YEARS WHY THERE IS home. The police cars, and a helicopter arrived to ALWAYS HOPE, EVEN WHEN YOU check out the sight to see, if I might have hurt others while driving and for any damage that I might have ARE AT YOUR LOWEST EBB. PRIOR caused. They agreed that I was not a car jacker or TO FEBRUARY 22ND LAST YEAR a hit and run driver. The result of that was, being whisked away by ambulance and spending three LIFE WAS FAIRLY NORMAL FOR ME, days in emergency and having multiple scans, x-rays, blood test and constant monitoring my nurses and CONSIDERING THE BLACK CLOUD doctors. (COVID 19) THAT WAS AND IS STILL HANGING OVER OUR HEADS. I SAID EARLIER, EVEN IN YOUR LOWEST EBB
THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.
Thinking I was lucky up to that date that I had side stepped covid-19, there was a rude awakening just about to tap me on the back right hand side of my head to let me know how life can change in a matter of seconds. Fairly normal up to that time then changed for me to life threatening by having a blood clot (Stroke). In the haze of my mind, I drove my car
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In my case I am the must optimistic person you would ever wish to meet, considering that was the fourth time I have escaped near death. Amazingly I have recovered all functions and escaped without a scratch. Do I believe in miracles you might well ask? You met I do.
