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"Patient" I am - "Patience" I Have Not

I refuse to allow nor accept the fact that at present my legs are becoming useless. I still walk my girls at least once per day, even though I sit and cry tears of pain afterwards. The pain I am in is beyond description! 1000 milligrams of M-Eslon morphine three times per day plus my breakthrough doses every two hours do little to quell it. My right leg is the worse – I  have to drag it and…

"Patient" I am - "Patience" I Have Not

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Campers, I Have Broke My Spine Again!

I believe I have broke my spine again! First I will explain why I say, “Again”. It all began around March 4th, 1999. That is the first time I traumatized my spine. It was 3:55pm and my shift at B and R Demolition ended in five minutes. I removed my eyeglasses to wipe off the sweat and dust accumulated on them when I heard a crack sound. Two seconds later I was falling, from about fifty feet,…

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AM I TO BE A SPINELESS BASTARD?

Now that I took a day to digest the diagnosis from my neurologist team, I will give you the Reader’s Digest condensed version. IT’S OFFICIAL…. My spine CANNOT handle a thirteenth surgery. Even if it were possible there is nothing left to repair due to the advance Osteoporosis from post experimental radical radiation. One of the surgeons actually told me to look into obtaining an “electric…

AM I TO BE A SPINELESS BASTARD?

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Some Serious Crap This Is

As most know, I have numerous serious medical issues. Here is the latest battle I have to deal with. Yesterday my osteoporosis doctor ordered me to attend to the hospital emergency department to get an emergency MRI. Today I did exactly that and was in Toronto General Hospital Emergency waiting most of the day. The doctor had sent a report informing them that I would be coming in and what her…

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