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Thanks to all of you for the very kind words and prayers you sent my way.
I got home from the hospital yesterday, took a nice nap and now I'm back at the studio and ready to get back to work.
Luckily, there was no (or very little) heart damage. One artery was 70% blocked and they put in a stent, so I'm good for another 100,000 miles. Three years ago I had three stents and they are still working well.
Today, I was supposed to be teaching my workshop in Indy, but sometimes plans get changed without your permission. Sadly, I had plans to have dinner with Bill Huegg and the Butlers while I was there. Maybe I can get a rain check on that.
Mike did a great job of keeping everything running at the studio and making all the necessary calls, even on a holiday Monday.
Jeanne has already informed me that my life style is going to change. The diet was not really a big problem and my cholesterol levels and blood pressure have been normal. Exercise is the big problem....so...now that will change.
Again, thank you all for your concern and well wishes. It makes life go a lot easier when you know that there are others caring about you.
-------------------- Chapman Sign Studio Temple, Texas chapmanstudio@sbcglobal.net Posts: 6306 | From: Temple, Texas, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Glad you're home Raymond! Listen to your wife. You guys need all the help you can get! It sounds like you have lots of people worrying about you and we want you to be around for awhile yet!
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Good to hear that you didn't need a major overhaul, just a minor tune up.... now you need to exercise before you take your nap !
-------------------- Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain ! Jim Moser Design 13342 C Grass Valley Ave. Grass Valley, Ca. 95945 530-273-7615 jwmoser@att.net Posts: 488 | From: Grass Valley, Ca. | Registered: May 2006
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Glad you're back and I enjoyed our phone conversation today. I guess Letterville knows now what's up for me tomorrow. We Texans are just doing our part to keep the economy going.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Here's some exercise equipment to take out on some nice cool water: http://www.hotkayaks.net/
-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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-------------------- Catharine C. Kennedy CCK Graphics 1511 Route 28 Chatham Center, NY 12184 cck1620@taconic.net "Look at me, Look at me, Look at me now! I't's fun to have fun, But you have to know how!" Posts: 2173 | From: downtown Chatham Center, NY | Registered: Feb 2004
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What a guy, back to work already. You are the bounce back champ. Bill
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Here in New England we go 1 mile and your up and down 4 or 5 hills, that's a good cardio work out. What does that translate to in Texan 5 miles or so? Glad to hear your doing well!
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6712 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Wow, I missed this too. Sorry about your ticker Ray and I hope you a speedy recovery.
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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Glad to see you're back. But take it easy for a while.
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3812 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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