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| Is anybody else getting concerned that we haven't heard from John in a few days. His last post was in this thread on December 3, at 3:05pm |
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”-George Orwell
I'd suck those toes until her tits inverted
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”-George Orwell
I'd suck those toes until her tits inverted
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Originally Posted By M4-AR: Hoping he’s just resting or having iPad issues. |
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”-George Orwell
I'd suck those toes until her tits inverted
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”-George Orwell
I'd suck those toes until her tits inverted
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John -
No matter where we all are in a couple-three weeks... Here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!! 
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"Some of the greatest dads I've ever seen weren't so much perfect as they were willing to work hard to overcome their failings. Does that make sense?"
Yes. Yes it does.
Yes. Yes it does.
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I think my landlord is possessed by one of Lucifer's demons if not Lucifer himself.
I'm not joking; he was the one who brought it up because he's concerned about what's been happening to him. He was completely serious, and he is a Christian. I wish I had the guts to record video/audio of him, but I've got to get out of here. Desperately trying to find a place right now. |
You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
My inner child is a mean little fucker.
My inner child is a mean little fucker.
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Originally Posted By M4-AR: Hoping he’s just resting or having iPad issues. I take it his wife does know about his account here? If something went bad we'd never know I take it? |
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Living the dream
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Originally Posted By dennyd:
I think it might be a little worse than that, I hope not. I take it his wife does know about his account here? If something went bad we'd never know I take it? Originally Posted By dennyd:
Originally Posted By M4-AR: Hoping he’s just resting or having iPad issues. I take it his wife does know about his account here? If something went bad we'd never know I take it? |
You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
My inner child is a mean little fucker.
My inner child is a mean little fucker.
There's a few members here that have personal contact with his wife. I'm sure they would post if anything major had happened. I'm thinking he got pisssed at the iPad and frisbee'd it.
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"A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition" - Rudyard Kipling
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Originally Posted By wtfboombrb: I was going to ask him if he could ask his wife to continue giving updates when it became too difficult for him, but I didn't know how appropriate it would be to ask. 
That’s not good. John, it’s okay to open your new iPad before Christmas
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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.....
George Orwell
George Orwell
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Originally Posted By EldonHoke:
Good morning! Hope that all is well. Heading out to the woods here in a bit. Taking a M1. It's doe season, and I have been trying for years to harvest one. If only I knew how to post pictures from my phone. Hunting a beautiful WV field today. |
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Attached File Originally Posted By EldonHoke: Good morning! Hope that all is well. Heading out to the woods here in a bit. Taking a M1. It's doe season, and I have been trying for years to harvest one. If only I knew how to post pictures from my phone. Hunting a beautiful WV field today. hit the reply or quote button Attached File Then hit hit the select file button at the bottom then hit hit the select file button then hit upload Attached File |
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Well, John, you seem to have made a difference with me, as I am still doing the "find the good in each day" approach. So simple, but it's a practical tune-up for my attitude.
In other news, we can put man on the Moon and things on Mars, but can't seem to design Christmas lights that don't tangle at every opportunity. |
It's all part of life's rich pageant.
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I'm not necessarily 'worried', as I do understand that John has been extremely courageous during this painful battle.
I can only hope that we've given him as much good, as he's given us these past 4+ months. |
"Some of the greatest dads I've ever seen weren't so much perfect as they were willing to work hard to overcome their failings. Does that make sense?"
Yes. Yes it does.
Yes. Yes it does.
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Originally Posted By tree-hugger:
I'm not necessarily 'worried', as I do understand that John has been extremely courageous during this painful battle. I can only hope that we've given him as much good, as he's given us these past 4+ months. |
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| I wonder if @Hessian-1 or @EBR666 has John's contact info and could/would try to get an update. |
You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
My inner child is a mean little fucker.
My inner child is a mean little fucker.
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Monday morning thoughts and prayers for you and Karla!
Hoping to get some virtual hugs today...but sending them for you both no matter what. There is good to be found today. |
COL, U.S. Army (Ret.)
"If they're not shooting at you, you're not trying hard enough. Now move out and draw fire!"
"If they're not shooting at you, you're not trying hard enough. Now move out and draw fire!"
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| Been dealing with a little weather for the past few days. More than a little worried for our friend John. We will continue to pray he and Karla are comforted during these trying times. |
If you would do a thing, do it with thy might! Ecclesiastes 9-10
In totus res peto ponder
(In all things seek balance)
In totus res peto ponder
(In all things seek balance)
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| John, I’m not sure you’ll get this, but I want you to know that you have made a difference in a lot of peoples lives just with this thread. That makes me pretty sure you’ve positively impacted even more folks in person. Thank you, John. |
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Straddling the thin plastic line between psych nurse and patient.
Now say 3 FBHOs and go in peace, my son-PorchDog
Survivor of ARFBORTION 2016
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Originally Posted By Maine_11B_to_Nurse:
John, I'm not sure you'll get this, but I want you to know that you have made a difference in a lot of peoples lives just with this thread. That makes me pretty sure you've positively impacted even more folks in person. Thank you, John. |
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Originally Posted By kfs35:
Well said. Originally Posted By kfs35:
Originally Posted By tree-hugger:
I'm not necessarily 'worried', as I do understand that John has been extremely courageous during this painful battle. I can only hope that we've given him as much good, as he's given us these past 4+ months. |
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Tuesday morning check in. Missing John's insights and sense of humor. Sending hugs to you both as well as thoughts and prayers for you and Karla, John. I find good every day when I come here and am reminded of you. |
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"If they're not shooting at you, you're not trying hard enough. Now move out and draw fire!"
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I’ve written this then erased it 4 times now, worrying it might not be a good idea, all things considered. I’ve decided to say to hell with it, its a good example of finding the good, even when things are horrible. Headed home from work this past Friday night at 11pm. Long-time fiance calls and says she’s leaving one job to head to the other hospital she works at to be with her aunt who was just brought in. The aunt is 54 and has significant cognitive impairment, roughly equivalent to a 4 year old. The fiance grew up with and cared for the aunt. Aunt is super happy, super sweet, and has no medically concerning habits or conditions aside from being a bit plump. I arrive just as the doctor finished trying to get the woman to understand that she is filled with tumors and that he has no way to fix her. She is absolutely hysterical and unconsolable. Thank God good docs still exist, as we expressed our concerns about her now having a heart rate over 180 due to her panic. We immediately put her into peaceful oblivion with ativan, to have a chance to make plans. As required, he explained all the options, including aggressive chemo, some poured directly into the abdomen. Thankfully, the family understood that this would be torturous for her, and immediately opted for comfort care only. The doc agreed that she was unable to process that kind of news and that the psychological torture she would undergo would far exceed the physical pain she was experiencing. Her life expectancy ways mere days. Along with the nursing staff, we decided we would shoot for that kind of twilight state where she would be mostly asleep, but able to be roused to see her family and friends. The doc wrote the most open ended orders for morphine and ativan that I’ve ever seen in order to allow nursing to constantly tweak her dosing. For a day and a half, we had a continual parade of family come through, along with her long-time staff from the day program she attended. Some had been with her for over a decade. Nursing had given us a double room and removed the second bed to accommodate us. On Sunday morning we got a call that many of her friends from the day program and attached residential program would like to come say goodbye. Oh boy, that wasn’t going to be easy, but nursing coordinated a meeting room so program staff could meet with and prepare the clients. As expected, most were very upset, but amazingly, every one of them was able to walk into the room wearing a smile. They all got to tell auntie that they loved her, and she said the same back. They told stories and laughed. It was amazing and beautiful! Not one single tear, not one slip of the tongue about her condition. About one hour after the parade of friends ended, auntie began to struggle with her respirations and blood/lymph flow to and from her head/brain was being restricted. My fiance and I explained the situation to the family present. We told them auntie was losing oxygen to the brain and that she would soon be beyond any more consciousness. We all got to say our last goodbyes before she lost consciousness. We brought up the ativan dosing just a hair to make sure she didn’t regain consciousness and panic. Within a few hours, she was peacefully gone. I can’t tell you how many times my heart felt ripped from my chest over that 48 hour period. But there was an absolute metric shit ton of good too. It was good that she was brought to the small, ancient catholic hospital that still has great nurse/patient ratios. It was good that the attending doc not only understood the difficulties of a terminally ill person with significant cognitive impairment, but also was willing to ask advice from a psych RN that doesn’t even work at his facility (me). It was good that we were able to get her friends in to see her, she was never happier than when she was with them. It was good that the entire family was on board with the game plan. It was good that, aside from her initial 5 minutes of panic, she felt safe, loved, and had her whole family with her. And it was good that I was able to explain to the family after it was done, all the good they had been able to create for auntie at her end. Thank you so much, John. I don’t think I could have found a shred of good in this past weekend without your insights. You are forever a part of me now and you have given much good to a horrified family that you have never heard of. May the good you have led us to come back to you a thousand times over. Your friend, Randy |
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Straddling the thin plastic line between psych nurse and patient.
Now say 3 FBHOs and go in peace, my son-PorchDog
Survivor of ARFBORTION 2016
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Originally Posted By EBR666:
I have John's address but not a phone number. I'll send a letter and see if I get a reply. EBR Originally Posted By EBR666:
Originally Posted By wtfboombrb:
I wonder if @Hessian-1 or @EBR666 has John's contact info and could/would try to get an update. EBR |
Proud Member of Team Ranstad. RIP RetMAC, we'll keep the mission alive.
Straddling the thin plastic line between psych nurse and patient.
Now say 3 FBHOs and go in peace, my son-PorchDog
Survivor of ARFBORTION 2016
Straddling the thin plastic line between psych nurse and patient.
Now say 3 FBHOs and go in peace, my son-PorchDog
Survivor of ARFBORTION 2016
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Originally Posted By EBR666: I have John's address but not a phone number. I'll send a letter and see if I get a reply. EBR Maybe a google search of his name, if you have it, might yield something..? |
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Originally Posted By Maine_11B_to_Nurse:
I’ve written this then erased it 4 times now, worrying it might not be a good idea, all things considered. I’ve decided to say to hell with it, its a good example of finding the good, even when things are horrible. Headed home from work this past Friday night at 11pm. Long-time fiance calls and says she’s leaving one job to head to the other hospital she works at to be with her aunt who was just brought in. The aunt is 54 and has significant cognitive impairment, roughly equivalent to a 4 year old. The fiance grew up with and cared for the aunt. Aunt is super happy, super sweet, and has no medically concerning habits or conditions aside from being a bit plump. I arrive just as the doctor finished trying to get the woman to understand that she is filled with tumors and that he has no way to fix her. She is absolutely hysterical and unconsolable. Thank God good docs still exist, as we expressed our concerns about her now having a heart rate over 180 due to her panic. We immediately put her into peaceful oblivion with ativan, to have a chance to make plans. As required, he explained all the options, including aggressive chemo, some poured directly into the abdomen. Thankfully, the family understood that this would be torturous for her, and immediately opted for comfort care only. The doc agreed that she was unable to process that kind of news and that the psychological torture she would undergo would far exceed the physical pain she was experiencing. Her life expectancy ways mere days. Along with the nursing staff, we decided we would shoot for that kind of twilight state where she would be mostly asleep, but able to be roused to see her family and friends. The doc wrote the most open ended orders for morphine and ativan that I’ve ever seen in order to allow nursing to constantly tweak her dosing. For a day and a half, we had a continual parade of family come through, along with her long-time staff from the day program she attended. Some had been with her for over a decade. Nursing had given us a double room and removed the second bed to accommodate us. On Sunday morning we got a call that many of her friends from the day program and attached residential program would like to come say goodbye. Oh boy, that wasn’t going to be easy, but nursing coordinated a meeting room so program staff could meet with and prepare the clients. As expected, most were very upset, but amazingly, every one of them was able to walk into the room wearing a smile. They all got to tell auntie that they loved her, and she said the same back. They told stories and laughed. It was amazing and beautiful! Not one single tear, not one slip of the tongue about her condition. About one hour after the parade of friends ended, auntie began to struggle with her respirations and blood/lymph flow to and from her head/brain was being restricted. My fiance and I explained the situation to the family present. We told them auntie was losing oxygen to the brain and that she would soon be beyond any more consciousness. We all got to say our last goodbyes before she lost consciousness. We brought up the ativan dosing just a hair to make sure she didn’t regain consciousness and panic. Within a few hours, she was peacefully gone. I can’t tell you how many times my heart felt ripped from my chest over that 48 hour period. But there was an absolute metric shit ton of good too. It was good that she was brought to the small, ancient catholic hospital that still has great nurse/patient ratios. It was good that the attending doc not only understood the difficulties of a terminally ill person with significant cognitive impairment, but also was willing to ask advice from a psych RN that doesn’t even work at his facility (me). It was good that we were able to get her friends in to see her, she was never happier than when she was with them. It was good that the entire family was on board with the game plan. It was good that, aside from her initial 5 minutes of panic, she felt safe, loved, and had her whole family with her. And it was good that I was able to explain to the family after it was done, all the good they had been able to create for auntie at her end. Thank you so much, John. I don’t think I could have found a shred of good in this past weekend without your insights. You are forever a part of me now and you have given much good to a horrified family that you have never heard of. May the good you have led us to come back to you a thousand times over. Your friend, Randy John truly did get that through to us |
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Wednesday morning check-in and truly missing John's sense of humor and his intensity to live life to the fullest - even just doing the small things.
As always, I found good in the day right here - reading how John has caused us to look at life in a different way and to appreciate what we have. Hugs - lots of hugs John and Karla. |
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"If they're not shooting at you, you're not trying hard enough. Now move out and draw fire!"
"If they're not shooting at you, you're not trying hard enough. Now move out and draw fire!"
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Prayers inbound, always find something good, has helped me
Thank you John |
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Yo, whenever a chick wants new boobs-- it's a sign she's wanting to get back on the market. Just saying. Those things are used as either bait or food..
Yo, whenever a chick wants new boobs-- it's a sign she's wanting to get back on the market. Just saying. Those things are used as either bait or food..
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Wednesday check-in. Hoping to hear from you John but here and sending prayers for you and Karla.
Started the day with you in mind...thankful for your example. There IS good in every day. |
COL, U.S. Army (Ret.)
"If they're not shooting at you, you're not trying hard enough. Now move out and draw fire!"
"If they're not shooting at you, you're not trying hard enough. Now move out and draw fire!"