Tom Odland:
CLASS OF 1977
Mounds View High SchoolClass of 1977
Arden hills, MN
Tom's Story
Tom is from Roseville, Minnesota.. His schools include Mounds View High School. He later attended St. Olaf College (Biology), University of Minnesota (Biology). He works(ed) at Odland Consulting, LLC.
My stroke occurred almost fourteen years ago. My two daughters went off to school (I have aphasia. I can’t talk, barely). My right arm and my voice are affected (next the whole right side). I couldn’t dial 911, I couldn’t remember that. It was WEIRD. I live on a cul de sac, a mile from the beginning. I had to make up my mind; if I die, the will find me or I drive 6 miles to the doctor. It was a manual...Expand for more
, a Jeep Wrangler. That means I drive in first gear, then using my left hand, shifting to the second gear. The second one wins, by a mile. I made it. The doctor called 911 and I was off to the hospital, U of M. The second Stroke hit me the next morning. It was major. Brain surgery took about 6 1/2 hours. Four months in the hospital. I was a heart specialist. I got 12 patients. No no more! My Frontal Lobe, the front part of the brain on the left side was shot. But you know what? ). I love it! I’m alive.
Thank you for reading this. I’ll see you later!
Music Tom likes includes Styx, Buddy Guy, Heart.
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