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Originally Posted by astroron
Hi Alex, I'm a man of few words when it comes to typing
but reading your voluminous writing makes up for my puny
efforts.
A friend of mine passed away late last year after going through
a similar situation as you.
After so many operations and no end in sight as to them stopping
any time soon,he decided enough was enough, so went down the
"let nature take it's course" route and passed away pretty quickly
after that decision.
That you have chosen to fight on, and take us all on your
journey is admirable and thought provoking.
Thankyou.
I have not long ago turned 80 and the only real ailment
is a bad back, I consider myself fairly lucky.
My bad back fades into insignificance as to what you're
going through.
I think of you often, and come on here and catch up
with your posts.
All the best my friend, keep on keeping on.
Cheers 
Ron |
Thanks for your kind thoughts Ron...
I was thinking only yesterday hanging on is a bit like refusing to leave the table even when full simply because there is still food left...we'll it is and I want another desert.
Just give me one night with all four scopes working, running it from the van on my flash computer, closing up when in bed...just to experience the dream now that it is basically finished...the biggest thing other folk should take from my experience is...don't put anything off...do it now.
The good thing is I still feel happy...I realise my impatience in getting the eight up and running is working against me...I just need to be grateful and patient ...I need to learn from that last night of issues..just stuff to work thru really.
I think a bad back is the worst.(and I am sorry you get it)...at least what I am getting is bad...I can manage the lumps because there is no pain but the back they do worry you but you can still do things...it is 11 on the 1 to 10 scale...fortunately today it has not been too bad and I was able to move so that really cheered me up...it's like I could handle a wheel chair full time but not this pain...I am just so lucky that the pain killers settle it down to being manageable...so that is the bright side..If not for them I doubt if I could manage...I have had pain but this is just way past what you can imagine....and life won't be the same if I can't keep putting in piers.
You take care.
Alex