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Hello all!
Please forgive my sudden absence.
Many that know me know I’m not one to talk about my self or problems. So recent challenges overwhelmed me very quickly.

I’ve not mentioned it, but for about a year or so, my health has been in decline. Shortly before I “fell down “ here , treatments got pretty aggressive. Medication changes and additions made it tougher to just reply to a thread much less give good info.
Add that to my spell check sabotaging me , it was a pretty tough time.

(Great , talking about me I don’t know what to say , got algae?)
Lol

There was a snafu with a med last year that severely effected my memory centers. Making it difficult to function and focus. During that year it was my pleasure and joy to have the kind folks here at R2r to keep me company and keep my thoughts focused on better things than ilness.
As most who’ve had longer term health probs know , it becomes a full time job to stay above water every day and to keep moving forward with positivety and of course, patience.
Being chronically ill for a length of time impacts all aspects of life. And it takes its toll. Probably on sense of humor first. Lol.
Every thing else is like watching a tank crash in slow motion over weeks.


On the positive side , after some serious bad advice (ok bad doctors) I took some good advice and have assembled a team of supermodels, so skilled in their craft , honest in thier opinion , and free in their willingness to tell me when I’m being done, I be actually come a very very long way in my recovery.
I got stupidly lucky to have them on board , and more specialists are being added to the crew.

Well, that was pretty uncomfortable talking about just me.
Who’s got some GHA and low Po4?

I was messaged on FB a good kind friend and reminded me , I have people who care that would like to know I’m ok. 25 pms 750 new messages , a thread , what happend to salty.
(I’m crying, yes.)

Well folks , thank you. Those thoughts and prayers hit hard and hit home and quite frankly I’m not used to acts of kindness , well, only when they are aimed at me.


I’ll do my best to stay in the board a bit more and hang with my friends. You’ve been good company this long and it’s been very good for me I n aspects that have little to do with a box of water for quite some time.

Bear with me as I may be a bit slow on the uptake and can’t remeber how to make a PBJ some days.
But in the words of my supermodel in charge of therapy ,”if you like it , it would be pretty stupid to not keep doing it Jason. “

Thank you.
 

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It’s good too hear from you again bro !! Our thoughts are with you in this difficult time , weve missed you here , but it’s more important too regain strength ..take it easy and yes there are lots of people who care a great deal about you on here ... and that says a lot about you ..!!
 

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You sir have been missed tremendously! I'm glad you're feeling better and getting the proper care you need :D you've been in our thoughts and in our prayers and will continue to be :)
 

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It’s good too hear from you again bro !! Our thoughts are with you in this difficult time , weve missed you here , but it’s more important too regain strength ..take it easy and yes there are lots of people who care a great deal about you on here ... and that says a lot about you ..!!
Thank you for ,well, all that you do. People like me just learn as much as we can from your posts.
 

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I was wondering about you last week then I seen you like my post today and thought "Oh there he is" then I see this. I am sorry for your challenges. You have friends here and admirers so don't be afraid to shine for us. We have your back and you have our prayers for what it's worth. Keep pushing and stay strong! It takes more than one wave to sink a ship
 

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Good thoughts and healing vibes heading your way from the Sunshine state! I said it before on another thread but to me, forums can become like family. The more you interact with folks the more seems you get to know them. Before too long you look forward to see what they have to say about a question asked by someone. And when they aren't there any more or as often, they are missed by the community. You are one of those missable types of peeps so without rambling on anymore, welcome back to R2R Salty.
 

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From one old salt to another it’s nice to see you back on the forum.. I recently became active again after a long absence because of medical issues, I know first hand it’s really hard to find enjoyment in anything in life when dealing with those kind of problems.. wishing you all the best and it’s comforting to know you have a excellent team of super models looking after you ;)

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