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On This Day

OldBones-Larry
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On this special day I am so thankful for my fellow veterans.
This is a day of thankfulness for the men and women that have served this great country and fought for our freedom.
It is also a day of sadness as I remember all those that did not return from the battle during all of the wars this country was involved in.
I send those veterans a special salute formaking their sacrifice that we might be free.
I am especially saddened by the sentiment that those that served the south in the war of 1861 - 1865 are not veterans of this country. That their service does not count.
Their service helped shape the country we live in today. Without that conflict, this country would not have become one country instead of a collection of areas on the same land mass.
Therefore, I salute the veterans of every war and conflict this great country has ever been involved in during it's entire history.
To those still living, Thank you. To those that have gone on, Rest In Peace my brothers and sisters.

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I am a male that underwent coronary artery bypass X3 (triple) on 10/22/13 at the age of 55. I was living on about 20-30% of one coronary artery and my left heart output was only 20% to 25%. I spent a week in the hospital after surgery and went home. Then had to go back a day later for another week because I had pneumonia. Finally a few days because of a slight arythmia. All told it has been about 2 1/2 weeks. I am past the cravings by now and only have the urges to contend with. I really don't suggest that anyone quits smoking using this technique though. I'll have to carry the scars from that day for the rest of my life. The large one down the center of my chest, and the ones from several "silent" infarctions. I came that close to the next world. Never again will I subject my body to that (at one point in my life I was smoking 5 packs of cigarillos a day). I now have to say N.O.P.E. (Not One Puff Ever) every day of my life. TheOldGoat-Joan, I miss you terribly my friend. Elder Lists Guilia's: (/blogs/Giulia-blog/2017/06/18/elders-list-ao-december-7-2016 ) or Smorgy's (Chronological Elder List)