March 30, 2006
I AM BART
You Are Bart Simpson
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Very misunderstood, most people just dismiss you as "trouble."
Little do they know that you're wise and well accomplished beyond your years.
You will be remembered for: starring in your own TV show and saving the town from a comet
Your life philosophy: "I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I'll do it again!"
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Dad - your cell phone is off again. PLEASE call me when you get this. Thanks.
Posted by: Erin at April 01, 2006 09:04 PM (1MtpR)
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I tried to call you, your phones not working. Called the cell and home numbers? Cat
Posted by: Catfish at April 07, 2006 12:54 PM (MJPF4)
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Cat, if you can get him, just type at him in AOHell.
Posted by: Deathknyte at April 07, 2006 02:21 PM (tS1j5)
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Delfts,
I drop by daily here and at Mommamontez to see if there is an update.
We are concerned..don't want to intrude, but the only way we have to know you are around, even if feelling like crap, is through these sites. Just strike a key. Bitch about how crappy you feel or how the doc's don't know nothing. In this case some news is good news.
Miss you at the Rott. You do what needs to get well. We are all prayng for you.
Posted by: SoCalOilMan at April 20, 2006 06:02 PM (5biOc)
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"Gringos Go Home?"
I'm feeling almost human again, although still a little on the shaky side both physically and mentally. I felt it might be time to try to see if I can still make a post that may strike a chord with someone, whether they agree or disagree.
I would again like to give my thanks to all of you for being so kind and patient with me this last month your prayers and well wishes are truly the best things that sustain me.
Read on and let me know if I have succeeded or not.
I caught the march in Los Angeles onh the periphery of my conciousness the other day....and I must say I'm kind of glad that they (La Rasa and LULAC) are organizing events such as this.
WHY? you might ask. It's like this; illegal immigration has been a "hidden" but growing problem for the last ten years or so, and now, finally, the true goals of groups such as La Rasa and LULAC are out in the open.
For far too long they have tried to pass themselves off as nothing more than "defenders of the rights of discriminated against people" They are NOT. They are nothing less than invaders of the USA, attempting to take over a large section of our country.
They claim that the Europeans are the invaders of the land and that they are the "indigenous people".....hate to remind them, but in reality, should they care to look into their own history they would find that there was this european country called Spain that conquered the lands they were born in in the 1500's...they are no more indigenous than my neighbor is. They are "mutts" as much as any American is. It's true that Indian blood is a part of their heritage also, but that is just as true for many White and Black Americans as well.
The issue here is whether or not a country has the right to limit entry into it's sovereign territory or not, and what is expected of those that chose to leave the lands of their birth to become citizens of a new country. That is the main problem; these people did not come to become citizens, they came to provide mere survival for their families, and in the process expected the American culture to adapt to them, and the PC crowd has provided them ammunition in this clash of cultures.
The present difficulty has been greatly exacerbated by the PC concept of multicultualism. We have Balkanized our country with these misguided concepts, and WE have allowed it to continue unabated for far too long...so we bear part of the blame for the present unrest.
RACIST! you might try to call me; how DARE you deny a people their heritage! "Don't you know how discriminatory we are against these Brown people?"
I say B U L L S H I T . I too am from another country, My family decided to come here because of the opportunities that are freely available ONLY in the U.S. NO ONE can be prouder of his heritage than I am, BUT when I came here, I came to be an AMERICAN; to join myself with, and to add to, a new heritage, of which I am even prouder. I, and all of my brothers were proud to volunteer to do military service to defend our new homeland in a time when the draft was still in effect, and there was a war raging in the Far East. None of us ended up serving in combat, but that was just the luck of the draw, and the areas where I and at least one of my brothers served were "trip lines" in the Cold War; areas where, should the Cold have turned Hot, we were the front line of defense, and probably would have been hard pressed to survive the initial onset of hostilities. Why do I bring this up? It's because I see the attitude of these protesters and know that they are NOT Americans looking to be equally treated and respected, but nothing less than invaders trying to infiltrate, destabilize, and ultimately defeat, the country that I love. They are the enemy, and they should be treated as such.
I have no problem with anyone from ANY country coming here to try to make a new life and provide greater benefits for their families; and by all means, be proud of your background heritage and culture, but always keep in mind that AMERICA is the culture that is sustaining you and giving you the opportunities that you didn't have before you came here.
Come here through the legal channels just as millions of us did before you and add your little piece to the tapestry of America that we are weaving as a nation; I will welcome you as a friend. Come here surrepticiously, and work to try to change our tapestry to match your old one (that didn't provide you with a means to live as you wished) and you will be my enemy. Burn the flag that I pledged my honor to defend in my presence and you WILL pay the price.
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GREAT STUFF! There are millions of us who feel the same way on both sides of the political spectrum and the gotdam politicians are feeling the heat. And if they don't take some positive action they will feel the flame come election time.
Posted by: GUYK at March 31, 2006 06:53 AM (iAhlK)
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Good to see you posting again and I am in total agreement with you on this one. I was stationed in San Diego for 12 years and watched it become more and more Northern Tijauna. Glad I got out of there when I did.
Posted by: Rey B at March 31, 2006 10:46 AM (LGFa9)
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You couldn't have stated it any clearer, this is the Delftsman spirit we've all all missed.Welcome back Bert.
I've watched the hometown turn into little Mexico for the past 30 years, about 30% can speak broken english the rest not a bit. How many are legal, how many are not? I don't know but at the last 'amnesty' deadline they were lined up 3 blocks long for days, registering for Social Security cards. The State has built a health clinic, food distribution center and a local welfare office there, and the community was forced to build two new schools. All light industrial jobs left the area and the agricultural side is on it's ear. I sold all interest there and moved away. It must all be Wal-Mart's fault.
Posted by: Jack at March 31, 2006 11:22 AM (D7RNM)
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Good Post...Hope your feeling a bit better.
See ya soon ..
NEiland Dea...
Posted by: NEilV at March 31, 2006 03:51 PM (v5cxG)
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Delftsman, good to see you back and ranting.
I agree with everything you say. If we're going to have borders, we have to defend them. And if we're not going to defend them, then let's not pretend we have them.
I believe that illegals are taking jobs Americans don't want, I think that the depression of wages caused by illegals depresses wages so much that good jobs become jobs that no American can afford to take. I can't really fault those for whom even these nearly slave conditions are better than where they came form. I fault those who hire them. And I know someone with personal experience of losing a job to an illegal.
But here's the one thing I can't get out of my head and it's why I have a problem with the Sensenbrenner approach. When I picture deporting 12 million illegals, I picture round ups of men, women and children. I picture detention camps and American citizens helping people hide and risking arrest themselves. Where have we seen this before--and not only the obvious? We only have to go back to WW2 and the round-ups of Japanese. Maybe this is over-dramatized, but how else are you going to deport 12 million people? And even if a guest worker program were enacted, the numbers I've heard would only grant about 2 million permits.
I don't have the answers. I only have the questions. And I don't like the choices.
I don't like the idea of national identity cards, but how are we going to know who's legal and who's not. I don't like the idea of amnesty, because that just encourages more people to come and figure if they can lie under the radar long enough, another amnesty will come along. I do think we need to hold employers responsible, but there are already fines for hiring illegals and I doubt it is more than a bump in the road. I don't like having our social programs clogged and schools overburdened, yet I don't like seeing children hungry and uneducated. I don't like the idea of a wall, which won't stop everyone, but a fence doesn't stop anyone.
I do think we should step up enforcement of businesses that knowingly hire illegals--I'm not worried about the small businesses who maybe don't check too closely, but I do worry about the large businesses who depend on illegal immigration. But these are the same businesses giving big contributions to politicians--do we really think there will be a crackdown? \
Maybe we need to consider a constitional amendment to bar citizenship to persons born in this country to illegals. I don't like it, but...
We need to do something, but what? I don't ever want to see round-ups and detention camps and neighbors spying on neighbors in my own country--not even an imitation of them.
All questions, no answers, I know. But there are no magic bullets.
I don't h
Posted by: Grandma_Jo at March 31, 2006 09:24 PM (MwV73)
Posted by: hoosierboy at April 03, 2006 08:02 AM (QLQ2w)
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NO ....... I LIKE MOST MEXICANAS, AT LEAST 30 MILLION ARE FULL BLOODED NATIVE AMERICANS
(REAL AMERIACANS)
I AM A FULL BLOODED man from the (purepecha nation.)
i do not have any spanish, in my blood, i have the right to fihgt for my land wich is the land of my people the native american people.
from alaska to argentina.
i do not ask any one of you to go back to england, thats just as unreal not posible.
BUT I DO ASK FOR YOU TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS OUR LAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JUST LOOK AT THE LOS ANGELES MAYOR, do you see any spanish blood in him???? NO!!!!!
thats because he is like most mexicans and most in the so called lain american country,s he is (a native american)
another thing, how do you not expect to be hated by most of the world, if from the start you invated our land, murder my blood brothers the CHEROKEE , APACHE, and all other native nations?
AND NOW YOU INVADE SMALL COUNTRY cowardlly droping bombs from plains! killing small children a weman!
how do you not expect most of the woeld to hate the US ?
i todavia tienen la desfachates, y sinverguenza de decir que somos espanoles?? pero que descarados son estos gringos, europeos!
beliave me i am a pure bloode native american! i have NO SPNISH BLOOD in my ancestry!
Posted by: Apache Olmeca at August 12, 2006 11:47 PM (Kl8tN)
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Getting Older Test
As we all get older, I'm sure that you would like to stay
"alive 'n sharp" for as long as possible. The harsh reality is however,
that none of us live forever, and one of these days each one of us is
likely to finally lose our smarts. If you're like most, you'll want to
know when that happens, so that you don't embarrass either yourself or your
loved ones. So I'm convinced that each of us should take a good hard look
at ourselves from time to time.
During a visit to a hospital for the mentally infirm, a visitor asked
the Director what the criterion was that defined whether or not a
patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub and then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the
bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No," said the Director, "a normal person would pull the plug.
Do you want a bed by the wall or near the window?"
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well, not a backwoods redbeck. We just carry that # 2 washtub outside and empty it
Posted by: GUYK at March 30, 2006 03:23 PM (iAhlK)
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Umm ... Delfts ...
This wouldn't happen to have anything to do with your recent hospital experience, would it??
HAHAHHAHAAHA
RWR
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March 27, 2006
Rumors to the contrary
No, I'm not dead, or back in the hospital (though the way I've been feeling, that really doesn't sound like a bad idea).
I just have been feeling, as Acidman would say, "worse than Fido's ass".
I haven't been able to sit in the computer chair for any length of time to even check my e-mail, much less blog; and I haven't been coherant long enough to write anything that makes sense if I could.
I went to see a neurologist the other day to see about some things that may just be side effects of my meds or may be indications of some new problems. He's arranging to get some tests done; a PET scan, a tilt-table orientation test, and a full panel of endrocin tests, and my PCP has arranged for me to have a renal function series to be done too. Needless to say, I'm going to be busy the next few weeks, but at least it seems that the Docs are getting serious about seeing what I really need and what they can do for me.
Hopefully, I'll feel up to resuming regular posting soon, and I really want to let all of you, my internet friends that your prayers and best wishes really are the best medicine a guy can have, and I really do appreciate you all.
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So glad to hear you're still around. I kept dropping by and watching your blog melt away, it was a little unnerving.
You just get better and do what Mamma tells ya and when you feel up it drop by the Rott. We all miss your posts.
Posted by: SoCalOilMan at March 27, 2006 10:46 AM (5biOc)
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D-man,
Sorry to hear your feeling so crappy.I am sure you will be up and at it soon as you feel a lttle better.We miss you man and look forward to seeing you at the next BlogFest her n Sunny Tampa Bay.
Keep you head up,eat well and get better soon.
Posted by: Lc Neil and Dea at March 27, 2006 10:50 AM (v5cxG)
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So glad to hear from you. Sorry you're feeling so rotten Delftsman. Question everything, sometimes the right drug isn't the right drug and compounds the problem. Doctors treat symptoms and will readily add one more 'medication', often this is masking what the real problem is. Having been there, the Acidman's description fits well. Get well soon.
Posted by: Jack at March 27, 2006 11:42 AM (WHcld)
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Do what ya gotta, Delfts.
Your health always comes first.
RWR
Posted by: RightWingRocker at March 27, 2006 12:56 PM (pelZL)
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Hope things bget better for you soon Delfs, looking forward to talking to you again ASAP.
Posted by: Spencer at March 27, 2006 04:30 PM (wabwk)
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What they said. Take care.
Posted by: Grandma_Jo at March 27, 2006 06:49 PM (MwV73)
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Hang in there! I know (from personal experience) that hospitals can be depressing places.
Posted by: Karlo at March 28, 2006 07:48 AM (HoLw7)
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Hang in there Bert and get well. I have a fishing trip planned this fall when the Kings start running that you might be ineterested in
Posted by: GUYK at March 29, 2006 07:08 PM (iAhlK)
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All I can say is you are my friend and I care very much about you and how you are doing. I pray you do better each day with all my heart.
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March 15, 2006
just a little humor
Still don't feel up to doing the research for a dercent post/rant, but I thought I'd pass along some jokes that Catfish e-mailed me.
One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed
in a very sexy nightie. "Tie me up," she purred, "and you can do
anything you want."
So he tied her up and went golfing .
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A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license.
First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test.
The optician showed him a card with the letters:
'C Z W I X N&nb sp;O S T A C Z.' "Can you read this?" the optician asked.
"Read it?" the Polish guy replied, "I know that guy."
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Mother Superior called all the nuns together and said to them,
"I must tell you all something. We have a case of gonorrhea in
the convent."
"Thank God," said an elderly nun at the back. "I'm so tired of
chardonnay."
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A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.
Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. "Careful," he said,
"CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD! You're cooking
too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW!
We need more butter. Oh my GOD! WHERE are we going to get
MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful ... CAREFUL! I
said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking!
Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your
mind? Don't forget to salt & pepper them. You know you always forget to salt
them. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!"
The wife stared at him. "What in the world is wrong with you? You
think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?"
The husband calmly replied, "I wanted to show you what it feels
like when I'm driving."
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Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was
drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic ;training, the Army
issued
him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair.
On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That
afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of his teeth.
On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap. The Army has been
looking for Herman for 51 years.
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That last one brought back memories of boot camp. Hope you're feeling better, it's good to see you posting again. Get well soon.
Posted by: Jack at March 15, 2006 10:28 PM (tgzeG)
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Welcome back. A great rant, a good joke, what's the difference? It's important to be back.
Posted by: Grandma_Jo at March 16, 2006 06:16 AM (MwV73)
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Glad you are doing better.
Posted by: Catfish at March 17, 2006 04:38 AM (zt+Kl)
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hehehehehehehehehe! :-D
Posted by: Radical Redneck at March 18, 2006 03:33 PM (+VNlz)
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I need to use the driving joke on my wife. Oh!
Posted by: JACK ARMY at March 18, 2006 08:29 PM (6AoYx)
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Delfts I linked you on my new blog ma man!!!
http://vandea.blog-city.com/
Posted by: VANDEA at March 19, 2006 03:46 PM (v5cxG)
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hahaha these are great jokes.
Take care my friend, thanks for the laughter.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 20, 2006 12:13 AM (tj1zH)
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Where ya hiding D-man ?
We miss ya hope your feeling better...
NeilV
Posted by: LC NEilV at March 20, 2006 06:00 PM (v5cxG)
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On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap. The Army has been looking for Herman for 51 years.
ROFLMAO!!!
Glad to see ya doing a bit better, ol' buddy.
Posted by: Lord Spatula I, King & Tyrant at March 23, 2006 05:11 PM (l7H1O)
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Hey, say something! I'm really concerned, D.M. Even if you're too sick, too tired, or too busy for anything long, at least do one short post to show that you still exist (and, let us know how you're doing.) You're in our prayers.
Posted by: Woody at March 26, 2006 09:12 AM (v5VVJ)
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March 10, 2006
Joke of the Day
Sitting together on a train, traveling through the Swiss Alps, are a French guy, an American guy, a n old Greek lady and a young blonde Swiss girl. The train goes into a dark tunnel and a few seconds later there is the sound of a loud slap. When the train emerges from the tunnel, the Frenchman has a bright red ha! nd print on his cheek. No one speaks.
The old lady thinks: The Frenchman must have groped the blonde in the dark, and she slapped his cheek.
The blonde thinks: That Frenchman must have tried to grope me in the d! ark, but missed and fondled the old lady and she slapped his cheek.
The Frenchman thinks: The American must have groped the blonde in the dark. She tried to slap him but missed and got me instead.
The American thinks: I can't wait for another tunnel, so I can smack that Frenchman again.
to GuyK
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Thanks for grabbing this from GuyK! I needed that slap! ;-D
Posted by: chrys at March 13, 2006 12:17 AM (7vS23)
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That's a seriously funny joke. Thanks, Delfts.
Posted by: Rhiain at March 26, 2006 03:54 PM (pj0RO)
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Home Again
First off, I would like to thank everyone that showed me such support over this last week, you can't
imagine just how much it meant to me. You don't really realize just how many friends you have until it really matters, and believe me, it really mattered to me to find that I am so rich in that area.
I'm feeling as weak as a puppy, but otherwise pretty good; only the normal aches and pains that us old out of shape codgers experience on a daily basis.
The doctors have totally revamped my drug schedule, and it's great. Only five doses in the morning and three at night. Along with a strict diet plan and a close monitering of weight/B-P, nothing that should be a huge difficulty. Except quitting smoking, of course. I've quit for over a year twice before; hopefully, this time, it will be a permanent cessation. I may try hypnosis reinforcement this time....I've tried everything else, so another new way to go may just be the key that does the trick. Idiotic as it sounds, one of the biggest problems with trying to quit is the fact that I still ENJOY smoking. Yeah, I know how that sounds, and I agree with everything any of you'll say about that piece of lunacy, but nevertheless, it's just a fact of life.
The short term prognosis is fairly decent, and mostly dependent on my own abilities to stick with the program, so I have high confidence that I'll do well.
It will be hard to limit my meat intake, but I really do like vegatables if cooked correctly, so thats doable. Salt will be difficult to deal with, not so much because I'm addicted to it, but because it's hidden in so many things that you'd never think about, and they have me limited to 1500mg a day or less... were you aware that a one ounce serving of pudding has 160mg of salt in it?!? One decent sized Dill Pickle would almost put me over the limit. It's going to be an adventure in eating to see just what I can't anymore.
The worst thing about a stay in the hospital is the seemingly insatiatiable thirst for blood by everyone involved in your care. I swear, even the orderlys seemed to need an ounce or two before they could get on with their other duties. "you'll feel just a little pinch" and "this will be pretty painless" were phrases I truly came to despise, even though ( except in the case of a certain student nurse that seemed to think a blood draw was a hunting expedition for the "PERFECT" vein) for the 99.9 % of the time it was true. I am the victim of Belonephobia (thanks Beth!), or the unreasoning fear of needles. I SEE a needle, and my natural impulse is to be at least two blocks away from the offending implement in the next half second or so, and faster than that, if possible. I can't honestly say that blood draws and IV's are painful, they AREN'T. (again, with the unusual exception of that one clumsy student nurse trying to learn her craft).
The potassium injections they gave me in my stomach four times a day were a bit painful, but then again, not really anything to really get hyper about.
But to me, the smallest guage butterfly needle looked to have the bore of a twenty pounder cannon and served to elevate my B/P by 50 points at the mere contemplation of said instrument corrupting the integrity of my dermal covering. (and when your B/P is at 270/180 to begin with, that gets into stroke territory)
Being the recipiant of the attentions of these vampires on a what seemed like a ten minute basis certainly made things uncomfortable, to say the least....but at least I wasn't screaming like a little girl (and the ice cream they let me have made up for the recaltarance I was feeling over a period of time
) I don't think I'll ever totally get over my unreasonable fear of needles, but this last week has let me know that I can survive it with at least a little pride left.
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Yaaay! Glad you're finally home, hon! A low sodium diet can be a bitch especially if you love pickles, olives, and chips like I do.
It takes awhile to get used to it but don't think of it as being deprived. If you can't have something you want have a little more of something you CAN have. Try looking online for low sodium substitutes and stay away from prepackaged foods. I've missed you and your jokes, sweetie.
Posted by: Elizabeth at March 10, 2006 10:24 PM (WLztO)
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This is the best news I've had all day, welcome home Bert.
Posted by: Jack at March 11, 2006 12:22 AM (NU4O0)
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Delfts,
Glad to see your back Ma Man!!!You know we all missed you.But you did cause us to get a nasty little troll while you were gone at blog-gig!!!
Good read for laughs..Anyhow Hope to see more of you online.. Damn it don't be scaring us like that again..UGHHH!! ********HUGS*********
Posted by: VANDEA at March 11, 2006 12:55 AM (v5cxG)
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All the same, Delfts,
Welcome back.
You've been sorely missed.
RWR
www.rightwingrocker.com
Posted by: RightWingRocker at March 11, 2006 03:10 AM (OIxPT)
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Yar! Welcome back aboard, me hearty (pun intended). Now take care of yourself, follow the regimen and keep on keepin' on. Hugs and Kisses all around! You and yours are STILL in my prayers, and will always remain there.
Posted by: ZiPpo at March 11, 2006 08:10 AM (ERI6q)
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Welcome back. You "sound" great!!
Posted by: Grandma Jo at March 11, 2006 08:46 AM (MwV73)
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w00t! Welcome back! And now ya gotta take care of yerself. I know it's hard to kick the ciggies but you can do it! It does help to have something you like everytime the urge becomes uncomfortable. If it's candy or some other treat just try to take it easy. If it's something else you crave, well, just try to take it easy...
Posted by: sig 94 at March 11, 2006 01:32 PM (BnMdL)
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Delfts, glad to see ya out and about! All you can do is play the cards you're dealt. Had a couple needles stuck in my knees this week to remove some fluid and inject some cortisone. Never felt a thing, (well maybe a little thing or 2) Take care and do what ya need to do!
See ya
Posted by: maxxdog at March 11, 2006 02:06 PM (LMIOn)
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Good to see you back home Delfts. Take care of yourself to make sure you don't go back.
Dea is right: your condition did attract the Nastiest Troll Ever™
Posted by: Radical Redneck at March 11, 2006 05:14 PM (+VNlz)
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Darn good to see ya back my friend but you made my blood run cold talking about the vampires. I have lots of first hand experience with that and it wasn't pretty.
One hemotologist told me, as he hunted around in my arm for one last decent vein to tap, "don't worry, we're gonna save your life, but we have to practically kill you in order to do that."
Ya know what? He was right!
Stick with the program, life is worth a little extra effort.
Linda
Posted by: LindaSoG at March 11, 2006 07:20 PM (Mn+kd)
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Good to hear you are home Bert. I know what you mean about the damn needles and blood. I have to stick myself and get blood for the sugar test three times a day. I'll tel a story one of these days about needles and how I learned to live with them. Get yourself back in shape because I am still planing on taking you fishing next time you are down this way.
Posted by: GUYK at March 11, 2006 07:30 PM (iAhlK)
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Delftsman,
It's so good to hear that your home and to see you posting at the Rott. We missed you. Bet you're the happiest man right now. I use to work at a hospital and people who hadn't smiled or said anything nice in weeks would change overnight on the day they went home.
Glad to see you home.
Posted by: SoCalOilMan at March 11, 2006 10:17 PM (7AX0Z)
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Glad you are home. Be well, be strong. People are depending on you!
Posted by: hoosierboy at March 12, 2006 08:35 AM (tt4DJ)
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Lambertus,
It made my day when Dea told me you were home.It may be difficult to adjust your diet but not insurmountable, and as a stubborn Dutchmen Im sure you will.Glad your out and you can be sure at next years blogfest we will have a Delfts friendly menu. My daughters a vegitarian and Ill get her to prepare something tasty.Glad your out ,stay healthy.
Cheers from Sunny Tampa Bay
Posted by: Lc NeilV at March 12, 2006 11:19 AM (v5cxG)
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Glad to hear you're back home.
Posted by: Will at March 13, 2006 06:52 AM (C3Iev)
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You sound great - so positive about all the things you are going to do to be well. Eventually you'll feel like it was all worth it. Your two little girls are counting on you to keep their Daddy around for a long time.
Posted by: jraye at March 13, 2006 08:57 AM (2mqPf)
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Yippee!!
Welcome Home! Tah dah!
I love this kind of news.
You oare so funny about the needles....LMAO, I know what you mean, it does get like that.
Welcome Home Bert!
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 13, 2006 11:04 AM (qrCVJ)
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Missed you D-man!
Hope you're feeling much better, hon!
Posted by: Lady Heather at March 13, 2006 05:49 PM (0DWeb)
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The worst thing is when they wake you up to take blood.
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Glad you are back home. Take care and watch yourself, Cat
Posted by: Catfish at March 14, 2006 11:01 AM (KYMED)
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Good to hear you're doing better. Best of luck with the new denial - er, diet.
Hope you got all the best looking 'vampires' at least.
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Hey Delfts E-mail me your address.I've got some great cookbooks I can send you.Really healthy shit that actually tastes awesome!!! E-MAIL me I'll hook ya up.
Dea
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March 08, 2006
Wednesday...
I got a call from Delfts this morning letting me know that he may be released on Thursday. His spirits were not good, and honestly I can hardly blame him for that. It's a kick in the teeth to finally admit that a total lifestyle change is in order, especially when one's spouse can be a raving lunatic. It is also very sobering to find out that the disease he has is chronic, cumulative, and typically runs its course in 5 years. If you're lucky.
No salt.
No cigarettes.
No fats.
No caffine.
No lazy days spent entirely either in bed or at the computer.
No excuses.
He will make these changes, or he will die, simple as that.
My submissive, michael, suggested that I get some brochures and ask him go ahead and pick out his urn now in the hopes it will sink in that this is no longer a matter of mind over matter or willing one's self to be well in spite of one's behaviors, not that it ever truly was. Sounds cruel. Sounds tough. Maybe that is what is called for.
Honestly, I do not know what to do.
One thing is for certain, I have made sure that no longer will there be beef in abundance, unfettered use of salt, or rich foods in the house. Gone are the days of bringing in a half pound of 3yr old cheese that should have lasted for a very long time, even when shared by 4 adults, only to find it all gone the next day with nothing remaining but the wax rind on the floor in front of the television. And the days of going to the refrigerator to get a roasted chicken to make dinner and finding nothing but a plastic container of bones and scraps. And the days of bringing home sacks of White Castles. And the days of going to a nice restaurant and ordering the entire menu.
No more "Competitive Eating" as michael has so aptly described it.
So now in anticipation of Delfts' arrival home tomorrow, jane is vacuuming and cleaning and setting up his area in the family room so that he will be comfortable. When I get home from work tonight, we are going to pitch in together to clear out his computer desk area. Then I will go through the kitchen and hide everything that he cannot have. michael and jane have already agreed to keep any Blacklisted Foods that they buy for themselves in their room, and I have a small refrigerator to put in there so that they can.
I know he's extremely frustrated right now, a lot of it with me. I did not visit him for as long or as often as he wanted. Nor did I bring snacks and drinks, or sit and baby him like I have done in the past. I was not the loving and doting wife who plumped pillows and slept in a chair until 3am in case he needed a sip of water or a steadying hand to help him to the bathroom. I didn't because I couldn't.
I just wasn't able to emotionally. There is just too much anger and hurt right now, knowing that other than the waiting, he has ultimately succeeded in his passive suicide. There is too much betrayal from the belief that our marriage and our daughter were not good enough for him to want to make the changes he should have made four years ago at the onset of this, changes that would have allowed him to perhaps see Anna graduate from high school.
Every one of you, look into your mirror and take a long look at the person you see. Look around you at all of the people who's lives you touch every day. Look at your children, at your parents, at your husband or your wife and think about how terrible it would be to lose any one of them. Think of how you would grieve them, mourn their loss, miss them every day. Imagine holidays and birthdays and graduations and weddings without them. No more trick or treating, no more trips to the range, no more silly jokes, no more hugs, no more... life.
Now, put yourself in their shoes and know how your death will affect them.
Don't do to them what is happening here.
Mamamontezz
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Mamamontezz,
Does he believe he deserves to live and be healthier? Sometimes we sabotage ourselves because we don't believe we deserve better. And all the love in the world from the outside can't make a person love himself inside. Only he can do that.
Delfts, if you don't believe right now that you deserve to live, then believe your family and friends until you can believe it yourself; use their belief as a crutch to do what you need to do to live.
I worked with someone once who was really a jerk (really). He got cancer. After he came back to work, as several of us were sitting in a meeting room waiting for others to arrive, he said "you know, it is when you seem to have the least control of your life that you realize how much control you really have." He was still a jerk, but it is true.
It isn't that eating healthy and exercising deprive you. It is that they can save you. And you deserve to save yourself.
If you give up salt, you will develop an appreciation for how food really tastes (I've had to do it and it's true). If you give up caffeine, you will sleep better and wake up sooner. And so on. And you will live longer.
Life is good. Live it and enjoy it. Don't die before you're dead and please don't give death an early invitation in.
Don't do it for your family. Do it for you.
Grandma Jo
Posted by: Grandma_Jo at March 08, 2006 06:44 PM (MwV73)
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Delfts (& Mama M),
Look at it as a pathway to Ultimate Studliness!
And I would definitely take up Darth Bacon's offer of healthy, but tasty, recipes.
And yes.....LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE! (Speaking for my husband, lol)
Posted by: Lady Heather at March 08, 2006 10:35 PM (0DWeb)
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Thanks for the update on how you're doing, Mama.
How's Delftsman doing?
Posted by: the Humble Devildog at March 08, 2006 11:10 PM (TIYju)
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Thanks for the update Lila, I'm saddened to hear the sad state of Bert's heart. You're so right about the lifestyle changes he'll have to make to live on. I live with restrictions everyday, no matter how well intentioned they may be or from whom they may come, Bert has to say no to food being offered that he knows is bad for him.
Bert, it's not easy to know that your condition is not going to get any better, but you can improve what you have. My wife and daughter think I'm going to starve to death if I miss a meal, Bull----! I monitor and regulate my own bloodsugar, my own food intake, quantities and qualities of food and the exercise I get, it's all under my control. Its a constant battle of medication and regulation that I normally lose, but 3 to 4 times a day I get a sobering dose of reality, it keeps me honest. Yes I've spent some time in the ER, most unpleasant too. It's too damn easy to die, so do this for not only yourself but for those who love and depend on you. I getting too preachy so get well soon my friend. You are loved!!!
Posted by: Jack at March 09, 2006 12:15 PM (c/lGZ)
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Delfts ,
You have no choice but to change your habits ,a little of the things you like .It beats the alternative and we all want you around for a long time ...Its only 11 months till the next FLorida Rott Fest we want to see you...there
Posted by: Lc NeilV at March 09, 2006 01:49 PM (v5cxG)
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Mama M
You are an amazing lady. Your tough love at this point is the best thing you can do for him. Men are so damn stubborn when it comes to their health. I had an argument with my spouse, who is 43, last night about taking care of himself better. But, because he works out regularly he doesn't feel he has to watch his diet or see a doctor at least once a year. It makes me so mad. He has high blood pressure, but feels that its not a big deal. I've invested 21 years of my "youth" in him and damn well resent the attitude. You'll be in my prayers Ma'am. You take care and tell your husband to deal with the reality he had a hand in creating. God bless both of you.
Posted by: Theresa at March 10, 2006 01:51 PM (tN0oi)
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What a precious and awesome family you have Bert. I know why they love you and now after meeting them in this way I see why you love them. You are a very lucky man to have such a great family.
I was reading about one of our soldiers that lost one of his legs. He has tons of therapy to go through and he did an interview with Sean Hannity. He said he wants to go back again and help with his troop to finish the job.
Bert, I brought that up because he is not giving up. And I don't want you to give up either. He may not have to do what you do, giving up lots of goodies and smoking etc. But both of you will be overcoming hurdles that so many of us have not had to do. But also many others have done in their lives. Each day will be a hill you will take in your battle to live and be better. I believe in you Bert,I know you can do this.
We all think we are never going to have anything happen to us. Some people never get a warning, never get a chance to make changes for the better. This is fantastic that you do get this chance and that is a positive thing. And you have such an awesome team with you.
I am probably older then you are so take this from an old broad. You are loved, so please oh please think hard about doing these changes and then do them. Then we can have tons of laughs and fight the good fight against the terrorists as bloggers buddies into forever.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2006 02:12 PM (tj1zH)
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Bert my friend, it ain't as bad as you think it will be. hell man, I had to change my lifestyle years ago to about what you are going to have to do. No smokes, no booze, none of the pleasures (or what I used to think were the pleasures) of life. But I found out that there is a lot more to living the rich food, booze, smoking, and the vices that were about to kill me. At least I didn't have to give up singin! But I still enjy life-probably even more than I used to because it is more precious to me now. Hang tough and live. I still plan on you making the trip down and going fishing with me.
Posted by: GUYK at March 10, 2006 02:23 PM (iAhlK)
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Well said. Well said. Damn, well said, Mama. Love to you and yours.
Posted by: ZiPpo at March 11, 2006 08:13 AM (ERI6q)
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March 07, 2006
If it's the Cath Lab, it must be Tuesday
I was awakened by a phone call from Delfts this morning at 6am. They had started an IV in anticipation of a catheterization and he was letting me know.
Even at that early hour, he sounded in much better spirits than he had the last several days. His breathing was easier and more relaxed, and he sounded rested. It was quite an improvement over Saturday when we arrived.
I'm still waiting for news on the procedure and what they found. I know they are looking for blockages in his bypass grafts and for a stenosis of his renal arteries. Each of these conditions can contribute to the increased blood pressure and ultimately the fluid build-up that is CHF. They've checked for the stenosis before to no avail, but want to look again to make sure there have been no changes over the last three years.
Hopefully Susan, his nurse on the CHF unit, will call shortly to let me know how the cath went. As soon as I have any news, I will append this post.
Update: I just got off the phone with Susan, the nurse with the sexy voice. (I'm sure that's driving Delfts mad.) She had good news and not so good news.
To start with, he got through the cath just fine. Regardless of how commonplace these things are, a catheterization is always a risky thing. Generally they don't like to do them unless there is no other way to get the information they need. He may think having 7 caths under his belt is no big deal. I beg to differ on that one.
What they found was not good, but neither was it as bad as it could have been. He does have some partial blocks in his bypass grafts. None of them is completely blocked. They want to treat them medically, not surgically, to open the grafts. Now, for 99% of patients, this is a good thing. For Delfts, however, this only means that ultimately they won't be treated.
Delfts has some real issues with Compliance. He is a Taurus, after all, and he knows everything better than anyone else does, especially if it affects him and his creature comforts in any way.
Medications? Only if he feels bad and the pills are within either arm's reach or I'm willing to go look for them for him.
Diet Change? And give up his favorite foods, foods like hard aged cheese, spicy amalgams of meat, pickled or cream style herring, and various wursts and smoked delicacies? I don't think so.
Exercise? Why, that would kill him, not to mention make him sweat and potentially miss a special on the Mating Rituals of Rhinos on Discovery Channel..
Oh, and what about Cigarettes? Do I really need to address that question?
*sighs and shakes my head*
Anyway... He's better. He seems to be improving each day. The tests revealed what I have believed for a long time. Now it is up to him. He can comply and be assimilated, or he can fight and end up in a hole. Basically, those are his choices. He'd best start taking them seriously.
Mamamontezz
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Dear Mamamontezz,
My thoughts are with Delftsman and you and your family. Please give him my best wishes. I would try to be a stern Grandma and order him to take his medicine, watch his diet and exercise, but it wouldn't work. I can't even get him to agree that a 30% embedded tax is just as deceptive (even more so) than tax withholding--so obviously I have no influence. I hope you and your family are holding up and taking care of yourselves as well.
Grandma Jo
Posted by: Grandma_Jo at March 07, 2006 07:18 PM (MwV73)
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As someone who firmly believes moderation is for sissies, I must say this:
YOU BETTER LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE!!
D-man, take your medication, dammit.
You can still eat your favorite stuff, just in smaller portions farther apart.
If you don't have one, get yourself a treadmill, stick it in front of the tee vee, and reward yourself with a nice hard cheese after treadmilling while watching the Mating Rituals Of Rhinos (who the hell wants to see John McCain nekkid anyhoo?) on Discovery.
I won't touch the smoking thing, I'm a Tupac a day man. Well, we both should quit, how's that.
Think about changing your habits, man, or else I will re-install AIM, go back into the Rott Chat Room, and start e-mailing you /d.
You've been warned!
:-)
Posted by: Vinnie at March 07, 2006 07:29 PM (f289O)
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Thanks for keeping us updated. I am once again happy to hear he's doing OK. My wife knows what it's like to hassle with someone who takes his meds for a while then kinda lets it go because "I feel fine, really I do".
Everyone misses him over at the Rott, so tell him to get well(er) and log on when he's up to it.
Posted by: SoCalOilMan at March 07, 2006 07:46 PM (oMkeJ)
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I would be happy to contribute some enjoyable and healthy recipes...guaranteed to please the most decadent of gluttons. Being one and working for one, I should know.
Get better, buddy. You don't want Lila forcibly medicating you like a housecat do you?
Posted by: Darth Bacon at March 08, 2006 01:38 AM (WKGmE)
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Tell Delfts to take his damn medicine.
Hard with a stubborn dutchman for sure.
Hang in there mama ,We are keepingyou guys in our prayers..Let Delfts know evrybody is missing him. Cheers fron Neil ANd Deanna in Sunny tampa Bay
Posted by: LC NeilV at March 08, 2006 07:55 AM (v5cxG)
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Thanks for the update Lila, glad Bert is still improving, Let him know he's missed out here and to stop being so stubborn and take those meds. Always thinking of you guys and all the problems you've had. Praying for the best.
Posted by: Jack at March 08, 2006 08:03 AM (Mg4xC)
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He'd best start taking them seriously.
Listen to your wife, Delfts.
RWR
Posted by: RightWingRocker at March 08, 2006 09:45 AM (pelZL)
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Delfts now listen please. This is because you are loved, not just by your family but by all of us.
I smoke so we won't go there except for this, (one thing at a time). I hate doctors ok! There are good ones but there are bad ones too. As far as smoking goes can you try and do Light cigs. It does make a difference and they may not be as yummy but at least it is a step forward to not having them be as strong and bad for us.
Now here is the thing Delfts, your blog is outstanding and it took being creative on your part to make it LOOK the way it does besides the posts you make. So because of that I know you have an imagination since you are creative like that. Soooooooo imagine that you do not do what you are told will help you. Not doing what the docs say might cause a stroke,it might be bad enough to leave you unable to do anything.
Imagine sitting in a chair and seeing your wife and daughter and not being able to hug them and tell them you love them.
Imagine sitting there and SEEING your computer and not being able to type anything.
Imagine wearing diappers.
I know this is being dramatic about this but hey things can happen like this and I want you to have every chance in this ole politically correct BS world. I want you around for a very long time.Your wife loves you I can tell and so does your daughter. We love you and the only ones that don't are the liberals so why please them (the liberals) and make them happy if something happens to you.
Now back to the doctor thing.......... ok I said I hate doctors. The best way for them not to be around is to be healthy. To do what it takes to not have to go see one. So please think about it.
((hug))
Wild Thing
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 08, 2006 10:38 AM (qrCVJ)
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Delfts, take yer damned medicine or
I'll come say it to
your face!!! :-)
Keep getting better, my friend. Mama, hang in there. You guys are in my prayers.
Posted by: Lord Spatula I, King & Tyrant at March 08, 2006 11:11 AM (l7H1O)
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March 06, 2006
The Monday Update
From the Desk of Mama...
I went on my final break of the day to see the Spousal Unit. Bear in mind that I work in the basement in an obscure cul de sac behind food services in the north east corner of a huge campus, and that Delfts is on the third floor of an added wing, attached willy-nilly like a mis-chosen puzzle piece at the southwest corner of this same huge campus. Now consider I only had 15 minutes to get there, check on him, and get back to my official duties as the Voice of the Hospital.
So off I go, zigging and zagging, jigging and jogging, up the elevator, past heart patients on their little hallway walks between the big read hearts on the walls, each heart placed 25 ft apart to track their progress, until at last I reach the CICU. I round the bend at team 4, straight down the hallway toward team 3, hit the wall button for access, pick up steam at the nurses desk, then look up to see that his room is dark, the door wide open, the bed empty, and the entire unit is Delfts-Free.
I cannot describe the momentary feeling I had when I saw that room.
After I found my wits, I went to the nurse at the counter just outside the room and asked where he had been moved. She was not able to find his name in the census, so I put two and two together, decided on the new Heart Failure Unit, and walked over. And there he was, alone in his room watching Jesse James grind an exhaust pipe for some chopper on the Discovery Channel.
I wasn't able to talk to his nurse, but from what Delfts said he had a bad angina attack last night. They gave him morphine and darvocet to help with the pain from that. His blood pressure is now so low (for him, anyway) that he feels like he has no strength and is fainty. Even at that, his top number is 144 and his bottom number is fondling 100.
Because that is seen as progress, they decided he didn't need to be in the CICU any longer and put him in a "Step Down Unit" specific to CHF patients. His lungs sounded a lot clearer, they've turned down the volume of his O2, and his color is a little better.
I tried to get him to use the keyboard the hospital provides for wireless internet, but he can't figure out how to use it. Of course, he's still tying to figure out his basic, no frills cell phone, so there's not going to be enough time to teach him how to cruise the net from his room. He simply won't be here long enough.
Hopefully he'll be better tomorrow and they will make a decision on cathing him again or not.
At the very least, he's had his last cigarette, whether he knows it now or not.
A last note: To all of the wonderful people, friends and strangers, old acquaintences and new ones, Emperors and minions, you cannot imagine how much your kindness has meant to all of us.
Each comment has been printed and taken to Delfts so that he can read them all, and I will tell you all now that there is no better medicine than the love of your friends and your family. As far as we are concerned, some of you have long ago transcended the realm of friend and truly are now family.
Thank you all so very much for your many kindnesses.
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Thanks for updating us, Mama M.
Give the D-man a big hug for us, and I hope to "see" him in the blogosphere again soon.
You take care of yourself too! Y'all are in my thoughts and prayers.
"H"
Posted by: Lady Heather at March 06, 2006 10:02 PM (0DWeb)
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Lady Heather, he will be delighted to know that a hug has been sent by you. At least now he will be in a regular room with a phone that can be reached by anyone from the outside.
He'll also be able to use the Ancient Laptop of Doom™ using his phone line and dial up access. I'm hoping he'll do that soon, just for his own well being.
Thank you for checking up on him. I know he appreciates it.
The Mama.
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Hang tough. There's a lot of us you've never met who have grown to like you and what you write.
Posted by: Joe Bethancourt at March 06, 2006 10:37 PM (4m8QD)
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Hey Mama,
Don't forget to include
my post!!!
RWR
Posted by: RightWingRocker at March 06, 2006 11:32 PM (zSKG3)
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Mama,
Has anyone called my Dad? PappaSlagle would want to know what is going on. I will tell him as soon as I can, but to be honest I am surprised he didn't call me with the news???
Send Uncle Burp my best.
TSgt SlagleRock Out!
Posted by: SlagleRock at March 06, 2006 11:35 PM (rEaAV)
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I am so happy to hear Delfts is getting better. I know being in the hospital sucks, but don't rush out just for the sake of getting out. Somtimes staying one extra day prevents a return trip. Have him crank up the Ancient Laptop of Doom(TM) and let us know about the cute nurses.
Posted by: SoCalOilMan at March 07, 2006 02:20 AM (2B1nv)
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Kind of unnerveing to think that a Heart Failure unit is a "stepdown"...
Give the man a hug from me as well. Thank you for the update.
Posted by: alli at March 07, 2006 11:15 AM (9BW95)
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On his way home to "healthy eating" and "exercise"!! blech! Glad to hear you've had some good news over the weekend...your family has been and will be in my thoughts and prayers. My father-in-law was in a similar situation (went to the doc with a "bad cold"...). It's a long hard road, but I'm sure you're all up to the challenge
I know the LCs are certainly behind you!
Posted by: lc ima mommy at March 07, 2006 11:40 AM (NnFEb)
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Thanks for the update Mama, It's good to hear he's on the improve, still it's scary. I can't believe he was still smoking, best thing is to never touch another smoke of any kind. Give him my best, I'm not a religious person but I'll pray for him nevertheless. Get well soon Bert.
Posted by: Jack at March 07, 2006 11:58 AM (WKRTn)
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Hi Mama M, thank you so much for Delfts update. I can just see you trying to find out where they had taken Bert. The adventures of being in a hospital...ugh!
Lots of prayers here for him and hugs too.
Everyone at my blog is praying too and my husband said to tell Delfts not to take any prisoners when they want to keep waking him up early in the morning which is common at hospitals. He can tell the nurses he has an army of bloggers behind him and want him to get the needed rest so no wake up calls till after 9:00 a.m. heh heh
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 07, 2006 12:30 PM (qrCVJ)
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Dear God! I am so sorry to hear this. Your entire family goes into my prayers as of this moment.
Chin up, Mama M.!
Posted by: Omnibus Driver at March 07, 2006 01:14 PM (WOXRM)
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Good to hear that your health is improving.
I suggest that you stop smoking. Not because the cigarettes will kill you. Because if you don't Lila will kill you.
Posted by: Will at March 07, 2006 01:22 PM (tSuSU)
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sounds like you are getting better Delf, Good to hear it. Now kick them damn cigarettes and I reckon you may even have to go to drinking that damn decag stuff instead of coffee. But nevermind long as it gets you healthy enough to come back down and do some fishin' with me.
Posted by: GUYK at March 07, 2006 01:49 PM (iAhlK)
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I didn't realize what happened! I was wondering why the blogosphere suddenly got so quiet. I'm very sad to hear it. Give Delfts my best.
Posted by: Karlo at March 07, 2006 02:08 PM (HoLw7)
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Delfts, glad to hear you're feeling better. I figure if you try and quit smoking then I'll give it another shot as well! It's a pain in the ass but with the money you save you can buy a couple boxes of ammo a week. Just a thought.
Seriously, do what the docs and nurses tell ya and take your meds and get yer ass better!
See ya on the Bark!
maxxdog
Posted by: maxxdog at March 07, 2006 06:35 PM (LMIOn)
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We are thinking of ou Delfts hang in thee and get well..
Ciao NEil and Dea
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March 04, 2006
Hospital Fun
Note: My name is Erin, and I am Bert's daughter. While at the hospital with him this afternoon, Dad wrote out a quick note to post here. After I got home and followed his instructions, I checked to see if it had posted and discovered that Lila had already posted something about his current whereabouts. I decided to just come back in here and add this little forward but to still post it, just to adhere to Daddy's wishes. So, sorry if you're getting dual information.
Went to see the quack to see about getting some relief from this lung thing...
He took note of my blood pressure and respiration rate and told me that I was to NOT pass Go & collect $200, but head to the emergency room ASAP; he would have them waiting for me.
I walked in the ER door and within 5 minutes I had an IV of 50% nitroglycerin flowing into my arm, an O2 line going at 5L in my nasal cavity and a pretty nurse pushing Lasix into my arm at a 4mg/3min rate.
They believe that I have pneumonia and congestive heart failure brought on by the excess fluid in my lungs. They want to do a heart cath just to be on the safe side and do an overhaul on my drug regimen. They were also a bit concerned that I had lost so much weight in the last six months and want to do some basic cancer screening tests -- just to cover their asses bases. Might be a few days until I can get access to a keyboard, but I'll be thinking of you all.
Dad didn't mention this in the note he gave me to type, but the doctors also believe that it is very likely that he had a small heart attack this week, which he didn't notice due to the pain he was already experiencing in his chest from the lung congestion. He's in the hospital for a few days, but he'll hopefully be back on his feet (or, in Dad's case, ass -- his most favoritest position) in just a few days.
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Thank ye verily,missy, for the update. You and your family are in our prayers. Hug Lila especially hard today, and here is one for {{{{{you}}}}}.
Posted by: ZiPpo at March 05, 2006 08:44 AM (BSzUv)
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You and yours will be in my family's thoughts and prayers. Glad to hear you're getting rest and food. Looking forward to more good news. Take care.
Posted by: Eirik at March 05, 2006 10:09 AM (7hLVT)
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We are all praying for you. Keep us posted!!
Posted by: VANDEA at March 05, 2006 10:52 AM (v5cxG)
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Thanks for the update. Hang in there Bert and get out soon. I am still hoping you get down here in Florida with me for a fishing trip. Me and sweetthing will be thinking about you and pullin' for ya. Guy and Penny
Posted by: GUYK at March 05, 2006 11:34 AM (iAhlK)
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Get well, Delfts, you're in all our prayers.
Posted by: Sig94 at March 05, 2006 01:28 PM (BnMdL)
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If the docs say he should skip Austin then he is skipping Austin. There is always next year. Better to be alive and delayed by a year then dead and not able to ever go.
I am not kidding. If the docs tell you to stay home, you stay home.
Posted by: Deathknyte at March 05, 2006 03:43 PM (i4Kle)
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I miss you Bert!!!! Please get well soon. All my prayers are for you!!!!
And do what the docs say. I haye doctors but sometimes hey are necessary and this time is one of them!!!
LOVE you my dear friend. Prayers for your family too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 05, 2006 04:47 PM (tj1zH)
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Feel better Delfts. Don't take any chances with this. My family has same history.
-RR
Posted by: Radical Redneck at March 05, 2006 06:43 PM (vElSn)
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Get well, dude. I promise, we won't run out of BBQ down here in Texas. We'll keep the fires burning for ya!
Posted by: El Capitan at March 05, 2006 06:44 PM (TXGNk)
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Been following this quietly, but here I go - hope you'll be up and about again in no time, dear Bert! You and yours will be in my thoughts. *hugs to Lila, Erin and Anna*
Posted by: Rhiain at March 05, 2006 07:49 PM (pj0RO)
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I'm rubbing my temples with my fingertips and sending you all strength and good wishes.
And, once the old man is up and about again, make sure he says up and about. Gotta give the ticker a reason to keep ticking or it may decide to quit altogether. Gotta stay strong, kids!
All my best.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 05, 2006 08:10 PM (sfx/E)
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Have never been here before - but you are dearly loved by some beautiful bloggers! Be well soon and keep the fresh air hitting your lungs for a long, long time. Heart failure sounds much worse than it really is. Hope there's not much worse and a huge absence of cancer.
Posted by: chrys at March 05, 2006 09:43 PM (wwuYK)
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You're in our prayers. Hang in there and get back soon.
Posted by: Woody at March 05, 2006 09:54 PM (v5VVJ)
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Thank you Erin and Lila for the update.
Hang in there Bert, I'm so glad you got medical care for this, I had a bout of the same a few years back, but my ticker was in better shape, I felt like dying and nearly did. Don't let the bastards get you down, get better soon and get the hell out of that palace of pain and suffering and back to the keyboard. We need you out here. You're in our prayers.
Posted by: Jack at March 06, 2006 01:15 AM (ALFf2)
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Dammit Bert! Get well, get out of that bed, and come home! Richard and I will be praying for you and Lila and the girls, hon.
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Posted by: Will at March 06, 2006 06:16 AM (C3Iev)
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Bert, damn buddy, you better get on the mend. When the Docs discovered I had lung cancer I posted about it and got lot's of encouragement from folk. Partly because of that, I'm still here (the other part is I'm too damn stubborn to go). You need to follow exactly your docs advice, you need to talk to people and let them know how you are feeling and if it's crappy, then tell them. You need to smile every chance you get. You need to hold your family close.
Cheers and I've got you in my prayers.
Posted by: GM Roper at March 06, 2006 06:38 AM (0CqNu)
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Hang in there, Delfts. You can overcome this, ya stubborn ol' coot. :-) We're praying for you over here.
Posted by: Lord Spatula I, King & Tyrant at March 06, 2006 07:16 AM (zqJ9v)
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When I called you the other night, I did not think it was that bad. Take care and get your ass well, Cat
Posted by: Catfish at March 06, 2006 10:37 AM (wky0c)
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Word goed spoedig. U bent in mijn gedachten en gebeden Delftsman.
Posted by: Theresa at March 06, 2006 04:32 PM (sI5FT)
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Thanks for the update.
And Delfts: Enough malingering for you. I've got a damn Empire to run and I need every StormTrooper I can get, so get the heck out of that comfy bed, hale and sound.
There are moonbats to kick, whiskey to drink and fair maidens to ogle.
Get well, buddy.
Posted by: Misha I at March 06, 2006 05:27 PM (uYIEG)
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Tell Mr. Delfts that
A-He's a dumb shit for waiting so long, and
B-The Curmudgeon sends all the best.
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C-May he have the nicest and (if they're female) prettiest nurses the hospital can provide.
And thanks for the update.
Posted by: Dave S. at March 06, 2006 06:28 PM (I15ul)
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Son of a bitch! No one tells the nephew, scare the hell out of me! Uncle Burp you are most definitely in my thoughts and prayers, stay strong friend!
SlagleRock Out!
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Well done!
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Delfts' Situation
Delfts has been sick all week with what he thought was bronchitis. His lungs were so congested, he was unable to sleep because laying down caused his lungs to fill and choke breath away. He had gone so long without sleep that he had started to hear and see things.
So finally, after a week of this he finally decided to call the doctor. The triage nurse set an appointment for this morning at 8:15 based on how he described his symptoms. We went to bed and got up early and made the drive to the doctor's office for what we believed would be a scrip for antibiotics and a good cough medicine.
What we got was something entirely different.
Based on his history of coronary artery disease, his family histories of both Congestive Heart Failure and Cancer, his sudden loss of weight over the last 6 months without any effort, and the way he presented at the office, the doctor looked at us and asked which ER we preferred, because Delfts was going to one of them and we might as well go to the one where we wanted him admitted. Delfts did not have bronchitis or pleurosy as he believed. Delfts is in some level of Congestive Heart Failure.
Off we went to the ER, where he was taken in almost immediately, seen by a full set of techs and physicians, and admitted into the CICU. He is on a continuous nitro IV, has been given Lasix(sp) for the fluid build up, and will probably undergo a contrast catheterization on Monday to check his bypass grafts.
He had what appeared to be a small silent heart attack this afternoon while I was visiting, and the nurses are aware of it. The cardiologist believes he has had at least one other earlier this week. They have drawn blood for testing for the heart markers to make sure that isn't the case.
Also, because he has lost 40 pounds and 4 waist sizes in 6 months without trying, because he admitted to some bleeding and fresh blood in the toilet, because of his coloring, and because he has a family history of it, they will also be checking him for various cancers.
So what he thought was just a bad case of bronchitis that he could ignore truly was not what it appeared. And he delayed treatment for almost a week because he did not want to go to the doctor. I think he was afraid that if he went, he wouldn't be able to go to Austin in April. Silly man...
[insert appropriate derogatory, gender-specific observation here]
He's comfortable. He's sleeping. He's eating better than he has all week, and he's being treated for the fluid and the cardiac episodes.
He asked that I let you all know, and this was the best way to do it.
Keep him in your thoughts, and I will try to print off all comments to this post for him to read. Even yours, Karlo. *grins*
Because he is in CICU, they will not let him have a phone, which also means no dial-up even if I could take in the Ancient Ritual Laptop of Doom™ and set it up for him.
As soon as I know anything, I will let you all know right here.
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Delfts, we all love you ma man.
We are all praying for you!
Dea
Posted by: VANDEA at March 04, 2006 10:49 PM (v5cxG)
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Sincerely hope you shake this off Delfts. Hopes and prayers are with you. Hang in there.
Posted by: Joe Dromedary at March 04, 2006 10:55 PM (u5oF2)
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God Bless you Delftsman, I only know you from the Rott but wish you the speediest recovery. Listen to and do what the Docs say.
Posted by: jaybear at March 04, 2006 10:57 PM (BWcSy)
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OK, Delfts, this is insubordination.
You know good and well that none of my friends are allowed to get ill without my permission, applied for in triplicate.
And no, the fact that you probably knew that I'd deny it anyway isn't an excuse either.
G-d Bless, my friend, and get well soon.
You and Mama are in my prayers.
Posted by: Misha I at March 04, 2006 11:06 PM (+PWiI)
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Bah. The day you let a little thing like "congestive heart failure" get in your way is the day we take away your Dutch-ness.
I was lead to believe the Dutch were too ornery to let that happen.
Get well soon, friend. Prayers are enroute to Higher Command.
Posted by: the Humble Devildog at March 04, 2006 11:12 PM (TIYju)
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Delfts, Get better my friend! Do what you're told and rest so you can get yer ass back on the line. Got ya in my thoughts. Take care
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Posted by: Gunsniper at March 04, 2006 11:36 PM (Z1wyT)
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Get well, Dekftsman! Godspeed and a full recovery. If you start bitchin', you're gonna' be fine. But I remember walking pneumonia, felt like my friggin' lungs were on fire, pantin' like a dog, heart racin'. Take care of yourself..too many folks need your input. I'm one of 'em. But for heavens sake take care of yourself! Be nice, don't hit your doctor...I even posted this twice just in case you haven't got yer shit together. I know I didn't then.
Posted by: caveman82952 at March 05, 2006 12:30 AM (ggxPW)
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Hang in there, Delfts!
Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. You belong to a tough breed; as our neighboring rancher has been heard to say, "If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much."
Get well soon!
Posted by: LC Moriarty at March 05, 2006 01:06 AM (wr8WL)
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Don't make us send in the chicken!
Crossing all the fingers and toes for ya', my man.
Posted by: B.C. at March 05, 2006 01:49 AM (buVEM)
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Delfts
I hope you get better soon .
Posted by: LC Scott at March 05, 2006 02:10 AM (k29k6)
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Damnit Delfts, this is no way to get me to actually post a comment!
Now get yourself healed up so Denita can slap you upside the head for not going to the doctor sooner!
But seriously, heal up and get better. We'd love to see you out here in Tinyville sometime soon, the grill is always realy.
Hugs and prayers from Eric, Denita and Zane!
Posted by: Eric, the Mad Monk at March 05, 2006 02:38 AM (nmVu8)
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Ready... it's ready, damnit!
PIMY
Posted by: Eric, the Mad Monk at March 05, 2006 02:39 AM (nmVu8)
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Oh heck. Best wishes for a swift and full recovery.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 05, 2006 02:52 AM (1m0PA)
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Get Well soon Delfts. Till you get back there going to be a hole over at the Rott. Have your daughter post an update when you know enough, as if the quacks will ever give a straight answer.
My prayers will be you and your family
Posted by: SoCalOilMan at March 05, 2006 03:03 AM (2B1nv)
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CHF is nothing to screw around with. Best wishes and here's hoping you whip the snot out of it and get back on your feet ASAP, man!
Posted by: Graumagus at March 05, 2006 03:20 AM (5u5N6)
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Get better Delfts,we will keep you in our Prayers...
Neil and Dea..
Posted by: LC NEilV at March 05, 2006 07:48 AM (v5cxG)
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You and your entire family are in my thoughts and prayers. Get well soon.
Posted by: hoosierboy at March 05, 2006 07:56 AM (tt4DJ)
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Mama, you are especially in my prayers. Delfts better get his ass to Austin in April, even if I have to CareFlite him down. Tell him I love him, and hugs and kisses all around. Trust in Him.
Posted by: ZiPpo at March 05, 2006 08:42 AM (BSzUv)
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Many prayers from me and Merri, Delfts, and to Mama and the rest of the family too.
Posted by: Vinnie at March 05, 2006 09:59 AM (f289O)
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Get well soon Delfts!! You're in my prayers. See you on the Bark soon!
Posted by: LC ima mommy at March 05, 2006 11:34 AM (NnFEb)
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I remember a chatroom conversation we had a while back. Delft was saying how he popped nitro, some days, 3-4 times a day. I was so freaked I tried to get him to go to the ER right then. He just blew it off as SNAFU and thanked me for caring. Your in my prayers, Mama, Delft and the princess. Thanks for sharing your life with me.
Mike Howard
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Posted by: Mike Howard at March 05, 2006 02:15 PM (uo57r)
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Delfts I am not happy about this, not one bit. PLEASE do not be sick. I hate when my friends are sick and I can't do anything to make it better.
You came into my life, I hold our friendship as one of my most precious things, now you do exactly what the doctors tell you to do.
PLEASE GET WELL SOON! Tons of praying for you.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 05, 2006 03:22 PM (tj1zH)
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get well soon delfts, you've already gone too long without posting, hope to see you back in the ring in no time at all
Posted by: Godandstarcraft at March 05, 2006 10:18 PM (b92Ny)
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Thanks Lila, I've been concerned for him ever since he posted that he was sick. I pray that he has a rapid recovery with no lasting heart damage or other ailments.
Bert, get well soon, our prayers are with you.
Posted by: Jack at March 06, 2006 01:23 AM (ALFf2)
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Delftsman,
Sending my good thoughts your way to a speedy recovery cause hospitals just plain suck.
Mikey
Posted by: Mad Mikey at March 06, 2006 10:06 AM (wAHgk)
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I knew you were sick, but not that sick? Glad you had enough sense to call a doctor. I hope you get well soon, Cat
Posted by: Catfish at March 06, 2006 10:40 AM (wky0c)
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Do what the nurses and docs tell you to..and know that there are a lot of people thinking of you.
Get well soon.
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How about an update hows Lambert doing?Get Well Lam, We miss ya man..
Posted by: LC NeilV at March 07, 2006 09:02 AM (v5cxG)
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All my hopes go to you for a quick recovery.
Posted by: Bonnie Kuzminski at March 07, 2006 11:50 AM (+2LBV)
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Keeping the prayers going here...sorry I haven't been around as much as I used to, but I think of y'all often!
--TwoDragons
Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at March 07, 2006 05:56 PM (UALgm)
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Good luck.
Though the flesh might be weak, a strong spirit will overcome. All things are part of the journey. Find what each step teaches you.
Posted by: MegaTroopX at March 08, 2006 02:01 AM (yT/Rw)
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I hope and pray that all goes well. I will keep you on my prayer list. If there's is anything I can do just holler!
Pastor Rick
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Bitching...AGAIN
Want to know why I'm not posting? These two cartoons perfectly describe how I have been feeling the last couple days. I've had about 4 hrs sleep since Monday....every time I try to lay down, it feels like I've just ran a six minute mile. My lungs are just so congested I can't get a real breath...and I can't even get a decent cough going to clear them without it feeling like I'm tearing my rib cage out of my incision scar. I'm not complaining..HELL.....Yes
I AM complaining.. again.. sheesh, I'm starting to sound like a broken record...a cranky, bitchy, whiny, pity party record.. I
HATE that. But thats all I can seem to come up with lately, and since I don't want to subject you, my dear readers, to such self pitying tripe, I just won't post until I can do something worthy of your time and effort.
I couldn't take another twenty years of gasping for every breath like I have the last three days. I'd just as soon climb in the box and shut the lid if thats all I had to look forward to.
I just hope they give me the page for April to mark down the dates for the Austin Blog meet.
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Sorry to hear that you're feeling bad. Know how you feel. I had walking pneumonia about 20 years ago and it was 6 months of hell. Ribs so sore you just about scream when you cough, but don't cough and you think you're going to drown.
Rest if you can and get better. We've missed your comments over at the Rott.
Posted by: SoCalOilMan at March 03, 2006 06:12 AM (2B1nv)
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Hope you get to feeling better soon, have you tried or can you tolerate Humibid or Mucinex? It helps me expectorate when I get down with chest congestion where it feels like it's tearing me apart to cough. Don't let it get so bad you have be hospitalized and hurry back, you are missed.
Posted by: Jack at March 03, 2006 10:03 AM (pIEmm)
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Get well, Dekftsman! Godspeed and a full recovery. If you start bitchin', you're gonna' be fine. But I remember walking pneumonia, felt like my friggin' lungs were on fire, pantin' like a dog, heart racin'. Take care of yourself..too many folks need your input. I'm one of 'em. But for heavens sake take care of yourself!
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