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Hey everybody,
I have a bit of an inspirational story to share with everyone, and I hope that this will help those on Net 54 who might be struggling a bit right now find strength. Some, or many of you might remember that I have been on medical disability for the last five years, or so. For those of you who are new, or might not remember, about nine years ago, I hurt my back while helping my then girlfriend move into her new place. While carrying the very last thing to go into the apartment, one of those old 27" tube televisions, I started to lose my grip halfway up the stairs. I bent over a little bit, and felt something snap in my back. I fractured the T-12 vertebra, a 70% compression fracture. I also tore two discs in my lower back, and they bulged out under the pressure. It was also discovered that I have spinal stenosis. I had multiple surgeries to fix my back as much as possible, but when the issues began to reappear, all the doctors could do was keep me comfortable, as I was not a candidate for multi-tiered spinal fusion or disc replacement surgery. I worked on and off for a few years until my back got so bad I could barely get out of bed, even taking Vicodin every six hours. For the better part of the last five years, I slept, went to doctors appointments, and tried to maintain my sanity. Everything that I'd worked so hard to achieve had been taken away from me. The only possible "fix" on the horizon was an experimental stem cell procedure. But, of course, insurance would not cover it. I had the money saved to pay for the procedure, but not knowing if it would work or not seemed to be too great a gamble to take. That money was my safety net if I got hurt again, so I elected to continue saving specifically for the procedure, or hope that the insurance companies would change their opinion. I made the right decision, as I shattered the femur in my left leg into six pieces not long after joining Net 54, and spent nearly a month in the hospital fighting sepsis. About four months ago, I'd reached my boiling point. My friends were getting married, having children, traveling, getting big promotions, and generally enjoying life. I was happy for them, of course, but I wanted my own life back, and I don't think that was being selfish. I had too much to accomplish in my life. I wanted to see the world, and I wasn't going to do any of it flat on my back. So, I began reading. It occurred to me that, instead of relying on medicine, and technology, I might be able to improve my own health. I'd always been athletic in high school, and in college (before blowing out my knee), even with the bone issue I was born with. I thought maybe I could strengthen my body to the point where I could offset some of the stress on my back, thereby lessening the pain I experienced daily. I started making changes, little ones at first. The progress was slow. Too slow. But I soldiered on. First, I stopped drinking soda. I stopped drinking everything but water. Caffeine is the overnight stockbroker's best friend, but to somebody living a sedentary lifestyle, the chemicals in the soda were destructive. The calories were empty. I started getting up in the morning to make myself breakfast. High fiber, high protein. Lots of fresh fruit (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries...every day) with my shredded wheat and lite vanilla soy milk. High in calcium for my bones. I upped my vitamin D and calcium take, under doctor supervision. I ate more vegetables, and eliminated all fast food. I ate more meals each day, in order to boost my metabolism. I started shedding weight, enough to where I could get up, and try to get some exercise. I started doing 15 minute walks. Then half an hour. Progressing slowly, I was able to get up to two hours, at a pace just short of jogging. I started doing push ups on the stairs, the incline meaning less stress on my back. I felt surprisingly good doing all this. Then, I decided to really go for it. I signed up at a local gym, and began hitting the exercise bike. 45 minutes a day, every day. That went well. 5-600 calories being burned 6 days a week, with the improvements to my diet, shed more pounds. The stress on my spine lessened. Then, I began hitting the weights six weeks ago. After my 45 minutes of cardio, I now do an hour on weight machines. And, two weeks ago, I started working with resistance bands at home to strengthen my core. I've been able to cut my pain medication from once every six hours to once every twelve hours, and there are times when I can skip one of those. I can sleep again, most nights, without a muscle relaxer. All the additional water retention I've realized from these drugs has gone. I've shed 43 pounds from when I was on the operating table for my second back surgery, and I've lost nearly 6 inches from my waistline. I'm seeing definition in my shoulders, back, chest, arms and legs that I haven't seen since college. My left knee no longer hurts, save for some soreness after exercising. But most importantly, if I can keep this up, and make my core strong enough, I should be able to get off of pain medication completely, using only the occasional over-the-counter medication. That would mean I could get medical clearance, get off of disability, and go back to work. My firm had already told me they have my position open should I resolve the medical issues. So, my life is there for the taking once again. Everything that had been taken away from me is within reach. The bottom line is that I just decided that I was no longer going to be held captive by these injuries. The road back to where I am now has been incredibly hard, but completely worth it. My left leg, which has a foot long titanium rod and some 14 screws, and a completely rebuilt ACL, is strong. Christmas is the time of miracles, and when I look at how far I have come, and the odds that I have battled, I can't help but feel that this is a miracle of sorts. It's amazing what we can accomplish when we put our minds to it, and refuse to be held down. So, to you, my friends, that might be struggling right now...keep fighting. Don't give up. We are all capable of doing incredible things if only we fight for them. I'm not quite where I need to be yet, but it's only a matter of time. I'll be back at work, and then able to really start working on my vintage and pre-war collections soon. Merry Christmas, everybody! God Bless!
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Building these sets: T206, 1953 Bowman Color, 1975 Topps. Great transactions with: piedmont150, Cardboard Junkie, z28jd, t206blogcom, tinkertoeverstochance, trobba, Texxxx, marcdelpercio, t206hound, zachs, tolstoi, IronHorse 2130, AndyG09, BBT206, jtschantz, lug-nut, leaflover, Abravefan11, mpemulis, btcarfagno, BlueSky, and Frankbmd. |
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That's incredible, Bill! You only live once and you took control. I wish you well on the road to recovery.
You know what you're doing, but if I could offer one piece of advice it would be to not get too amped up and don't push yourself too hard. Keep taking it steady and slow, and do the exercises that are least likely to lead to injury. You also can't imagine how perfect the timing of your post is and how inspiring it is to me right now. As someone who's going through a fairly tough period of trying to overcome Vitamin D deficiency right now, I can relate to some of your story. I am in the early stages, so thanks for sharing this positive recap. And when you get your job back and start pulling in the big bucks, don't go too crazy on all the new cards pickups. ![]() |
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That's awesome, Bill! I don't have any injuries comparable to yours (knock on wood), but about 7 years ago, I started running five days a week and reducing my sodium intake at the suggestion of my doctor, and it really made a huge difference in my energy level. Over the past year, due to a variety of stresses in my life, I've gained back most of the weight I had lost and become less strict about my running schedule (though I never stopped completely). I need to get back into the groove to get my weight and energy back to where they were, and you've inspired me!
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Thank you, guys.
Chuck, believe me, I am being very careful. ![]() Hang in there. The first steps are the hardest. I had really terrible T levels, so bad that my physician got me on testosterone cypionate. If anything, I felt like I had too much. But tests don't lie. I had a slight vitamin D deficiency, and since bone density is so important for me, we upped the daily intake of that and calcium to the max levels. I'll be re-tested here in another month, or so, and I'm expecting my levels have normalized. The weight training will help with bone density, too. Take it one day at a time. Little steps are not immediately satisfying, but a bunch of them will get you to where you need to be. I'm proof of that. I'm getting compliments again when I go out, and that's the best positive reinforcement there is. When I see an attractive woman, and she smiles while making eye contact, or flirts with me while talking, that's all the further motivation I need (and much better, frankly, than getting that '34 Goudey Gehrig I want!) I'll keep you in my prayers. You will get there. ![]()
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Building these sets: T206, 1953 Bowman Color, 1975 Topps. Great transactions with: piedmont150, Cardboard Junkie, z28jd, t206blogcom, tinkertoeverstochance, trobba, Texxxx, marcdelpercio, t206hound, zachs, tolstoi, IronHorse 2130, AndyG09, BBT206, jtschantz, lug-nut, leaflover, Abravefan11, mpemulis, btcarfagno, BlueSky, and Frankbmd. |
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David, I cut out salt, too. I've never been a big salt shaker guy (my father, however, is another story), but I never payed attention to sodium content in foods I bought. Now, I do, and since becoming more conscientious of salt, I find that I'm retaining a lot less water (that, and reducing the narcotic pain meds, together with exercise, has made an incredibly noticeable difference in the puffiness of my face. I look almost back to 100% normal).
The biggest change, I think, as simple as it sounds, was getting soda out of my system, and drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day. I have one of those really nice 24 oz Contigo double vacuum drink containers, and 14 hours later, if I haven't finished everything inside, there's still ice. I love my water cold, so this thing makes going through a lot of water so easy. And this water has flushed a lot of impurities out of my body. I sleep better, and feel better (and have no more caffeine headaches). Body chemistry is such a delicate thing. Making a few simple changes can have immediate, lasting benefits. Like you had experienced, I've had a huge boost to my energy level. I don't "love" going to the gym, but I don't have any problems getting motivated to go in. After, I stop and get a 20 oz gladiator protein smoothie with blueberries and banana. Banana is a high natural sugar fruit, but my friend in Houston, who is a certified personal trainer, said for what I am doing, the benefits outweigh the sugar content. For one thing, I am able to bounce back much more quickly after a workout, as bananas reduce muscle soreness. And the anti-oxidants in berries are wonderful for health. The 45 g of protein is great, as protein is the big fat burner. I go to Smoothie King when I haven't had my scrambled eggs with breakfast. Easy to digest whey protein is my rocket fuel, really. Good luck with getting back to where you were. Just stay consistent, and you'll get back there. Happy to be of some inspiration to you guys. ![]()
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Building these sets: T206, 1953 Bowman Color, 1975 Topps. Great transactions with: piedmont150, Cardboard Junkie, z28jd, t206blogcom, tinkertoeverstochance, trobba, Texxxx, marcdelpercio, t206hound, zachs, tolstoi, IronHorse 2130, AndyG09, BBT206, jtschantz, lug-nut, leaflover, Abravefan11, mpemulis, btcarfagno, BlueSky, and Frankbmd. |
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Thank you, Tim!
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Building these sets: T206, 1953 Bowman Color, 1975 Topps. Great transactions with: piedmont150, Cardboard Junkie, z28jd, t206blogcom, tinkertoeverstochance, trobba, Texxxx, marcdelpercio, t206hound, zachs, tolstoi, IronHorse 2130, AndyG09, BBT206, jtschantz, lug-nut, leaflover, Abravefan11, mpemulis, btcarfagno, BlueSky, and Frankbmd. |
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Bill...congrats... that is awesome good for you !!! Soda /pop is absolutely useless to us in all ways... from a nutritional/health standpoint. And the medical institution just wants people to remain sick! We all have the power to improve our lives through better diet and exercise. Kudos to u for making it happen!
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What a story. God Bless and Merry Christmas!
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WTG Bill. Happy for you, and proud of you. This is great news.
I am trying to get myself in better shape now. You are an inspiration to me, I have been doing some of the things you have (with the eating), havent started exercising yet. Gonna work hard now!!! I have been heavy (REALLY HEAVY) for a long time, and 1-1/2 years ago lost 100 pounds (and needed to lose another 50-70 still), then my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 metastasized cancer and from the stress I put 80 pounds back on and stopped exercising totally. Now I am down 20 pounds from eating better and really need to start slowly getting back into exercising. The stress is still here, so its hard, but I am going to do it. I'm 68 so its a little harder for me than a younger guy to lose and to get into exercising, but I know it can be done. Again, really happy for you!!!
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Way to go Bill!! Your perseverance is inspirational. Best of luck to you.
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Bill,
Thanks for sharing your positive story. We all have the ability to make changes for the better in our lives. It starts with the positive attitude, eating healthy, and having balance. Continued success and Happy Holidays! Patrick |
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Thanks for the inspiration.
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Wow! Praise God for His goodness in your life!
Fantastic story - it is truly awesome to see real commitment to making a change. I will be praying for you as you continue, Mr. Bill. Stay strong, don't give up! God still has a plan for you! Merry Christmas, NJ Last edited by njdunkin1; 12-06-2016 at 09:15 PM. |
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Awesome story and good for you!
Backs are scary...I've always shied away from anything strenuous on my back etc (exercise-wise) Good for you and blessings and continued good health! |
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It is nice to read good news. Keep it up, Bill!
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Awesome stuff. I know when you are generally a busy active person sitting around for a while can quickly sap the life out of you. Good to hear you turned a corner.
As far as exercise goes, I'd really recommend pilates classes if there is anywhere in your area. Great for strenthening your core yet is little or no impact and is all about lengthening and stretching. I do in once in a while and its great. |
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Congrats and glad to hear it, Bill. Keep taking it slow and easy like our hobby and it sounds like you have a great chance to kick your issues out the back door. Good goin'!!
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Great, uplifting story, Bill, with some important life-lessons.
Thanks for sharing it. We're all rooting for you. |
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Thanks for sharing this story! Well done and best of luck in the future!
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Love it! Merry Christmas to you!
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That is awesome Bill, wishing you as full of recovery as possible.
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Awesome news bill! So happy for u, keep it up!
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Thank you, all.
Luke, I'll look into that supplement. I've started cutting it back a little bit on the weights. I've been rotating which areas of the body I'm working on a given day, and supplementing with the bands at home. I've got a certified trainer friend in Houston I've been working with. He's known me since high school, so he's aware of my issues. Happy holidays, everybody!
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Building these sets: T206, 1953 Bowman Color, 1975 Topps. Great transactions with: piedmont150, Cardboard Junkie, z28jd, t206blogcom, tinkertoeverstochance, trobba, Texxxx, marcdelpercio, t206hound, zachs, tolstoi, IronHorse 2130, AndyG09, BBT206, jtschantz, lug-nut, leaflover, Abravefan11, mpemulis, btcarfagno, BlueSky, and Frankbmd. |
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This is a great comeback story. Congrats Bill and thanks for sharing. Best of luck to you moving forward.
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Nothing to add that hasn't already been said.
Bill, You took your life into your own hands and have turned a tough situation into a positive, motivational one! Keep working hard and reap the rewards that living life has to offer. Enjoy your holidays!!! |
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Very happy to hear of your progress and improvement. I too have been taking action to make changes to my health and wellness over the last 18 months and made great progress. While I haves been doing it I found inspiration in others hat I knew that were working to improve as well. Most didn't even know they were inspiring me. Then suddenly I found Inwas the one inspiring others to take action. Thank you for sharing your story and success as the impact it has on others is likely to be larger than you will ever fully realize.
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Hi Bill,
You shared the frustration you felt while seeing your peers have success in life. What you described above is not only personal success, but succeeding while against the odds. I think that is very impressive and truly inspirational. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. We Brewers fans are a resiient bunch! The very best of luck to you in the future Bill. Curt
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Bill, Thanks for sharing your story!! Never give up!! God Bless and Merry Christmas!!
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keep it going - God bless and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Way to take charge, Bill! That is the stuff champions are made of. Keep chasing it, man. You'll get there.
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Wishing you good health. Thank you for sharing your story. You never know who you will reach and inspire, and someone is going to benefit from your story. Life is very precious. Take it one day at a time, and enjoy it.
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Thanks for sharing, Bill. I've made some health changes in the last six months and your story provides continued motivation and encouragement. Be blessed.
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Now that you are getting better, come on over to Plano to one of my shows so I (we) can meet you. Leon also loves to meet board members and it makes our day to see them come to my show
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Bill, glad to hear things are going so well for you. Wishing you continued success and well being in 2017 and beyond.
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Successful transactions with: Chesboro41, jimivintage, Bocabirdman, marcdelpercio, Jollyelm, Smanzari, asoriano, pclpads, joem36, nolemmings, t206blogcom, Northviewcats, Xplainer, Kickstand19, GrayGhost, btcarfango, Brian Van Horn, USMC09, G36, scotgreb, tere1071, kurri17, wrm, David James, tjenkins, SteveWhite, OhioCard Collector, sysks22, ejstel. Marty |
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Bill,
I'll first start by stating I rarely read off topic posts. For whatever reason your post caught my attention, and having a similar experience, felt inclined to share. I am very happy to hear how well your coming around. Your progress sounds slow, but that's ok. A little progress at a time is better than no progress at all. Three years ago I filed a workers comp claim for my back. I was in excruciating pain and was immediately taken off work. After a full series of tests I was told I had eight bulging disks from the back of my neck, down to the tailbone. The four disc bulges (L2-3,L3-4,L4-5,L5-S1) were the most severe and causing the most amount of discomfort. Conventional treatment (physical therapy, acupuncture, meds and stretching) were only bringing minimal amount of relief. This ordeal lasted 2+ years until May of 2016 when I was approved for a dorsal stimulator. http://www.spine-health.com/video/sp...-implant-video I've been using this device for six months now and I'm pleased with the results. The nice thing is I'm completely off the OxyContin I was taking 2x daily. I'm walking one mile a day and have dropped 25 pounds. Depending on how one looks at, I did get medically retired yesterday. So, while I never planned on being retired at age 48, at least I still have a fair amount of quality of life. With my wife working I now get to stay home and play Mr. Mom! In short, while I'm still grappling with the fact I'm now retired, these things happen for reasons. Just keep doing what your doing and give your body the energy and rest it needs. It's a slow journey, so just take it one day at a time. Stay well my friend and best of luck to you. ErikV |
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Bill.....great story. I've taken the last year to get a grip on my own life and have lost a ton of weight and feel better as well. The overall best part is the improvement in my outlook and feeling like I have control and it sounds like that's a huge improvement for you as well. Keep up the good work and be sure to care for your back.
My wife works in a pain management practice at a local hospital and she will almost always advocate that people don't have back surgery. I know some have to have it but she sees SO many people that it just didn't help, so keep up the core strengthening and work out safely. Sleeping much better here and my wife tells me I don't snore much anymore......more of a benefit for HER than me, but I'll take it.......... |
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Bill Your Original Post should be required reading for those of us whose response to chronic pain is to sit impatiently in a chair waiting for four hours to pass until the next dose of opiates.
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Hi Bill!
I don't often tell this story in it's entirety but I pray it will bring you hope that things can turn in a good direction when the tides work against you. In 2009 I married the love of my life, and was happier than I had ever been. Secure in my life in good health and going on my 16th year with my employer in a job I loved. In spring of 2010 I was called into a meeting with upper management and told that the board had decided that my position was better serviced by an outside contractor and given an envelope with a severance and a handshake for those 16 years. I had not looked for job since the early 90's and was planning on retiring from that job. I found myself at the library getting resume books and standing in the unemployment line trying to figure out the convoluted process they put folks through. After just two weeks my family doctor who I had seen just the day prior to to the layoff asked if I could come in for some additional tests as the ones he ran looked odd. After more tests, he told me I had colon cancer. I put the job search on hold and scheduled surgery asap in which all of my large intestines were removed and the small intestines remaining were experimentally reattached directly to my rectum to avoid a colostomy. I was to start chemo within a week. I became feverish, and was readmitted to the hospital. An ultrasound and x-rays found that the surgery site was leaking into my chest and I could die in hours if the abscess it formed was to burst and sepsis was already setting in. Two drainage tubes for infection were placed in my chest and I had bags that collected the infectious material . A Pik line was put in my right arm to my heart and a home nurse administered the strongest antibiotics throughout the day to fight it. After 2 months of this, the PIK was removed and I went in for another surgery to install the chest port for my chemo. Chemo started a couple weeks later and to those who have done it, you know the fun. I vomited 8 hours a day and lost over 40 pounds. My wife and friends became more distant as after the initial care of a sick one, people tend to burn out. It's human nature. I had a friend check on my wife as I was bed bound...she was having an affair with a coworker. I broached this and was told she couldn't deal with my problems. It was "too much". I asked her to leave and was now living off disability (400 monthly) and looking for options. I was lucky enough to have been a collector my whole life. I got on eBay and started selling. I had held on to everything in life, all my childhood toys, my sports cards, clothes. It was all sold and saved us. I was able to pay the rent, but not credit cards or car notes so my credit was destroyed. My son and I would collect returnable cans at friends and family's homes so we could eat. (usually peanut butter and jelly sandwiches) By 2012 I was in remission. I had no short term memory from the chemo so I started walking to get the ability to move and doing mental puzzles to retrain my mind. I started with simple child find-a-word puzzles, then to crosswords and on to sudoku. Everything getting more difficult and my brain starting to work like it should. My walking started with a cane just to the stop sign 4 houses down, then the end of the street, then around the block. My son challenged me to leave the cane and in a couple months we were playing pick up basketball. I started looking for work in mid 2012 and found temp work. It was difficult to get a great interview with a 18 month employment gap. I worked my ass off daily to make a name for myself. The company recognized my effort and hired me in and I quickly rose through the ranks. I met a beautiful woman who worked on a neighboring team at work and was amazingly educated and open to my history. I was promoted to leadership last year and now make more than I ever did, enjoy my work more than I ever did and have more opportunity for growth than I ever did. That lovely lady became my wife 13 months ago and we bought a beautiful home in an great neighborhood so my son can attend a prestigious school. There is not one facet of my life that is not better than it once was prior to that low tide. I feel for you greatly and admire the perseverance you are showing and I sincerely hope you can do the same completely and look back on your prior days as just the build to the great life you now have. I hope me posting this is not taken as trying to steal your post at all. I just wanted to offer a positive reverse on adversity. Without rainy days would we ever notice the sunny ones? ...here's to your future sunny days. ![]() Good luck my friend.
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Congratulations on your new found joy for life again and not giving up hope! I am going to have my son read this post to show him how quick things can change. He is a typical 15 yr old and always sighs or gets frustrated with me when I try to teach him something concerning his body and his well being. (Proper sleep, proper diet, lifting techniques, not trying to be a hero when he is lifting/moving something (ask for help) and a variety of other things) Thanks for sharing your story, and good luck with your future progress! Merry Christmas.
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Inspirational Bill & Justin, keep up the good fight.
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Best Regards, Joe Gonsowski COLLECTOR OF: - 19th century Detroit memorabilia and cards with emphasis on Goodwin & Co. issues ( N172 / N173 / N175 ) and Tomlinson cabinets - N333 SF Hess Newsboys League cards (all teams) - Pre ATC Merger (1890 and prior) cigarette packs and redemption coupons from all manufacturers |
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Bill, Justin, Adam...et al,
Congrats and thank you for sharing your very uplifting stories. As I embark on a weight loss plan myself, I'll refer to this thread for inspiration. Best- Michael Last edited by MVSNYC; 12-13-2016 at 06:24 AM. |
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