My recovery from 33- day coma / TBI / and the motivation behind IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COCKTAIL

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My Story & recovery from a 33-day coma / TBI / the motivation behind IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COCKTAIL
Here is what happened the night I was unconscious and in a coma for 33 days as a result of being ejected from a car after a night of drinking and driving. This is what drove me to create a place where I can share my passion for making quality cocktails at home and not have to go out, Thus saving money and lessening the possibility of drinking and driving.
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WHY DOES RAY TALK FUNNY OR DO EVERYTHING WITH HIS LEFT HAND? ( He had a traumatic brain injury )
check out my story - recovery from a 33-day coma
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@doubleb_tv 3 года назад

Great message, Ray. Thanks for sharing your story.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 3 года назад

Thank you, Brian, for liking it. I want to create an intro that quickly explains my story so that people get it up front. It gets frustrating sometimes, but kind words like yours really keep me going.

@katemessinger234 10 месяцев назад

We love you Ray!!!

@itsallaboutthecocktail 10 месяцев назад

Thank you SO much. I need to get some new videos done, Pronto, and appreciate the motivation, Kate.

@squad5111 Год назад

I’m glad you made it man

@itsallaboutthecocktail Год назад

Thanks friend! I asked them at the hospital if they wanted me to talk to head injury families and they said, No, it might give false hope - not everyone comes back I haven't done many videos lately because working my full time job gives me headaches, but I have SO much planned and retiring next week. Stay tuned for great stuff to come....

@francoblaser4417 6 лет назад

Wow Ray thanks for sharing your story, glad you beat the odds and thanks for the great message!! You are indeed a lucky irish man.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 6 лет назад

Thanks, Franco. I am indeed lucky. There were people at the rehab hospital that had a lot more to overcome. I appreciate the great comment!

@chrisjenvizzuso9316 3 года назад

you seem like the most wholesome man

@itsallaboutthecocktail 3 года назад

Thanks, I really appreciate that. I really need to start working out again.

@drum_corps_encyclopedia 5 лет назад

Great video! Really great story. I love all your video's especially your ones on costco products!

@itsallaboutthecocktail 5 лет назад

Thank you. I was thinking of doing a Costco vodka video with my Russian friend. It's a great deal& good product at around $15.

@drum_corps_encyclopedia 5 лет назад

@@itsallaboutthecocktail At the costco I go to the domestic Vodka is 12$ and the imported is 14$. I'm told tat the 12$ one should only be used for mixing though and is not good straight.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 5 лет назад

Usually, neither are bought to drink straight, but if that's what you're into would suggest a premium brand.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 2 года назад

I was going to do Costco gin, but they stopped selling it by ms.

@ChrisEvelo123 6 лет назад

Good message Ray.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 6 лет назад

Thanks for your support!

@itsallaboutthecocktail 6 лет назад

Thanks, Chris

@sjbeynon88 4 года назад

Inspiring! Brilliant to hear your experience and glad you have recovered. Looking forward to going through your videos.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

That really means the world to me that you understand my situation and how this is harder for me. ! Thank you for subscribing and the views. I need to really monitor my speech, for I had to relearn how to talk and mumble when I am not thinking, "Speak Clearly".

@sjbeynon88 4 года назад

it's all about the cocktail your speech is fine to me. You’re doing brilliantly and have overcome diversity and kicking ass! Keep it going!

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

I appreciate the kind words. I am going to make an intro video that quickly explains my story and what makes me different.

@EmanuelGonzalez-bf9hr 6 лет назад

What an incredible comeback!

@itsallaboutthecocktail 6 лет назад

I wasn't willing to accept the hand that I had been dealt. You have to push yourself,sometimes.....

@matthewmcgowan60 4 года назад

Hey Ray, greetings from Ireland! Just came across your channel this week - really taken aback and inspired by your story. Fair play to you and am tremendously happy that you were able to beat the odds and pull through. Genuinely touched by your will to get better, and then some. I'm only recently getting into the whole cocktail-making scene and am excited to comb through your channel and others to find some great recipes to tackle. Well done on the great content and well done on everything so far. Will definitely send you on any homemade cocktail recipes I try out that you might enjoy. Only wish I'd found your channel sooner! Go raibh mile maith agat, agus slán go fóill! (Thank you very much, and goodbye for now!)

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

Hello to you, my Irish Friend. Thanks for the kind words about my recovery. I wish you would have found me earlier as well. I'm curious what you think of my Irish coffee video and what the favorite Whiskies are over in the great Emerald Island.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

And go easy on me, for I don't know much Gaelic. I only know that we rescued our dog named Cullen, that my wife questioned the name until I told her it's Gaelic. I would like to know how to make the Gaelic accents on the keyboard, also.

@matthewmcgowan60 4 года назад

@@itsallaboutthecocktail Hello! You're very welcome sir! Glad that I did find your channel in the end. I had a watch of your Irish Coffee video there - love the idea of putting Creme de Menthe through the cream, must see about giving it a go some time! I'm not the biggest whiskey drinker myself - much prefer Guinness and Rum really - but the most popular that I'd know about are Jameson, Bushmill's (created in Antrim in the North East of Ireland), Teeling's, Paddy's, Power's (great for hot whiskey and lemon), and a more recently created whiskey from Dublin called Roe&Co. - I had a friend who worked at their distillery last year so they come highly recommended if you can get your hands on a bottle!! Personally I'd go for a Bushmill's as it's from my home county, but Teeling's and Jameson in my honest opinion but do keep your eyes peeled for any of the others mentioned above!!

@matthewmcgowan60 4 года назад

@@itsallaboutthecocktail neither do I re. speaking much Gaelic to be honest - I'm a terrible Irishman on that front! Great name for a dog, happy to hear it's with a good home and family. To type accents over letters (or "fada" in Irish), just hold down the 'alt gr' button beside the space bar at the same time as typing the next letter. It should work on all the vowels on your keyboard. I'm doing that on a Windows computer but not sure if it's different for others. Hope that works for ya, and give me a shout if you need any more help!

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

Thanks for the reply, Matt. I DID get a bottle of Teeling's small- batch I'm quite fond of and need to review. As well as Paddy's & Powers before they are empty. My wife got me bottles of Redbreast 12 & Greenspot last St. Pat's day and I haven't cracked open the Greenspot yet. I'm into rum as well and saw that Tullamore D.E.W. has one finished in Caribbean wine casks that I want to try.

@tonym1012 5 лет назад

Thank you for sharing. It means alot. For real.

@mikeschaeffer5265 6 лет назад

Never knew this. Thanks for the story. Glad you're safe!!

@itsallaboutthecocktail 6 лет назад

thanks, more cocktails & reviews to be coming......

@flowerchild777 4 года назад

Thanks👍 If I know of ANYONE who drives after drinking, I'll share you with them🙄

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

Thanks, I'm glad that you know. But others, you just need to reason with them and get them to realize it's just not worth the possible bad things that may incur.

@josebarajas3052 6 лет назад

This is why I made the choice to drink at home and not somewhere else

@itsallaboutthecocktail 6 лет назад

I learned the hard way and now understand how beneficial it can be!

@niloufararabi 2 года назад

My dads in a coma for 31 days now :( movements but no sign of eye opening. Level of gcs is 7. :/

@itsallaboutthecocktail 2 года назад

Sorry for your dad, but some come out of it. I pray your father is among those.

@itsallaboutthecocktail 2 года назад

I think the movements are a good sign. When I was in the coma my blood pressure would raise when my girlfriend whispered in my ear or they said my younger brother was driving my custom 4X4 truck. Please keep me updated.

@niloufararabi 2 года назад

@@itsallaboutthecocktail the doctors said there’s no hope, but he’s breathing on his own, he’s moving his arms and legs when you pinch him

@itsallaboutthecocktail 2 года назад

@@niloufararabi did you try talking in his ear or some smell he liked?

@chelie1771 4 года назад

how u recover becuase my brother wake up already but he still not talking?

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

yeah, that can be very frustrating for loved ones. It was hard for my loved ones to have faith after a month of nothing. Just please, have faith and do not give up on him. When I did come out of the coma, I was a rehab hospital in- patient for some time and recieved a lot of therapy as an out patient afterwards. But you must realize that everybody's brain and injury are different and you cant really compare one to another. You didn't really tell me how long since your brother awoke from his coma. All you can do is pray 4 his recovery and let him hear your voice. I hope that bring you some comfort in these difficult times. I'm here if you ever need someone to talk to. ~ Ray

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

You never wrote back. How is your brother?

@chelie1771 4 года назад

@@itsallaboutthecocktail wow im sorry i just now see my notif in youtube is miracle since i comment is almost 7 mos wow😱 but really miracle to god absosolutely he is ok now he can talk walk and his body figure come back now come fats but only he still suffering to his hands can not hold heavy thing and he can not up long time he said is still pain..he dont even go to therapy still just home doing simple excersize..thanks to GOD HE IS THE POWERFULL IN ANY BODY😊😊

@chelie1771 4 года назад

i cry and prayed hard that time mybe he wake up after two weeks and then he out ICU but still cannot talk and eat in mouth until mybe a week then doctor say they cannot say anything if he still comeback to normal or wt and doctor said my brother can go home and we juat take care at home same like an baby feed him change pampers take batch to him first dy of night at home my mother wake up and the hose to his nose that using he using to eat he remove then we cannot back to doctor suddenly that time because ia no car and so far away the hospital then my mother talk to him and SAY SO NOW HOW U CAN EAT U REMOVE UR HOSE IN UR NOSE and then mother said u can eat to ur mouth then they try him to fees mouth until he using to eat to his mouth and he swallow it then mybe i dont how many weeks until my niece hear that he can talk slow slow until he can move and stand up slowly then he is ok now mind back walk eat any food only the right hands problem still can not food same before and can not hndle hold heavy thing

@itsallaboutthecocktail 4 года назад

That is SO, SO, wonderful to hear. Not everybody snaps back right away or has the same level of recovery. The exercise is important and the physical therapy I went thru, (I was in a rehab hospital), gave me the exercises I should work on. This is the time to really work towards getting back your abilities to do simple things that were never so hard. You've got to be behind him to motivate him to push himself. Please give me updates on his progress. I'm not sure if the rehab hospital I was in has anything online, but they were great. Marianjoy Rehabilitation in Wheaton, Illinois.