Friday, May 25, 2007

MEMORIAL DAY

JUST A REMINDER ....HONOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND LEFT THEIR LIVES BEHIND FOR ALL OF US.........................
just left the scene of the crime..... SLOAN KETTERING NYC ...where i had my surgery over 1 year ago....seems it was years ago.......left some blood and some other fluids...got a clean bill and made another appointment for next year......what a difference from the last time i was in there......i look around the waiting room and can always spot a rookie....uneazyness in their chair...concerned look on family members.....the look in their eyes..."whats next"....ahhhhh rookies gotta love em......i feel like walking over and putting my hand on their shoulders and saying...........look at me ..i made it ...so will you ..............well as most of you know the cheffo family will be in for another fight for the next few months and i will be sending e-mails to family and friends about the situation.....every few days or so,,,,,,,in the mean time "if you can't be with the one you love...love the one your with" (s stills).......hug your kids and pets extra hard tonight..........blog you later.....tom

Thursday, May 03, 2007

GOING STRONG


you be the judge......on how i am feeling these days......

10 hours of work
1 hour soft ball practice
3 hours coaching basketball
all in one day...............yahooooooooooo

i am getting there,,,,,,,still climbing uphill some days....but i can see the the plateau down the road

oh yeah had a blast at the merlefest..

read vansmans comments from last post ...........tells it all......

sad news to post a good friend of vansman's Neal Van Winkle's young son has been diagonesd with leukemia.....aghhhhhh it hits home when i hear that ...the Van Winkle family has set up a blog to keep family and friends posted.....Neal is a Rep For Vans footwear and the father of little Branbon..please send the great vibes their way ......check out the site....what a batttle Brandon is fighting...what a battle he will win.............. www.caringbridge.org/visit/brandonvanwinkle