So, Howdy.
I'm still among the living. I have my final (hopefully) PET/CT scan Oct. 4 to ensure I truely am cancer free.
Assuming I'm OK, discussion can begin about possiblities of reconstruction surgery(ies) so I be rid of this f...ng trach tube in my throat and the feeding tube in my belly.
Then maybe I can eat and drink like a human and become a little more and be able to speak clearly without having to write all the time. Not that I mind writing so much as I do not being able to be understood.
It keeps me in a foul mood most of the time so I never answer the phone anymore and avoid people best I can.
Being in a nursing home at age 57 was not how I planned things.
At least I have about all the time in the world to work on model railroad.
I see I missed a totally new website! Someone else had to clue me in.
Oh well.... here I am none the less.
E.
It's great to hear that you are cancer-free. Keep fighting!
That's great E, hang in there. 🙂
A big 10-4 and thumbs up on that.
Thanks for your update and remember that you are in our prayers.
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Glad you are hanging in there Big E....was thinking of posting this morning to see if anyone had heard from you....take care and be strong brother..
Oh yeh....Happy Birthday....
gschrock, post: 448027, member: 556 wrote: Duuuude! Great to hear from you 🙂
Yo Dude back!
I'd rather be a Gorn than a Borg any day!!
Some days my speech sounds like a Gorn it seems like and no one can understand anything.
Just don't shoot me with a homemade cannon full up diamonds the size of baseballs.
Remember, I have a sonic screwdriver!!
Eric. Thank you for checking in.
@#$% it all anyway buddy.
That is some tough stuff to hear about.
You have a lot of friends out here in the ether.
Howdy, man. Good to hear from you again. Keep up the good fight.
Eric, I have wondered how you are doing. And simply prayed for you.
Amen
So Mote It Be.
Hang in there Big E!
Glad to hear that you are doing better, BigE. Thanks for coming by and letting us know how you are.
Last night while shopping at Walmart (which I avoid like the plague), I met an elderly man in one of those electric carts.
He was struggling to get a package of paper towels into his cart. I felt bad for him and offered to help. He said he was fine, but sure could use a bungee cord.
Made me laugh because it reminded me of my grandfather.
I could see he clearly was not going to be able to reach any of the stock on the upper shelves and felt bad that he didn't have anyone to help him. I thought about that while I continued shopping. Finally I decided to make a trip back to that area of the store and see if he needed help.
We struck up a conversation and sure enough he asked if I could hand him a box of tissues from the top shelf.
During the 20 minutes that I talked with him, I learned that he was proudly 84 years old and had suffered a major stroke.
He had been in a coma for an extended period of time and was house bound for the last 5 years.
This trip to Walmart was his first trip out of the house alone.
I thought to myself "geeze - first trip out by yourself in 5 years and you picked Walmart as a place to go?!"
He said that he was a "car buff" and his kids let him buy a 1971 Cadillac. This was also his first time driving alone in 5 years.
I had noticed the Cadillac in the parking lot because it had all the windows down, which is unusual these days.
I told him I had admired it on the way into the store and he smiled proudly.
He shook my hand while looking me in the eyes, called me by my first name, and said he was glad to talk with me and that maybe we might meet another time. Sure is nice talking with older folks.
When I checked out, I asked one of the employees to watch out for him and offer to help load his groceries into his car.
A nice lady said she would walk back and find him and offer some help shopping. I suspect they probably did more talking than shopping.
I was impressed that he had gone through so much and yet at 84 was still striving to be independent and gladly accepting help from others.
It was kind of inspiring to me at the time in a way that probably will not come across properly.
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I have had several accidents in my life that left me wheelchair bound for weeks and on crutches for months.
One thing I remember that I appreciated was when someone wheeled me outside into a garden and just let me sit there by myself.
It was a nice break from being cooped up in a hospital room.
You will pull through and find your independence.
Get outside and breath some fresh air if you can.
Get some sunlight. For me it made a big difference in my mental attitude.
Welcome back E. Be well!
Hi Eric, glad you are feeling better. Welcome back and remember we are thinking of you.
Good to hear from you Brother. Hang in there and keep fighting. Hope fully this will all be a memory soon.
[USER=7286]@imaudigger[/USER]
"He shook my hand while looking me in the eyes, called me by my first name"
He had no trouble remembering your name. How many other guys do you know with the first name, Ima?
I knew a sweet little old lady when I was a little kid whose name was Ima.
Holy Cow, post: 448382, member: 50 wrote: [USER=7286]@imaudigger[/USER]
"He shook my hand while looking me in the eyes, called me by my first name"
He had no trouble remembering your name. How many other guys do you know with the first name, Ima?
I knew a sweet little old lady when I was a little kid whose name was Ima.
It's a rare thing these days. Everybody walks around staring at their phone and avoids eye contact.
Holy Cow, post: 448382, member: 50 wrote: How many other guys do you know with the first name, Ima?
I think we're supposed to parse that as I'm Au (gold) Digger.
Bill93, post: 448397, member: 87 wrote: I think we're supposed to parse that as I'm Au (gold) Digger.
Or maybe its Australian Digger? - Digger being a common term over there
