Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good to have you back online Ted. Any form of TIA will be scary, the key part is "transient" so lets keep it that way, take our blood thinners, watch that BP and attend the clinic regularly: we would hate to lose you. Have you had your round of Radiology yet? Cheers On Saturday, Jul 12, 2003, at 09:34 Australia/Melbourne, Ted Grant wrote: > First things first. > A very big THANK YOU to everyone who came to my aid with prayers and > well > wishes this past week, such a wonderful family. Thank you, thank you > all. > And from she who must be obeyed, a very big hug for the posts, as it > gave > her support from the "machine people" as she refers to the folks who > are my > friends of the screen.;-) > > And for those who may have thought I'd be selling my Leica gear? ;-) > Forget > it, I'm not done yet! :-) However, the routine of scampering all over > the > place like I think I'm 34 and in reality, "74" has come to an end, or > it > will be my end! :-( And I don't want any part of that for sometime to > come. > > Some of you are aware my goal as a photojournalist is to survive at > least > one day longer than Eisie and he went to the big darkroom in the sky > at 96! > So that means I still have 22 plus years to go and I absolutely intend > on > doing that. It'll be a piece of cake if I do what I'm told regarding > meds to > keep my BP inline and my mind in the cruising lane shooting subjects I > know > I can do capturing the results expected of me as a professional > photographer. > > As some of our medical colleagues offered, my situation was indeed a > TIA > (Transient Ischemic Attack) thank goodness not bad enough to cause > major > concern, nevertheless a major warning for me if I'm to reach my goal > of 96 > plus. I can't kiss it off like a cold.... because if I don't slow down > to a > less hectic pace I may well not reach the goal. > > But damn it scared the daylights out of me as I had absolutely no idea > what > the hell was going on and thought I was going to die. Was this one that > serious? Nope, but when it's happening it sure leaves you figuring, > "I'm > dying." > > Trust me I thought I was scared a few times during wild and woolly > assignments, but all those were a piece of cake compared to the > trembling > and fear of Monday morning. > > The old fart's here for a long time yet. ;-) So there you go eh? ;-) > > Thanks everyone. > ted > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html