The story of me
The Story of Me
Born in Bristol
Moved to London
Geekdinners
Forerunner to Girl Geekdinners
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelc/3683969080/
BarCamps
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mn_francis/397650529
Hackdays
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattcashmore/706174709
Life was great
It was good to be me
Maybe over-doing somethings
Recently divorced
New single lifestyle
New city
Pin up for BBC's move north
Yes, life was too good...
...something snapped
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo/372370955
At the same time...
Closing down BBC Backstage (announcement at Thinking Digital
2010)
Designing the BBC Backstage ebook with Suw & Kevin
Buying my first home alone (finding the deposit)
Taking part in FutureEverything (talking and arranging)
Watching Malcolm Gladwell at the Lowry with a ex
Planning the Data Visualisation weekender with Rewired State
Massive Werewolf game at PlayEverything, Contact Theatre
Dating a very difficult alcoholic girlfriend
Moving the Backstage community and servers
UK General Election (Thursday 6th May 2010)
Selling items on Ebay
Apple launched the iPad (26th April 2010)
Ubuntu and Phone upgrades
Bleed on the Brain: Subarachnoid haemorrhage
flickr.com/photos/photowolf/4996673949
My world almost ended
Its mainly congenital - you're born with it
Can also be a consequence of ageing or high blood pressure
Excess stress can result in a subarachnoid haemorrhage or
stroke
People of african origin are at increased risk, like high blood
pressure
flickr.com/photos/rckmsckm/2772619738
My world almost ended 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
What happened?
Ian had 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
My Last Tweet
Decided to watch film called Virtuality instead of getting
caught up in the election results.
May 6, 2010 at 15:16
7 days lying in bed dying
Where were the real people?
Saved my life
flickr.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
Hobnobs will make you better
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartwebster/5763420136
12 days of memories gone
Public vs private discourse
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburt/318463437/
Public guestbook
Over sharing or over listening?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/re-publica/4520056599
The age of publicness
http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/06/21/oversharing-on-oversharing/
Public notice
Like a celebrity
Social Media Cafe Manchester
Thinking Digital in Newcastle
An Event Apart in Boston
CD of get-well's from Rainycat
flickr.com/photos/philliecasablanca/3294994210
First thoughts...
flickr.com/photos/smoodysarah/4953634569
What did Google announce?
flickr.com/photos/brendanlim/5224567968
What happened in Lost?
What about the flat, I was buying?
Hello world
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funky64/2608802644/
Thank you very much for taking the time to find out how I
amdoing. 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
A difficult return to life
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adewale_oshineye/2061497542
Missed the conversations
Missed Gladwell in Manchester
flickr.com/photos/kk/2987240002
From a perfect 100% to 85.7%
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funky64/2608802644/
Forgetting peoples names
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barkbud/4914492619
Lots of time to think (sabbatical?)
flickr.com/photos/smoodysarah/4953634569
The human mind is incredible
flickr.com/photos/photowolf/4996673949
Happiness is all in the mind
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericparker/3052056645
Happy with life?
60,000 thought's a day95% are the same as yesterday80% are
negative thoughts
Fear is also in the mind
Complex & unique organisms
And yes, I'm still a atheist
Together we can do amazing things
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shankbone/6199349311/
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"
- (2005. Stanford University)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizzato/6216846288/
How many lives have I inspired?
What is the purpose of life...?
...Inspire others
...hopefully I've done that today
Thank you for listening to my story
Ian Forrester | cubicgarden.com | @cubicgarden
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