Home U.S. Coin Forum
Options

I will need the board's help tomorrow for a few hours....

AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
My 7 month old daughter is having a procedure done tomorrow morning on her heart to close a vessel that should have closed on its own. It is not open heart, but with catheters. She will be away from my wife and I for 2 hours from around 7am to 9am est. These will be the most difficult 2 hours of my life thus far, and I am having anxiety just thinking about it.

What I am asking board members to do is, post coins, post jokes, anything to keep me distracted and make those 2 hours fly by.

Mods, I apologize if this is off topic. But in many cases, this board is my sanctuary.
Thanks in advance.

Ankur
All coins kept in bank vaults.
PCGS Registries
Box of 20
SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
«1

Comments

  • holeinone1972holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭
    My thoughts are with you all.


    image
  • FilamCoinsFilamCoins Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭

    We'll be thinking about her.

    Best of luck.

    image

  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,910 ✭✭✭✭✭
    God is by her side!!
    She's in his hands.

    image
  • Tdec1000Tdec1000 Posts: 3,852 ✭✭✭
    AJ, I will be praying for her and your family! May god be with you guys!
    Awarded the coveted "You Suck" Award on 22 Oct 2010 for finding a 1942/1 D Dime in silver, and on 7 Feb 2011 Cherrypicking a 1914 MPL Cent on Ebay!

    Successful BST Transactions!SIconbuster, Meltdown, Mission16, slothman2000, RGjohn, braddick, au58lover, allcoinsrule, commemdude, gerard, lablade, PCcoins, greencopper, kaz, tydye, cucamongacoin, mkman123, SeaEaglecoins, Doh!, AnkurJ, Airplanenut, ArizonaJack, JJM,Tee135,LordMarcovan, Swampboy, piecesofme, Ahrensdad,
  • blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,943 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best wishes and thoughts for your entire family!
    http://www.bluccphotos.com" target="new">BluCC Photos Shows for onsite imaging: Nov Baltimore, FUN, Long Beach http://www.facebook.com/bluccphotos" target="new">BluCC on Facebook
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ankur, I am sorry to hear this. I have a feeling it will all work out well.

    I would post something entertaining, or something distracting, to get you through some of that time, but you really shouldn't be passing time here.

    Comfort your wife, take her for a walk, share memories over coffee, hold her, hug her, be grateful for her companionship. Laugh and cry. The ordeal will be over quickly and you will thank the stars for blessing you again.
    Lance.
  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,681 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll say a prayer too, Ankur - hope everything turns out fine; I know any time your kids need a 'procedure' or anything along those lines makes for a stressful situation.
    Successful BST transactions with 171 members. Ebeneezer, Tonedeaf, Shane6596, Piano1, Ikenefic, RG, PCGSPhoto, stman, Don'tTelltheWife, Boosibri, Ron1968, snowequities, VTchaser, jrt103, SurfinxHI, 78saen, bp777, FHC, RYK, JTHawaii, Opportunity, Kliao, bigtime36, skanderbeg, split37, thebigeng, acloco, Toninginthblood, OKCC, braddick, Coinflip, robcool, fastfreddie, tightbudget, DBSTrader2, nickelsciolist, relaxn, Eagle eye, soldi, silverman68, ElKevvo, sawyerjosh, Schmitz7, talkingwalnut2, konsole, sharkman987, sniocsu, comma, jesbroken, David1234, biosolar, Sullykerry, Moldnut, erwindoc, MichaelDixon, GotTheBug
  • TootawlTootawl Posts: 5,877 ✭✭✭


    << <i>God is by her side!!
    She's in his hands.

    image >>


    Amen brother.
    PCGS Currency: HOF 2013, Best Low Ball Set 2009-2014, 2016, 2018. Appreciation Award 2015, Best Showcase 2018, Numerous others.
  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    Ankur sorry to hear your little girl has to go through such a thing image.
  • RichieURichRichieURich Posts: 8,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Our prayers are with your daughter and all of your family.

    An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

  • breakdownbreakdown Posts: 2,255 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ankur,

    My best wishes are with you and your family. As a positive thought, my brother had a complicated heart procedure when he was a little older than your daughter and that was about forty-some years ago. Today, he's healthy as a horse and I'm happy to say still a pain in the neck older brother.

    Good luck tomorrow.
    Jeff

    "Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ankur, I will add your daughter to my prayers. Be positive and know that it is the best for her. Best of luck.
    Jim

    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,268 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Our prayers are with your daughter and all of your family. >>



    Maybe one for the medical staff too!!
    theknowitalltroll;
  • mikeygmikeyg Posts: 1,002







    Ankur best wishes to you and your family.Your daughter is in our hearts and our prayers.image
  • ThePennyLadyThePennyLady Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. As a parent, I certainly understand how hard it is to have your children's health and well being in the hands of others, but trust in their skills and experience and all will be well.
    Charmy Harker
    The Penny Lady®
  • chumleychumley Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭
    I.ve had a couple procedures done that way..incredible what these nintendo era doctors can do..everything is like a joystick...that a few well placed prayers and we got ya covered image
  • AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All the very best for the little one with a very speedy recovery...

    A firm handshake to you my friend...

    ABimage
  • bumanchubumanchu Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭

    "In God we trust"

    I will certainly pray for you and your daughter as well as the rest of your family and all of those involved in her care.

    May God grant you the peace that surpasses all understanding.
    And I ain't lying this time.
  • llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    Ankur - Try not to hug her too tight at 9am!

    Here's the first joke my son ever told me. We had just bought chips and nachos at the movies... "Dad, whose cheese is this?" "Buddy, I don't know?" "Not yo cheese!" followed by about 5 minutes of a 3-year-olds laughter! image

    Here’s the first joke my daughter ever told me. She just began playing the cello. One day she told me that her cello had spoken to her. I said “What?” She said, yeah it said “Cello!” image

    I only wish my jokes were as funny!
    WANTED: Cincinnati Reds TEAM Cards
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Big time positive thoughts coming your way to your entire family Ankur. MJ
    Walker Proof Digital Album
    Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019
    AJ,

    May everything go well tomorrow for your daughter. She and your family will be in my prayers.
    May you bring us good news on your return my friend.

    Ron
    Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424
    Ankur,

    Thoughts and prayers to your little girl and your family. Like others said, spend the time with your wife, not on here. When you come back we'll post a buncha pics for you.
    Want to buy an auction catalog for the William Hesslein Sale (December 2, 1926). Thanks to all those who have helped us obtain the others!!!

  • scoobydeuxscoobydeux Posts: 498 ✭✭
    Ankur,

    My heart goes out to you and your family and I pray that all will be well.

    Here's a pic of one of my faves--hope she brings some cheer...

    image

    And one more...


    image
    "Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end."
  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ankur my thoughts and prayers are with Y'all.


    So um This Dislexic guy walks into a bra
    Promote the Hobby
  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best of luck with everything. I'm sending out a prayer for your daughter.

    7 - 9 am EST is 4 - 6 am here in CA. so I'll just post some jokes now...



    First a lesson in Geography.

    You can retire to Phoenix, Arizona where
    1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
    2. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
    3. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
    4. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
    5. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

    You can retire to California where
    1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
    2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
    3. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
    4. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
    5. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.

    You can retire to New York City where
    1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan .
    2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
    3. You think Central Park is "nature."
    4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
    5. You think eye contact is an act of aggression..

    You can retire to Maine where
    1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco ....
    2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
    3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
    4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
    5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.

    You can retire to the Deep South where
    1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
    2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
    3. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.
    4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.
    5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder." It's important to know the difference, too.

    You can retire to Colorado where
    1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car
    2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.
    3. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

    You can retire to the Midwest where
    1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
    2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
    3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
    4. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"

    AND You can retire to Florida where
    1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
    2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
    3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
    4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
    5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.


    **************

    Now a lesson in Political Science.


    Political Science for Dummies

    DEMOCRAT


    You have two cows.
    Your neighbor has none.
    You feel guilty for being successful.
    You push for higher taxes so the government can provide cows for everyone.


    REPUBLICAN


    You have two cows.
    Your neighbor has none.
    So?


    SOCIALISM


    You have two cows.
    The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
    You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.


    COMMUNISM


    You have two cows.
    The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
    You wait in line for hours to get it.
    It is expensive and sour.
    CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE


    You have two cows.
    You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.


    BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE


    You have two cows.
    Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pour the milk down the drain.


    AMERICAN CORPORATION


    You have two cows.
    You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
    You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows.
    You are surprised when one cow drops dead.
    You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
    Your stock goes up.


    FRENCH CORPORATION


    You have two cows.
    You go on strike because you want three cows.
    You go to lunch and drink wine.
    Life is good.


    JAPANESE CORPORATION


    You have two cows.
    You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
    They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
    Most are at the top of their class at cow school.


    GERMAN CORPORATION


    You have two cows.
    You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
    Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.


    ITALIAN CORPORATION


    You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
    You break for lunch.
    Life is good.


    RUSSIAN CORPORATION


    You have two cows.
    You drink some vodka.
    You count them and learn you have five cows.
    You drink some more vodka.
    You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
    The Mafia shows up and takes over all cows you really have.


    TALIBAN CORPORATION


    You have all the cows in Afghanistan. Exactly two.
    You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
    You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.


    IRAQI CORPORATION


    You have two cows.
    They go into hiding.
    They send radio tapes of their mooing.



    POLISH CORPORATION


    You have two bulls.
    Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.


    BELGIAN CORPORATION


    You have one cow.
    The cow is schizophrenic.
    Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
    The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
    The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
    The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
    The cow dies happy.


    FLORIDA CORPORATION


    You have a black cow and a brown cow.
    Everyone votes for the best looking one.
    Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
    Some people vote for both.
    Some people vote for neither.
    Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
    Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best looking cow.


    CALIFORNIA CORPORATION


    You have millions of cows.
    They make real California cheese.
    Only five speak English.
    Most are illegal.
    Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.

  • questor54questor54 Posts: 1,351
    A sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender comes over and tells the sandwich he has to leave. The sandwich asks "why"? The bartender says "We don't serve food here!"

    God bless you and your family!

    imageimage

    image
  • morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best wishes to you. I hope that everything goes well
    Instagram: nomad_numismatics
  • MonstavetMonstavet Posts: 1,235 ✭✭
    I am familiar with the condition your daughter has and am confident that the procedure will be a success. This will really help her!
    All the statistics in the world don't mean a heap of cow dung when it is YOUR child. Your family is in my and Misses Monsta's thoughts!


    If you were an agnostic dyslexic with insomnia, would you lie awake all night wondering if there is a dog?
    Send Email or PM for free veterinary advice.
  • jhdflajhdfla Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭
    All the best to you and your daughter Ankur!




    A Mafia godfather finds out that his bookkeeper has cheated him out of ten million bucks.

    His bookkeeper is deaf.

    That was the reason he got the job in the first place. It was assumed that a deaf bookkeeper would not hear anything that he might have to testify about in court.

    When the godfather goes to confront the bookkeeper about his missing $10 million, he brings along his attorney, who knows sign language.

    The godfather tells the lawyer, “Ask him where the 10 million bucks he embezzled from me is.”

    The attorney, using sign language, asks the bookkeeper where the money is.

    The bookkeeper signs back, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

    The attorney tells the godfather, “He says he doesn’t know what you’re talking about.”

    The godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to the bookkeeper’s temple, and says, “Ask him again!”

    The attorney signs to the bookkeeper, “He’ll kill you if you don’t tell him!”

    The bookkeeper signs back, “OK! You win! The money is in a brown briefcase, buried behind the shed in my cousin Enzo’s backyard in Queens!”

    The godfather asks the attorney, “Well, what’d he say?”

    The attorney replies, “He says you don’t have the guts to pull the trigger.”





    image
  • Ankur --- my prayers and best wishes are offered for your beautiful daughter, as well as you and your family.

    Namaste

    image
    Re: Slabbed coins - There are some coins that LIVE within clear plastic and wear their labels with pride... while there are others that HIDE behind scratched plastic and are simply dragged along by a label. Then there are those coins that simply hang out, naked and free image
  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the kind words and jokes everyone. We are at the hospital, waiting for the doctor.
    All coins kept in bank vaults.
    PCGS Registries
    Box of 20
    SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
  • I'm praying plenty of God's angels comfort you and yours throughout this ordeal. In particular, God bless that little angel of yours.

    imageimage
    Ilikacoinsawholebuncha


  • << <i>Ankur - Try not to hug her too tight at 9am!

    Here's the first joke my son ever told me. We had just bought chips and nachos at the movies... "Dad, whose cheese is this?" "Buddy, I don't know?" "Not yo cheese!" followed by about 5 minutes of a 3-year-olds laughter! image

    Here’s the first joke my daughter ever told me. She just began playing the cello. One day she told me that her cello had spoken to her. I said “What?” She said, yeah it said “Cello!” image

    I only wish my jokes were as funny! >>



    The first joke my daughter ever came up with on her own - she was 2. One night we were eating dinner, and I tried to get her to try the zuccini. After stubbornly keeping her mouth closed for the first few attempts, she opened her mouth and yelled - "Zuccini, No-ccini" and closed closed her mouth again. It was really hysterical, because it was so unexpected. However, it got progressively less funny as she repeated it over and over as I tried to get her to eat it. I gave up and let her win that battle - I figured she earned it.

    Ankur - best wishes for quick, successful procedure and a speedy recovery. Oh, and don't forget to hug your wife once in a while in between reading posts.

    Chris

    merse

  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery. Just think positive thoughts and all will be fine. Good luck AJ.
  • Sorry, no coins or pictures, but I will send my prayers. God Bless
  • terrym280terrym280 Posts: 103 ✭✭
    AJ - my thoughts and prayers are with your daughter and your family.
    Successful BST Transactions with several members.
  • CCC2010CCC2010 Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    God Bless your baby daughter and your whole family Ankur... HE is watching over her and will make sure that she will be in OK. image
    References:Coinsarefun,DerryB,Bloodman,Zubie,Gerard,Skyman,Bestclser1,Lakesammman,Yellowkid,PerryHall,Piecesofme,HTubbs,grote15
    Coinfame,Kaelasdad,Type2,UNLVino,MICHAELDIXON
    Justacommeman,tydye,78saen,123cents,blue62vette,Segoja,Nibanny
  • 1tommy1tommy Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thoughts and prayers sent your way.image
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=UayFm2yCHV8
    I used to be famous now I just collect coins.


    Link to My Registry Set.

    https://pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-specialty-sets/washington-quarters-complete-variety-set-circulation-strikes-1932-1964/publishedset/78469

    Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ankur,

    Best of luck. We will keep your family in our prayers. Thank goodness modern medicine is so good today. Best in the world. This is important enough for me to use post #2000 to say we are thinking of you today.

    Pat
    <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mullencoins.com">Mullen Coins Website - Windycity Coin website
  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,225 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm saying a little prayer that your daughter's surgery will go well. Bless the children. They bring out the best in us.

    imageimage
    Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally

    I knew it would happen.
  • poorguypoorguy Posts: 4,317
    Wow. I wouldn't wish your position on a worst enemy. Be strong. Most importantly, be with your wife and help each other cope with such a difficult situation.

    On the joke side. On a long drive from the grandparent's house in Louisiana we were listening to the radio. Ozzy Osborne Crazy Train came on and my youngest kid (7yrs) thought misinterpreted these lines:

    I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
    I know that things are going wrong for me

    What my kid heard:

    I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
    I know that pizza comes with broccoli

    Seriously, listen to it again and you'll hear it too!
    Brandon Kelley - ANA - 972.746.9193 - http://www.bestofyesterdaycollectibles.com
  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the jokes guys! Things are in process. We are just waiting now.
    All coins kept in bank vaults.
    PCGS Registries
    Box of 20
    SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best wishes for a speedy recovery for you daughter. I'm sure you'll be hearing some good news from the doctor soon.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,559 ✭✭✭
    Modern medicine performs near miracles. Your daughter will be fine. image
    National Register Of Big Trees

    We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
  • Praying now.
  • KISHU1KISHU1 Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭
    Just saw the post, good luck and may god be with you and your family

    Frank
  • ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A classic forum thread that will never go old, in case we all drop the ball here this AM...which doesn't appear to be the case.

    Recently Acquired Coin Collection - The Return

    And another colorful distraction:
    image

    Prayers said for your daughter's quick recovery.
  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    Everything went fine, and she is recovering now. Thanks for everyone for posting! I love this board....
    All coins kept in bank vaults.
    PCGS Registries
    Box of 20
    SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,815 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Everything went fine, and she is recovering now. Thanks for everyone for posting! I love this board.... >>



    Great news!!!image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Emoji
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file