dig4240 said:
Monte.
Hope I am not out of line but I heard you were not doing well earlier.
I said a few prayers for you and I am one lucky son of a gun with prayers-God bless you-it's always great to read your comments.
David
David, the simple answer is No, I am not as healthy as I once was. I sure wish I were as I would then do many things differently. Maybe we are a lot like the coin counts and quantity we once enjoyed? It used to be that coins were lost and as the days and weeks and months and years progressed, more and more coins were lost. At some point most of our older parks and schools were 'infected' with a vast amount of silver coins and Indian Heads and many other older desired coins. When I get asked by newcomers to this great sport I tell them that while some were missed here and there, for the most part .... they are just gone.
So, as we age and ripen we get little encounters and build-ups of ailments and injuries that, like coins in the older-use parks, seem to accumulate. Then, like a good old park with ample silver and oldies, soon .... we are just gone. I refuse to give up, however, and forget about the "good times" I had, like a park that used to entertain a lot of picnicking families and kids at play. Some old parks just fall into decay, but others still do their best to hang in their and do what they can to help entertain people.
I have often pondered the idea of just giving up on the hobby. Just remember the 'old days" and then go fishing or plunk down and nap. Instead, I hang in there, doing all I can to try and enjoy the time I have left and try to help people learn more and enjoy a great hobby. I live in pain and with my limitations, but I still refuse to "give up."
Diabetes .. Not under control, but I think more and more about doing better. Four shots and a couple of pills each day help.
High Blood Pressure .. Pills help so I hang in there and just try not to over-do. I know some days are worse than others when I need to bend down for a recovery and then stand up.
Blood clot .. It only goes from my groin to my left ankle and as long as it behaves itself, I wear my compression socks, and I keep on my blood thinners, the more I tolerate it.
Next week, when I get back home to Oregon (I'm in Utah now to finish a road trip and do a seminar on Saturday), I'll go to the hospital and have them look at the nasty infection on my left foot. I've been treating it but walking is painful now (has been for a couple of months) and I might have to have some serious attention and just do a little fishing for a few weeks while it mends.
Injuries from the fall off the ladder are mended (fractured skull and four broken ribs), but the hearing loss in my right ear and total loss of my sense of smell are depressing.
Unrelated, sort of, I guess I need to work at loosing a bit of weight, too.
Still, I know I have these and other distractions, but others have their bothersome health issues as well. All we can do is tough them out, think positive, and get out detecting as often as we can. It helps get your mind off some of the challenges in life and helps us. As it does, we can strive to help others and that, too, is some of the best medicine we can take.
Well, there are some of my health issues. Others, I know, are also not doing well either, and I certainly trust you are not in that group. Stay well, be healthy, and get out detecting as often as you can!
Monte
