Today is not the best of days
mccardguy1
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After reading about the board member who lost a close friend yesterday and reading on the net54 board about someone losing a close friend there, I feel compelled to work through my feelings by letting them all hang out here on these boards. Since I feel like we are all a family here and share in each others great times as well as the low points in our lives I felt like I wanted to post this. Please excuse me if I ramble and I do not in any way want to downplay what these other posters are feeling because I know their grief is real and true.
A few weeks ago I found out that my best friend's mom has breast cancer. This lady was like a 2nd mom to me since childhood and since my wife went through a very rare form a breast cancer we have been helping her through this ordeal. He prognosis is very good and despite needing chemo, radiation and surgery she will more than likely survive...depending on the outcome of next weeks surgery. She returned from her doctors appointment Monday to find her son, my friend, in the middle of a seizure. Despite his protests she called an ambulance and he was taken to the hospital. Tony has always been a headstrong guy who was healthy and very active so we were all shocked to hear of this seizure. After a few tests it was determined he has a brain tumor but they dont have any idea on how bad it is or if its cancerous at this time. He will be going to the hospital on Friday for extensive tests to determine the course of treatment. 4 days later his mom will be having surgery for either a lumpectemy or mastectemy depending on what they find.
Like I said these people have been like a second family to me and this is really hitting me hard today. I sit here at work and cannot concentrate on anything as this is really weighing heavy on me. As a believer I feel God delivered my wife from a cancer that has a survival rate of less than 3% and I am confident he can do the same for these friends. But I am just knocked for a loop right now with this news.
On a happier note I am looking forward to getting my cards in the mail from the recent group sub here and also looking forward to receiving Felicia's unbelieveable gift of a pack of 1976 Topps baseball cards from the Sunday thread of interesting "stuff". These are the things that are keeping me going today. I hope the mailman has been good to me as I really need to forget about this other stuff for awhile.
I apologize for just letting my feelings out here but I just felt I needed to write this.
Thanks for listening
A few weeks ago I found out that my best friend's mom has breast cancer. This lady was like a 2nd mom to me since childhood and since my wife went through a very rare form a breast cancer we have been helping her through this ordeal. He prognosis is very good and despite needing chemo, radiation and surgery she will more than likely survive...depending on the outcome of next weeks surgery. She returned from her doctors appointment Monday to find her son, my friend, in the middle of a seizure. Despite his protests she called an ambulance and he was taken to the hospital. Tony has always been a headstrong guy who was healthy and very active so we were all shocked to hear of this seizure. After a few tests it was determined he has a brain tumor but they dont have any idea on how bad it is or if its cancerous at this time. He will be going to the hospital on Friday for extensive tests to determine the course of treatment. 4 days later his mom will be having surgery for either a lumpectemy or mastectemy depending on what they find.
Like I said these people have been like a second family to me and this is really hitting me hard today. I sit here at work and cannot concentrate on anything as this is really weighing heavy on me. As a believer I feel God delivered my wife from a cancer that has a survival rate of less than 3% and I am confident he can do the same for these friends. But I am just knocked for a loop right now with this news.
On a happier note I am looking forward to getting my cards in the mail from the recent group sub here and also looking forward to receiving Felicia's unbelieveable gift of a pack of 1976 Topps baseball cards from the Sunday thread of interesting "stuff". These are the things that are keeping me going today. I hope the mailman has been good to me as I really need to forget about this other stuff for awhile.
I apologize for just letting my feelings out here but I just felt I needed to write this.
Thanks for listening
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Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
I deal with death and dying all day every day. It's my job. I thus am a bit immune but life is full of curve balls. Sometimes they are wicked curves that you can't hit and that really sucks. Others you can get through. The bottom line is we all need to enjoy EVERY day (especially the days we are healthy) on this great planet because, as my man Todd Shaw once said, life is too short.
To take your mind off, though, tell me again what you entered to win in that contest the other day. My computer is too slow to go back and search through all of those entries, some of which were pretty neat.
In regards to what I posted to win the Felicia's contest, it was a mish mash of stuff I picked up while working for the Chicago Cubs in the front office back in the early 80's. Honestly, compared to some of the other stuff that was presented, I wouldnt have even thought my stuff would be in the top level. Felecia was gracious enough to send a number of us a pack of cards as she was unable to determine a true winner. I just consider myself lucky that she sent me a pack. I just heard from my wife and it appears that the pack and my cards from the group sub here on the boards have arrived. so tonight will be fun and it will take my mind off of things. Felicia asked us to post what was in the packs on the same thread so I will be scanning tonight!!
Again, thank you to everyone for the kind words. It did help make a difficult day go faster
thoughts are with you
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started