Friday, September 2, 2011

A Message to my Friends...

This isn’t a card post and unless you know me personally, I wouldn’t read this… I wanted to share this with my friends, but I didn’t have time to send a bunch of e-mails. I thought this might be a good platform to contact the Brian’s, Duane, The Richard’s, Alfredo, The David’s, Greg, the Matt’s, Mark and all of my friends all at once… I am not a happy camper. My lovely wife, who is my best friend and the all around coolest person on the planet is very ill and has been in the hospital. It’s funny, earlier this week I cut into “our time” in order to try and post my Gint-A-Cuffs packs, but since she has been in the hospital and I have all the time in the world, I have no urge to blog or post or really do anything…

Anyway, I am not checking my emails (well, I am, but not really responding) and although I have several packages ready to go, I won’t be shipping anything this week. I MAY do a post or two, I don’t know. I just wanted to let you guys, my friends, know where I was at.


My wife has been sick for over a week. On Sunday night she started to feel immense pain. She has a severely wounded knee and is scheduled for surgery on that next Thursday, but the pain in her chest was bad enough that she barely noticed the knee pain. She couldn’t eat and the pain got worse and worse. Without eating you really can’t take pain relievers either… Neither of us are “hospital folks”. Things have to be BAD to see a doctor. Things got REALLY bad on Tuesday night and she finally went to our doctor. They recognized right away that she had a severely infected kidney. She got some shots and antibiotics and was sent home and told if the pain didn’t subside to see a specific specialist the next day.


Of course the pain only got worse and she saw the specialist. After an ultrasound they said she needed to be admitted to the hospital immediately… She has been there since. They are keeping her hydrated, monitored and comfortable. It is a good thing, but it makes for a lonely Troll. A lonely puppy, too. Our dog, Emma, normally sleeps at the foot of our bed. She spent last night sleeping at the front door waiting for Mommy to come home…


Anyway, Heather AKA my Wifey AKA Esther Gin N Juice will be at the hospital for at least one more night… All they know for certain is that her kidneys are enlarged and badly infected. They need to treat the infection before they can determine anything more. They took cultures and biopsies and things of that nature. She is in the “Cancer Wing” at the hospital, but they assure me that her location doesn’t indicate that they think she has cancer. Still, I am super nervous, stressed, lonely, scared, bummed, worried and feeling generally helpless. The hospital she is at, Blake Hospital is VERY good. It is ranked as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country. We have 3 hospitals in this county and 1 is much closer to us, but has a bad reputation, so I am pleased that she has been able to get into Blake. When I was there visiting last night after work (at 2 AM) she had an RN check in on her like 3 times in an hour. It was reassuring.


Anyway, I wanted to let you guys know where I was at… I am still reading, just probably not commenting. I did want to remark and say CONGRATS to my good friend Brian who just made post #1000 on his blog Play at the Plate. Brian and I were trading buddies before he got into blogging and I remember encouraging him to start a blog back then. I recall how excited I was when he started a blog and I remember how moving so many of his posts have been to me. He hits home. We have all shared so many of the same experiences and it is comforting reading about someone else dealing with the same issues, good and bad. Brian has grown into a fantastic writer with a “must read” on a daily basis blog and I am so proud and honored to know him long before post #1 and on through #1,000.


I am heading over to the hospital now. Gonna get a hug and a kiss from the Wifey before I go to work tonight… I WISH I could be by her side 24/7, but we agreed that maintaining at least one income would reduce stress and would be more valuable than companionship right now… I am happy to do my part in that way, but damn, I miss my Wifey!!!


Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. I will be posting good news soon, I hope… I will make a post in the next day or two. It will be a contest, not to the degree of Play at the Plate's, but a little one for a little fun with the intention of promoting a new blog. Another trading buddy who has taken the plunge... Take care mi amigos! Troll out.

27 comments:

  1. Thoughts and prayers headed ya'lls way dude. Don't worry about us, take care of number 1 (and yourself...) We'll be here when things have gotten better. Keep us informed, it'll all work out in the end... more thoughts and another prayer or two...
    ~d

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  2. Best of luck to you man, hope she rebounds quickly and you guys are back enjoying life again!

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  3. Scary stuff. My thoughts are with you.

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  4. Marck, You and Esther are in my thoughts and prayers.

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  5. Dude, that's a severe bummer. I'm sure everything will be cool, though. My thoughts and prayers are being packed up and sent down to Florida as we speak.

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  6. Hope that your wife gets to feeling better quickly. Take care of yourself as well as her. Family in the hospital is stressful enough without you crashing and burning on top of it all.

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  7. Good luck. Hope it all works out and she gets better.

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  8. I hope everything gets better for you and your wife. Family is important, the internet is not.

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  9. Jesus Marck..... that just floored me.

    Next time you see Heather you tell her that Canuck said she had best get well soon or I'm coming down there to kick ass.

    And no one wants that.

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  10. I am crushed.

    Good gosh, please everyone get well soon.

    Prayers and best wishes to EG&J. And you, too.

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  11. Keep your head up! We are pulling for you!

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  12. All the best to your wife dude. You'll both be in my thoughts, and if I prayed, you'd be there too!

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  13. I too am floored by this news Marck. Take care of H. and then yourself and the pup. We'll remember you all in our prayers knowing that the docs will figure out what needs to be done and get her back on her feet. I wish I could come help out, but know that we're all with you in spirit!

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  14. My prayers are with you guys. Treat her well (and the nurses & the doctors too, for that matter) and hopefully they get her back on her feet soon!

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  15. My thoughts go out to you and especially to your wife. Hope for the absolute best diagnosis and recovery. As a kidney ailment sufferer as well, I know the pain that comes from those type of problems and I hope the doctors take great care of her.

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  16. Dude,
    My thoughts are with you and your great wife Mrs. Gin and juice.... I wish for a speedy recovery and all the best. If you need anything just holla dude. Give my best to your wife and doggie. Mad love homie!!

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  17. Hang tough Trollman, things will turn back to the good for you very soon. Thoughts and Prayers are heading your way for your wife and you from NYC here.

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  18. Wish your wife a good recovery! Hang on there Troll

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  19. Please add my thoughts and prayers for your wife and family. Been through plenty of this type of thing. I feel ya. Here's to the best outcome possible. Hang in there.

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  20. We'll be praying for a speedy recovery.Try to have faith and hang tight.

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  21. Wow. I'll keep you and Mrs. G&J in my thoughts, man. Take all the time you need and don't worry about the interwebs for a while. We'll all be here when you get back.

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  22. Well be keeping you both in our thoughts and prayers!

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  23. I pray that shes gets better quickly and you get the rest you need. She is your number one concern! No worries about posting, etc. Keep your thoughts on her and with her!

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  24. Get well soon Troll's Wifey! Kidney infections aren't fun at all.

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  26. Sorry to hear that. I hope for a quick and full recovery so you can get back to some normalcy. Hang in there.

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