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Hanging in There
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May 08, 2013 - 12:26 pm
It's been a pretty busy month here. First a buddy of mine came to visit for a weekend, then my lady friend Marie came out for two weeks. Her arrival ended 1128 days in Hell. We had a great visit and even went up to Yellowstone for a couple of days and came home through the Grand Teton mountains. But the best part of all was when she finally said those three words that I've wanted to hear for so many years. The day she left (this past Sunday) my daughter arrived from Mesa, AZ for a couple of days. Now all the visitors are gone and life is back to abnormal. My rear is still pretty sore and all of the hours in a car didn't do much good for it. I'll try to keep more in touch now, but no promises.
Ray/Doc |
Joined: Jan 2013
No here
We know how hard it is for you to get on here.
Your trip sounds abosolutely wondreful. Nature is a healer, even if its an emotional healer. And to share it with someone who means allot to you, has to be very special.
I hope that you are able to find enough to keep you ocupied now you are back at home.
You will always be in my thought and prayers.
Blessings! SUE
Joined: Feb 2009
Update
Thank you for the update and it sounds like you had a wonderful time with your lady friend. So glad that you were able to enjoy that and those "three special words." Just know that you are always thought of.
Kim
Joined: Mar 2010
Great to hear from you
There's nothing like hearing those three words. Love is what it's all about. Glad you had your visitors.
Joined: Oct 2011
We're just glad to hear from you, Doc,
no matter what the circumstances. So glad you got to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons! I absolutely love both those areas. We camped once years ago in the Tetons (Lake Jackson), and I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite so beautiful. The combo of amazing scenery and loving company sounds really quite special. Hugs to you~AA
Joined: May 2012
Good to Hear from You
Doc,
Glad that you are back on the board. Needless to say there was concern for you. Good to hear of your great break and the "three little words."
Wishing you better days ahead...
Art
P.S. Try to stay in touch at least now anad then.
Joined: Sep 2011
Wow busy great
It's great to hear you had so many visitors. Having visitors helps me get my mind off cancer sohopefully that was the same with you. I pray you stay as well as possible. Jeff
Joined: Oct 2010
We are glad to hear that you
We are glad to hear that you are out there Living Life! Keep up the good fight, and keep living and experiencing life!
CHEERS!
Best Always, mike
Joined: Feb 2012
Good to see you on here Ray...
I have been wondering how you were doing. So glad you and Marie had that special time together and got to get out and about, and that you had other visitors and good times. I hope you are doing well and I'm glad you checked in.
Sandy
Joined: Apr 2012
Your back
So happy you posted. For sure you have made my day. How great is that going to Yellowstone etc.
in our prayers
George & Dyan clark
Joined: Jun 2012
glad you posted!
You wre really nice to me when I first joined this board so I am concerned about how you are doing. Bet the outdoors was beautiful this time of year; fresh air and sunshine are great therapy! I've been to those places as well and especially like yellowstone a lot. I even like the sulphur smell of the geysers. The pits of hot bubbling mud are other wordly.
Karin
Joined: Oct 2012
happy to hear from you
I am glad you had lots of visitors and sounds like lots of fun travelling, we missed you on here though :)
Joined: Jan 2012
As Time Goes By
Thank you all for the well wishes and prayers.
I can't believe it'w been a week and a half since I last posted. The days just got by in a blur and I often forget what day it is. I've been having a lot of gut pain lately in the intestine tract. I've also been very tired all of the time and often suddenly wake up after sleeping for a couple of hours. I've also lost more weight, I'm down to 120 lbs now.
Joined: Feb 2009
Doctors
What are the doctors doing for you. It seems like your weight loss is a big problem and something that needs to be addressed. I'm concerned that you are not getting the attention that you deserve. Is there anyone that can help you get some homemade food and can help you get answers to your concerns. Please talk to your doctor and discuss this pain, it's possible they could help you immensely and if not, get another opinion.
Kim
Joined: Apr 2012
Update
Nice to see you we're able to post. thinking of you everyday.
Hugs Dyan & George
Joined: Apr 2012
Update
Nice to see you we're able to post. thinking of you everyday.
Hugs Dyan & George
Joined: Apr 2012
Busy
Ray,
Busy sounds like a good thing for you. I hope you will be busy again soon. :-)
Joined: Apr 2011
So glad
So glad to read your update, I think of you often and always include you in my daily nightly prayers.
It sounds like you had a great time, memories made, and love keeps us ggoing hugs, Marjan
Joined: Apr 2011
So glad
So glad to read your update, I think of you often and always include you in my daily nightly prayers.
It sounds like you had a great time, memories made, and love keeps us ggoing hugs, Marjan
Joined: Apr 2011
So glad
So glad to read your update, I think of you often and always include you in my daily nightly prayers.
It sounds like you had a great time, memories made, and love keeps us ggoing hugs, Marjan
Joined: Feb 2008
Woohoo!
Wow! Exciting times! Those 3 little words make all the difference, don't they?
*hugs*
Gail
Joined: Nov 2011
So glad tp hear you had some
So glad tp hear you had some good visits..
I don't get on here much anymore but I was checking for you..
Love yu Ray. and praying for you..
-Donna
Joined: Jul 2012
Doc
I am so glad to hear you enjoyed your trip. That is wonderful that she said those 3 magical words! What a difference that makes. Take care of yourself & we all hope to hear from you soon.
prayers & hugs
judy
Joined: Jan 2012
Today
It was one of those days when you just gotta say "life don't get better than this!" It's my dad's 80th bday and he managed to arrange to get me, him and my younger brother a ride on a WWII B-17 bomber. The flight was short and I couldn't really get up to tour the plane in flight. But, like I said afterwards, "it's a good thing I wear a catheter 'cause I would have pissed my pants!"
Joined: May 2005
No Way!!
That is super cool! I used to work near an airfield in NJ that would have vintage WWII aircraft there once a year. I always stopped in to check out the aircraft. They had a replica of the Memphis Belle one year and the building I worked in was at the end of the runway. When the P-40's took off it sounded like a pack of 100 Harley's flying by.
I can sense your delight all the way here!!
Joined: Apr 2010
As Phil said, That's really
As Phil said, That's really cool!! I've always wanted to fly in one of those! Yeah, I know, not a real girly thing, but my dad was in WWII, so guess I became a military buff due to him. ;) This reminded me of a funny story years back when I was dating. I had eagerly agreed to go to an air show with a guy that I didn't meet until that morning. He was a former Air Force navigator, so he wanted to impress me with all his knowledge of the planes. Lets just say he was a bit shocked when I pointed to a line of aircraft and said, "I'd like to check out the Blackhawk helicopter and then the A10 Warthog." :). He later asked me, as he pointed to two engines, "Do you know what those are?". I then correctly and quickly identified a Pratt and Whitney engine and a GE aircraft engine. His eyes widened in surprise. I really enjoyed that moment. ;) But I think I hurt his ego... Eh, he was too short anyway. ;)
Take care Doc, and I hope that you can get your pain under control.
Cyn
Joined: Jun 2009
Hey, I'm Short Too:)
:)
Cool thing to do.....I saw the father on Pawn Stars ride in one of those last year...same deal...they somehow arranged a short flight.....and the dad was a WWII guy and so that was important to him too.
Glad you enjoyed the day, Ray.....that was a good one alright!
Joined: Aug 2012
Sounds like great fun Ray!
Sounds like great fun Ray!
Joined: Jan 2010
Dear Ray
I am so glad that you, your dad and brother got to have such a treat.
Congrats to your dad on his 80th birthday!
Hope that each day is a winner for you.
Hugs,
Marie who loves kitties
Joined: May 2012
Doc Hawk-Ray
How are you doing? Do you have the pain under control? I was just thinking about you.
Sandy :)
Joined: May 2012
Good to see you post again
Ray,
What a great outing you had with your father (happy birthday to him) and your brother. There is a lot of history and nostalgia in the older airplanes. My father had been training to be a navigator when the war ended.
We also have a yearly air show here and the Confederate Air Force comes out in force.
Positive thoughts and good pain management to keep that intestinal irritation under control.
Post when you can,
Art
Joined: Jan 2013
Update
I hope you are well enough to give its an update soon, Doc.
i think about you allot.,
Joined: May 2012
Hey Ray
Great to see you up and about and managing. That plane ride is definitely one of the coolest things ever. Would love to do that but I don't have a catheter! Have a bag for the other end though so at leat you wouldn't have to smell it. Great that you have visitors. Those are always fun.