[nagdu] one more time

Sun Feb 6 14:59:18 UTC 2011

Wow Stepper, that's really great!  You're really working hard.  I'm so
impressed.  I think, if they can do home training for you, you will really
make it this time.  I wish you all the best.
Tracy

> Such a beautiful story. You will succeed. You are succeeding.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 6, 2011, at 2:46 AM, "Stepper" <stepper12 at cableone.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi to all listers.
>> This is Stepper once more.
>> Those of you that know me from being here on and off for years, and
>> those that don't I will give some  background to this writing tonight.
>> First of all I have been sitting here for a couple of hours trying to
>> decide if I really wanted to say anything right now or not?
>> I have come to I can't stand it another minute.
>> But first, for those that are new to this list.
>> I have been working on recovering from multiple cancers, and all the
>> horrendous treatments that go in to that.
>> Plus as a result of all this, my back is trashed after being pretty much
>> home bound, and bed ridden for almost eight years.
>> I have been working towards my recovery as far as building my strength
>> back up for the last couple of years now.
>> I have had two dogs for a total of 17 years.
>> I haven't had a dog since 98.
>> I have tried twice for guide dogs from GDB in the last 5 years, and
>> failed both times.
>> Both times I failed because I wasn't strong enough. but didn't realize
>> until making the trips first to the Oregon campus, and the second the
>> California campus.
>> I after getting to each because the trips themselves took my strength
>> right out of me, and I couldn't recover once there to continue.
>> My last try was almost a year ago to California during Spring break at
>> the end of March in to the month of April.
>> What has made the difference now for me is this.
>> I have a pain pump for my back for the last couple of years.
>> The drug in it was and is Dalottid, which is 100 times more powerful
>> than Morphine.
>> Plus I was taking after getting my pump still Narco 10.5, of three to
>> four a day, and it wasn't enough.
>> What has now changed all this, is now I have a new non narcotic drug
>> that is, and this is no mistake, is "one thousand times" more powerful
>> than Morphine.
>> Its made from what started out as from the venom of a south seas snail
>> believe it or not.
>> You can look this up on the Medtronic's web site.
>> It has taken months to get this wonder med to where it started working,
>> because they have to give it in such small amounts or it will really
>> screw you up.
>> Fast forward now.
>> I now, and have for several months been getting better every month.
>> I can walk a couple miles, and during that time walking I stop at street
>> corners and do 10 to 15 push ups each block, at the beginning and end of
>> each block.
>> That can mean getting in from 150 to 200 push ups in a walk.
>> Plus at home in my home gym, Where I have the following equipment, in a
>> separate building in my back yard which is also my office space.
>> My building is 10 by 20 feet.
>> Its totally finished as a office would be.
>> My exercise equipment is. Which I can use once again is.
>> 1. Nordic Track Elliptical which is electronic, and will tilt up to 30
>> degrees, and 10 resistant levels.
>> 2. A York Stepper with upper body levers.
>> 3. A Shwinn Air Dine that I rode 3256 miles in 2010. It has 21856 miles
>> on it since 1985.
>> 4. Nordic Track Skier
>> 5. York weight machine with butterfly and leg attachments.
>> 6. A Minnie trampoline.
>> I have my computer TV and all that stuff across the far end of my
>> office/gym.
>> I also am working out an hour now daily, and plus in my workout every
>> five minutes I change equipment, and drop down and do 15 push ups
>> throughout my workout, which is about 150 a workout.
>> The next I do weights, for 30 minutes after warming up.
>> This time in 2009 I weighed 210 pounds and was 28 percent body fat.
>> Today I am 165 pounds and 15 percent body fat.
>> Ladies and gentleman I am not telling you all this to brag, I am trying
>> to show what this new miracle new drug called Prealt has done for me.
>> Its unbelievable!
>> Please! If you have back trouble that seems beyond help write me, and I
>> will send you a article written by my pain doctor about this stuff.
>> I have three crushed disks, two bulgingdisks, and ten of my twelve faset
>> joints are fractured. Fasets joints is what your hips hangs off of.   A
>> surgeon will not touch me, none of them.
>> I am getting my life back!
>> I am 64 years old.
>> By the way I am now after 10 years off Narco but for a pill once in a
>> while meaning several days.
>> I tell you all this to tell you this.
>> Tonight I was the speaker at a meeting where I told my story of
>> recovery, of about 120 people I was told.
>> I haven't been able to stand for 45 minutes in once spot for more then
>> 10 years.
>> But I was able to do this tonight.
>> While up on stage I for the first time surprised my wife by telling her
>> I had a surprise for her.
>> What she didn't know, was I had applied at GDB once more on October 8th
>> 2010.
>> I felt if there was going to be a turn around, after all the time and
>> money they had put in to me, GDB should be able to get the miricle story
>> of this if I can do it. I told her at the end of my talk that in two
>> weeks, on Feb. 19, at 9 a.m. I was to have a home visit, interview, and
>> yes, Juno walk from GDB for the third time, to see if I couldn't receive
>> home training for a guide dog.
>> My wife started crying, I started crying, and she came up on stage and
>> we held each other crying together and laughing.
>> The place went nuts!
>> Without her knowing I had worked through it with GdB on the computer,
>> and asked that they not call my house because she would see the number
>> on caller I.D. and wonder way GDB was calling.
>> I haven't have told a soul but for my best friend including my three
>> children because I just if it doesn't work out didn't want to go through
>> all that with them one more time.
>> I have sworn my wife to not saying anything as well.
>> I know this was pretty long, but thought I may encourage someone out
>> there not to give up no matter what.
>> You know, there's only so much diing you can do before diing."
>> Thanks, and please think about me with this third chance, which is known
>> at times, the third chance is the charm
>> Stepper
>>
>> stepper12 at cableone.net.
>>
>>
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