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Senior Member

Well its bee awhile since I've been online hence why I haven't stopped by. Then again I didn't have .any messages fro You or see any posts on My wall. I hope everything has been going well for You. As,I recall You were struggling last year about this. time. I hope things have have gotten better since.

Hey There Stranger...just checking in on you. its been awhile since I last heard from you and I must admit I am getting a little worried. please take a moment to cruise by and say hello. Happy Positive enegry heading your way

I broke my back and shoulder in Nam, incoming mortar. repaired me, a round through my right leg broke my femur. I taught hand to hand and studied martial arts. I did at least okay til 10 years ago when all the repairs went out of warranty :-)

3 vertebrae collapsed and I had 100% compression of th spinal cord for too long. so 9 spinal procedures, 7 knee/femur procedures a nasty shouler rebuild and I struggle. way too much in a short time and such poor recovery and complications.

ambulatory but central pain, cauda equina syndrome, drop foot and marginal feeling on my right al below the waist.

Can't fight, can't hike can't... a lot of things, but the chronic pain has torn my soul out.

sorry the rant, it took over.

I wish you peace, how are you ??

Kindy,

ket

they really do a good job of reflecting it! i feel ur rage..
i wont even ask how it changed u...were u injured in the military?

Lisa

not a cat fan, but i love yer pix!

Thank you for your email and I respect your not wanting to do get involved. Believe me, my will and wit are strong enough to hold my own, but your support means a lot.

Some assholes have no sense of humor and are such goddamn hypocrites! Fuck them! I want to be invited to their funerals so I can just laugh the whole time. (Oh no, he didn't! Todd that was awful!) LMAO!

Hows it goin Bill? I hope your turkey day was good,Im headed up to the Cleaveland Clinic Spine Institute hopeing for some answers to the nightmare.Im getting over a blood infection I hope,It kind of really knocked me for a loop fast blood preasure 78 over 40 thats when I really even knew I was sick. Catch you latter bud Mike

Hi Bill. You don't know me, but you were one of my inspirations to join CareCure.

I saw you've been having such a hard time, and especially lately. If I have the time right, your pump trial should be coming up soon - I just wanted to say good luck, I hope it goes smoothly. And I REALLY hope it brings you relief. You sound as if you have so many talents and interests, a loving wife - so much to live for. If only.... Hang in there - and I hope so much to hear good news from you soon.

Bill hows it goin man? Im allways posting mesages in the wrong place but glad you got it lol. I hear you about the wife pushing so hard but maybe thats why you have made it this far.Sometimes I wish my wife could feel my pain for 1 minuite so she could understand this is a hell that there is no escape from. I dont understand how anyone could keep there head together under this kinda suffering.my wife pushes me to but at least you can cook, my own dog is afraid of my cooking.Im trying to get back into my music I just cant find my edge right now. later

Bill,

I gotta get back over here, I have no good excuses other than work/family. This has been a pretty busy sellin year and hectic to say the least so CC, Facebook, and personal email have suffered greatly I'm gonna start back soon I had 1003 jokes that i finally had to erase cause my box was gettin jammed, I'm already up to 300+again so i'll go pick a few that are CC "postable" and get um on. Thanks for the fire....how u been

E-von

Hang in there pet........I hear you with pain in feet and legs.....Driving me insane too......But always here for you!!!
(gentle hugs)
Liz xx

Hows it goin Man ? Sometimes you get the pain and some times the pain gets you ,eather way your in pain hang in there

Bill thanks for the good words I hope we can be freinds,

Bill I sent you a friends request, I hope you accept
Hugs.xxx

Hope they find something to stop the decline and pain for you. I am going Tuesday for a refusion due to broken hardware and failed fusion at L1. Currently fused posterior T8 to L3. They will replace posterior hardware and refuse and then go in through left side and fuse T10 to L3 on front with a rod also. I have issues below that at L5-S1 and L1-L2. My question is how much flexibility do you have with your spine fused that low to do things like transfers and bowel program. I am concerned that if I have to fuse eventually down that low I may lose the ability to do those things. They are key to my independence. I live alone and I am 52 years old.

Hey Bill are you in a chair or walking? I have some questions about your fusions.

Hey,
Bill I just sent you a Friends request.I noticed you don't have any Care Cure Friends in your profile. Hope you will accept my Friends request.
Bob in Oldsmar Florida.

I hope you get to feeling better soon man.

Thanks for checking in Bill. I am actually still in the hospital, well in the hospital again. I have a clot that needs to go away , and then the usual.

Yes. I worked at The Advocate in Stamford for 28 years and retired about 6 p.m. May 18.

Bill, thanks so much for the compliments . I love singing Lieder !!!! I am planning on getting my doctorate, hopefully . I really had to fight to get into the program though. They didn't want to accept me since I would not be able to accept leading roles in operas, blah blah blah. I said, I don't care if I get leading roles or not, I just want to sing. It doesn't matter how old you are. Music is in your soul and that is ageless .

Becky

I did, I listened, beautiful! Thank you. Your voice is a beautiful gift.

I sang Lieder and Chasson had a beautiful voice for a small hall. I ruptured a vocal chord singing rock and ruined my voice. It never came back. I have 2 daughters who majored in music, one is getting her doctorate in Kodaly was brass. My other daughter was voice. She heard a tape of me I ruined my voice before she was able to really listen or remember. She was surprised as now I've a gruff rasp instead of a really nice 2nd tenor. Such is life I guess, but I still miss singing and I'm 56.

Kindly,

Bill

Hey Bill, did you check the myspace link? I know they work there. It takes a second for the page to load.

Becky