PEOPLE Paul Strikwerda Suffers Stroke Inside VO Booth - Recovering Now, Relates Horrible Experience April 12, 2018
(VOXtra) - Paul Strikwerda, a top voice talent whose blogs about the voice-over world frequently appear on VoiceOverXtra shook us on March 27 with a Facebook post that began characteristically for Paul with no hint as to what would follow:
"Yesterday I had my first helicopter ride ..."
And then he knocked the breath out of us by continuing:
"... as I was airlifted from my home studio to the hospital. After a stroke."
Today he's recovering at home, and in his first blog since that awful day, Paul recounts the horror of experiencing a stroke while confined in his sound-proof VO booth, alone at home, unable to move and gasping for air ...
In the late afternoon while at work in
my studio, I suddenly and inexplicably began to feel light-headed. My
legs became weak like rubber, unable to support the body they held up.
Then I blacked out for who knows how long. It felt like minutes, but it
could have been for hours. When I regained consciousness, I found myself
on the floor, painfully twisted like a pretzel, gasping for air. I
tried to get up on both knees but couldn't. It was as if my brain's
messages didn't reach my muscles. I'd never experienced anything like it
in my life.
... While I was lying on the floor, I
noticed that my breathing had become very shallow. I had no idea for how
long I had been down. The lightheadedness got worse by the minute, and
suddenly it dawned upon me that I was using up all the oxygen in my
seven by seven, hermetically sealed, and unventilated voice-over studio.
I clearly needed help, but who could possibly rescue me?
Yet thank goodness, today Paul is not only recovering, but again sharing observations about life, including the values of positive thinking and having supporting, caring people in his life.
Besides hundreds of well-wishes during his hospital stay, Paul received visits from many friends, including Uncle Roy Yokelson and Mike Harrison (pictured).
Click here to read Paul's entire blog about the stroke experience.
Paul: Whew! Welcome home ... and take it easy!
For more about Paul Strikwerda and to contact him: Web: www.nethervoice.com Double Dutch Blog: www.nethervoice.com/nethervoice Making MONEY In Your PJs: http://makingmoneyinyourpjs.com
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Positive prayers everyone.
God bless you, my friend.
Be well...and when in doubt, have ice cream! :-)
I'm lucky to be alive, and to have so many colleagues who wish me the very best. The feeling is entirely mutual!