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Tom Britton '65

So looking forward to seeing ya'll in August....especially YOU Beau!!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     thanks Tom,  the way things are looking, I may not make till aug21,  things are going from bad to worse.   After this last chemo rond, woumd up in ER Sunday,  seems it has shut all my voidtng function down, my worst nightmare.   Now have to have a cathether and a bag of the comet yourriyun around on my wakler and or wheel chair.   Haveing one of those is so much fun,   

        someone said, "you gotta live life" who ever said that aint going through this.  if this is life, I dont want no part of it any more.   So FAR God has chosen to stay away,  read his word every day, so far no help.  He does say "let him have it, he will take care of it"  .  That remains to be seen.   Theres always someone who has it worst, lord I hope not. If so, thwy in real troulbe.  

       to hard to type anymoer, so I go away and stop whimming.   Wish I had the real courage to move on.   

     Happy trails my phyne waltripynes...till we meet again

Teddie Jordan

Old friend Beau, I'm so sorry to hear of this turn in your symptoms. All of your recent test results sounded so good. Been praying for you regularly, but am I turning the volume  up tonight. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be to be experiencing this pain after all you and Diane have been through.You are a good man and you are tough. And I know it must be so frustrating to be feeling so rotten after all you've been through. But tomorrow will be a better day. Take your medications and please know that there are many of us who love you and are praying for a better tomorrow for you!

Teddie Jordan

Beau, tomorrow will be a better day!!  Like this one was!

Cooper was with us, but was in the house and was sleeping on the couch and enjoying the A/C charging his batteries for the long Sunday afternoon drive back to Houston. It was a fun September weekend with you and I and Jimmy Robinson, Jimmy Stockton, Lynn Prewit ,and Robbie Boswell and our pups! And Lynn Prewit was kind enough to take this photo of us all!

Down at Freer on our OFDH (Old Farts Dove Hunt) in September of 2015

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Ah, thamks TJ,  now I remember fun,  What a fun time that was...Cooper slept in my bed part of thee  night then went and shoved showdow out of Robbies bed and slept with Robbie.   Not curled up like most dogs, but longwicse, took up half the bbed.  that was my Coop...whom I still miiss to this very moment...

    Sorry bout thaat laast post, pain and circumstance has a way of clouding ones mind.... I'ts not courage to move on, but courcge to stay and fight,, which I shall, BEECAUSE, I HAVE A PARTY TO GO TO AUG 21,,,,so me and whatever is going on, are going to duke it out. mano e meano.   Let em know the DUBarry kid is back in town.   I'm not quite readdy to see my name and picture on the "in memoriam" section.

      Diane and I had to swap sides of the bed becasue my walker and brand new bag needed to be on the left side...."pappas got a brand new bag". ....

    Got drs appoint today and tomorrow untill the end of time....and I shall endeavor to keep them..  Dont know what they will find,  if anything,  Hope nothing for shure,   mabe they dont realize who they messin with, The DBK...over A squared, times pie are round.... 

     It was before 6 am i started this post.  forgot my glasses, which seems to be an improvement.   Hay Gary, I still have 3 or 4  of those fruitcaks left.   One of them is soaking in "skrewbrall"  whiskey.   Tried it on another on and theat badd boy will set you free.   makees fruitcake edibile. otherwiise I'll mount them on my wheelchair for cusshions when I band into stuff.     "The new flying None". I still remember that, like it was only 76 years ago.

      Just past daybraek, my beloved and the pups are still sleeping, so, guess I''dd better shuter down.  Got a lond day aheasd of me. as dose Diane  eberyday is a long day for her.   I  would guess she's more weary than I am.. 

       Well yall keep the sun at your six and "ride boldy ride..."  I shall indeed.

Your foreser friend and resident pin cousin and lab exxperiment,  Cephus R still the DuBarry Kid, eeq..

Therss  dixxisi rint on time, barking her fool head off at some ghost. problay some "little dewey eyed deah" down at the creek eating the apple that Diane set out for them.   I told youse youtes what an angel Diane is havent I! ....     

Wayne Lake

Beau, you hang in there buddy, I expect you have many more W64 blogs to write and more fields to mow……………

TJ, if that ain’t a bunch of good ol’ boys and their dogs, I don’t know what is – the Wild Horse Desert will never be the same.

Fans of Guy Clark Music: Check out documentary on the lives of Guy, Susanna and Townes Van Zandt called ‘Without Getting Killed or Caught’ on NetFlix and live/theater version of same debuting Austin on July 23^rd and playing at the Grand in S.W. Houston later in August.

Some notable artist (?) said ‘if Nashville had a Hemingway, it would be Guy Clark’

Headed to Green Bay WI next week to fish for salmon and lake trout, hope the weather holds.

Wild rires up in the far North near the Boundary Waters have smoked up the sky here, wtl  

Larry Reid '63

Beau, I am putting you and your family on my smart phone prayer list. This list pops up and reminds me daily of all those who have special needs and that I need to pray for. I'm sure there are folks who don't need a reminder but I'm not one of them but when I am reminded, I stop and think and pray for folks affirmatively. Love you sir and love reading your messages. Keep writing!! 

Charles Dent

Beau:

In reading your post I heard the voice of discouragement and felt led to share a few scriptures with you that have encouraged me.

John 1:1 says; in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

Psalm 107:20 He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Proverbs 4: 20-22 my son give attention to my words; incline you ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them , and health (medicine) to all their whole body.

John 10:10 Jesus said; the thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I have come that they might have life and might have it abundantly. The Greek word for life is Zoe which means the abundant life of God, all His best in Christ.

John 3:17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. The Greek word for saved is Sozo which means not only deliverance from sin to eternal life but also from suffering, sickness, lack and danger. In the parable of the Sower Jesus said the Sower sows the word and satan comes to try and steal the word. Why does he do that? Because when the Word in planted in our hearts it produces that for which it was intended, the Zoe life of God. Don’t let satan steal from you, he can only do that if you allow it.

Here are 3 healing scriptures that I meditate on daily;

Psalm 103:1-5 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits— who forgives all your (my) sins and heals all your (my) diseases, who redeems your (my) life from the pit and crowns (me) you with love and compassion, who satisfies your (my) desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (Psalm 68:19 says He daily loads us with benefits)

1 Peter 2:24 says and He Himself bore our (my) sins in His body on the cross, that we (I) might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you (I) was (past tense) healed.

Isaiah 53:5 says but He was pierced through for our (my) transgressions, He was crushed for our (my) iniquities; the chastening for our (my) well-being fell upon Him and by His scourging we are healed.

Know that God loves you with a never ending love and He is always on your side, He has defeated the god of this world (satan) who no longer has authority in our lives. Also, know that you are in my prayers I will lift you and your family up daily. I encourage you to speak these scriptures over yourself daily and the Word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword.

My God bless you with strength and health in the knowledge of Him.

Your friend Chuck Dent

Lynell Carapezza (Johnson)

Dear, dear Beau, I am not nearly so eloquent as Charles nor as versed in scripture as he but there are two "sayings" that have taken me through more trouble than I can remember. I am quite certain that I am not saying the original adage correctly but these phrases are all I know.... "The Lord will never put more upon you than you can handle". I can assure you there have been times when I thought this comment was vastly overstated yet here I am today. And, "it is always the darkest before the dawn". Keep your faith strong, your heart pure and let us all give you strength and hope for tomorrow. There are truly a bunch of us praying and believing in your healing. And, a special prayer for Diane for being so diligent, strong and supportive. We never understand the meaning of "in sickness and health" until faced with it. Go with God, my friend. Lynell

Larry Reid '63

Beau,

After reading all the comments from your friends and classmates who clearly love you, all I can say is Amen!

Tom Britton '65

And Beau....remember that our bodies are just our earth suits and not meant to last.

One day we will eject from our earth suit and, those of us who are Christians, will be absent from the body and face-to-face with the Lord....for eternity. No more pain. No more suffering. And so shall we ever be with the Lord. As believers in Christ we need never say goodbye, but instead, see you later. 

Teddie Jordan

Well said Tom, I like to call it the "Real Reunion" of our class!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     WOW...Thank you Wayne, Larry, Lynell, Charles, Tom and Teddie...you fine folks like youse youtes make me want to take on the whirld.   But one step at a time,  first  the cure, then the brain cancer.    This last bout in the ER was about bladder and the other stuff. oh my goodness that hurt, then of course the catherter,  and having to be in a wheelchair and or walker hauling aboutn a bag of "the comet youryan".  Finally got that out and with any luck,  I can stay ok in the aforementioned problem..

      At what point in our lives have we lost RESPECT from other generations?    We all get old, well some get to, others are taken away prematurely.  Had a CT scan Sunday night and  the techs weeere about as rough as WWE wrastermanilaay. Told them I had a bad back and they didnt seem to care.   Now my back hurts so bad i'lm just barely alble to move about.

      diane is very upsett over this, says it's her fault for not going back with me. I say no.   If It were a couple of years ago, I'd have punch them both out and beat them with the donut shaped CT thingy. needless to say, Diane is going to go postsal on whateere servey they send out. about "how did we do"?  s"ya screwed up, is how you did".

     First we as the older generation lose our privicy then our dignity and I gess lastly, respext..   remember the song by Mervy griffin,  "I know what it's like to be young,  but do you know what it's like to be old".

     Oh what the hell,  as along as I've got all my good friends like all yall, then I say, "bring ir".  this whole thing has been a blessing.  I feel fine about it, most of tthe time uncomfortalbe, , "no pain, no gain"

      " Be still and know that I am God"  ....

       Whem I'm down at MDAnderson, I sometimes  see a little girl probably bout 7. 8 or 9.  Tiny child, but she walking arund and has a prosethic leg, no hair, cluting a tebby bear and her litlte purse.  Since she had lost a leg already, I imagine her prognosis is not very good favoralbe.   So I aint got it so bad.  I just get a tad cloudy mind from all tthe pain and circuntstance.   I thousht it "pomp and cirscuntance".

      but not  to worry, with all my friends, and Diane, I can beat anything.

 i just had a thought, I'll bring a fruitcake aug 21, That is if I dont have anoher ER episode, it wiil be right in the middle of my next chemo or just on the end of it.. 

     ok,litt;e  miss has just jumped on the keey boRD.   Gotta go.   Again, thank one and all for all the encourigen word.  Yall are just amazing,   

Beau Wann, Jr.

     It's me again Margaret...!  I was soo excited by everyones posts and messagess and texts that I couldnt sleep, so been up all night long TRYING  to go to sleep.  Menentioning the catheter affair, coming or going, man that pain will scatter your chickens.

      I'm lhungrey, didnt have supper last nithet, do to a late idiot lunch.  Yeah, Diane left me unsupervised, so I made, or tried to maked some chichen (from the scattered chickens) and sausage gumbo,  and that rymes whith dumbo an that spells trouble right here in "river city". 

     So dumbo here gets to choppeing and diceing and slicing and sizzleing and all all kinds of isims. Dianes come waltzing throuh, and ask a dumb question, "whatcha cooking"? "look around" i said,   She said " it might cook faster if you turned the burners on"  Smarty pants.   dats right, critizise the the less fortunate brain nut jobs...Ok, I'm turning on the burners..I was just practincing without heat, is all......first, Gease not hout enouh, no problem, just turner up, ok now there's a prob.

      What happenes when your grease gets too hot? yup, that'll scatter your chickens, and about anything else nearby.    Anyway, dumbos gumbo was a mumbo jumbo failurawe..hold on, I'll just add some more hot sauce, yeah, thats the tickets, more hot sauce makes everything better, except peanut butter and jelly sammichisse.  No I'm not dumb enough to try that, at least not moren than once.

     ok, an aside here,  little miss is in my lap kneading her claws into my legs and other parts of me where she doent NEED to be kneading...I do love this little kittly, but she is a deterrent to typing 101.

     Now look what youve done, you naughty kitty, you woke the dawgs up and mama.

I think I'll have spaghetti  for breakfast...Ok, I see the face your making out there , but there's no law agin have spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast is there?  as long as I put a coupple fried eggs, from the scattered chickens of course, on top of the stuff, then it's leagle. dotnt mess with me, I know the law, I am the law at least round here, when Diane lets me wear tthe sheriffs bagde...

     ok, gootta run to the kicheen, get a cuppa joe and heat up the pasta...be back in a mega-par-sec...you all...    .

Beau Wann, Jr.

     I gave you fair warning that I would be back, and here I am.  Hands not working too good, or at all, shaking so much cant keep them on the keys, but Iwill be back later....fair warning eh?

Sandi Schlesinger (Stark)

Please add Tonda to your prayer lists. She had her heart surgery (valve replacement) Thursday and everything went well. As she likes to say, she's getting better "slowly but surely."  She is still in ICU and hopes to graduate to a room soon. Unlike me, Tonda doesn't care much for eating which is helpful in getting your strength back. Hospital food is not the most tempting selection, however, she is working hard at getting stronger. 

Beau Wann, Jr.

      Absollutgely,  A better  than "slow but sure" recovery,  fast and  complete recovery....fir Tonda and all going through life alterering change....

"My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning;  my strength fails because of my aflfiction, and my bones grow weak.

Psalm 31:10

       These are hard times, Lord. People are struggling.  Sometimes I'm struggling.  My strength fails because of what is going on in my life.  Help me Lord. give me some light at the end of my tunnel.  Open doors to freedom that are now closed.  Change, oh God, my direction. Bring help, bring relief. Give me Your Spirit to get me rhrough this rough patch. Hold me up,  Lord!   

              AMEN

      i dont want to take credit for the above prayer, no 5th grader could conjure up one like the aforementioned, it came from one of the prayer book diane has bourght during this episode of "life, deal with it, but let God handle it". the book is ONE MINUTE PRAYERS FOR MEN. I guess its ok for women to read it. why not, all about God and his chirldren

phenomenal book, covers everything.  aanother good one, is JESUS CALLING, and praying with the Psalms.  This not being able to type and spell is just so aggravating and frustatiing.  

     Had Ot AND PT to day,  I didnt do too well, because of the beating I got in cat scan room from the WWE techs.  Back hurts so bad.  wish i'd been able, I'd a punch both Svetlana and himler, out.  Diane gonna inform Doctor to morrow.  she still mad abvout it.  I'm not so much mad, as I am dissapointeed to receive such treatment..

      time to go, I'll be back, fair warning....

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Hello I've been away for awhile and reading Beau's health or lack thereof breaks my heart.    Beau, you know you have my prayers

Well, I quit the Antique business, as both the other girls were quitting and falsified when they were leaving and I realized that it would be only me to become the manager, monthly coordinating the sales for each vender, cleaning floors and toilet, decorating and moving everything around.  I'm not a decorator, with my bad back I couldn't move stuff around , climb ladders, etc. I really enjoyed my venture and the people I got to know.  But I'm glad my vintage and antique came home, back to their places, home sweet home!  I have an appt sith a back surgeon on the 10th, and am now in PT, hoping they can help me out.  I maintain my pain with Gabbapentin and Alieve and I've been taking for the past two years.  Some days good, and some just resting.  And yes, Beau, the farm is getting harder and harder to keep tidy, and with all the rain, I feel I'm in a forest.  I am happy that I don't have the vendor responsibility, at 74, it wasn't going anywhere...lol.  Wish I'd done it 20 years ago.

I have started going back to my church, since the Covid and now they are crawfishing back to wearing masks.  It's a good thing I guess, some of the parishioners have refused shots, and want to sit next to me.  Six feet away I tell them and I tell them, they made me wear a mask in church because of them...lol.

I pray we all are able to handle our mental, emotional, spiritual and PHYSICAL impairments so we can continue to enjoy our Senior life.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hello everyone,   Got a new keyboard and mouse.  Since I waas having soo much trouble typing on the hp laptop,  Diane bought another one for me and a mouce.  I like them just fine.  I cna actually keep my fingers on the home keys, mostly.  Having trouble seeing the screem with my reg glasses, to Diane got some 1.50 reading glasses ,a nd they did the trick.   I can actually see the screen just fine and read it.  weell when there no kittly in stanting on the keyboard in frount of the screen....

      Hey Key, sorry you are having so much trouble with your back.   Had mine xrayed yet again.  Doc saw nothing out of the ordinary even though mine hurts so bad.  I had a hard time of laying down on and getting off of the xray table.  Took 3 people to help me,  hard time convincing them they were doing it all wrong.   My doc prescribed a medrol pack and some pain pills, specificcily for old people so it wouldnt mess this my natural functions. 

     Diane and I had an antique booth at the northwest mall where Penneys was.  we love it, of course we were much younger then and had Cooper, whom I use to take up there with me, and wow was he hit of the party.   Folks would stop by just to pet him, and then buy stuff.   I waas glasd folks wanted to pet him, and so was he....I talk about Cooper a lot dont I.   I still miss him like he left today 5 minutes ago.   Sorry, but he such a special angel in thiis whirld.   I miss all my departed critters, they all were such unique speacial angels.

      I would like to go to a church one day.  I may go in this Sunday to Oaks Pres, it be communion Sunday.   havent had communion with Diaane in such a long time.  But about the time we get to church an hour or so later, I'm so tired, I just wantt to go home.  Maybe, I can endeavor to persevere and make the trip.   There's not many people left at Oaks, to sit next to.   

     I remember the last time I went to oaks after surgery.  The minister said "it's was ok for me to be angry",   Who was I goinna be angry with?   I'm not angry at all, except when after each Chemo sessions, thjer's complications, which there has been the last two, two trups to ER, the last one hurt my back so back, It's still hurting, have to have two canes or a walker to get abroung.  

     Aug 21st is so far away,  it will be probably on the tail end of next chemo session, so I might be there and again might in the ER tring to put out the lastes fire from Chemo.

     Haave a Doc appt on aug 4 with lab work eary and an MRI at 7 that morning.  My back is already hurting in antipation of the hard takbl.   Boarding the dogs Tuesday evening and staing at the Rotary house hotel tuesday night.  If the labs and MRI look good, Chemo will start on the folloeing Monday night, last till Friday night, and if i get lucky, not be in ER the next week .  One can only hope.  

     Little Miss has gone to sleep on the arm of her rocking chiar that i'm sitting in .  she is face down.  I am about to go backside down in a moment or two.  Havent slept on my stomach in decades.  Too hard on the back.   

    Man, I love this keyboard.  Almost back to where I was and then again not completly. Still misspell a lot of words, leave some out soome words, but all in all I am so happy this this new keyboard.   Might just have to tell you a story or two, but it's lates, so not tonight.   

   In the meantime, I thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, got 5 cards today, and one for Diane, now how thoughtful is that.  Got one from the entire chuch at st johns methodist chirck in Rockdale.  a small baptist church in industry jut up the road. sent a quilt called "Toch of the Mastrers hand",  which just one of my favorite poems.   

     Ok, got to go,  yall all are in my thoughts and prayers for now and for ever.  

Keep the sun at your six and "ride boldy ride..."

Your friend and resident science project,   Cephus R  blessed beyounds all belief.

Larry Reid '63

Love you Beau! Wish I had your writing skills.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Thanks Larry, youse are too kind.... wish I had your drum playing skills,  I'd scatter all the ckickends in the county.  or yuoiur organizing skill to help folks like the kids of veterans, ownd a new bike.
one of these days, when i'm not having to fight to stay alive, gonna meet up whith ya at one of your bike rides.  Youll know me beaceays youll see shaky Frankinbrain being chouffers by my personal angel, Diane, wife of shaky frankingbrain.   

      Hwwy Sandi, hows Tonda??   Still nutty?  Look whoms taking, Im nuttier than a truck full of payday candy baars.  menber those?  I rembemer when I got my first one, I was living where?   yup Dubarry.  dad sent me over to the 7 de eleven accross from the OF park and simmink pool.   Gave me a dollar to get him a pack of luckies, a saterdat evening post, two cokes and two payday candy bars, aad I got change back from all that.  AND I even found my way back home, amazing huh.  use to have Danial Boone traking skills,  and family didnt have time to move away.   I wasnt gone long enouff.

      candy bars were just a nickel back in them good olds days and were a least a couple of ounces.   Now about 5 dollars and probably dont weidh anything.  The idjits in charge if najubg stuff, didnt think that we weould notice the candy bars was half the size of it's predecessor.   I try to steer clear of any produck i been use to using when it has the the words "new look, same stuff inside"   when you see that, you know theyeve chaneged every up, and it never the same again.   

     Buternut candy bar was also a favorite  beceasw it haD nuts AANDS chocolate.  First time I ate a payday,  I kept waiting f or t he chocolate to kick in. But being a duke of dubary, and memer in somekind of staanding or sitting, of the dumb little kids, societry of nunny rose candy cornisuers,  here in after known as dumb little kids or the DLK secreat scoiety.  Secreat?   One coudl hardly hide us under a bussel baskets,  or in a closet id find someway to set the basket on fire, or flood the closet...  Although I'm sure some would liked to had tried that disappearing act with the likes of moi ! 

     Time to start getting ready to getting ready, got a long day ahead,  Occupatial therey and Phyisical carathy.   Diand has to get me ready and then her self ready, and them were alway late.   

     So be seeing youse youstes....When I get back, I'll junp rat in here and say "houdy", like it never happened....

Johnny Sheffield

Hi there folks, I will be sending a new updated list 

out tonight on those that have rsvp to the summer 

fling on Saturday august 21,2021 330pm harris county 

smokehouse Tomball Texas. 
please rsvp if you planned to come. 
johnny

Johnny Sheffield

Hi there, just 3 weeks till our summer fling Saturday august 21,2021 330pm

at Harris county smoke house Tomball Texas. 
here is a new updsted list as of today.

Johnny and Becky sheffield 

tom gann

Tony maddox

Lynn wren burkhardt

Linda Bolton roffall

jim and Beverly hengt alllen

Jimmie lee brawner

ronna brand 

Gary and sarrah moseley

Robert and Kay Derrick 

larry and Debbie York 

terry and Lynn Schaffer 

teddy and Fran Jordan 

John and pat goyen 

Paul and jenny Taylor williams 

beau and Diane wann

Ron snd pat Brantley ross

Dennis and mederith hansel 

Sandi Schlesinger stark 

jimmy and Michelle Hillshire 

Shelia Gilbert webb

jim and Jan Taylor 

llynn roff

Lloyd pond 

Lynn and pat Pruitt 

Linda Webster 

Richard kennedy 

don and Shirley ellisor

Walter and Colleen etie

Jack and Dede denton

Barbara porter and dick 

Kay greene

Sharon allen Richardson 

Gloria Hornick walker 

Ronnie peters 

jim king and pat Clooney king

please let me know if I overlook anyone. 
hope to see more folks there that evening. 
it will be a fun time!

Johnny 

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Hey Beau and diane, good to hear from ya'll.  I just may add my name to the list...would love seeing ya'll and all who contribute to our forum

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Johnny, can yuo get aholt of Glenn Weisinger?  He just lives about 5 moles from us,  I dont have his number or email address.   He lives in a neibverhood where half of the chappell hill garden club lives.   One of the ladies does lots of things for us, brings food, and stuff.  I like food and stuff..   Her chicken spaghetti is great. and green  bean casserole is also too great also too.

     What a busy week we've had.  Met yesterday with head head doctors and surgeorn from my 2nd surgery.  Houston , we have a problem!   The MRI in july seems to be in question on the first surgery at bsw new years eve .   The people up in college station at Baylor Scott and white and bob and carol ted and alice interpet as possibly new growth, where as the people that really know at MDANDERSON, are of the opioun that it is just scar tissue, and or burnt stuff from the radiation treatment.

      So now, Dr. Prabhu that did the 2nd surgery wants to do sugery on the first area,  to make sure of what is going on.  They mentioned there is a lot of swelling in that aarea, and fluid floting aroung.  So a preop meeting will be Aug 31 with Dr Prabhu and also the anathesiologist.  they havent said when the actually surgery will be, but I'll bet Sep 1 or round about there.  They've put off my 4th installment of chemo till after the surgery.. they have doubled my steroid intake for this week and the next to see if they get the swelling down and fluid disappered.

     If Dr Prabhu thought it was urgent, it would probab ly be schecduled for this week or the next, or I'd b e typing this from OR.   This time I will be asleep, and wont get to asssist in the surgery like like last time.  Theree is none better than Dr Prabhu and his team.  He wrote the book of brain surgery.  He's licensced in just about every country in the whirld for brain surgery. 

      I feel ok about it, but obviously I'm just a tad nervous about it.  Anything can go wrong,  and they could find all sorts of problems,  they didnt say that, but, my mind can conjure up lots of senarios.  you know, he went for toe surgery aand his brain fell out...that sort of thing.   Like I've always said, "a mind is a terrible think"

     ok, got to get a move on, goi8nt to help Diane with the grocerry store shopping.   Got an order in for a chicken pot pie, if she has time to make one. If not, just me  eat cake. The whole time we were down at MDA, whaterver meal we had, was an absolute disaster.  Should have taken a himt from that how this was all gonna turn out.  

     I have so much to do on a plate,  before the end of the month, but stil plan on being at the 21st hoe down.  unless they push up the surgery.  They seem to like to schedule things for me on HUMP day, or wednesday.   If it's good for them, it just plumb tickles me alive.

      I'll  be back...