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I've been away for a few days and wanted y'all to know why...if you might be interested.
Early Monday morning I had another heart attack and have been in the hospital until yesterday afternoon. It was a mild one and they put another stent in my heart - this is #5 and the procedure went well.
Today, I'm back in the studio and trying to catch up on stuff that was missed over the past few days.
Hope you have a great weekend.
-------------------- Chapman Sign Studio Temple, Texas chapmanstudio@sbcglobal.net Posts: 6306 | From: Temple, Texas, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Good luck, Raymond. No one wants to see you check out too soon.
-------------------- Brian Oliver Paxton Signs Fort Collins, CO paxton@peakpeak.com www.paxtonsignsofcolorado.com Posts: 237 | From: ft. collins, colorado,usa | Registered: Mar 2001
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Hope u do well w/new stent Ray. We all know u have a good heart of gold,maybe just bad plumbing. Can the letterville health clinic give some advice? I know Hawthorne berries,L-Carnitine,Co-Q10,Grill Oil,+ other suplements & foods can really help, along w/your reg.Heart meds.
Kent Moss Paint On... Sweet Charleston
-------------------- Kent Moss Greg Moss Signs Posts: 363 | From: Wilbraham, MA / Charleston,SC | Registered: Nov 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Kent Moss: We all know u have a good heart of gold,maybe just bad plumbing.
I'll second that, take care and don't overdo it.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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my friend....are you getting the message???? ITS TIME TO SLOW DOWN........those 12-18 hours days of "doing" need to stop. your body is rebelling against WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO)))))))) 5 stints......and you wana go for 6??? hehehehe you need to change so you can last a lot longer. your lucky man, you aint been dead yet))))) unlike me, 3 months after open heart surgery(double bypass)i got outa my truck to kick some punks ass......and got DEAD.....INSTEAD!!!!!! SINCE i woke outa of a 6 day coma, they said i wouldnt wake up from............i take it SLOW AND EASY........sleep when my body want to, work when i feel like it....and as long as it dont wear me out i stay at it))))))))) ITS TIME MY FRIEND .............
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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I have to agree with Old Paint!!!! Slow down my friend!
5 stents? Do you really have room for a couple more!
Remember ... doesn't matter if you get that job done ... or not ... the Sun will still come up tomorrow morning!
While I am still up on my soap box ... get rid of butter and corn oil in your diet! Use canola for frying and pure olive for cooking , and virgin olive oil for salads and toppings ... your heart will thank you!
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Brushasaurus on Chat Posts: 8827 | From: La Mirada, CA, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Get well soon- and no need to try and keep ahead of Dan...that match ended a while ago!
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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You body has been sending you clear messages Raymond. Please listen and act. Hope you heal well, and consider making some healthier lifestyle tweaks. Even the smallest of changes work!
Ask my partner Joe. He came home with a pre-diabeties diagnosis last Sept. Since then he's dropped 35 pounds, by tweaking his diet. His sugar levels are back to normal, cholesterol down and a big plus ... he's completely off blood pressure meds. His joints don't ache like they did so he's not taking pain meds anymore either.
hugs dear friend and take good care, ~ nettie
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Heal well my Friend- life is too short as it is!
-------------------- 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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God Bless ya, brother! You follow the good advice from some of those above, and take it easy for awhile. I too have had to learn to work at my own pace, and not at one dictated by others' demands.
Do you walk? That alone does wonders.Half an hour or so, every other day, helps the old ticker, and may help you get rid of a few unwanted pounds.
-------------------- Dale Feicke Grafix 714 East St. Mendenhall, MS 39114
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Posts: 2963 | From: Mendenhall, MS | Registered: Apr 1999
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Ray...with that many stents your ateries are probably more open than the majority of us here...promise that you will take it easy and enjoy life...your good natured humor and wisdom have been a great influence to me...don't check out on us early...what would we do without you.
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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Wishing you well from beautiful downtown Yarrow.
-grampa dan
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Being a grampa is one of the the most wonderful things in the world!!! Posts: 8738 | From: Yarrow, B.C. Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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Ray, I wish your literal heart was of the same quality as your figurative one. I'm glad they found the problem and employed a fix. Please get well. You still have to teach me how to hand letter!
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Now you can see how much we all are worried about you. There is all good advice and helpful hints. You have traveled the long road and now it is time to take the easy way.
-------------------- 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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Thanks to all for the very nice words. There was little damage done and I'm feeling fine. Stress is not my main problem - it's cheeseburgers. I'm slowing down some (and eating better) and don't take on the workload that I once had. No more digging holes and very limited installations that require ladders. Now, if I can just get rid of hammer drills life would be much easier.
These days I spend a lot of time with recovering alcohol and drug addicts as an encourager and spiritual advisor. A lot of the passion I had for signs and such has been replaced with other endeavors.
Without getting into the "off limits" area on this forum I want you all to know that I appreciate your concerns and well wishes for me. But, death is not terminal for me. I was never built for this world - this place is not my home.
-------------------- Chapman Sign Studio Temple, Texas chapmanstudio@sbcglobal.net Posts: 6306 | From: Temple, Texas, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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good.......as for you "feeling fine" i felt that way, 15 minutes before i died)))))))) so let the "feeling good" fool ya.... seems you and i have a lot more in common then we have differences. grew up in a bar, with dysfunctional parents(physical and mental abuse from them) wound up in drug/alcohol rehab 1975......was involved with the startup of NA, as it didnt exist and all that was was AA. i say i got over 30 years in AA(didnt attending meeting all that time)..lived in PEN-NSYLVANIA, and when i went to rehab i was on my way to the state PEN, and 8 month later i was attending PENN STATE.......... while attending penn state i worked at the rehab place as a counselor, and have sponsored people over the years.....in AA & NA. and i dont care if its off forum...but after waking up from being dead and in a coma for 6 day and waking up on EASTER SUNDAY....... god is real.........i can say that with authority)))) and like i said..... GO SLOW, AND EASY.........YOUR WORK IS NOT DONE.......you might be just...... getting started)))))))
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-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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ray......just happen to be doing a banner for a church.......and this is one of the quotes iam having to put on it....does this help? Then said I, "HERE AM I, SEND ME!" Isaiah 6:8.
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Really glad to hear your doing fine Raymond and glad your getting time to follow your calling of helping others. Your a good man, and I know you'll make a difference in their lives.
-------------------- Barb Shortreed 144 Hill St. E. Fergus, Ontario Posts: 2374 | From: Fergus, Ont. | Registered: Sep 2000
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-------------------- Judy Pate Signs By Judy Albany, Georgia USA 229-435-6824
Live simply...Love generously...Care deeply...Speak kindly...Leave the rest to God. Posts: 2621 | From: Albany,GA,USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Look, Ray, just because you're LOTS older than me doesn't give you the right to go ahead and die! Get well, St. Peter may not have your white robe ready yet either. lol Seriously, GET WELL.
-------------------- Frisby Signs, Inc. El Dorado, Arkansas Posts: 902 | From: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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