Thoughts and prayers for JohnZ- [threads merged]
03-22-2017, 07:55 PM
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03-22-2017, 08:19 PM
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03-23-2017, 07:49 AM
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VH = Vetteheads.
This is a site created many years ago when NCRS deleted the non-technical discussion board as being too irreverent (to put it mildly).
Actually, they hated the people that posted on that site, and when they finally deleted it and Vetteheads was formed, they hated that as well.
There was a time when you could not use the word Vetteheads on the NCRS tech forum; it was being filtered out.
Anyway, Vetteheads is as advertising free, pay to play web site ($30 a year). www.vetteheads.com for a free trial.
Truly, some of the greatest Corvette technical minds in the business are / have been members of Vetteheads.
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03-27-2017, 04:12 PM
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Hi, Guys - I'm BAACCKK!
Hi, guys, and you all have my deep appreciation for your thoughts and prayers - that has to be what turned this medical nightmare around, I'm sure. It sure feels good to be back among the living - I came perilously close to the other side in December, after 14 weeks of five separate middle-of-the-night screaming ambulance rides to Emergency admissions for gastrointestinal, heart, lung, and kidney failures (singly, and in combination), only four days at home in 4 months, professional in-patient rehab following hospital discharges, and 8 weeks of in-patient Hospice treatment after the doctors gave up.
Got to me for a while, then I decided it was MY decision, and with the emotional support of the Hospice folks, your thoughts and prayers, and the continuing positive encouragement of my wife Linda and many of my closest friends, about the third week of Hospice my health took a dramatic upturn, I walked for the first time since everything went downhill in early September, the "crisis" in my medical condition faded, and things continued to improve, to the point that I left the outside Hospice facility February 15th, standing up and walking.
I'm on supplemental oxygen 24/7 (concentrators in the house and in the garage office with nasal cannulas - no bottles) and my new buddy-for-life urinary catheter (Foley) in addition to my insulin regimen as a diabetic. There are about 14 other things that aren't working right either, but I'm sticking with what we're doing - it's working, with about half the meds I was on earlier. (-:
It's great to be back! I'm glad I built this garage 48' deep 16 years ago - the new 42'-long ramp up to the door to the kitchen works out just fine. Even Max the dog figured it out! :-)
No wheelchair, although I have one if I need it later - don't have (or need) a power scooter either; I use what they call a "Rollator" (kinda like a Walker, but with 4 wheels, rear brakes, and a hinged/padded seat that covers a storage compartment). I can walk fine without it, but it adds some stability until my balance comes back 100%.
It took me a month to get six months of house stuff caught up (would have been longer except for the great work from my wife Linda and assistance to her from my dear friends Werner Meier and John Davin), and I'll probably never try and "catch up" on CF threads other than this one. I'll drop in from time to time to participate, but not to the extent I used to in the past; I just have to accept that it takes five times longer than it used to to get even simple things done when you're connected to an oxygen line (and dragging it around) 95% of the time and to a Foley 100% of the time. Sure beats the alternative, though!
Got to me for a while, then I decided it was MY decision, and with the emotional support of the Hospice folks, your thoughts and prayers, and the continuing positive encouragement of my wife Linda and many of my closest friends, about the third week of Hospice my health took a dramatic upturn, I walked for the first time since everything went downhill in early September, the "crisis" in my medical condition faded, and things continued to improve, to the point that I left the outside Hospice facility February 15th, standing up and walking.
I'm on supplemental oxygen 24/7 (concentrators in the house and in the garage office with nasal cannulas - no bottles) and my new buddy-for-life urinary catheter (Foley) in addition to my insulin regimen as a diabetic. There are about 14 other things that aren't working right either, but I'm sticking with what we're doing - it's working, with about half the meds I was on earlier. (-:
It's great to be back! I'm glad I built this garage 48' deep 16 years ago - the new 42'-long ramp up to the door to the kitchen works out just fine. Even Max the dog figured it out! :-)
No wheelchair, although I have one if I need it later - don't have (or need) a power scooter either; I use what they call a "Rollator" (kinda like a Walker, but with 4 wheels, rear brakes, and a hinged/padded seat that covers a storage compartment). I can walk fine without it, but it adds some stability until my balance comes back 100%.
It took me a month to get six months of house stuff caught up (would have been longer except for the great work from my wife Linda and assistance to her from my dear friends Werner Meier and John Davin), and I'll probably never try and "catch up" on CF threads other than this one. I'll drop in from time to time to participate, but not to the extent I used to in the past; I just have to accept that it takes five times longer than it used to to get even simple things done when you're connected to an oxygen line (and dragging it around) 95% of the time and to a Foley 100% of the time. Sure beats the alternative, though!
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03-27-2017, 04:57 PM
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Hi, guys, and you all have my deep appreciation for your thoughts and prayers - that has to be what turned this medical nightmare around, I'm sure. It sure feels good to be back among the living - I came perilously close to the other side in December, after 14 weeks of five separate middle-of-the-night screaming ambulance rides to Emergency admissions for gastrointestinal, heart, lung, and kidney failures (singly, and in combination), only four days at home in 4 months, professional in-patient rehab following hospital discharges, and 8 weeks of in-patient Hospice treatment after the doctors gave up.
Got to me for a while, then I decided it was MY decision, and with the emotional support of the Hospice folks, your thoughts and prayers, and the continuing positive encouragement of my wife Linda and many of my closest friends, about the third week of Hospice my health took a dramatic upturn, I walked for the first time since everything went downhill in early September, the "crisis" in my medical condition faded, and things continued to improve, to the point that I left the outside Hospice facility February 15th, standing up and walking.
I'm on supplemental oxygen 24/7 (concentrators in the house and in the garage office with nasal cannulas - no bottles) and my new buddy-for-life urinary catheter (Foley) in addition to my insulin regimen as a diabetic. There are about 14 other things that aren't working right either, but I'm sticking with what we're doing - it's working, with about half the meds I was on earlier. (-:
It's great to be back! I'm glad I built this garage 48' deep 16 years ago - the new 42'-long ramp up to the door to the kitchen works out just fine. Even Max the dog figured it out! :-)
No wheelchair, although I have one if I need it later - don't have (or need) a power scooter either; I use what they call a "Rollator" (kinda like a Walker, but with 4 wheels, rear brakes, and a hinged/padded seat that covers a storage compartment). I can walk fine without it, but it adds some stability until my balance comes back 100%.
It took me a month to get six months of house stuff caught up (would have been longer except for the great work from my wife Linda and assistance to her from my dear friends Werner Meier and John Davin), and I'll probably never try and "catch up" on CF threads other than this one. I'll drop in from time to time to participate, but not to the extent I used to in the past; I just have to accept that it takes five times longer than it used to to get even simple things done when you're connected to an oxygen line (and dragging it around) 95% of the time and to a Foley 100% of the time. Sure beats the alternative, though!
Got to me for a while, then I decided it was MY decision, and with the emotional support of the Hospice folks, your thoughts and prayers, and the continuing positive encouragement of my wife Linda and many of my closest friends, about the third week of Hospice my health took a dramatic upturn, I walked for the first time since everything went downhill in early September, the "crisis" in my medical condition faded, and things continued to improve, to the point that I left the outside Hospice facility February 15th, standing up and walking.
I'm on supplemental oxygen 24/7 (concentrators in the house and in the garage office with nasal cannulas - no bottles) and my new buddy-for-life urinary catheter (Foley) in addition to my insulin regimen as a diabetic. There are about 14 other things that aren't working right either, but I'm sticking with what we're doing - it's working, with about half the meds I was on earlier. (-:
It's great to be back! I'm glad I built this garage 48' deep 16 years ago - the new 42'-long ramp up to the door to the kitchen works out just fine. Even Max the dog figured it out! :-)
No wheelchair, although I have one if I need it later - don't have (or need) a power scooter either; I use what they call a "Rollator" (kinda like a Walker, but with 4 wheels, rear brakes, and a hinged/padded seat that covers a storage compartment). I can walk fine without it, but it adds some stability until my balance comes back 100%.
It took me a month to get six months of house stuff caught up (would have been longer except for the great work from my wife Linda and assistance to her from my dear friends Werner Meier and John Davin), and I'll probably never try and "catch up" on CF threads other than this one. I'll drop in from time to time to participate, but not to the extent I used to in the past; I just have to accept that it takes five times longer than it used to to get even simple things done when you're connected to an oxygen line (and dragging it around) 95% of the time and to a Foley 100% of the time. Sure beats the alternative, though!
Well..Glad to have you back here... As well as VH's. I will miss the good times at the Holiday Inn Pound them down Bar in the Lobby In BG.
But Time marches on...but in your case .... Time rolls on Down the Ramp. I could see a Paint job in the future on that Ramp.... Maybe Black with a Red Stinger.
03-27-2017, 04:58 PM
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Way to go John and thanks for the update. I fully understand your statement about things taking longer. Something that I never fully understood until I was stuck in a wheelchair. I just keep hitting the project/s until they're done. I'm somewhat of a new member here but I have ran into your posts, old posts, articles, write-ups and so forth all over the net when I am researching a question I have. I've stumbled onto so many of your answers that it's starting to feel like I know you. It's really great to hear that you are doing better and adjusting. I can say for certain that the love, admiration, and respect you have from your fellow members on this forum and elsewhere is truly amazing. You've touched more people than you realize and we are all pulling for you.
GREAT to see you post!!!!!!!!!! Chip
03-27-2017, 05:22 PM
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welcome back. but your garage looks empty 
03-27-2017, 05:24 PM
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Welcome back John. It's so good to see your own words in print rather that someone attempting to convey in their words your progress. We have truly missed you here and hope your progress continues to a complete recovery. Lots of prayers for you my friend.
I still owe you that lunch and a beer...............................and I want to pay my debt.
Rex
I still owe you that lunch and a beer...............................and I want to pay my debt.
Rex
Thank God for answered prayers.
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03-27-2017, 05:44 PM
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Great to have you back John. You have been through a lot. You are a fighter. The Corvette world and the world in general is a far better place with you in it. Welcome back
03-27-2017, 06:20 PM
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03-27-2017, 06:55 PM
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Whoever said there's no such thing as miracles is full of crap! A healthy dose of determination and perseverance can't hurt either. This is gonna sound funny now, but some people had you buried 6' deep! 
It's so awesome to have you still among us John!
It's so awesome to have you still among us John!
03-27-2017, 07:27 PM
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Great to see you are back with us John. A true miracle has obviously occurred. Happy for you and your family. Again great news. Looking forward to your always great advice Paul
03-27-2017, 07:51 PM
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Glad to see you back John and I hope the improvement continues. It's hard to keep old GM guys down. Had to go the Foley route earlier this year for a week so I know what that's like. Keep your spirits up, everyone here is pulling for you.