Re: Something from Grandpa Gus

Thanks for the update Cabbi. Please tell him *Hi* from me if you will...

How are you doing?

Ronnie
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"Kindness is a hard thing to give away,
for it is usually returned."

"Cabbi" <cabbi@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My favorite vet wrote me and asked me to post this to all of you. He
sounds
> well and happy. God, I admire him and his spirit so much! What a guy!
>
> Cabbi
>
> I finally am able to be getting up and around again, though I'm taking it
> slow. Boy that was 4 days from hell, but I'm guess I'm luck that I got my
> cable box and movie channels, along with a combo dvd/vhs player so at
least
> there was plenty to watch.
>
> I take my day in parts so to speak. When I go to bed at night I know it's
> going to hurt when I wake up and move up about. But I also remember that
in
> the AM I still like to have a coffee, cigar, and read the paper. I
> concentrate on the later part and so the first slice of my day is usually
> pretty good. Then there's lunch time, I usually eat fairly light, salad
bar
> and fruit, another smoke after wards and then I go back up to my room. The
> reason I eat a light lunch is so that if the pain starts creeping in my
> lunch will digest fairly quickly so as I can take pain meds if I need to.
I
> spend the afternoon reclining and reading, watching TV and any mail/bills
> that need taken care of. After that the next slice is an evening cigar,
and
> maybe a quality root beer, before dinner. By this time it's getting close
to
> dark and I know I only have to wait until then to go out for a roll and a
> smoke, that pretty much takes care of the day. I try and live it one slice
> and a time. I have other slices but I think you get the idea.
>
> Please tell the group, or post this for me.
>
> Thanks, Grampa Gus
>
>


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    ... Then there's lunch time, I usually eat fairly light, salad ... > |lunch will digest fairly quickly so as I can take pain meds if I need to. ... After that the next slice is an evening cigar, ... that pretty much takes care of the day. ...
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    ... concentrate on the later part and so the first slice of my day is usually ... Then there's lunch time, I usually eat fairly light, salad bar ... lunch will digest fairly quickly so as I can take pain meds if I need to. ... that pretty much takes care of the day. ...
    (alt.support.chronic-pain)
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    ... Grandpa Gus sent me this regarding how he now spends his days. ... concentrate on the later part and so the first slice of my day is usually ... Then there's lunch time, I usually eat fairly light, salad bar ... that pretty much takes care of the day. ...
    (alt.support.chronic-pain)