I just got a call from an architect/builder who supplies the bulk of my work. He’s developed a cancerous tumor in one of his eyes. A one in a million kind of thing.
Friday morning he’s slated for surgery. They’ll be removing the eye, among other things.
For him to call means he’s very worried. I’m a big believer in positive energy, and this is a great big base to get it, so if you’d all direct some towards him on Friday, I know he’d greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Snort
If dogs run free, then what must be, Must be, and that is all. True love can make a blade of grass Stand up straight and tall. In harmony with the cosmic sea, True love needs no company, It can cure the soul, it can make it whole, If dogs run free.
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Positive thoughts coming from the north for him....
GOOD VIBES FROM NOR CALI!
positive energy going out from NJ
a friend of mine had the same thing about 10-12 years ago,he was 42 or so.when he first told me i was like what,you can get cancer in your eye???
as mentioned they removed his eye and replaced with a fake one. to say the least he took awhile getting used to depth preception ,but since then has really done well health wise and is getting along great. hope your buddy has the same outcome and all goes well.
keep us posted,i'll keep him in our prayers. larry
if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
I'm in.
It's not too late, it's never too late.
Thanks to everyone. He's a good guy, and has been an even better friend for 15 years.I want him to have every advantage, and good thoughts, prayers, positive vibes can't hurt.Thanks again.Snort If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
From Hawaii, I wish him the best.
OK Holly.
Best of luck from the banks of the muddy Maumee.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Y'all are great, it's sure to add up by Fri. If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Texas is in.
Just be sure to tell him that having one eye will seem pretty normal in time.
Pirates always seem to have a good time with one leg...and one eye.
He hits the Alaskan Wilderness, alone, for two weeks in a canoe... he's hoping no bars sneak up on his left side... but maybe he should switch to the Caribbean... arrrghhh matey. If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
More positive thoughts from California
Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
I'm laying down good vibes too. Thanks for the opportunity to get a nice spiritual high going.
Vibes from Florida.
I have a friend who gets along with just one eye. Got it shot out! Just a little hairy when he drives but there are only a few dents in his car. Must be that depth perception thingy.
Hope it's only the one eye.
It's okay, he drives one of those big 1 ton extended Ford vans... already got a bunch of dents<G> If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Positive thoughts from Iowa - I'm sure he will be fine.
Good wishes +1
soj
as you wish, from NW Indiana !!
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I have three close friends, avid cyclists, eat good food, don't smoke.. etc... with cancer.
One passed away last week. The other two battling it--one more successfully than the other.
No rhyme or reason as to who's next.
My kindest regards and best hope for your friend, now and for Friday and for the rest of his long life.
Pat
Here's good mojo from the Great Northwet.
Add some from Oregon.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
All together now....
"The EYES have it!"
The musician Jeff Healey, who died recently in his 40s, had something like that his whole life, I believe. So, your friend is probably good for another 40.
Thinking of him on Vancouver Island.
Well, i'll send him a bottle!
Oh, sorry...you wanted white LIGHT...
Thanks kids, I can't wait to tell him he's got a bunch of internet axe murderers in his corner... he'll be wishing he had an eye in the back of his head.And hey, it's still not to late to sign on. If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Found out today, it's a form of melanoma... can't tell how big it is. No wonder he's worried. If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Now that's strange...melanoma in the eye. I had a "lamb chop" cut outta my back when a melanoma in situ was found. That stuff can spread fast.
Not being moribid or anything, but was he out in the sun all the time? I've got forty years of damage and get shid cut off every six months, so I'd like to know what to look for in the peeper area...
He's an architect, but gets off his butt more than most, and he's in the sun a lot. The odds, apparently, are ridiculously high on the eye thing. He says he only thinks ornery guys get it, you're safe, right? If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Yeah, right.
I go Monday for my bi-annual burning/freezing BBQ session. When I get outta there people run away from me.
Think I have smallpox...
Still thinking of your buddy.
FYI, my dear departed FIL lost an eye in an industrial accident when he was in his 20s. He managed just fine with driving, and living life, for about 60 years after that.
So as long as its just the eye, yopur friend should do just fine. It will take some adjustment, re-learning depth perception, but its manageble.
So we won't be pulling chauffeur duty forever? He is being upbeat about it all, a little pissed, more scared.Thanks for the thoughts... I'll post the results If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Cancer just cost one of our guys a testicle. Eye for a ball?
Anyone for a game of Uno? : )All in positive good humor. Attitude is everything.
I'm going to try and stop by his home today... hope he hasn't gone with the fuschia patch... If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Some more positive energy, just slightly behind the curve, from beautiful coastal CT...
Talked to him today, he felt good enough to hit the Haw River Festival... positive energy rocks!Mrs 'Snort picked some strawberries, and I've got a Levon Helms cd we'll deliver tomorrow...keep the juice flowing, it's gotta be helping the recovery... maybe parrot shopping Monday? If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Just don't start showing him any of those Pirates of the Carribean movies.
I don't think dressing like Johnnie Depp works well for most people.
Maybe a trip to Planned Parrothood?Yegads, there's a website by that namet. Parrot jokes. To wit (or lack thereof?):"Polynesia: Memory loss in parrots."and"Merger Announcement: Polygram Records, Warner Brothers and Keebler: New company will be called Poly-Warner-Cracker":^)soj
Saw a telephone guy get hit in the eye with a piece of metal from a hoe-ram busting concrete. The metal was about thumb-nail size and stuck right on the front of his eye. We sat him down and called EMS.
Saw him about three months later with a brand new glass eye.
Ya, not sure if it'll be the long john silver or sammy davis jr look. If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
Done!
Bob's next test date: 12/10/07
Sending positive vibes from Canada!
Well, y'all certainly helped... the operation was a success, no complications, and he feels damn lucky.Keep up with the thoughts, though... I'll tell him the BT gang's lookin' out for him! If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
That's excellent news! Three cheers!
I happened to see the last half of a PBS program the other evening, about a test subject who was completely blindfolded for seven days at a hospital, in order to test brain patterns.
The doctors were able to determine that the brain adapted to the loss of sight very rapidly. In only five days most of the problems had been countered by the brain's ability to increase awareness and sensitivity in other ways.
I hope that will be the case for our friend.
If nothing else, this guy's adaptable... jeeze he's gotta put up with my trim carpenter mood swings... If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
You have the pirate's attitude so it's up to you to take him shopping for a parrot now.
Excellent news.
And he must be a good friend if he puts up with yer jokes <G>
I did pause today, thinking of your friend - hoping for the best -
D"there's enough for everyone"
Since the pirate quips are a-comin' . . . now your friend can really get into character for the annual Talk Like A Pirate Day:http://www.talklikeapirate.com/Ya just can't make this stuff up.:^)soj
(continued good wishes, all joking aside)