The Injury
I have heard that if you start with a single written message and have a person read it and pass it on verbally to a second person, then the second person pass it on verbally to third person, then the third person to a fourth person, the final message will be so twisted that it will not even resemble the original message. This proved to be the case for me shortly after I got married. Here’s the story.
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The Freeze
I have often heard the phrase “It was caused by a failure to communicate.” I found failure to communicate to be one of the contributing factors in a serious accident I was involved in in 1973. Here is the story. Continue reading
Acupuncture
Women are generally very self conscious about their weight. Sometimes they are willing to subject them selves to very strange programs to remove that extra pound. This story relates my experience with one of those weird programs. Continue reading
Cold Turkey
I was a heavy smoker for 20 years in1986. I had been trying to quit for about 18 years. It took my two beautiful daughters to finally motivate me to get the job done. This story describes how they did it. Continue reading
The Knee
Sometimes events occur that really slow your life down. As an active senior, it can be painful in more ways than one. Heres the story of an event in my life that caused me extreme physical pain and a lot of mental anxiety for a long period of time. Continue reading
The Fat Doctor
Sometimes people get so desperate to loose weight that they do things that endanger their health and maybe even their lives. Be sure the “Doctor ” treating you is reputable before you start his program. I was seriously frightened as the following story unfolded. Continue reading
The Artery
I think we all have a near death experience at one time or another in our lives. This has the tendency to bring us closer to our Lord. I know I received some Divine help one night in June 1996. My story follows. Continue reading
The Quad
I didn’t think I would ever have a heart attack. This is something that always happens to the other guy. Here’s my first hand experience with the beast. Continue reading
Carotid
I know what it feels like to be completely blind in one eye for a period of time. We should all thank the good Lord for our vision. When it’s gone, there’s just blackness. Here’s the story as it happened to me. Continue reading
Deadly Medicine
When we get older our old bodies need a little help to keep going. Illnesses and body part failures necessitate that doctors prescribe various medications to keep us functioning properly. Currently, I’m taking ten medications in the morning and seven at night to keep me in the healthy range. This is great, but on two occasions two of the medicines prescribed for me came close to ending me. This story documents my experiences. Continue reading