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re: Coming to a tower near you.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 9:40 pm to ewilliams000
Posted on 9/23/23 at 9:40 pm to ewilliams000
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76 years old. Had a great life but everything must end.
Just watched a good friend in his early 40s die of cancer. Right at 10 months after his diagnosis. A hard death and he left behind a wife and two boys. Terrible loss.
I’m glad you’ve found peace and admire your courage. May it remain with you throughout your road ahead. Godspeed.
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Posted on 9/24/23 at 8:17 am to greenbean
Thanks Mr Greenbean. Guys like you are helping me along.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 9:37 am to ewilliams000
There's nothing more that I hate than cancer. It took my dad at 49, my daughter at 30 leaving two young children, my sister and many other cousins and friends. Spoke to a president of a bank once and said if they cured cancer, the medical business would go bankrupt.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 10:54 am to ewilliams000
ewilliams:
Thank you for sharing. I'm truly sorry that you are going through this, and am truly thankful you have a support system to ease your suffering.
I'm also thankful (as I'm sure you are) that you have found your peace. I trust this means you are a believer in Christ. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Thank you for sharing. I'm truly sorry that you are going through this, and am truly thankful you have a support system to ease your suffering.
I'm also thankful (as I'm sure you are) that you have found your peace. I trust this means you are a believer in Christ. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 2:18 pm to ewilliams000
My dad was 86 when he underwent surgery to input a stint. He had a stroke while in surgery (we come to find out that's not uncommon in the elderly). He lived as a near vegetable for three weeks. It was miserable for him, fortunately he didn't have to go a nursing home for long term end of life care (he was a farmer and was outside his whole life).
In hindsight, the surgery wasn't the right call. He'd 10 x rather died at home on his terms.
In hindsight, the surgery wasn't the right call. He'd 10 x rather died at home on his terms.
Posted on 9/24/23 at 4:08 pm to ewilliams000
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While relaxing I found out the tower was full of life.
This shows that you have a perspective that very few will ever have. Terrible that it takes a horrible position to make obvious the beauty in this world.
I am in no way criticizing you, ewilliams. I try to slow down and be appreciative, but with very little success. I personally believe that we are all trying so hard in the moment, that we forget to say thank you for something as simple as the watching life around a tower. After all, What an odd place to look for life.
You seem to have a level head on your shoulders and that comes from either a solid foundation in a Greater Being, or a solid family around you. Hopefully you have both. God bless you and those around you.
Posted on 9/25/23 at 8:32 am to ewilliams000
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ewilliams000
Prayers your way. Hang in there... You'll be going somewhere a whole lot better than here
Posted on 9/26/23 at 7:28 pm to ewilliams000
Irony, the other day I got tagged in a facebook post asking what do you wish you had in high school that is not here today back now.... right off the bat 25 names 10 gone by drunk drivers.. and then today found out another one gone too early 59 heart attack.... life's short
Posted on 9/26/23 at 7:37 pm to ewilliams000
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They'll be life. Send me some responses as to what's going on in your world. Would like to hear from a few of you guys taking Chemo therapy. It's a strange world to know it's the end. Thanks..that's all.
Not taking chemo but just had a a scare last week where my wife was called in for a rescan after her physical and I had to get an ultrasound for a lump that turned out to just be a cyst.
Had a couple of buddies and MIL either pass or get diagnosed in the last couple of years has really gave me a different perspective on life and how I live it.
I’m only 47 but told my wife and kids we are not waiting to enjoy life when I get old.
Prayers for you. Couple more days you should start getting some post from everyone in the stand to look forward to. I’ll try to take some pictures for you ol boy.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:35 am to ewilliams000
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Bought this house about 7 years ago. Have a tower here beside me, which I have ignored for 6 years. Then I bring out my old hammock, the one I haven't used in years. Well the best shade was in a corner of the lot facing the huge tower. While relaxing I found out the tower was full of life. It seems to be a universal resting place for wandering Vultures and crows. I watch them jockeying in and their landing positions. And what a view those guys have. So I'm crazy for watching a tower, but when you have Stage 4 cancer, what else can I do. If you have tower nearby, check it out. They'll be life. Send me some responses as to what's going on in your world. Would like to hear from a few of you guys taking Chemo therapy. It's a strange world to know it's the end. Thanks..that's all.
Sorry to hear about your health issues. It is amazing though the things one can observe just in out small personal universe if we take the time to do so...we all pretend to be too busy and actually start believing it is so and then we get some news like you have received and suddenly we realize what is truly important usually isn't what was taking up most of our time.
In the late 1980's I owned a small house on a tiny lot in a suburb on the west side of Atlanta. I was 22 when I bought this place so I was still full of wonder like a child and had loads of energy to do shite around the house. After doing the yard work every week I was prone to lying in the grass for 20-30 minutes staring into space. I found 2 things to be true doing this...first is there is all kinds of life going on around us all the time that we never even notice because we are too damned busy. I found that that house, on the west side of Atlanta, was in a major major migration route for waterfowl. In the fall and throughout the winter the sky was literally full of ducks, geese and cranes...wave after wave of them. So high they sun at noon would be reflecting off the bottoms of their wings. So high I seldom heard them calling despite the fact that they are doing so incessantly when migrating. Those birds didn't stop over anywhere nearby as duck hunting is almost non-existent in that part of Georgia...but at times it looked like you were on the plains or the guld coast there was so many birds migrating through the area...and you would never know it if you hadn't been lying in the grass staring absent-mindedly at the sky.
The other thing I learned while doing this is that it is not possible for a man to lie on his back in his own yard without someone asking if he is OK. In a general sense that is a good thing, knowing that your fellow man is concerned about your well being, but it is a little disconcerting for them to ask and when you reply "I'm fine...I'm just staring at the sky" and they start cautiously escaping the crazy man lying in the grass...they will leave you alone going forward though so there is that...
Posted on 9/27/23 at 8:20 am to ewilliams000
I'm 67. I have had several close calls in my life including stage 4 cancer a couple of years ago. Just the other day I fell 12 ft. off the eave of the roof at my camp and landed on my head/neck. On the way down I thought, "this has got to be it!" Well, it wasn't, but I broke the heck out of my wrist! 
I know this, there is a God who loves me beyond my comprehension. So much so that he let his only son pay the eternal penalty for my sins. He has a time for me to go back to Him and remain with Him forever. While I won't ever do something to instigate my end, I am not going to fight it like it's the end of everything. I look forward to that time, knowing that I will meet Him and be gathered up into His loving arms.
As you slow down to look more deeply into the simple things of life, ask Him to reveal Himself in these things. I do this every day. He NEVER fails to show me that He is there. When I see Him in something, I laugh and say, "I see you there, Father!" He laughs and says, "Good for you, my boy!"
God bless you on your journey!
I know this, there is a God who loves me beyond my comprehension. So much so that he let his only son pay the eternal penalty for my sins. He has a time for me to go back to Him and remain with Him forever. While I won't ever do something to instigate my end, I am not going to fight it like it's the end of everything. I look forward to that time, knowing that I will meet Him and be gathered up into His loving arms.
As you slow down to look more deeply into the simple things of life, ask Him to reveal Himself in these things. I do this every day. He NEVER fails to show me that He is there. When I see Him in something, I laugh and say, "I see you there, Father!" He laughs and says, "Good for you, my boy!"
God bless you on your journey!
Posted on 9/27/23 at 10:15 am to ewilliams000
Man that got me. Peace be with you sir.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of your life.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of your life.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 11:28 am to ewilliams000
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Then I bring out my old hammock, the one I haven't used in years. Well the best shade was in a corner of the lot facing the huge tower. While relaxing I found out the tower was full of life. It seems to be a universal resting place for wandering Vultures and crows. I watch them jockeying in and their landing positions. And what a view those guys have. So I'm crazy for watching a tower, but when you have Stage 4 cancer, what else can I do. If you have tower nearby, check it out. They'll be life. Send me some responses as to what's going on in your world. Would like to hear from a few of you guys taking Chemo therapy. It's a strange world to know it's the end. Thanks..that's all.
This is the essence of life, all of this. This is what it's about. Being present, enjoying time with your wife, kids, parents, friends, even co-workers. But being able to appreciate all the "little" things when in reality, they are big things. It doesn't matter when you can finally do it, just as long as you can finally do it.
Unplug, I give myself 1 hour of internet a day, both phone and laptop have a setting that will tell me how long I've been on internet, 1 hour combined between the 2, and once it's up I'm done. Sometimes I'll go over a little on LSU or Saints gamedays.
People live for that big hunt in Wyoming or Montana, sky diving, trip to the Caribbeans, those 1-2 times a year trips that some take. Truth is, it's right in your backyard, or front yard, or even inside your house. You can find happiness and enjoyment anywhere (obviously maybe not prison or some really awful torture chamber, but you know what I mean). True happiness is just what OP stated, live your waking hours as happy as you can be, it takes work, but overtime can be done. Hard to do raising kids and working, trust me I know. I also went many years living inside my own head, hating myself, hating work, couldn't appreciate home life. Took many things to help me, wife most importantly, last nearly 10 years have been a lifesaver to me and how much I can enjoy the small things and life overall.
OP, I appreciate your post. I wasn't giving you advice as you have it figured out. Hoping someone that may be struggling with enjoyment and life can get something out of this thread and yours and other's posts. Thank you
Posted on 9/27/23 at 3:17 pm to ewilliams000
There is an osprey nest in the tower next to my place. I make sure to look up at it every time I drive past.
I got into wildlife photography a few years ago and since then I pay so much more attention to the natural environment around me. Consequently I research and learn much more about the things I observe. It makes me feel so much more present, and in the moment day to day.
I'm sorry that you are going through what you are going through, but you seem to be finding peace. Thank you for sharing your observations, and godspeed in your journey.
I got into wildlife photography a few years ago and since then I pay so much more attention to the natural environment around me. Consequently I research and learn much more about the things I observe. It makes me feel so much more present, and in the moment day to day.
I'm sorry that you are going through what you are going through, but you seem to be finding peace. Thank you for sharing your observations, and godspeed in your journey.
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