Wednesday, June 11, 2008

I'm only 46!!

Sat. June 7, 2008. WHAT A DAY I WAS GOING TO HAVE! I PLANNED ON GOING TO WORK FOR A FEW HOURS. AND THEN GO HOME TO DO ALL OF MY WEEKEND YARD WORK. WHICH I LOVE TO DO BY THE WAY. GRAB THE OLE IPOD, CRANK UP SOME GODSMACK, AND GET TO MOWING,EDGING, WEEDEATING AND BLOWING. THIS IS REALLY RELAXING FOR ME, ITS KIND OF MY LITTLE ESCAPE. ANYWAY, LATER IN THE DAY, MY WIFE AND I WOULD LIKELY BE GOING TO A NEIGHBORS HOUSE FOR A DRINK OR TWO, GRILL OUT STEAKS, LAUGH, JOKE, HAVE FUN.
BUT NOOOOOOOO!!!!
THATS NOT EXACTLY THE WAY THE DAY PANNED OUT.
I DID GET TO GO TO WORK FOR THOSE FEW HOURS. AND ON THE WAY HOME, I PHONED MY WONDERFUL WIFE TO LET HER KNOW I WAS ON THE WAY. WOULD YOU LIKE A BISCUIT FROM BOJANGLES? I ASKED. SO, I GET HOME AND WE ENJOY OUR BREAKFAST TOGETHER. ITS A LITTLE TOO HOT FOR YARD WORK, WHY DON'T YOU WAIT UNTIL IT COOLS OFF A BIT, SHE SAYS TO ME AS I'M OFF TO SET UP THE SPRINKLERS. NOT 5 MINUTES PASS AS I COME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR WITH THE MOST EXTREME PAIN THAT I'VE EVER FELT RUNNING THROUGH MY LEFT BICEP, DOWN INTO MY WRIST.(IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS BEFORE, BUT WENT AWAY) IT WONT GO AWAY THIS TIME. CHEST PAIN. COLD SWEAT. AMBULANCE. HOSPITAL. HEART ATTACK. CATHE LAB. CORONARY ARTERY. STENT. W.T.F! ...I'M ONLY 46. I FEEL GOOD NOW, MEDICATION FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IS LIKELY. LIFESTYLE CHANGES ALSO. BUT, THE MAIN THING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WILL NEVER EAT ANOTHER BOJANGLES BISCUIT.