I Must Be Pushing 6 or 7 of My Nine Lives.

Well,---boy is that a misnomer!--- It's been another 20-day stay in the hospital again. This one was not a pretty site either. Surprisingly, I had a pretty restful night back in my own bed last night and halfway felt human this morning. That might be stretching it a bit, but hey! I'm walking, talking, and even had a little breakfast. It seems that the anesthesiology works well but is a bit of a demon as it leaves your body.

I've have a lot of chances to observe this process since the Monday before Thanksgiving last. Each time, it reveals a few more details about it's devilish departure from my system. Generally, a weeks time is about normal for me, but of course, I've had way to many overlapping episodes (i.e. another new pacemaker plus an Ablation procedure on top of that). Heck yes, I'm sore!!.

The kicker in all of this is that the surgery the Monday before Thanksgiving that was finished on the part one side is still  not finished thanks to the worse Governor the State of Texas has had in years. He was a terrible Attorney General, and is following that lead as a terrible Governor. Generally, I don't get political, but I'm Scottish and I speak my mind. Lets go back a step. I'm Gaelic in the full Scottish tradition!!! That's pretty entrenched, friends.

A Thistle along a railroad track 

One of my last adventures

I've missed a lot of the springtime blooms

True, I Almost Died and Was Near Death--Happy New Year to All My Readers

....and I have long said that," if you create the beast,you have to feed it." And, yet, I have many to thank for their continued support with purchases of my images for the past several weeks of down time.. I also have a lot of professionals at Medical City Hospital Dallas from the Emergency Room to the Operating Room to the hospital stay over the holidays. The Doctors tell me that 15 units of blood is a lot of blood to have pumped into you in a relatively short time.

 I cannot thank the Dallas Fire and Rescue enough for their quick response time and professionalism. There has never been any doubt about DFD ability to serve the community where they are based. Regardless of the station assigned, they need support the year round and I will work in ways that I am just now beginning to formulate on how to help the fine men and women of the Dallas Fire and Rescue.

The staff of nurses, food service, environmental cleaning, admitting, and the support staff at Medical City Dallas, I offer you my gratitude and thank you for your help and support during my emergency.

Recovery time is estimated at 8 weeks. And, last but by no means last, I have my two brothers, my daughter and my youngest son to thank more than anyone will ever know. Family is everything.

Long Horn Bull with a beautiful view of Lake RayHubbard.

 

A true Texas Longhorn

Lake Ray Hubbard toward the southern end and my last shooting day before my life-threatening trip to the hospital

01-09-2020:Update and corrections for more clarity.