JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT MY DAD WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING DUE TO HAVING A STROKE. HE IS AT STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND UNDERGOING ALL KINDS OF TESTS TO SEE WHAT CAUSED IT. MY FAMILY SPENT THE DAY AT THE HOSPITAL AND I WAS ABLE TO SPEND THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY BEFORE OPENING THE STORE. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT DAY FOR MY FAMILY. HE IS DOING OKAY BUT IS HAVING SPEECH ISSUES. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL COME SOON. EVERYBODY, PLEASE PRAY FOR MY DAD!!!
THANK YOU!!
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WELL IT HAS BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY SO LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
WORK UPDATE:
WELL I HAVE BEEN BACK TO WORK NOW FOR SEVERAL WEEKS SINCE BEING IN THE HOSPITAL AND IT HAS TAKEN SOME TIME TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE DONE WELL CONSIDERING WHAT I WENT THROUGH. THINGS HAVE BEEN BUSY AT THE STORE SINCE I AM GOING THROUGH STAFF CHANGES SO THAT IS ALWAYS INTERESTING WHEN SCHEDULING. I AM LOOSING ANOTHER SHIFT LEADER AND HIS LAST DAY IS BLACK FRIDAY. LOL…………AT LEAST HE IS WORKING THAT DAY. I HAVE BEEN BORROWING STAFF FROM OTHER STORES AND GIVING THEM HOURS BECAUSE THEY ARE WANTING HOURS AND I NEED THE HELP. IT IS A WIN WIN SITUATION. I HAVE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS THAT I WILL DOING INTERVIEWS WITH AFTER THANKSGIVING BUT IN THE MEANTIME I AM MAKING SURE MY STORE HAS COVERAGE. SINCE THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE I AM SURE BUSINESS WILL PICK UP BUT I AM SKEPTIC BECAUSE I THINK I AM IN A DECLINING BUSINESS THAT IS ONLY ON BORROWED TIME. I ENJOY MY JOB BUT SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL. STORES CLOSING AT BLOCKBUSTER AND FROM HOLLYWOOD REALLY HAVE ME WONDERING THE FUTURE OF THIS TYPE OF WORK. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS BUSINESS WILL BE DONE IN SEVERAL YEARS UNLESS THERE IS A MAJOR CHANGE OR BREAKTHROUGH. FRANKLY, I AM NOT SEEING IT HERE. THE COMPETITION IS TOUGH AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WOULD RATHER DOWNLOAD MOVIES OR GET ON DEMAND THAN COME INTO A STORE AND RENT MOVIES. THE END IS NEAR…………GUESS I WILL JUST WAIT UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2012………LOL………………..IT ALL IS SUPPOSE TO END THEN ANYWAY…………LOL
HEALTH UPDATE:
THIS WEEK I GO BACK FOR A FOLLOW UP CHEST X-RAY TO MAKE SURE MY LUNGS ARE CLEAR. THIS PAST WEEKEND I GOT ANOTHER FEVER AND HAD A COUGH ALONG WITH SOME HEAD CONGESTION. I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW BUT IF THE COUGH CONTINUES I WILL HAVE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON NOW. I MEAN IT HAS BEEN ONLY A MONTH SINCE GETTING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET SICK AGAIN. IT IS RIDICULOUS!!
ANYWAY, I HAVE BEEN FEELING OKAY BUT STILL GET TIRED AT TIMES BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED. I MEAN I DO HAVE THE DIALATED CARDIOMYOPATHY AND COMBINE THAT WITH JUST BEING IN THE HOSPITAL DUE TO A BACTERIAL INFECTION IS NOT A GOOD COMBINATION. GOOD AS TO BE EXPECTED I GUESS!! TRULY, IT IS FUSTRATING BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE MARCH OF 2006.
SPORTS UPDATE:
WELL THE YANKEES DID BUY THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF BASEBALL. OOPS I MEAN THEY WON. LOL………….ENOUGH ABOUT THE YANKEES!! THEY SUCK!!!! WHO CARES THAT THEY WON!!! I COULD CARE LESS!!! THEY SUCK!!!
THE STEELERS LOOSE AT HOME TO THE BENGALS. HOW THE HELL CAN THEY LOOSE AT HOME TO THE BENGALS??? I MEAN COME ON NOW. YOU ARE THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS AND YOU BLOW OUT THE BRONCOS AND COME HOME AND LAY AN EGG AT HOME AGAINST THE BENGALS. UNBELIEVEABLE!!! NEXT WEEK AGAINST THE CHEFS. OH I MEAN THE CHIEFS. LOL……….I GET NERVOUS WHEN THE STEELERS PLAY AGAINST TEAMS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO LOOSE.
THE PATRIOTS LOOSE TO THE COLTS LAST WEEK. GOING FOR IT ON YOUR OWN 28YRD LINE ON FOURTH AND TWO IS RIDICULOUS!! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUNT THE BALL AND STOP PEYTON MANNING AND YOU WIN THE GAME. WHAT THE HELL WAS BELLICHECK THINKING??? I BET HE IS THINKING ABOUT PUNTING NOW………LOL………..
HOLIDAY UPDATE:
WELL THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE SO NOT MANY PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE YET AND THAT IS DUE TO MY RETAIL SCHEDULE TO A COMPANY THAT STAYS OPEN ALL YEAR AND NEVER CLOSES. NOT EVEN FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. TALK ABOUT GREED!! ANYWAY, MY PLANS ARE DETERMINED FROM MY COVERAGE SO I AM HOPING TO HAVE ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS OFF.
ANYWAY, THAT IS THE UPDATE FOR NOW………..MORE TO COME SOON!!
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WELL IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS SINCE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL SO I WANT TO GIVE ALL OF YOU AN UPDATE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE…………
HEALTH UPDATE:
I HAD A CHEST X-RAY DONE LAST WEEK AND IT SEEMS THAT MY RIGHT LUNG IS 90% PNEUMONIA FREE. I DID MEET WITH MY DOCTOR AND MY CHEST X-RAY DID LOOK GOOD. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER TEST ON MY LIVER TO MAKE SURE MY BLOOD LEVELS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THANK GOODNESS MY BLOOD TEST SHOWED NORMAL LEVELS AGAIN. THIS WAS DONE TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY LIVER BECAUSE IN THE HOSPITAL I HAD ABNORMAL LEVELS BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE ANTIBIOTICS. I HAVE HAD SOME BREATHING ISSUES BUT I AM MAKING SURE IT DOES NOT GET WORSE. MAY NEED A FUTURE FOLLOW UP TO SEE WHAT COULD BE GOING ON IF THINGS GET WORSE. I DID RETURN TO WORK ON 10/26 AND FELT TIRED AFTER JUST A FEW DAYS BUT THINGS SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL IN ANOTHER WEEK. AFTER BEING OFF FOR THREE WEEKS IT WILL TAKE TO READJUST TO THE WORKING SCHEDULE AGAIN……
WORK UPDATE:
I RETURNED TO WORK THE WEEK OF 10/26 AND I HAD TWO INVENTORIES TO DO. WHAT A WELCOME BACK I GOT!! LOL……..IT WAS GREAT TO SEE MY STAFF AND CUSTOMERS AGAIN SINCE BEING OFF FOR THREE WEEKS!! MANY OF THEM DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME SO I HAVE EXPLAINED IT TO MANY OF THEM. EVERYBODY SEEMS SHOCKED THAT I HAD LEGIONEERS DISEASE. NOBODY IS AS SHOCKED AS I WAS. DURING MY TIME OFF OTHER STORES SENT SALESPEOPLE AND SHIFT LEADERS TO COVER MY HOURS THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THEM ESPECIALLY PAUL IN MIDDLEBORO. THANKS BUD!! IT IS GREAT TO HAVE A GOOD TEAM YOU CAN COUNT ON.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT HOLLYWOOD HAS CLOSED OVER 200 GAMECRAZY STORES AND RUMORS THAT OTHER STORES WILL BE CLOSING. AS FAR AS I KNOW I AM SAFE AT THE PEMBROKE STORE BUT THERE ARE NO GUARENTEES. IT SEEMS THIS BUSINESS IS VERY COMPETITIVE AND HOLLYWOOD IS MAKING SOME DECISIONS THAT I QUESTION. HEY, I LOVE MY JOB BUT HONESTLY I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL HAVE A JOB IN THE NEXT YEAR. I WILL JUST TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME. I HAVE SOME HIRING TO DO BUT I HAVE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS AT OTHER STORES WANTING HOURS SO I WOULD RATHER GIVE THEM THE HOURS INSTEAD OF HIRING ANYONE NOW.
GRANDMOTHER’S FUNERAL:
WELL MY FIRST WEEK BACK TO WORK TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TWIST WHEN I FOUND OUT MY GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 24TH AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 95. SHE LIVED A LONG LIFE AND MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO TO MY DAD AND MY RELATIVES. SHE HAD HEALTH ISSUES THE PAST FEW YEARS BUT IT IS TO BE EXPECTED AT HER AGE. I WENT TO THE FUNERAL ON OCTOBER 28TH. IT WAS NICE TO SEE MANY OF MY RELATIVES THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN IN MANY YEARS. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WAS OKAY BUT WHEN MY COUSIN CHRIS GOT UP TO TALK ABOUT GRAMMY AND USE HIS HUMOR TO TALK ABOUT THE GOOD TIMES WITH GRAM IT BROUGHT JOY AND LAUGHTER TO THE SERVICE. AS I LOOKED AROUND AT THOSE THAT CAME TO THE FUNERAL I WAS REMINDED THAT MY GRANDMOTHER TOUCHED MANY PEOPLE DURING HER 95 YEARS HERE. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT CLOSE TO MY GRANDMOTHER AND THAT IS NOBODY’S FAULT. UNFORTUNATELY, LIFE BRINGS YOU ON DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS DURING YOUR LIFE AND UNFORTUNATELY OUR ROADS DID NOT MEET FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. HOWEVER, I WAS TOUCHED KNOWING THE PEOPLE MY GRANDMOTHER TOUCHED DURING HER LIFE. THAT BROUGHT ME JOY AND PEACE KNOWING SHE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MANY LIVES. THAT I CAN BE THANKFUL FOR AND APPRECIATE. AFTER THE FUNERAL WE DID GO TO THE BURIAL SITE TO SEE THE RESTING PLACE OF MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE IS BURRIED NEXT TO MY AUNT ELAINE WHO PASSED AWAY ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. AFTER THAT THERE WAS A RECEPTION AT BENJAMINS IN TAUNTON AND THERE I GOT TO TALK TO SOME OF MY RELATIVES. MY RELATIVES AND I AGREED THAT WE NEED TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER WHILE WE HAVE A CHANCE BECAUSE LIFE IS UNPREDICTABLE. SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER. THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!
SPORTS UPDATE:
ON A LIGHTER NOTE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE YANKEES WILL WIN THEIR 27TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEY, I KNOW PEDRO IS PITCHING BUT IT WILL NOT MATTER. THE YANKEES SPENT OVER $200 MILLION IN PAYROLL SO THEY SHOULD WIN. AS A REDSOX FAN I WILL NOT BE HAPPY FOR THE YANKEES. I CANNOT STAND THE YANKEES AND HOPE THE PHILLIES WILL WIN BUT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. THE STAGE IS SET FOR A NEW YORK CELEBRATION. YUK!!!!!
MY STEELERS BEAT THE VIKINGS TWO WEEKS AGO TO GO 5-2 BUT HAVE A DIFFICULT GAME ON MONDAY AGAINST THE BRONCOS IN DENVER. SHOULD BE A GREAT GAME!! IS BRET FARVE 40 OR 25??? LOL…….I MEAN I CANNOT BELIEVE THE YEAR HE IS HAVING. IT IS RIDICULOUS!! LOL………….
BRUINS AND CELTICS ARE PLAYING NOW AND I THINK THE CELTICS WILL BE STRONG THIS YEAR. THE BRUINS I DO NOT KNOW HOW GOOD THEY WILL BE. TOO EARLY TO TELL NOW…
MOVIE UPDATE:
I HAVE NOT SEEN MANY MOVIES OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS BUT I GIVE A THUMBS UP TO THESE MOVIES:
ALIENS IN THE ATTIC
ORPHAN
MONSTERS VIS ALIENS
I GIVE A THUMBS DOWN TO THE NEW GI JOE MOVIE. RENT SOMETHING ELSE. THIS MOVIE WAS NOT GOOD…….
I WILL BE WATCHING SOME NEW MOVIES OVER THE NEXT WEEK SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK…..
WELL, THAT IS THE LATEST UPDATE FOR NOW. TILL NEXT TIME……………………………
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THIS PAST WEEK I SPENT THE WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL AND NOW I AM GOING TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT I AM DEALING WITH. I WILL BREAK THIS UP IN SEVERAL PARTS. HERE I GO:
BEFORE GOING IN HOSPITAL:
ON MONDAY OCTOBER 5TH I GOT HOME FROM WORK AND FOUND OUT I HAD A TEMP THAT WAS ABOUT 101. I TOOK SOME IBUPROFEN AND WOKE UP TUESDAY WITH A NORMAL TEMPERATURE SO I WENT TO WORK. FELT GOOD MOST OF THE DAY UNTIL AFTER 3PM WHEN I STARTED TO GET A FEVER. I WAS TRYING TO WORK THROUGH IT BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT. MY FEVER REACHED 103 AND I TRIED TO CALL TO GET SOMEONE TO COVER FOR ME BECAUSE I FELT LIKE CRAP. MY HEAD ACHED AND I WAS FEELING WEAK. THANK GOODNESS THAT MY SALESPERSON WAS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF CUSTOMERS THE REST OF THE NIGHT WHILE I LAID IN THE CAR AND SAT AROUND AT WORK FEELING TERRIBLE. ANYWAY, GOT HOME TUESDAY NIGHT AND MY FEVER WAS OVER 103 SO I TOOK MORE IBUPROFEN. IT KNOCKED THE FEVER DOWN BUT NOT TO NORMAL. WEDNESDAY I SAW MY FAMILY DOCTOR AND ACCORDING TO HIM I HAD FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS SO HE TOLD ME TO REST THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AND SEE HOW I FEEL. TOLD ME TO TAKE THE IBUPROFEN WHEN I NEEDED FOR THE FEVER. I WENT HOME AND BATTLED A FEVER THAT WOULD GO UP AND ONLY COME DOWN TO ABOUT 100.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUR FRIEND, ROBERTA, ARRIVED FROM FLORIDA AND STAYED WITH US. WE HAVE NOT SEEN HER FOR 14 YEARS SO IT WAS NICE TO RECONNECT ALTHOUGH I FELT TERRIBLE. WE HAD PLANNED THIS MONTHS BEFORE BUT DID NOT PLAN FOR ME TO BE SICK. I SPENT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BATTLING A FEVER THAT WOULD SPIKE UP OVER 103 THEN GO DOWN TO UNDER 100 BY TAKING IBUPROFEN. I HAD BODY ACHES, A HEADACHE AND JUST FELT HORRIBLE AND JUST LAYED AROUND. I KEPT FLUIDS IN MY BODY BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO DEHYDRATE. WELL FRIDAY ARRIVED AND I HAD NO CHANGE. I WAS STILL BATTLING A FEVER AND THEN GOT DIARREA. I CALLED MY DOCTOR AND THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO GO TO THE ER BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DEHYDRATED. THAT IS WHEN THE JOURNEY TOOK AND UNEXPECTED TWIST.
AT THE ER:
WE GOT TO THE ER AROUND 4:30PM ON FRIDAY WHEN I CHECKED IN TO BE SEEN. THEY CHECKED MY TEMP AND IT WAS 100.5. I FELT TIRED AND HAD HEADACHE BUT HAD TO WAIT TO BE SEEN. WHILE WAITING I GOT THE CHILLS AND I COULD FEEL MY TEMP GOING UP. I TOLD PAM THAT I HOPE THEY SEE MY FEVER SPIKE AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. DID NOT KNOW THAT THOSE WORDS WERE PROPHETIC BECAUSE IN A FEW HOURS THINGS WOULD TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE. ANYWAY, THEY PUT US IN A ROOM IN THE ER SECTION OF THE HOSPITAL AND THEY TOOK MY TEMP. IT STARTED TO CLIMB TO OVER 103. THEY TOOK ALL KINDS OF TESTS INCLUDING CHEST XRAYS, BLOOD TESTS, ETC,… WHILE IN THE ROOM THEY WERE GOING TO GET ONE BLOOD TEST BUT THEY HAD A HARD TIME FINDING AN ARTERY. MY FEVER THEN WAS OVER 104 AND I COULD TELL THEY WERE CONCERNED. WELL MY FEVER WAS 105.6 WHEN THEY TRIED TO FIND AN ARTERY TO TAKE A BLOOD SAMPLE WHEN MY EYES ROLLED BACK INTO MY HEAD AND I PASSED OUT ON THE TABLE. PAM WAS THERE AND SAW THAT BUT THANK GOODNESS THE DOCTORS AND NURSES FILLED MY ROOM AS THEY TRIED TO SEE IF I WAS CONCIOUS. I GUESS IT WAS A SEEN FOUND ON ER WHAT PAM TELLS ME. I HAD A YOUNG NURSE AND IT WAS HER FIRST NIGHT AND SHE WAS UPSET WATCHING ME LOOSE CONCIOUSNESS. ANYWAY, I WAS ONLY OUT FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE BUT NOW THE DOCTORS AND NURSES KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING SERIOUS GOING ON.
AFTER WAKING BACK UP THEY PUT ME ON A COOLING BLANKET FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BECAUSE MY FEVER WAS SO DANGEROUSLY HIGH. THE COOLING BLANKET HAD WATER IN IT THAT STAYS AROUND 40 DEGREES TO HELP ASSIST IN COOLING DOWN THE BODY. AFTER WHAT HAD SEEM LIKE MANY HOURS MY TEMP CAME DOWN AND THEY ALLOWED ME TO JUST REST IN THAT ROOM. ONE OF THE DOCTORS THERE TOLD ME THAT THEY FOUND PNEUMONIA IN MY RIGHT LUNG. SHE THEN SAID THEY WANTED TO ADMIT ME TO DO FURTHER TESTING SO FRIDAY NIGHT LATE I WAS ADMITTED OFFICIALLY INTO STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (HTTP://WWW.STURDYMEMORIAL.ORG ).
MY STAY AS A PATIENT AT STURDY:
IT WAS OFFICIAL. I WAS ADMITTED AND GOT MY OWN ROOM. I TRIED TO REST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BUT I WAS SCARED, FEELING LOUSY AND WANTED ANSWERS. THE NEXT FEW DAYS I BATTLED A FEVER, HEADACHE AND CHILLS BUT THANK GOODNESS I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. I HAD AN IV IN MY ARM TO PUT FLUIDS BACK IN MY BODY. THEY TOOK A LOT OF TESTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AT FIRST, THEY WERE BEING PRECAUTIOUS SO ANYBODY THAT CAME TO VISIT ME HAD TO WEAR A GOWN, GLOVES, AND MASK. THEY WERE THINKING POSSIBLE SWINE FLU VIRUS SO THEY WANTED TO BE CAREFUL. I MEAN THEY TOOK EVERY TEST POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. ORIGINAL CONCERN IS THAT MY FEVER WOULD SPIKE UP LATER IN THE DAY AND AT NIGHT SO THE FIRST THING TO DEAL WITH WAS THE FEVER. I TOOK SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE FEVER STABALIZED. I GOT THE ANSWER TO MY ISSUES THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT MY URINE SAMPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEGIONEER’S DISEASE (HTTP://WWWEDCP.ORG/FACTSHEETS/LEGION.CFM ) . IT SEEMS LIKE BACTERIA ENTERED MY BODY AND PRODUCED PNEUMONIA IN MY RIGHT LUNG. THEY PUT ME ON AN ANTIBIOTIC KNOW AS LEVAQUIN (HTTP://ANTIBIOTICS.EMEDTV.COM/LEVAQUIN/LAVAQUIN.HTML ). THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THEY STARTED ME ON THIS ANTIBIOTIC WHICH IS USED TO TREAT A BACTERIAL INFECTION LIKE LEGIONEER’S DISEASE. SO I SPENT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT THE HOSPITAL GETTING THIS ANTIBIOTIC. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME CRAMPING AND DIARREA BUT KNOWING THIS WILL KILL THE INFECTION GIVES ME PEACE.
SINCE THIS INFECTION ENTERED MY BODY MY FEAR IS THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLY DAMAGE MY HEART SO I REQUESTED THE DOCTOR TO HAVE A CHEST ECHOCARDIOGRAM (HTTP://WWW.HEALTH.HARVARD.EDU/FHG/UPDATES/SEEING-THE-HEART-WITH-SOUND-ECHOCARDIOGRAM.SHTML ). MY FEAR IS THAT THIS BACTERIA COULD HAVE DONE DAMAGE TO MY HEART SO I REQUESTED A TEST BE DONE TO MAKE SURE. I WAS DUE FOR MY YEARLY TEST SO THIS WOULD GIVE INDICATION IF DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. I DID GET THE RESULTS AND IT SEEMS MY ESTIMATED EJECTION FRACTION WAS 50%. THAT IS LOWER NORMAL AND IT SEEMED NO DAMAGE BUT THERE IS STILL SOME CLARIFICATION NEEDED FROM THIS TEST SO I WILL KNOW MORE WHEN I MEET WITH MY CARDIOLOGIST FOR A FOLLOW UP.
RELEASED TO GO HOME:
I WAS RELEASED TO GO HOME YESTERDAY WITH LIMITED RESTRICTIONS. FIRST, I CANNOT DRIVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WITH ALL THE ANTIBIOTICS AND EVERYTHING MY BODY HAS GONE THROUGH IT JUST SEEMS SMART TO BE DRIVING. SECOND, SINCE THE WEATHER IS COLD I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO STAY INDOORS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS IS JUST COMMON SENSE. I WILL BE TAKING LEVAQUIN IN TABLET FORM FOR THE NEXT 20 DAYS. I ALSO HAVE A FOLLOW UP WITH CHEST XRAY APPOINTMENT WITH MY FAMILY DOCTOR NEXT THURSDAY. AFTER THAT APPOINTMENT I WILL CHECKING WITH MY CARDIOLOGIST FOR A FOLLOW UP AS WELL. IT IS NICE TO BE FINALLY HOME AND ABLE TO RELAX AT HOME. IT IS DIFFICULT TO RELAX IN THE HOSPITAL SO I WILL BE PLANNING TO GET A LOT OF REST THE NEXT WEEK. TENTATIVELY, I COULD POSSIBLY RETURN TO WORK ON 10/26 BUT THAT DEPENDS ON MY APPOINTMENT NEXT THURSDAY. JUST GOING TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME!!
MY EVALUATION OF STURDY’S CARE FOR ME:
LET ME JUST SAY THAT NURSES, NURSE ASSISTANTS AND SOME VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT PAID ENOUGH FOR THE JOB THEY DO. I WAS HUMBLED AND THANKFUL FOR THE CARE THE ER AND HOSPITAL GAVE ME DURING MY STAY THIS PAST WEEK. ANYTIME I NEEDED SOMETHING THEY WERE THERE TO CARE FOR ME. THEY SHOWED ME GREAT COMPASSION AND THEY REALLY CARED FOR MY WELL BEING. THE PEOPLE HERE AT STURDY ARE EXTRAORDINARY AND WELL WORTH MY PRAISE FOR THEM!! IF ANY OF THEM READ MY BLOG I SAY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!!! I AM HUMBLED DUE TO YOUR CONCERN FOR ME AND I WILL NEVER FORGET!! THEY ENCOURAGED ME WHEN I FELT DOWN OR HAD FEARS. THEY STAYED POSITIVE AND HELPED ME TO KNOW THAT THINGS WILL BE ALRIGHT. THIS IS NEVER RECOGNIZED BUT TODAY I RECOGNIZE HOW SPECIAL THESE PEOPLE TRULY ARE!! I CAN SAY WITH FULL ASSURANCE IF ANY OF YOU GET SICK AND ARE TAKEN TO STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YOU WILL BE IN GREAT HANDS AND GET THE SUPPORT AND CARE NEEDED FOR YOU TO RECOVER.
WELL, THIS WAS MY ACCOUNT AND EXPERIENCE AT STURDY THIS PAST WEEK. I KNOW MY WORSE DAYS ARE BEHIND ME AND I AM ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY!! I HOPE THIS HAS ENCOURAGED YOU AND GIVEN YOU SOME INSIGHT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD BE THE ONE TO GET A BACTERIAL INFECTION. IN FACT I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE IT AT TIMES. I KEEP SAYING, “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?” MY PHILOSOPY IS TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND CHERISH THE HEALTH I DO HAVE AND LIVE EACH DAY CELEBRATING LIFE!! LIFE IS NOT FAIR AT TIMES BUT AT LEAST I AM ALIVE TO ENJOY WHATEVER LIFE BRINGS.
JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT FOR ME!! I HAVE GOTTEN MANY OF YOU CONCERNED ABOUT ME AND I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FACEBOOK FAMILY. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
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WELL, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT UPDATING MY BLOG THE PAST MONTH. ANYWAY, I WANT TO UPDATE ALL OF YOU ON SEVERAL THINGS SO HERE IT GOES:
WORK UPDATE:
MANY OF YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT GAME CRAZY CLOSED OVER 200 STORES NATION WIDE. SINCE THIS IS PART OF MY COMPANY MY DISTRICT WAS AFFECTED SO I LOSS MY DM DUE TO CUTBACKS IN UPPER MANAGEMENT. I DID TALK TO HIM THIS PAST WEEK AND HE IS DISAPPOINTED BUT KNOWS THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR HIM. I HAVE A NEW DM THAT I JUST MET ON WEDNESDAY SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING WORKING WITH MY THIRD DM IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THERE WAS A NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR HOLLYWOOD VIDEO ON TUESDAY WHICH ANNOUNCED THAT GAME CRAZY STORES CLOSING. OUR COMPANY IS TALKING ABOUT CHANGES SOON COMING SO I HOPE THIS WILL MAKE OUR COMPANY STRONGER. HONESTLY, I AM NOT VERY OPTIMISTIC BUT REMAIN HOPEFUL. BLOCKBUSTER IS CLOSING OVER 950 STORES OVER THE NEXT YEAR SO OUR BUSINESS IS IN DESPERATE NEED TO MAKE SOME MAJOR CHANGES IF WE ARE GOING TO COMPETE IN THIS EVER CHANGING BUSINESS…..
I AM ALSO GOING THROUGH SOME STAFF CHANGES SO I WILL BE HIRING SOME NEW HELP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. CHANGE IS GOOD!! IT REALLY IS TIME FOR A SOME POSITIVE CHANGES!!
SPORTING NEWS AND MY COMMENTS:
THE NFL SEASON IS HERE AND MY STEELERS ARE 1-2. NOT A GOOD START BUT IT SEEMS EVERY YEAR THE STEELERS AT ONE POINT HAVE A SLIGHT SLIDE BEFORE A NICE WINNING STREAK. I HOPE THE WINNING STREAK IS SOON. THEY PLAY THE CHARGERS SUNDAY AND THAT WILL BE A TOUGH GAME.
THE REDSOX ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS AND WILL FACE OFF AGAINST THE ANGELS NEXT WEEK. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE THE SOX PLAYING THE YANKEES IN THE ALCS. NOBODY GIVES THE ANGELS OR TIGERS OR POSSIBLE TWINS OF DOING ANYTHING IN THE PLAYOFFS. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD THE REDSOX VIS THE CUBS IN THE WORLD SERIES BUT THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN THIS YEAR. REDSOX NATION I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THE ANGELS SERIES. SOMETHING IS IN THE AIR AND I DO NOT LIKE IT. MY HEART IS GOING WITH THE REDSOX BUT I HAVE A FEAR THEY WILL LOOSE THIS SERIES. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I AM WANTING TO SEE THE SOX VIS YANKEES BUT I DO NOT THINK IT WILL HAPPEN. I SEE AN UPSET NEXT WEEK. I HOPE NOT THE SOX………..WE WILL SEE………
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE I SEE THE PHILLIES TAKING ON THE DODGERS WHEN IT IS SAID AND DONE. I REALLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE….LOL…………MAYBE THE ROCKIES WILL BE THERE………..WE WILL SEE……
THE BRUINS ARE BACK!!
PERSONAL UPDATE:
PAM WENT TO MINNESOTA TO VISIT FAMILY AND STAYED WITH HER PARENTS FOR A WEEK. SHE WENT TO SEE HER COUSIN GET MARRIED AND HAD A GREAT TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO WORK DURING THE WEEK AS PAM WENT TO MINNESOTA DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY VACATION TIME WILL BE A FULL WEEK AS OF NEXT WEEK. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE A WEEK OFF IN NOVEMBER BUT DUE TO STAFF CHANGES I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL BE ABLE TOO. MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT FOR A BIT.
BEEN BACK BOWLING A MONTH NOW AND MY AVERAGE WENT STARTED AT 178 WHEN I FINISHED LAST SEASON. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF BOWLING VERY WELL MY AVERAGE JUMPED TO A 199. LAST WEEK I WAS NOT AS GOOD AS I HAVE BEEN SO IT IS DROPPED DOWN TO A 194. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN DOING BETTER THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND WE GOT TO SEE OUR TEAM CAPTAIN, JOHN, BOWL A 289!! HE JUST MISSED A 300…….WOW!! AWESOME JOB BUD!! IT IS FUN AND I ENJOY BOWLING FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.
WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR NEW PLACE NOW FOR ALMOST THREE MONTHS. WE STILL HAVE BOXES WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH BUT THERE IS NO RUSH….LOL………WE DO HAVE OUR FRIEND, ROBERTA, COMING FROM FLORIDA TO SPEND TIME WITH US NEXT WEEK SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. IT HAS BEEN 14 YEARS SINCE LEAVING FLORIDA BUT OUR FRIENDSHIP HAS LASTED OVER THE YEARS. LOOK FORWARD TO SOME GREAT CHATS AND GOOD TIMES COMING NEXT WEEK.
I HAVE SEEN SOME GOOD MOVIES THE PAST MONTH THAT ARE GOOD AND I HAVE POSTED SOME OF THAT ON FACEBOOK. RIGHT NOW I RECOMMEND THESE TITLES FOR RENT:
1. “MANAGEMENT”- JENNIFER ANISTON
2. “BATTLE FOR TERRA”- ANIMATED MOVIE
3. “MONSTERS VIS ALIENS”- ANIMATED MOVIE….GREAT!!
4. “GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST”- MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY AND JENNIFER ANNISTON
5. “XMEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE”- HUGH JACKMAN
I WILL BE WATCHING MORE MOVIES THIS WEEKEND SO I WILL DO ANOTHER REVIEW SOON.
THIS IS THE LATEST UPDATE………….TILL NEXT TIME!!
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THE PAST MONTH OR SO I HAVE NOT WRITTEN ANYTHING ON MY BLOG SINCE IT HAS BEEN HECTIC. MUCH HAS GONE ON THIS PAST MONTH SO I WILL TRY TO BRING ALL OF YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE THE PAST MONTH.
WORK UPDATE:
THE END OF JULY I HAD A SELL THROUGH INVENTORY AND A NEW RELEASE INVENTORY. THAT IS ALWAYS FUN AND TIRING. LOL……WELL, I AM LOOSING TWO SHIFT LEADERS. ONE IS LEAVING NEXT WEEK AND THE OTHER IS STILL STAYING BUT WORKING ONLY A DAY A WEEK. SO MY SCHEDULE REMAINS UNPREDICTABLE BUT USUALLY I WORK EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED BUT NOW I AM ROTATING ON SUNDAYS UNTIL I GET HELP FROM ANOTHER STORE. I HAVE A SHIFT LEADER FROM A NEARBY STORE THAT IS INTERESTED IN PICKING UP HOURS SO THAT WILL HELP. BUSINESS HAS SLOWED DOWN SINCE THE NICE HOT WEATHER HAS HIT US HARD………LOL…………NICE WEATHER DOES NOT HELP MY STORE…….. NEED RAIN AND STORMS BECAUSE THAT INCREASES BUSINESS. UNFORTUNATELY, HOLLYWOOD CORPORATE PUT A BUSINESS PLAN FOR MY STORE THAT WAS TOO MUCH AND UNATTAINABLE. THEY RECENTLY HAVE ADJUSTED THE PLAN TO BE MORE ATTAINABLE SO I AM HOPING WE WILL ACHIEVE THE FINANCIAL GOALS THAT ARE SET. WELL SCHOOL IS COMING AND SEVERAL OF MY STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE WHILE WORKING SO THERE WILL BE SOME LIMITATIONS ON SOME OF THE SCHEDULING. I WILL BE DOING SOME HIRING SO IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO JOURNEY TO PEMBROKE AND SELL MOVIES AND GAMES LET ME KNOW………LOL……IT IS A FUN JOB AND IT IS COOL HELPING CUSTOMERS WITH MOVIES AND GAMES……….THE PAST MONTH OUR STORE HAS SPREAD ITS FILM LIBRARY RENTALS FOR THE FIFTH TIME (LOL). THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES WITH OUR SELL THROUGH MOVIES BEING MOVED AND OUR PV TABLES BEING MOVED. OUR DM LIKES TO KEEP US WORKING………LOL…….HE IS A GREAT GUY!………WE HAVE CLEANED, DUSTED, SPREAD OUT OUR BLU-RAY SECTION AND DONE TWO INVENTORIES………LOL…………NOW OUR AC IS NOT WORKING SO IT HAS BEEN HOT IN THE STORE THE PAST WEEK. NEED A NEW AC UNIT SO WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS………ANYWAY, TAKING A DAY OFF TO GET SOME REST BECAUSE I REALLY NEED IT. THE HOURS I PUT IN PLUS THE TRAVEL TIME REALLY GETS TO ME SOMETIMES. THE LATE NIGHTS DURING THE WEEKEND REALLY MESS UP MY SLEEPING HABITS……..
NEWS AND SPORTS UPDATE:
WELL IT SEEMS MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY THE REDSOX WERE IN FIRST PLACE. HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN……LOL…..NOW THE SOX ARE 6 GAMES BACK BUT LEAD THE WILD-CARD PLAYOFF SPOT BY TWO GAMES……AWESOME THAT VICTOR MARTINEZ, CASEY KOTCHMAN AND ALEX GONZALES ARE NOW REDSOX AND ARE HELPING THE TEAM WIN. BILLY WAGNER A REDSOX???? AWESOME!!! IF HE STAYS HEALTHY WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE HE WILL MAKE…THE BULLPEN HAS BEEN MOSTLY SOLID BUT SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT STARTING PITCHING HAVE ME CONCERNED. BECKETT’S RECENT STRUGGLE HAS ME NERVOUS BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE WAKEFIELD BACK AND PITCH WELL……OVERALL, THE SOX NEED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT WILD-CARD YET BECAUSE THEY JUST NEED TO MAKE IT FIRST……RAYS AND RANGERS WILL NOT GO AWAY……..YANKEES, WHAT CAN I SAY BUT THEY SUCK!!!! LOL……..THE EVIL EMPIRE SPENT OVER $200 MILLION IN PAYROLL AND IT IS NOW PAYING OFF……..I AM SEEING SOX VIS YANKEES IN PLAYOFFS………….HMNN……..I DID PREDICT SOX VIS RAYS…….OH WELL AS LONG AS SOX GET IN THEY HAVE A CHANCE…..
FOOTBALL IS HERE!!! STEELERS ARE BACK TO DEFEND THIER CHAMPIONSHIP!!! SCHEDULE LOOKS GOOD FOR THEM BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ROETHLISBERGER. HIS ANKLE AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE LAW SUIT COULD HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE SEASON BUT I KNOW BEN IS A FIGHTER AND WILL PLAY HURT. HE IS THE LEADER ON THIS TEAM AND THE STEELERS HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO WIN NUMBER SEVEN THIS YEAR. WITH THAT IN MIND, I WILL SAY THE RETURN OF TOM BRADY FOR THE PATRIOTS WILL BE HUGE!!! HE I BELIEVE WILL GET COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND THE PATRIOTS AND STEELERS I BELIEVE WILL BATTLE FOR THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP IN PITTSBURGH IN JANUARY. THE ONLY QUESTION FOR THE PATRIOTS IS THEIR DEFENSE. THE OFFENSE WILL ROLL BUT WILL THE DEFENSE BE GREAT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS AND POSSIBLY THE SUPERBOWL??? I WILL BE DOING MY NFL PREVIEW AND IF YOU REVIEW MY PREVIEW FROM 08 YOU WILL SEE I PREDICTED THE STEELERS IN THE SUPERBOWL. I WAS RIGHT!!! LOL………….ANYWAY, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NFL SEASON………
MICHAEL VICK WITH THE EAGLES MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. I HATE WHAT HE DID BUT HE DID THE TIME AND WATCH HIM THIS YEAR. MCNAB HAS INJURY ISSUES EVERY YEAR SO I PREDICT NOW THAT VICK WILL SEE ACTION THIS SEASON WITH THE EAGLES……
BRETT FAVRE- I AM SICK OF HEARING IF HE OR WON’T HE PLAY. HE IS DONE!!!! IT IS TIME TO RETIRE AND GET A BROADCAST JOB WITH FOX……….I MEAN IS ANYONE ELSE SICK OF FAVRE??? THE VIKINGS WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE WITH FAVRE AS QB!!!!! HE SHOULD BE A VETRAN BACKUP OR JUST PLAIN RETIRE………BRETT, DO US ALL A FAVOR AND RETIRE NOW WHILE YOU ARE REASONABLY HEALTHY. I MEAN THE VIKING LOCKER ROOM IS ALREADY DIVIDED AND THIS IS STILL PRESEASON………..LOL……….
NEWS UPDATE:
SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 77 YESTERDAY SO MY PRAYERS AND SUPPORT GO THE FAMILY TODAY. I WAS NOT A SUPPORTER OF THE SENATOR BUT I WILL ADMIT HE DID A LOT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND DID MANY CHARITABLE THINGS. HIS LIFE MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON AMERICAN POLITICS AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIKED HIM OR NOT ONE THING WE MUST ALL AGREE IS THAT HE MADE A DIFFERENCE. GOD BLESS THE FAMILY THIS DAY!!!
PERSONAL UPDATE:
WE FINALLY MOVED TO OUR NEW APARTMENT AT THE END OF JULY. IT IS NICE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT NEAR THE PRO GOLF COURSE IN NORTON. WE ARE CLOSE TO THE COMCAST CENTER SO WE CAN HEAR SOME CONCERTS…….LOL……NOT REALLY IT IS QUIET TO BE HONEST. I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THOSE WHO HELPED US MOVE LAST MONTH!!! JOHN, DEE, ANTHONY, SPENCER, BRYANT, PATTI, BJ, ROBBY, MCKENZIE, MOM, DAD, AND MY BROTHER JOE…….SOME OF YOU ALSO HELPED PAM WITH BOXES AND I ALSO THANK YOU AS WELL. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THOSE I MENTIONED AND THOSE I DID NOT MENTION IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. THANKS GUYS FOR GIVING YOUR TIME TO HELP US MOVE!!! PAM AND I APPRECIATED IT VERY MUCH!! WE STILL HAVE MANY BOXES STILL LEFT THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE OUR OWN PLACE AGAIN. IT FINALLY FEELS LIKE WE HAVE OUR LIFE BACK ONCE AGAIN. WE HAVE SOME FURNITURE TO GET AND SOME CLEANING TO DO BUT WE WILL HAVE SOME OF YOU OVER…….MAYBE A PARTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE SO TUNE IN……….LOL
THE PAST MONTH HAS BEEN HECTIC AND BUSY SO REALLY DID NOT SEE MANY MOVIES BUT DID SEE SOME. I WILL GIVE SOME REVIEWS SOON. GOT MADDEN 10 FOR PS2 AND THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON THAT GAME. NOT PLAYED IT MUCH BUT I AM SURE I WILL FIND SOME TIME TO PLAY……LOL
BOWLING STARTS IN TWO WEEKS AND I AM PLANNING TO PLAY AGAIN THIS YEAR……..
WELL, THAT IS THE LATEST UPDATE FOR NOW. CHECK BACK EVERY SO OFTEN BECAUSE I WILL BE WRITING AGAIN SOON…..
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THIS PAST WEEK WAS OF COURSE BUSY BUT HERE ARE SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THIS PAST WEEK:
WORK UPDATE:
THE PAST WEEK WE HAVE BEEN DOING SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE JUST GOT OVER 350 NEW MOVIES TO SELL AND THIS CAUSES ISSUES SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ROOM TO PUT THEM OUT ALONG WITH SPREAD OUT OUR FILM LIBRARY. THIS ALL HAPPENS BEFORE INVENTORY WHICH IS NEXT WEDNESDAY……..OH GREAT……..LOL………THE NICE WEATHER WE HAVE BEEN GETTING RECENTLY DOES NOT HELP OUR BUSINESS. JUST THINK WOULD YOU RATHER RENT A MOVIE OR BE OUTSIDE TO ENJOY 70+ DEGREES SUNNY WEATHER???? EXACTLY!!! SO BUSY WITH INVENTORY A WEEK AWAY. HAVE MUCH TO DO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS….
APARTMENT UPDATE:
I MEET WITH OUR NEW LANDLORD ON FRIDAY TO PAY THE SECURITY DEPOSIT AND GET THE KEYS. WE ARE TARGETING MOVING IN ON THE WEEK OF JULY 26TH. WE HAVE RESERVED A RYDER TRUCK FOR SUNDAY SO WE CAN MOVE ALL OF OUR FURNITURE FROM STORAGE INTO THE APARTMENT. RECRUITING HELP TO ASSIST US ON THAT DAY AS WELL. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING OUR OWN PLACE AGAIN BUT NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK INVOLVED…….LOL
PERSONAL UPDATE:
THIS PAST SUNDAY PAM AND I GOT TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER SO WE WENT TO CARVER. WE DROVE THROUGH MILES STANDISH STATE FORREST. I WANTED TO SHOW PAM WHERE MY FAMILY AND I WENT SWIMMING WHEN YOUNGER BUT FEARINGS POND DID NOT HAVE ANYONE THERE. IT WAS CLOSED. ANYWAY, WE GOT TO SEE THE WATER AND VISIT A CAMP SITE. LATER THAT DAY WE WENT TO PLYMOUTH. THE SUN WAS OUT AND IT WAS WARM SO BEING NEXT TO THE OCEAN WAS NICE. WENT TO PLYMOUTH ROCK AND ENJOYED SOME OF THE MUSIC FEST WHILE THERE. LATER WE ATE AT A MEXICAN RESTAURANT CALLED SAM DIEGO’S. GREAT FOOD…….WAS A NICE DAY ALL THE WAY AROUND……….
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY AND IT IS VERY NICE OUT. WARM AND SUNNY SO I WENT OUT FOR A BIT BUT WENT TO SEE THE MOVIE, “PUBLIC ENEMIES”. I THOUGHT THE MOVIE WAS GREAT. ACTUALLY, IT WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE…
SPORTS UPDATE:
WELL IT IS THE ALL-STAR BREAK IN BASEBALL AND IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN ONCE AGAIN. IF THE REDSOX MAKE IT TO THE WORLD SERIES THEN THEY WILL HAVE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE…….GO SOX!!
I HEAR PEDRO JUST SIGNED WITH THE PHILLIES……..LOL…..
HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FOOTBALL CAMPS OPEN IN A FEW WEEKS…….WOW……….LOL
THE COMING WEEK:
LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT WEEK WILL BE BUSY WITH WORK AND PLANNING TO MOVE. I MIGHT NOT HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR A BIT BUT WILL POST IF NEEDED…………
TILL NEXT TIME!
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WELL IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY SO LET ME BRING ALL OF YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE DURING THIS TIME:
WORK UPDATE:
THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE BEEN WORKING BASICALLY THE SAME SCHEDULE EXCEPT FOR THURSDAYS I HAVE BEEN CLOSING AT THE MIDDLEBORO STORE. I HAVE BEEN HELPING THE MANAGER THERE SINCE HE IS MAKING A TRANSITION TO MANAGE THE MIDDLEBORO STORE. HE HAS BEEN MANAGING TWO STORES SO I WAS ASKED TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION. HOWEVER, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PAST THURSDAY NIGHT WAS MY LAST NIGHT THERE FOR NOW. ALSO, I DID HAVE MY DM DO A STORE VISIT A WEEK AGO AND WE DID OKAY BUT HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY GAMEZONE (GAME CABINET WITH ACCESSORIES, ETC,..) WILL BE REPOSITIONED OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS DUE TO LOW SALES. MORE DETAILS TO COME…..OVERALL, WORK HAS BEEN BUSY WITH PROJECTS, STAFF, ETC,….
NEWS UPDATE:
SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL UPDATE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DEATHS TO WELL KNOWN CELEBRITIES AND A NFL QUARTERBACK THAT WERE SHOCKING TO ME. FIRST, THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON WAS A SHOCK TO ME BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS MAKING A COMEBACK. THE DETAILS OF HIS DEATH TO ME ARE WORTH INVESTIGATING. I THINK FOUL PLAY WAS DONE HERE AND I BELIEVE WHEN MORE DETAILS COME OUT THEN WE WILL ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I THINK IT IS TRAGIC BECAUSE I BELIEVE MICHAEL WAS AN ICON BUT VERY MISUNDERSTOOD. I GREW UP DURING THE TIME HE WAS VERY POPULAR AND ENJOYED HIS MUSIC AND STILL DO. SORRY TO SEE HIM GONE NOW.
FARRAH FAWCETT PASSED AWAY AFTER HER PUBLIC BATTLE WITH CANCER. IT IS SAD THAT MUCH WAS NOT SAID OF HER BATTLE WITH CANCER AND ALL THE THINGS RELATED TO THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON. ALL THE HEADLINES WERE GIVEN TO MICHAEL AND IT SEEMS FARRAH WAS FORGOTTEN THROUGH THEM. I GREW UP WATCHING HER IN CHARLIE ANGELS AND SEEING HER IN OTHER MOVIES. SAD TO SEE HER GONE BUT I HEARD SHE WAS SUFFERING DUE TO THE CANCER. NOW HER SUFFERING IS OVER.
ED McMAHON PASSED AWAY RECENTLY AND IT SEEMED NOT MUCH PRESS WAS GIVEN TO HIS PASSING AWAY. I DO REMEMBER HIM ON THE TONIGHT SHOW YEARS AGO WITH JOHHNY CARSON AND IN STAR SEARCH. I HEARD HIS LAST FEW YEARS INCLUDED FINANCIAL STRUGGLES AND HEALTH STRUGGLES…..
DAVID CARRIDINE AND FORMER QUARTERBACK STEVE MCNAIR RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. MUCH IS BEING SAID OF MC NAIR’S SHOOTING WHICH IS SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST. I HEAR THAT SOME OF THE DETAILS ARE STILL IN INVESTIGATION.
APARTMENT UPDATE:
RECENTLY PAM AND I VIEWED ANOTHER APARTMENT HERE IN NORTON AND WE REALLY LIKED IT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE WILL BE MOVING AT THE END OF JULY TO OUR OWN PLACE!!! IT IS A NICE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT NEAR THE PROFESSIONAL GOLF COURSE HERE IN NORTON. PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO MOVE SO MORE DETAILS TO COME. FINALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN TRULY SAY WE WILL START OVER…..
PERSONAL UPDATE:
WELL PAM AND I HAVE SEEN THE NEW TRANSFORMERS MOVIE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS AWESOME…….WE HAVE ALSO WATCHED SOME MOVIES THAT I HAVE BROUGHT HOME FROM HOLLYWOOD VIDEO THAT REALLY ARE NOT WORTH SEEING….LOL……JUST SAW “THE CODE” WITH MORGAN FREEMAN AND ANTONIO BANDARAS WHICH WAS A GOOD MOVIE. WE ALSO SAW “KNOWING” WITH NICHOLAS CAGE WHICH COMES OUT TUESDAY AND I SAY RENT SOMETHING ELSE. THIS MOVIE IS GOOD THROUGH MOST OF THE MOVIE BUT THEN YOU SEE THE PLOT UNFOLD AND THEN REALLY WONDER WHY YOU SAW THE MOVIE TO BEGIN WITH. IT REALLY IS NOT THAT GREAT. WE SAW, “12 ROUNDS” WITH JOHN CENA AND IT WAS A DECENT MOVIE. I WATCHED, “THE UNBORN” WHICH COMES OUT TUESDAY AND I THOUGHT THE MOVIE WAS OKAY. HAD SOME SCARY SCENES AND DECENT PLOT. DID NOT LIKE THE ENDING BUT YOU CAN DECIDE…….LOL……..
PAM AND I SPENT THE WEEKEND WITH OUR FRIENDS AT JOHN AND DEE’S AND WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME. THANKS TO THEM FOR THE GREAT FOOD WHICH INCLUDED: RIBS, CHICKEN, BEEF BRISKET, MANY DESERTS, CHIPS, SALADS, ETC,….ETC,…….LOL…..OH YES AND BEER AND WINE COOLERS……LOL……….SOME OF US ENJOYED THAT MORE THAN OTHERS…….THOSE OF YOU READING THIS KNOW WHO YOU ARE……LOL………OVERALL, IT WAS GREAT……GREAT FIREWORKS TOO……..LOL……….
IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND OFF TO SPEND TIME WITH MY WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS………DO NOT GET WEEKENDS OFF SO I ENJOYED THIS ONE………
HERE IT IS SUNDAY JULY 5TH AND AN END TO A GREAT WEEKEND. WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY ON JULY 4TH. THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS AND CURRENT SOLDIERS. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR SACRA FICES THAT WE GET TO ENJOY OUR FREEDOM TO CELEBRATE………THANKS!!!
THAT IS MY CURRENT UPDATE FOR NOW. MORE TO COME………
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ON JUNE 3RD MY WIFE, PAM, AND I CELEBRATED OUR 20TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY…….IT IS SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 20YRS HAVE COME AND GONE SO FAST BUT THE THING IS WE ARE STILL TOGETHER…….IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY BUT I KNOW WE LOVE EACH OTHER MORE TODAY THAN WE DID 20 YEARS AGO.
I WANT TO SIMPLY GIVE YOU A TIME-LINE OF OUR FIRST 20YRS OF MARRIAGE…….LET’S BEGIN:
JUNE 3, 1989- NICE SUNNY DAY WHICH WAS OUR WEDDING DAY…..FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO WATCH US GET MARRIED THIS DAY 20YRS AGO. WE HAD OVER 200 PEOPLE AT OUR WEDDING……
1990- SPENT OUR FIRST YEAR IN OUR APARTMENT IN ATTLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS……I WORKED FOR BRAININ ADVANCE INDUSTRIES AS A QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR WHILE PAM WORKED FOR JOLLY FARM DAYCARE AS A TEACHER…….THEN IN AUGUST WE MOVED TO FLORIDA…..
1991- OUR FIRST YEAR IN LAKELAND FLORIDA…..WE LIVED IN A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT. I WAS IN COLLEGE AT SOUTHEASTERN WHILE PAM WORKED FOR KINDERCARE AS A TEACHER…..I WORKED AT THE LAKELAND SQUARE MALL THEN STARTED AT MCDONALD’S PART-TIME…..MADE $4.25/HR……..LOL
1992- OUR SECOND YEAR IN LAKELAND FLORIDA……I WAS STILL TAKING CLASSES AT SOUTHEASTERN AND PAM WAS TAKING SEVERAL CLASSES AS WELL…….I WAS WORKING FOR MCDONALD’S PART-TIME AND PAM STILL WORKING FOR KINDERCARE…….
1993- OUR THIRD YEAR IN LAKELAND FLORIDA……I WAS STILL TAKING CLASSES AT SOUTHEASTERN BUT CHANGED JOBS……I STARTED WORKING FOR DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS/ADVANCE AUTO PARTS PART-TIME….PAM HAS FALSE ALARM BEING POSSIBLY PREGNANT………PAM STILL WORKING AT KINDERCARE…….
1994- WE MOVE INTO 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN SAME COMPLEX IN LAKELAND FLORIDA……I AM STILL IN COLLEGE AND WORKING FOR DISCOUNT AUTO WHILE PAM IS WORKING FOR KINDERCARE…….
1995- DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS WE MOVE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS FROM LAKELAND FLORIDA……WE LIVE WITH MY PARENTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE LIVING IN NORTH ATTLEBORO IN A NEW APARTMENT……I ONCE AGAIN WORK FOR BRAININ ADVANCE INDUSTRIES AS A QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR WHILE PAM RETURNS TO JOLLY FARM DAYCARE………
1996-1999 LIVING IN NORTH ATTLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS…..I AM WORKING FOR BRAININ ADVANCE INDUSTRIES AND PAM STILL WORKING FOR JOLLY FARM………
1998- STARTED CHURCH SOFTBALL TEAM WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS…….GREAT TIME…….
1999- FALL OF 1999 I LEAVE BRAININ ADVANCE TO WORK FOR CLEANING SERVICE……….PAM STILL AT JOLLY FARM….
2000- MARCH WE MOVE TO LEE SUMMIT MISSOURI………WE LIVE WITH PAM’S PARENTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE GETTING AN APARTMENT IN RAYTOWN MISSOURI……PAM TAKES POSITION AT CHURCH TO DIRECT THE CHURCH DAYCARE……..I RETURN TO COLLEGE AT MID-AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY IN FALL OF 2000……..I WORK PART-TIME AT CHURCH DAYCARE AS JANITOR WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE…….EVANGEL TEMPLE IN KANSAS CITY…..
2001- I DO MY INTERNSHIP AT HEARTLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH AND GRADUATE FROM MID-AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY……PAM LOOSES HER JOB AT EVANGEL TEMPLE SINCE THEY DECIDE TO CLOSE THE DAYCARE…….DUE TO FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL ISSUES WE MOVE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS AND SPEND FIVE MONTHS LIVING WITH OUR FRIENDS JOHN AND DEE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2001…….PAM RETURNS TO WORK AT JOLLY FARM DAYCARE DURING THE FIVE MONTHS AND I FINALLY GET A JOB AT AUTOZONE AFTER 9/11………WE THEN MOVE BACK TO KANSAS AND STAY WITH A FRIEND THERE UNTIL THE SPRING OF 2002……..THANKS MIKE!!
2002- WE MOVE INTO APARTMENT COMPLEX IN OVERLAND PARK KANSAS………I AM WORKING FOR AUTOZONE AND PAM WORKS AT WALMART FOR AWHILE BEFORE TAKING A JOB AT CHILDREN’S WORLD AS A DIRECTOR IN TRAINING…….SHE LATER BECOMES DIRECTOR DURING THIS YEAR. I TAKE AN ASSISTANT MANAGERS POSITION WITH ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IN THE FALL.
2003- LIVING IN OVERLAND PARK…….I AM WORKING FOR ADVANCE IN SHAWNEE MISSION KANSAS WHILE PAM IS DIRECTOR FOR CHILDREN’S WORLD IN SHAWNEE……..
2004- STILL IN OVERLAND PARK AND BUSY WITH OUR JOBS WE VACATION TO MASSACHUSETTS IN THE FALL TO ATTEND MY UNCLE GEORGE’S FUNERAL. THE REDSOX WIN THE WORLD SERIES WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 80YRS…..WE RETURN TO KANSAS AND I GET PROMOTED TO STORE MANAGER FOR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS…
2005- STILL LIVING IN OVERLAND PARK……..I AM A STORE MANAGER FOR ADVANCE UNTIL LATE SUMMER WHEN I DECIDE TO BE AN ASSISTANT MANAGER ONCE AGAIN. I MADE BONUS AS A MANAGER BUT FELT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO STEP DOWN…I WORK AGAIN AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR THE KANSAS CITY KANSAS STORE UNTIL SPRING OF 2006. PAM BUSY AT CHILDREN’S WORLD………..
2006- I AM HOSPITALIZED AND DIAGNOSED WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY (CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE) IN MARCH OF 06 AND SPEND A YEAR AND A FEW MONTHS ON DISABILITY……..I TRY TO RETURN TO ADVANCE IN JULY OF 06 BUT CANNOT RESUME TO THE PREVIOUS POSITION I HAD…….I SPEND THIS TIME ON DISABILITY……OUR INCOME DROPS DRAMATICALLY……..PAM IS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO REPORT ABUSE THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS……THIS TURNS INTO A LEGAL BATTLE FROM HELL………..
2007- CHILDREN’S WORLD CHANGES NAME TO KNOWLEDGE LEARNING CORPORATION AND HIRES PAM AN ATTORNEY. SHE IS LATER TERMINATED BY THE COMPANY………SHE COLLECTS UNEMPLOYMENT WHILE I AM ON DISABILITY FOR HEART FAILURE……OUR INCOME SEEMS TO DROP BIG TIME WITH MEDICAL BILLS PILING UP ALONG WITH PAYING RENT…….DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES WE MOVE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS AND STAY WITH MY DAD………PAM GETS JOB WITH NEXT GENERATION CHILDREN CENTERS AS A PROGRAM MANAGER……….I GET JOB AS AUTO CENTER MANAGER FOR SEARS IN WOONSOCKET JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING……..I START BOWLING AGAIN IN THE FALL…..
2008- PAM AND I LIVING WITH MY DAD IN NORTON……..I CHANGE JOBS IN FALL OF 08 AND TAKE STORE DIRECTOR POSITION AT HOLLYWOOD VIDEO IN PEMBROKE MASSACHUSETTS……..PAM TRANSFERS TO THE NEW WALPOLE CENTER FOR NEXT GENERATION CHILDREN’S CENTER….SHE THEN GOES BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM AS A TEACHER…..PAM STARTS TAKING ON-LINE CLASSES FROM ASHFORD UNIVERSITY…PAM ATTENDS LIVING WATERS…….
2009- CURRENTLY PAM AND I LIVING WITH MY DAD IN NORTON AND BOTH OF US STILL WORKING……….LOOKING FOR OWN PLACE AND A FRESH START………..
THIS ALL HAS TAKEN PLACE IN 20YRS…….OF COURSE THERE IS SO MUCH MORE BUT THAT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL BOOKS…..WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH MUCH AND HAVE ENDURED 20 YRS WITH THE LAST THREE BEING THE MOST DIFFICULT WE HAVE EVER FACED…….OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER HAS GROWN SO IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT AFTER 20YRS WE CAN LOOK BACK AND SAY WE ARE STILL TOGETHER…….OUR LOVE HAS BEEN TESTED BUT YET HERE WE ARE STILL TOGETHER AND STILL HOLDING ON TO EACH OTHER………OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER HAS CARRIED US THROUGH……….HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HONEY!!! I HOPE THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL BE YEARS OF STARTING OVER………WE CERTAINLY NEED IT!!! LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!
YOUR HUBBY,
RON
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