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The story of me
This document describes Ian Forrester's life events, near-death experience, recovery, and reflections. It outlines that he was born in Bristol, lived in London, was involved in various tech events. He had a subarachnoid haemorrhage but survived after brain surgery. During his recovery in the hospital with 12 days of lost memories, he reflected on life and received support through social media. Upon returning home, he had difficulties adjusting but was inspired to make the most of his life and inspire others.
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- 5. Forerunner to GirlGeekdinners http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelc/3683969080/
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- 9. It was goodto be me
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- 14. Pin up forBBC's move north
- 15. Yes, life wastoo good...
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- 17. At the sametime... Closing down BBC Backstage (announcement at Thinking Digital 2010)
- 18. Designing the BBCBackstage ebook with Suw & Kevin
- 19. Buying my firsthome alone (finding the deposit)
- 20. Taking part inFutureEverything (talking and arranging)
- 21. Watching Malcolm Gladwellat the Lowry with a ex
- 22. Planning the DataVisualisation weekender with Rewired State
- 23. Massive Werewolf gameat PlayEverything, Contact Theatre
- 24. Dating a verydifficult alcoholic girlfriend
- 25. Moving the Backstagecommunity and servers
- 26. UK General Election(Thursday 6 th May 2010)
- 27. Selling items onEbay
- 28. Apple launched theiPad (26 th April 2010)
- 29. Ubuntu and Phoneupgrades
- 30. Bleed on theBrain: Subarachnoid haemorrhage flickr.com/photos/photowolf/4996673949
- 31. My world almostended Its mainly congenital - you're born with it
- 32. Can also bea consequence of ageing or high blood pressure
- 33. Excess stress canresult in a subarachnoid haemorrhage or stroke
- 34. People of africanorigin are at increased risk, like high blood pressure flickr.com/photos/rckmsckm/2772619738
- 35. My world almostended very badly Typically, the person collapses with a sudden headache unlike any they've experienced before. They may vomit, develop signs of meningitis, such as neck stiffness and dislike of light, and may rapidly become drowsy, confused and unconscious Haemorrhage's in young adults can often be fatal, 30 per cent die within hours, a further 30 per cent die within the first month or result in serious disability
- 36. What happened? Ianhad been feeling very unwell, and his flatmate and his boss convinced him to go to the hospital to get checked out. We were called on Monday 17th May and told Ian was in hospital. Originally they suspected meningitis. However, all we know at the moment is that he had a bleed on his brain. He had surgery that day to put a drain in and has been heavily sedated in the ICU at Salford Royal - Mum & Dad writing on caringbridge
- 37. My Last TweetDecided to watch film called Virtuality instead of getting caught up in the election results. May 6, 2010 at 15:16
- 38. 7 days lyingin bed dying
- 39. Where were thereal people?
- 40. Saved my lifeflickr.com/photos/matlocktest/2866605658 flickr.com/photos/madlabuk/4862959349 “ this is adrian. ian's boss. have you seen him in last 48 hours? he has no showed at office meetings and no social media -pls reply asap”
- 41. Hobnobs will makeyou better http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartwebster/5763420136
- 42. 12 days ofmemories gone
- 43. Public vs privatediscourse http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburt/318463437/
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- 45. Over sharing orover listening? http://www.flickr.com/photos/re-publica/4520056599
- 46. The age ofpublicness http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/06/21/oversharing-on-oversharing/
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- 49. Social Media CafeManchester
- 50. Thinking Digital inNewcastle
- 51. An Event Apartin Boston
- 52. CD of get-well'sfrom Rainycat flickr.com/photos/philliecasablanca/3294994210
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- 54. What did Googleannounce? flickr.com/photos/brendanlim/5224567968
- 55. What happened inLost?
- 56. What about theflat, I was buying?
- 57. Hello world Thankyou very much for taking the time to find out how I am doing. I am doing okay. I am still in hospital, but making a positive recovery. Thank you to everybody who has written to me and my family and thanks for writing such amazing things. The trach tube is out and I can speak again. The feeding tube is also out. I had solid food for the first time yesterday--it was horrible! Of course it was hospital food. Thank you for all the messages to my family. I'm on the way to recovery http://www.flickr.com/photos/funky64/2608802644/
- 58. A difficult returnto life http://www.flickr.com/photos/adewale_oshineye/2061497542
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- 60. Missed Gladwell inManchester flickr.com/photos/kk/2987240002
- 61. From a perfect100% to 85.7% http://www.flickr.com/photos/funky64/2608802644/
- 62. Forgetting peoples nameshttp://www.flickr.com /photos/barkbud/4914492619
- 63. Lots of timeto think (sabbatical?) flickr.com/photos/smoodysarah/4953634569
- 64. The human mindis incredible flickr.com/photos/photowolf/4996673949
- 65. Happiness is allin the mind http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericparker/3052056645
- 66. Happy with life?60,000 thought's a day 95% are the same as yesterday 80% are negative thoughts
- 67. Fear is alsoin the mind
- 68. Complex & uniqueorganisms
- 69. And yes, I'mstill a atheist
- 70. Together we cando amazing things http://www.flickr.com/photos/shankbone/6199349311/
- 71. Steve Jobs "Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life (...) Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life "
- 72. - (2005. StanfordUniversity) http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizzato/6216846288/
- 73. How many liveshave I inspired?
- 74. What is thepurpose of life...?
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- 76. ...hopefully I've donethat today
- 77. Thank you forlistening to my story Ian Forrester | c ubicgarden.com | @cubicgarden Presentation : CC BY-NC-SA