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  1. So a little late on the reply but I was googling myself and found this post. Since owning my Conquest Tsi I had found a LARGE Egg SIZE and shape Brain Tumor on Dec 13th 2010. January 31st, I had it removed. I was down for 9-10 weeks and I am back to normal now. Have had a ton of stuff happen since then. I sold the Quest a while back, moved houses, had a couple Fiero's and sold them. Now I am just trying to get life all together and straight.... But I'm still around and kickin'
  2. Yea, mostly my wife was wanting a Miata, but the Rx was another option.
  3. Yea, I know where you are talking about. Never knew it was such a "Hood" over there, but I have seen some shady looking folks over there one time when I went to look at a car for sale
  4. Oh I haven't been over there in a while. Isn't that where that Suntrust was robbed about 2-3 years ago?
  5. Wow! That's just about what my wife wants. A older convertible. I'm eventually gonna get her a gas saver convertible just gotta get get up some $$$
  6. WHAT crazy side of Lawrenceville do you live. I grew up here but MAN, either I am ignorant or, most likely, have never been to that hood. I know a lot of crazies have moved into L'ville since I was young...
  7. The way I look at it, I'm not an overly needy friend, meaning that I can not see you in years and then run up on you at the gas station and it's like old times, not weird feelings. I don't need my friends to call me every week to still be my friend. For instance, one of my best friends since I was 5 years old has lived in Tennessee for the past 4 years. Needless to say we haven't seen each other in a few years. He happened to call a couple days after I found out just to chat and catch up and all he had to say after I told him was "where is the surgery and when do you want me there?" He showed up the day before my surgery with his entire family and stayed until after the surgery to make sure I was fine. He actually teared up after seeing I was ok. It about broke me up. He's a true friend and I consider people in my life like this, the same. Talk all the time or not, a friend is there for you in the hard times and I found out how many true friends I have through all this.... There were a lot more friends than I ever realized. Grant, just stating you would have been there means a lot to me. All the support got me through this. Thanks buddy! Just my 2 cents on the subject. :-)
  8. Oh and the follow up MRI looks like a scare in my head. You can see about 5-10% of the Tumor left in there but no harm done. The Dr. said that he would only be able to remove about 90-95%. It's benign and Cancer free... Woohoo! Check it out http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/jwrape/FixedBrain.jpg
  9. No, my spelling has always been a little off. I was good in math and nothing else. Now my math is slipping too with age. I'm just up a creek academically. :-)
  10. I studder every now and then, but nothing you would notice. It's so slight that only I notice. I haven't had any issues with speech except total loss of speech for a week after the surgery due to the swelling. Honestly, the Dr. said he was proud of my recovery. Everyone is shocked at how well I took it all, including myself. It was a life changing experience. Strangely clarifying. You see things for what they are now as opposed to a sugar coated life that I used to live. In other words i am not just the passive person that doesn't say what he thinks if it hurts your feelings. I will speak up now but still try to be nice about it. I have found that honesty and speaking your mind works better. Otherwise no one knows your opinion on the subject at hand. Furthermore, most of the time, people appreciate the honesty.
  11. I appreciate it. I am officially back at work since last Tuesday and doing great. Remembering tons more than I expected. It's a surprise on my recollection. The only little thing I have left is a small amount of swelling that you don't even notice unless I point it out. Otherwise you would never know. Today i am wearing a T-shirt that says "Brain Tumor Suck" across the front. Everyone here loves it. LOL!
  12. While I appreciate the thought, the Hospital was Duke University and would have been a long drive to visit. :-) Thanks for thinking of me brother. The prayers and good wishes definately kept me alive and cancer free. The size of that tumor could have been terminal if it was a Stage 3 or 4 but God made sure it wasn't Cancer and just a learing experience. Life changing experience all around
  13. So I forgot, imagine that, that I had not informed you guys of my former condition until Grant text'd me reminding me of my former 87' Conquests he found on the side of the road again after being bought by the second owner past the guy I sold it to with a broken timing chain. Anyways, back to the topic at hand. On Dec. 13th 2010 I had a CT scan done because I had pressure behind my left eye for over a month and was getting concerned. I went to the eye doctor to be checked for Glaucoma (<spelling) and he said I had a bad sinus infection, take some flownase for 2 weeks, if it doesn't go away then I should get a CT Scan to see if I had a Tumor. Well 2 weeks later I called him back and set it up and guess what? I had a Egg sized Brain Tumor on my left lobe. Long story short, they didn't know what it was and it had to be removed before I would have had a stroke 2 years later because it was closing off my Cerebral Tunnel that the spinal fluid runs. Well, on January 31st 2011, I had it removed. Wasn't scared believe it or not. I am a Christian man and had over 1000 people, a lot knew me and a lot didn't, praying 24/7 for me. Surprisingly I was calm all the way up to being put to sleep. 6 hrs later, the surgeon came to my wife and said "Your Husband is a lucky man! 5-10% of my patients leave without cancer with a mass that large." I am was prayed over and I was praying and I was blessed to live through a huge hole in my skull and all that and now, a month later I am 95% back to normal, less about 25 lbs and I am not strong enough to run YET... Everything else works perfectly. HOW bout that one.....???? I can hardly believe it and have been thanking God ever since.... Just thought I would share with those of you who have met me and remember me from the one show I went to in my old Mercedes C320 back about 3 years ago. I know Justin (Fanta) and Grant know me and a few more maybe
  14. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/1989779016.html http://images.craigslist.org/3mf3pc3lb5Y45Z35T6aa5e1bd1f7454e719f4.jpg
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