Hello guys! It is so good to be back. I hope you all are doing well in lockdown and quarantine and staying positive!
The concept of this video is a bit different from my other videos. This video is based on my life after the mishap 3 years ago and all the trauma and pain I went through. There are glimpses of the surgery I had just after the stroke. When I woke up, reality struck me hard. My body was half paralysed. I lost the sensation in my arm and legs. It was devastating that I could not play tabla anymore. When the doctors told me at the beginning of rehab that I might never walk again something snapped, and I became very angry. I wasn’t about to let anyone tell me what my life would be like. I used my anger to recover and I was out to prove them wrong. I wanted to play tabla like never before. I had to learn to walk, to use my hands. I had to learn everything from scratch. My brain was exhausted of all the trauma but the heart wants what it wants.
I concentrated and worked on my legs for the first 6 months. All the struggle paid off and I took my baby steps under supervision of my excellent PT from rehab (Philadelphia).
I started to walk on the treadmill with support, hanging from a machine. I got hard core stimulation every day, trying to wake my leg muscles. There were many ups and many downs. I found hope through determination and perseverance.
The big day finally came and I slowly walked with the help of a big foot brace on my ankle and a crutch. Due to your prayers and love, now, after three years, I can walk freely without any help. I can drive and get around by myself.
Real life doesn’t always allow you to write your own Hollywood ending. To this day my left arm remains paralyzed. It was not easy for me to accept the new me. I experienced some raw emotions which led to some dark thoughts. My sense of self became distorted. The fire/ blood dark hoodie resembles the period of depression I went through and the white one resembles my hope, passion and determination to get back to music.
I was drowning but I survived because of your prayers and support. I do not know how I can ever thank you for all the love you gave me during my darkest years.
I promise to work hard to re-establish myself in music so I can get back on stage and play for you guys once more. I sustained a stroke which by the grace of God I was able to overcome. I don’t know why things happen to people, but as they say, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.”My doctor from Philadelphia told me after my last scan that some tissues in my brain are dead and there’s a high probability that they would not regenerate. But deep down I know that if your love can get me through this far, it can help me finish the race.
As time goes on, family and friends may fall away, they often don’t understand. In this lonely time when most of my fake friends left me, my mom and my real friends stuck by me and provided me with the emotional support I needed.
I humbly request everyone to keep a check on their health. I don’t want anyone to travel the path that I went through. I had High Blood pressure and Diabetes of which I was not aware of. I went on with my busy life, travelling around the world for music, literally jumping from plane to plane. The lack of sleep, bad diet, and the worsening health ended up giving me a stroke.
For all others who have also been down this road before; we are survivors and we know that perseverance and achievement are attainable. You can do it!

After making this track, I feel like I used to before. Now that I am recovering, I will be producing more tracks. Thank you everyone once again for all the love and support and enjoy the track!!!
composed /vocal percussion / jomy george
REMIXEDSHANKAR TUCKER
video /edit/ JIBIN JOSEPH(complete brain behind thevideo)
copyright -jomy george(jg entertaintment)