Unfortunately I have been down for the count since my last post as a result of one bulging and one herniated disc  in my lower back.  I have to say through the agony, and tears, and hospital stays, I’ve certainly learned a thing or two about myself and the importance of having solid  learning networks in place for ALL areas of your life, not just your professional one.

Essentially, I have spent the last several weeks talking to local doctors, searching google and youtube,  chatting with other people with the same ailment in online discussion forums, skyping family members across North America who practice alternative medicine, and reading article after article on disc herniation recovery.

Anyway, I won’t belabour this further but I will say as a Vancouver resident who is without a GP, and in overall good health  I have just now discovered the incredible shortfalls of relying on one source for information (in this case, information on recovery).I think it was Downes who said, “Once you know, you can’t not know.” That is so true! And now that I know, I am better off for it.

Much like my PLN for professional development, I find that I am at the center of my learning (in this case, healing). And like my PLN for pro d, I find that with a larger, more diverse group of people to communicate and connect with, I have hope that things will get better. And at its most basic level that is what a PLN will do for us.

Stay tuned, I am still unable to sit but I am able to stand for longer periods of time and I have discovered that  my stove and its conveniently placed hood fan make an excellent place to work when I’m able.

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