"MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU"

I was going to say things that we already know ..that this is a time to take hold of what we have ..who we are.... and be thankful for all the good in our lives.....it really seems that this journey of life has amazing highs and crazy lows for so many people i have been fortunate enough to cross paths with.....i do know this and i speak from my heart....there is a connection that has happened that allows me to continue understand the true meaning of what love and friendship means...we sometimes take for granted even the breath that we are allowed to breath...we sometimes take for granted the food that we are being fed...we sometimes take for granted the love that is given our way....but i do know this ...i have tasted your love and friendship to the max and each and every time you have risen to join me in my battle to remain on this planet..you have lifted my spirits by your continued love ,cards, phone calls and e-mails..i did not know if i would ever feel like myself again...but there is a new bounce in my step these days....there is a new light at the end of my tunnel and all of you have been holding the flame........thank-you from the bottom of my heart and neo- bladder.....

tom......146 lbs and gaining.....turkey here i come........

ANATOMY OF AN ILLNESS

sounded like a good title to me...well i did get home on saturday and i tell you 5.5 days in a hospital is just about the perfect time...i mean any more and well let's just say we would have to go there this time.....surgery went well ..my intestine was twisting around inside me due to some scar tissue that formed on the outside of the intestinal wall and attached itself to some other part of my body ....freaky stuff.....the area behind the twist was severly swollen 6" had to be cut out and that will take some time to calm down so i should feel "normal" in about three months.......in the meantime....... i am real sore..how sore you ask..well like i just finished telling one of my bestest friends in the whole wide world...it only hurts when i sneeze,cough,smile,walk,sit,run,ride a horse, a minibike, or regular size bike, swing a bat,catch a football, play my guitar (no that hurts other peoples ears),yodel,canoodle,skinny dip,mountain climb, change tire, and lastly high five just about anybody with a little gusto......

what gets me when all this started...my intestine was perfecly fine....and then i kinda asked it if it would not mind if we ripped some of it out to build me a pouch ....i mean come on can you imagine how humilated it felt ...this was one way to get back at me i guess.....will hopefully i learned my lesson and will leave it alone for a while...untill next time
Tom

GREETINGS FROM SLOANE..PART 3

this will be short and sweet....surgert went very well....intesines were VERY dialated (stretched open) causing my food to hang around to long in the tube...this was caused by scar tissue that twisted my intestine from th eoriginal surgery ( happens quite often).....all looks good from here..a little weak and getting stronger daily....thanks for the visits call and e-mails...means so much to me.....i am just so glad i have all of you in my world......
tom...should be home soon