Hey Guys & Gals!!!
Sorry I haven't been around as much. Taking a second to hook up and give you the Cliff's Notes version of what's happening with me.
Of course recently I became an in-law and a Paw Paw. She is almost four months now . We are helping the kids by keeping Naima (her name) while they work. They are young and struggling but getting there. That means I and my wife are surrogate parents to the baby who likes to have 2am conversations still. Which means we stay tired.
Stress from helping my son in law and daughter get it together. For a while I felt like we were the grocery store as we also continued to help by giving them a place to stay temporarily and feed them, repair car, move furniture etc. Won't go into diatribe but let's just say the start was not the best possible but they are a long way from where they are from and her husband is a good guy who needed a push. And I guess I fit the bill.
Son having medical issues with narcolepsy and cataplexy that almost ended his love for athletics. That is all well now and he continues to play for one of the best HS football teams in the nation.
Had the nieces over from GA for two weeks. Yikes!!!
STILL unemployed. It's amazing how our economy has made me, a soon to be 47 year old with lot's of experience guy to expensive to hire or too old school for the fast becoming PC construction world. Get the kid cheap out of college, cover the mistakes, arbitrate, and then slap each other for a job well done. What a joke. Oh, and I don't have a clue about all the energy saving materials and technology since I don't have a formal degree. Actually I do have a clue. It's just that I understand you can upsell overpriced materials knowing damn well the end owner doesn't want the cost to maintain them. And wont. And I won't rip off clients by padding change orders to put an addition to a friends house. Thus I'm not qualified.
Just found out I have markers for cancer and carrying the gene for Hemochromatosis now has my liver storing more iron that any human should. The liver issue I deal with by giving up blood every month and half to two months. That I can handle.
The cancer markers were found with an MRI that showed I had reconstructive bone marrow. At my age the majority of my bone marrow should be yellow except in specific areas of the body. And those areas are very small for anyone. Well, I have a LOT of red bone marrow now which means theres something causing a regeneration which in turn helps increase white blood cell production. Cancer is usually the trigger for this. From what they can tell, this could be the earliest beginnings which means tough to tell. I feel like a time bomb.
Oh, and just for the hell of it, I now have neuropathy. You can prick my leg with pins and I may not know it. This to go with the now screwed up spinal cord which most of y'all know about.
So what's it all mean? It means I'm still Freddie. I still have my BASSment. And I'm still living to the max of my ability. I still volunteer and call football games and basketball games. I still love beer. I still love ya bastards. I still love my kids. Damn sure love sex and my wife. And never lost my love of the Lord.
And I'll never stop having fun, just been dragged a bit lately.
Sorry I haven't been around as much. Taking a second to hook up and give you the Cliff's Notes version of what's happening with me.
Of course recently I became an in-law and a Paw Paw. She is almost four months now . We are helping the kids by keeping Naima (her name) while they work. They are young and struggling but getting there. That means I and my wife are surrogate parents to the baby who likes to have 2am conversations still. Which means we stay tired.
Stress from helping my son in law and daughter get it together. For a while I felt like we were the grocery store as we also continued to help by giving them a place to stay temporarily and feed them, repair car, move furniture etc. Won't go into diatribe but let's just say the start was not the best possible but they are a long way from where they are from and her husband is a good guy who needed a push. And I guess I fit the bill.
Son having medical issues with narcolepsy and cataplexy that almost ended his love for athletics. That is all well now and he continues to play for one of the best HS football teams in the nation.
Had the nieces over from GA for two weeks. Yikes!!!
STILL unemployed. It's amazing how our economy has made me, a soon to be 47 year old with lot's of experience guy to expensive to hire or too old school for the fast becoming PC construction world. Get the kid cheap out of college, cover the mistakes, arbitrate, and then slap each other for a job well done. What a joke. Oh, and I don't have a clue about all the energy saving materials and technology since I don't have a formal degree. Actually I do have a clue. It's just that I understand you can upsell overpriced materials knowing damn well the end owner doesn't want the cost to maintain them. And wont. And I won't rip off clients by padding change orders to put an addition to a friends house. Thus I'm not qualified.
Just found out I have markers for cancer and carrying the gene for Hemochromatosis now has my liver storing more iron that any human should. The liver issue I deal with by giving up blood every month and half to two months. That I can handle.
The cancer markers were found with an MRI that showed I had reconstructive bone marrow. At my age the majority of my bone marrow should be yellow except in specific areas of the body. And those areas are very small for anyone. Well, I have a LOT of red bone marrow now which means theres something causing a regeneration which in turn helps increase white blood cell production. Cancer is usually the trigger for this. From what they can tell, this could be the earliest beginnings which means tough to tell. I feel like a time bomb.
Oh, and just for the hell of it, I now have neuropathy. You can prick my leg with pins and I may not know it. This to go with the now screwed up spinal cord which most of y'all know about.
So what's it all mean? It means I'm still Freddie. I still have my BASSment. And I'm still living to the max of my ability. I still volunteer and call football games and basketball games. I still love beer. I still love ya bastards. I still love my kids. Damn sure love sex and my wife. And never lost my love of the Lord.
And I'll never stop having fun, just been dragged a bit lately.
Well the good thing is that your still around man, and its good to see your hanging tuff! Keep living life to the fullest. Medical conditions or not....none of us are guaranteed tomorrow, and your positivity is inspiring!
