Captains Log Star Date 2009
Scene 20: At The In-Laws: Okay, it's the night before my 3rd surgery and I am PUMPED!!! Not so much. In a sense I am, because of what Dr. O. S. said he could and would do to restore normality back to my life. It has been almost a year since my last surgery, so forgive me for being a little apprehensive. On a quick and lighter note, family members have provided a place for my family and I to stay until I get back to work. We were sweating bullets for a while, whew!!! Now this is how God works, He sold my house in record time, He sold it to a single mom who helped us out, and He found a temporary place for us to stay until I get back on my FEET!!! Haha, get it? Back on my feet!!! Man, this has been a crazy life changing event that has truly been humbling. Well, everyone is sleep but me, I am trying, but I can't. I need to be at the hospital by 6 am and it is 1 am, so this is not good, but I have so many concerns and questions, and I just want things to be like they used to. They say the third times a charm, but did they mean surgeries?
Scene 21: At the Hospital: Yes, my Boo and I made it, and with only 4 hrs of sleep, if that. No matter, it's game time and I am ready. We are at the hospital bored to death with nothing to do, until a patient recognizes me. Is it you? Is it really you? Mr. Incredible? Why yes it is, what gave it away? I tried so hard to conceal my identity. Everyone knew it was you as soon as you walked in, because no one can LIGHT up the room like you Mr. Incredible. Thank you, thank you, you are to kind!!! So for the next hour I signed autographs and talked about my epic battles with my Nemesis, and the evil Emperor Zurg. Man did time fly by, they called my name and I was in the back and prepped in no time. Dr. O.S. said his spill, they numbed and sedated me, I kissed my Boo, and off I went with the Rocky theme song (Eye of The Tiger) in the background. See you on the other side.
Scene 22: Surgery Complete: Hey, I made it again, sweet. Look, no FREEZE RAY MACHINE on my foot!!! Now that's what I'm talking about. I'm in my room with my Boo, recovering. Dr. O.S. comes in and said everything went well. He had one issue with my foot that he could not adjust due to what Dr. F.K. did!!! None the less, he felt everything went well. Now I might be called a cyborg because I have screws and a plate in my foot. Nice, isn't it? No pain, no gain right? We spent the night at the hospital and I was released the next morning. This was a more pleasant experience by far. Now my Boo and I are headed home for a full recovery.
Scene 23: Settle In: It took about an hour to get home. Now my Boo had to figure out how to get me from the van to the house. All our things that she could use are in the P.O.D. So what she did was get her brother's high dollar dolly, put some pillows on it so I could lay on it, and make it as comfortable a ride as I could. Once I got on, I did fine, but not my Boo. It was like 100 degrees out and she had to push all this muscle to the house. What really made me hot was that there were 3 teenagers that just watched and did not even lend a hand. That was truly sorry. Now I'm in, waiting for the rest of the family to get here so I can get upstairs to my bed. They all got there at the same time, and they have to figure out a way to get me upstairs safely. Hmmm? Hmmm? Bingo, they grabbed a sheet for me to lay on and pulled me up the stairs. Can you spell P-A-I-N-F-U-L? If I did not tell you before, Dr. O.S. had to take a bone out of my hip for a bone graft, so needless to say I felt every step going up. I was in tears from being in absolute pain. Once we got to the top, they asked me did I want to stop? I said no please, I'm in to much pain. They get me to the bed and have to lift me up. Boy oh boy, they could not count to three fast enough. One, two, three, lift!!!! All I could do was scream. Thank you Jesus, they did it. Once everyone left, I cried myself to sleep because the pain was unbearable. Well, it's time for me to start my recovery because my health problems don't end here, something else is coming.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Packing The Pod
Captains Log Star Date Summer 2009:
Scene 17: The Almost Empty Casa: Now this is truly one of the most interesting days of my life. The whole crew is here today, Nana, Pa Dukes, Grandma and Bubba, Rog and Flo with all their kids, Ed Hughes, Nemesis and their kids, man it was like a small family reunion. We have a lot to pack in a short time, because Rog and his crew are coming from down south and they were gracious enough to come up. Once again, I have been chosen to become supervisor of this operation. This is a heavy burden for me to bear so I must grab the reigns and take charge. Why have I been blessed with such a gift? We have a lot to pack and I must lead these troops to VICTORY, so give me LIBERTY or give me DEATH!!!! Oops, wrong story. Man, do I kill me!!! Besides, what else am I gonna do? I can't walk, lift, carry, or haul anything, but boy can I crawl on the floor.
Scene 18: Packing & Saving Lives: We all look like little ants now, working like a well oiled machine. Packing, stuffing, boxing, wrapping, labeling, etc... Even the kids are helping, we are rolling. I got Flo in the kitchen, kids helping with toys, and I have Rog with adults moving the heavy stuff into the Pod. I even have my Nemesis working, I told you she thinks the world of me. As I crawl around doing my rounds I notice that Rog, my Boo, Nemesis, and Ed are in trouble. They are bringing down a heavy armoire from my bedroom, Rog is pinned to the wall, and Ed had it on his FOOT. My Boo was at the top of the stairs trying to keep the weight off Rog and Ed, while my Nemesis was at the bottom, off setting the weight. I felt helpless, they were struggling to get this big piece down. Think, think, think, I said to myself, they need your leadership now! So like any other superhero would do, I summon all my incredible strength to my index finger, and lift it off Rog and Ed and I tell the ladies to step aside so I can set this monster down. With pure strength and accurate balance, I set the beast down on the floor. Whew, you saved our lives Mr incredible. If it wasn't for you, we'd be goners. Don't mention it, I said, it's what I do.
Scene 18: Headway: Man, we are getting this pod packed, and packed tight. My boy Tunk thinks he can move any piece of furniture in the house like a man. He told Uncle Ed to grab one end of a couch and he would grab the other, and he meant it. He is all man, and only 4ft tall, and maybe 35+ lbs soaking wet. Now Uncle Ed is all about using some straps to move furniture. He and Rog were strap brothers that day. This dresser needs to go down stairs, "Get the straps", couch, "Get the straps", kitchen table, "Get the straps", pillow, "Get the...", do you see where I am going? It was hilarious. The funniest part was when there was a (empty) dresser in the foyer ready to go to the pod. Rog was getting ready to lift one end, and he thought Ed would lift the other. No sir, Ed said wait!! I have to get my straps. So as Rog waits, My mom (Grandma) told my Boo to come here. Boo, said Grandma, are you ready to take this dresser to the pod? Yes Ma'am, let's do it!!! Move over Rog, we ladies have work to do. If you could have seen the look on Rog's face when that dresser got moved!!! It look like somebody stole Christmas, but it wasn't Christmas that was stolen, it was called a MAN card. I felt for him, I would have liked to help, but all I could do was laugh. If that would have been me, I would have felt the same way. Ed came back with the straps, and the dresser was gone. Seriously, they got the job done straps and all.
Scene 19: Wrapping it Up. Nothing else can fit in this Pod, I said. My Boo and crew said wait, watch this. Some how they added about six more things in that unit. When it closed, the door was rolling on the wheels of an office chair. You guys make me proud, and have learned so much through me teaching you. Through my keen ability to lead us into tightly packing the pod, you have done well. I will continue to show you the ways of the FORCE if.... Oops, I did it again. Well, let's eat. I treated everyone to Bo Jangles chicken and Bo Berry biscuits. What a day, we are almost done. It's really sad though, I did not think that when I moved it would be because I was going to lose my home. Will I keep my job? Where will we live? I try not to think about it, but that is hard not to. God said he would never give you more than you can handle. So I have to stay positive or I will I will lose focus. Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world.
Scene 17: The Almost Empty Casa: Now this is truly one of the most interesting days of my life. The whole crew is here today, Nana, Pa Dukes, Grandma and Bubba, Rog and Flo with all their kids, Ed Hughes, Nemesis and their kids, man it was like a small family reunion. We have a lot to pack in a short time, because Rog and his crew are coming from down south and they were gracious enough to come up. Once again, I have been chosen to become supervisor of this operation. This is a heavy burden for me to bear so I must grab the reigns and take charge. Why have I been blessed with such a gift? We have a lot to pack and I must lead these troops to VICTORY, so give me LIBERTY or give me DEATH!!!! Oops, wrong story. Man, do I kill me!!! Besides, what else am I gonna do? I can't walk, lift, carry, or haul anything, but boy can I crawl on the floor.
Scene 18: Packing & Saving Lives: We all look like little ants now, working like a well oiled machine. Packing, stuffing, boxing, wrapping, labeling, etc... Even the kids are helping, we are rolling. I got Flo in the kitchen, kids helping with toys, and I have Rog with adults moving the heavy stuff into the Pod. I even have my Nemesis working, I told you she thinks the world of me. As I crawl around doing my rounds I notice that Rog, my Boo, Nemesis, and Ed are in trouble. They are bringing down a heavy armoire from my bedroom, Rog is pinned to the wall, and Ed had it on his FOOT. My Boo was at the top of the stairs trying to keep the weight off Rog and Ed, while my Nemesis was at the bottom, off setting the weight. I felt helpless, they were struggling to get this big piece down. Think, think, think, I said to myself, they need your leadership now! So like any other superhero would do, I summon all my incredible strength to my index finger, and lift it off Rog and Ed and I tell the ladies to step aside so I can set this monster down. With pure strength and accurate balance, I set the beast down on the floor. Whew, you saved our lives Mr incredible. If it wasn't for you, we'd be goners. Don't mention it, I said, it's what I do.
Scene 18: Headway: Man, we are getting this pod packed, and packed tight. My boy Tunk thinks he can move any piece of furniture in the house like a man. He told Uncle Ed to grab one end of a couch and he would grab the other, and he meant it. He is all man, and only 4ft tall, and maybe 35+ lbs soaking wet. Now Uncle Ed is all about using some straps to move furniture. He and Rog were strap brothers that day. This dresser needs to go down stairs, "Get the straps", couch, "Get the straps", kitchen table, "Get the straps", pillow, "Get the...", do you see where I am going? It was hilarious. The funniest part was when there was a (empty) dresser in the foyer ready to go to the pod. Rog was getting ready to lift one end, and he thought Ed would lift the other. No sir, Ed said wait!! I have to get my straps. So as Rog waits, My mom (Grandma) told my Boo to come here. Boo, said Grandma, are you ready to take this dresser to the pod? Yes Ma'am, let's do it!!! Move over Rog, we ladies have work to do. If you could have seen the look on Rog's face when that dresser got moved!!! It look like somebody stole Christmas, but it wasn't Christmas that was stolen, it was called a MAN card. I felt for him, I would have liked to help, but all I could do was laugh. If that would have been me, I would have felt the same way. Ed came back with the straps, and the dresser was gone. Seriously, they got the job done straps and all.
Scene 19: Wrapping it Up. Nothing else can fit in this Pod, I said. My Boo and crew said wait, watch this. Some how they added about six more things in that unit. When it closed, the door was rolling on the wheels of an office chair. You guys make me proud, and have learned so much through me teaching you. Through my keen ability to lead us into tightly packing the pod, you have done well. I will continue to show you the ways of the FORCE if.... Oops, I did it again. Well, let's eat. I treated everyone to Bo Jangles chicken and Bo Berry biscuits. What a day, we are almost done. It's really sad though, I did not think that when I moved it would be because I was going to lose my home. Will I keep my job? Where will we live? I try not to think about it, but that is hard not to. God said he would never give you more than you can handle. So I have to stay positive or I will I will lose focus. Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Dr. Old School
Captains Log Star Date 2009:
Scene 14: Back at The Ranch: Now here I sit wondering what to do next. We, meaning my Boo and family, are packing our house up to move, and NOT BY CHOICE! Unfortunately I have been selected to supervise the whole packing process. They needed a born leader, a go getter, someone who won't take no for an answer, someone who had a vision. Whew, I just realized how TALENTED I am. What a minute.... I just patted myself on the back. HaHaHaHaHa, boy, I crack myself up. There are only 2 other people that I know that possess this talent, my boy Rog, and my Cousin 829! Anyway, I have to find a REAL doctor who can get me back on my feet, and after talking to Dr. Shock, I am very skeptical. If I can't find a real doctor maybe I should do it, it can't get any worse. I'm tired of crawling on my knees, using crutches and all the above. Sorry for rambling on, I have to learn to stop constantly complaining and being selfish. I have to remember there are people who are far worse off than me. Remember when I said that my realtors would give me some good information later on? Well they did.
Scene 15: Helpful Advice: My realtors happen to come over one day for us to sign some paperwork, and they told us about a family member who was in a car crash and had both ankles crushed. Not only was she hurt, the driver that hit her had no license, no insurance, she was illegally in the United States, and died in the crash! Wow, this is why I should try not to complain. I could not imagine both ankles getting crushed, and not being able to have the other drivers insurance company pay for injuries and the car to be repaired. I do feel bad for the lady that died, despite her situation. So they proceeded to tell me about Dr. Old School and how he helped their family member repair her ankles. Now she was not walking yet, but from the time she had her accident to the time she started putting weight on her feet was way quicker than mine. Oh yeah, I still have not put any weight on my foot yet, it's only been 7 MONTHS!!!!! So of course I take his name down, thank them both, set up an appointment and thank the LORD for answering my prayer.
Scene 16: Dr. Old Schools Office: Here I am again, in another doctors office with hopes of being repaired. I do have a good feeling about this one though, so I do hope and pray this is it. They call my name, and my boo and I start heading down the room and the nurse says, "You are using those crutches all wrong and you are going to hurt your shoulders." She asked me did they ever show me how to use crutches? I said NO, and she kindly showed me how. YES, things are looking up, but I can't get to excited yet. We wait patiently for the good doctor. My mind is racing with questions. Is he really the best like my realtors said? Is he just gonna brush me off? Is he genuine? Man, the waiting is killing me. Knock, knock, here comes Dr. Old School. We exchange pleasantries and move on to the nitty gritty. I tell him everything that has happened, he listens with no expression on his face. I finish up, he reads my records and reviews my recent x-rays and sits silent for a few minutes just brainstorming. He looks and me and says, " what are you looking from me? A second opinion or my attempt to fix your foot?" Both I said. He proceeds to tell me what's wrong with my foot and what he has to do to correct it. It was pretty extensive, it included taking a bone from my hip. Can you say OUCH? Well, what ever it takes doc, lets do it. The funny thing was, he told me I had to start walking before he would do the surgery. I said, YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS? He said no walking, no surgery. I said I can't, he said why? I told him that Dr. F.K. said It would hurt beyond belief. He said, you know your surgery was on 12/08? You have not walked since? No sir, that's a negative. If you don't walk you will be worse off after this surgery. Okay I said, here I go. Ouch, Ouch, ouch I said as I put weight on my foot for the first time since before my surgery. Good job he said, keep it up. WOW, I am walking, I'm walking. Not like I used to, but if Dr. Old School said he can get me back on my feet, and hopefully back to work, I will do whatever it takes. No pain, no gain.!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!! I'm on my way to normality. Like the Jefferson's, I'm moving on up to the east side.
Scene 14: Back at The Ranch: Now here I sit wondering what to do next. We, meaning my Boo and family, are packing our house up to move, and NOT BY CHOICE! Unfortunately I have been selected to supervise the whole packing process. They needed a born leader, a go getter, someone who won't take no for an answer, someone who had a vision. Whew, I just realized how TALENTED I am. What a minute.... I just patted myself on the back. HaHaHaHaHa, boy, I crack myself up. There are only 2 other people that I know that possess this talent, my boy Rog, and my Cousin 829! Anyway, I have to find a REAL doctor who can get me back on my feet, and after talking to Dr. Shock, I am very skeptical. If I can't find a real doctor maybe I should do it, it can't get any worse. I'm tired of crawling on my knees, using crutches and all the above. Sorry for rambling on, I have to learn to stop constantly complaining and being selfish. I have to remember there are people who are far worse off than me. Remember when I said that my realtors would give me some good information later on? Well they did.
Scene 15: Helpful Advice: My realtors happen to come over one day for us to sign some paperwork, and they told us about a family member who was in a car crash and had both ankles crushed. Not only was she hurt, the driver that hit her had no license, no insurance, she was illegally in the United States, and died in the crash! Wow, this is why I should try not to complain. I could not imagine both ankles getting crushed, and not being able to have the other drivers insurance company pay for injuries and the car to be repaired. I do feel bad for the lady that died, despite her situation. So they proceeded to tell me about Dr. Old School and how he helped their family member repair her ankles. Now she was not walking yet, but from the time she had her accident to the time she started putting weight on her feet was way quicker than mine. Oh yeah, I still have not put any weight on my foot yet, it's only been 7 MONTHS!!!!! So of course I take his name down, thank them both, set up an appointment and thank the LORD for answering my prayer.
Scene 16: Dr. Old Schools Office: Here I am again, in another doctors office with hopes of being repaired. I do have a good feeling about this one though, so I do hope and pray this is it. They call my name, and my boo and I start heading down the room and the nurse says, "You are using those crutches all wrong and you are going to hurt your shoulders." She asked me did they ever show me how to use crutches? I said NO, and she kindly showed me how. YES, things are looking up, but I can't get to excited yet. We wait patiently for the good doctor. My mind is racing with questions. Is he really the best like my realtors said? Is he just gonna brush me off? Is he genuine? Man, the waiting is killing me. Knock, knock, here comes Dr. Old School. We exchange pleasantries and move on to the nitty gritty. I tell him everything that has happened, he listens with no expression on his face. I finish up, he reads my records and reviews my recent x-rays and sits silent for a few minutes just brainstorming. He looks and me and says, " what are you looking from me? A second opinion or my attempt to fix your foot?" Both I said. He proceeds to tell me what's wrong with my foot and what he has to do to correct it. It was pretty extensive, it included taking a bone from my hip. Can you say OUCH? Well, what ever it takes doc, lets do it. The funny thing was, he told me I had to start walking before he would do the surgery. I said, YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS? He said no walking, no surgery. I said I can't, he said why? I told him that Dr. F.K. said It would hurt beyond belief. He said, you know your surgery was on 12/08? You have not walked since? No sir, that's a negative. If you don't walk you will be worse off after this surgery. Okay I said, here I go. Ouch, Ouch, ouch I said as I put weight on my foot for the first time since before my surgery. Good job he said, keep it up. WOW, I am walking, I'm walking. Not like I used to, but if Dr. Old School said he can get me back on my feet, and hopefully back to work, I will do whatever it takes. No pain, no gain.!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!! I'm on my way to normality. Like the Jefferson's, I'm moving on up to the east side.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Prayer Request for my BOO!!!
I know that I have not finished my story yet, but I will. Right now I am asking that we all pray for my BOO. She had a 6 month check up this morning for her thyroid. Last year she had a ultrasound done and they found nodules on her thyroid. Of course we were floored by that news, so for the next 6 months we have been praying that this check up will be good news. We will be waiting patiently.
My boo is a blessing to my family and I. She gave me 3 wonderful crumb snatchers, she quit her job to stay home with them, on top of that she is homeschooling. She has been by my side now going on 17 years. WOW, 17 YEARS!!! The first time I saw her was one summer at work. She walked so fast when we clocked out, that I could never speak to her. She always had this serious look on her face, kind of like, "Beat it Bucky." That was another reason why I did not speak to her. So for the first summer all I could do was watch and say nothing. She was and still is a PICTURE OF BEAUTY!!!! The next summer was better.
Guess what? This summer my boo and I were assigned to the same work location,YES, how sweet is that? So day in and day out I was always trying to figure out a way to speak to her. I did not have a lot of time, because she was only there for the summer, so I had to act fast. Should I approach her like Dwayne from What's Happening and say, " Hey, hey, hey." I could say, " Hi there," like Washington from Welcome back Carter? Man, how do I do this? I gotta make my move, I got it, I will walk up to her like J.J. in Good Times and say, " I'm Kid Dynomite," that will do it. Out of the 3, 1 of them will be a winner. So the next day we are all sitting down eating and relaxing for lunch. So I time it, get my nerve and before I know it she said, hi what's your name? Wow, that was easy. So I told her, and we talked at lunch every day after that. I found out why she spoke to me. She said the girl she was talking to said, she could not wait for grandfather to die so she could get his big screen T.V. My boo said, okay, that's morbid. She turned around and introduced herself. Whatever works!!
To seal the deal I told her to call me. Once I gave her my phone number in BUBBLE LETTERS, she fell in love. She said that was not it, but I know the truth. After talking to her, I found out why she walked so fast. She said her dad would leave her if she was not outside the gate after the whistle blew. That was the best summer of my life. I am truly thankful for her. Are first date will be posted later.
Thanks for your prayers!!!!
My boo is a blessing to my family and I. She gave me 3 wonderful crumb snatchers, she quit her job to stay home with them, on top of that she is homeschooling. She has been by my side now going on 17 years. WOW, 17 YEARS!!! The first time I saw her was one summer at work. She walked so fast when we clocked out, that I could never speak to her. She always had this serious look on her face, kind of like, "Beat it Bucky." That was another reason why I did not speak to her. So for the first summer all I could do was watch and say nothing. She was and still is a PICTURE OF BEAUTY!!!! The next summer was better.
Guess what? This summer my boo and I were assigned to the same work location,YES, how sweet is that? So day in and day out I was always trying to figure out a way to speak to her. I did not have a lot of time, because she was only there for the summer, so I had to act fast. Should I approach her like Dwayne from What's Happening and say, " Hey, hey, hey." I could say, " Hi there," like Washington from Welcome back Carter? Man, how do I do this? I gotta make my move, I got it, I will walk up to her like J.J. in Good Times and say, " I'm Kid Dynomite," that will do it. Out of the 3, 1 of them will be a winner. So the next day we are all sitting down eating and relaxing for lunch. So I time it, get my nerve and before I know it she said, hi what's your name? Wow, that was easy. So I told her, and we talked at lunch every day after that. I found out why she spoke to me. She said the girl she was talking to said, she could not wait for grandfather to die so she could get his big screen T.V. My boo said, okay, that's morbid. She turned around and introduced herself. Whatever works!!
To seal the deal I told her to call me. Once I gave her my phone number in BUBBLE LETTERS, she fell in love. She said that was not it, but I know the truth. After talking to her, I found out why she walked so fast. She said her dad would leave her if she was not outside the gate after the whistle blew. That was the best summer of my life. I am truly thankful for her. Are first date will be posted later.
Thanks for your prayers!!!!
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