Re: Wellll, I've seen the Dr.




"sheli" <acousticangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mike McCollum" <ultramike@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> First of all, thank all of you so very much for your kind words of
>> encouragement. You have no idea what it means to someone like me or
>> Katie.
>> Had my consult Monday and it looks like it's going to be open arterial
>> surgery. You know, slit my neck lengthwise, root out all the bad stuff,
>> back flush me, stitch me up and slap on a dacron patch (am I a
>> "maypop"?). I don't mind telling you I'm a little more scared than I
>> normally am when they're going to cut on me, but the options are pretty
>> awful to contemplate. I've decided to hold off until Jan 4 since I didn't
>> want my recovery to hose up the entire family's Christmas. We're all
>> supposed to get together in this lodge in Tennessee and the last thing
>> they need is the drooling zombie over in the corner recuperating. Matter
>> of fact, I don't plan on letting anyone in the family, 'cept Katie and
>> Ryan (natch) even know until after Christmas. I'm not telling my oldest
>> because he's shipping to Iraq in a couple of days and the last thing he
>> needs is to worry.
>> At any rate, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza,
>> Zoroastrian, etc. Holiday. We'll let you know what happens.
>> I love all you folks, believe me.
>>
>> Mike (and Katie by proxy)
>>
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> Mike please accept my best wishes and thoughts from NJ. You will pull
> through this and be back to yourself in no time.
>
> Katie is very supportive and a very strong backing for you.
>
> Best to you and your family.
>
> Sheli

Thanks so much sheli..it means a lot.

Mike


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