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Old 02-09-2024, 10:34pm   #1
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Default Two months of hell

Wife is finally getting better. Not 100% yet but getting better every day.

We planned on max four weeks and it’s been eight weeks. She spend a week hospitalized with fluid on her lungs, lung collapse, pneumothorax, pneumonia, blood clots in both lungs and severe anemia.

Her surgeon wouldn’t see her because her insurance changed so shit got out of hand. They removed a liter of fluid from her left lung.

Thank God for my TCCC training. I knew she was in trouble and took her to the ER.

Never believe a surgeon when they tell you it will only take “two weeks” to recover and that the surgery isn’t “that bad”.

Removing a lobe of your lung is bad. Very bad. But she no longer has cancer so that’s good.
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Glad to hear she’s on the mend. Hope that continues.
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Mrs. Snik: 1

cancer: 0

Not today, cancer, not today. You just got your ass beat by a girl!
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Glad to hear H is on the mend.
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So glad to hear she is doing better, positive thoughts that things continue to improve
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Good news - what kind of dick surgeon wouldn't see a patient in dire straits because of some health insurance glitch ? Maybe she's better off without the person.

At any rate, quick recovery wishes extended.
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Wishing you all the best.
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You guys are in our prayers !
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Good to hear of a positive outcome for you guys.
Sad to hear of all the troubles you're going thru to get there/here.
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Good news! I hope she makes daily progress and full recovery!
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Good news - what kind of dick surgeon wouldn't see a patient in dire straits because of some health insurance glitch ? Maybe she's better off without the person.

At any rate, quick recovery wishes extended.
Agree. I’ll be filing a complaint when I can find a spare moment. I don’t think I’ve ever worked this hard in my life (and I worked in the oil fields).

My wife does so much for me. It was a wake up call for me when suddenly I had to do everything - manage both of our care, household, keep the business going, everything.

I never took a day off. This happened during a dry streak with work (still dry but making progress). We could have managed the crisis since it was over the holidays but it stretched on into critical months.

Revenue so far this year = $0.

We are focused on securing work for her company - web dev, design, production of media, social media management, sales materials - all the “stuff” of marketing.

I focus on planning and strategy which is expensive and takes a long time to close a deal. Her work is more transactional, less expensive and easier to sell.

It’s also easy for us to do since we’ve been producers for thirty years. We just stayed away from it because the price points are so low. It’s a declining market.
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Agree. I’ll be filing a complaint when I can find a spare moment. I don’t think I’ve ever worked this hard in my life (and I worked in the oil fields).

My wife does so much for me. It was a wake up call for me when suddenly I had to do everything - manage both of our care, household, keep the business going, everything.

I never took a day off. This happened during a dry streak with work (still dry but making progress). We could have managed the crisis since it was over the holidays but it stretched on into critical months.

Revenue so far this year = $0.

We are focused on securing work for her company - web dev, design, production of media, social media management, sales materials - all the “stuff” of marketing.

I focus on planning and strategy which is expensive and takes a long time to close a deal. Her work is more transactional, less expensive and easier to sell.

It’s also easy for us to do since we’ve been producers for thirty years. We just stayed away from it because the price points are so low. It’s a declining market.
I watched an interview with Prince of all people - I thought he was just another dufuf pop star. NO.....he described the state of the industry precisely and why he produces his own stuff - turned out to be a LOT more business savvy than I thought. He recognized early on where the industry was heading.
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Glad to hear she’s on the mend. Hope that continues.
What Steve said. Best wishes for speedy recovery.
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Glad to hear she's doing better

Again, having undergone a lobectomy myself, if I can offer any insight, just PM me
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We'll keep on praying for you guys. You've certainly had more than your fair share of shit sandwiches it seems.

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Glad to hear she's doing better

Again, having undergone a lobectomy myself, if I can offer any insight, just PM me
Will do. How long did it take for you to feel 99% better?

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We'll keep on praying for you guys. You've certainly had more than your fair share of shit sandwiches it seems.

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