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52. Ahhh man, going through the tribulation and coming out on top, so to speak. I'm glad you are still kicking and

Mon May 11, 2026, 05:01 PM

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breathing, and still here to provide all of us your intelligent take on topics of the day, as well as those off-the-wall comedy tidbits we see from you sometimes. Hope you and your wife make full and complete recoveries.

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I'm so sorry you have COPD, but I'm glad you were able to get such great care so quickly. Please highplainsdem Yesterday #15

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A good vitamin B complex with additional choline and inositol, which are two of the B vitamins usually highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #58

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You're welcome! That post ended up so long that I wasn't sure anyone would get through it, but I thought highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #68

Choline is also important for the liver IbogaProject 7 hrs ago #65

You're welcome! It's important for the brain, too. Eggs, especially the yolk, are probably the most highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #67

'Glad you were appropriately diagnosed, treated and doing much better... hlthe2b Yesterday #16

Glad to hear you are still with us. jmbar2 Yesterday #17

One day, in your future, You are going to feel.........GREAT. Zackzzzz Yesterday #18

Wow this is a good story with a great ending! FakeNoose Yesterday #19

I agree that tobacco is the devil-weed. ShazzieB Yesterday #42

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Ok Lucky. multigraincracker Yesterday #23

Goodness!!! Bet that was fun! (Not!) hamsterjill Yesterday #25

Yikes, that must've been scary for you and the missus. Jedi Guy Yesterday #26

Wow...84... PCIntern Yesterday #27

That must have been quite a scare. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #28

Glad you are still with us, MM. Sending vibes for complete recovery niyad Yesterday #29

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I am glad you are back. Continue your road to recovery. LoisB Yesterday #33

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So you're good for another 100,000 miles now.. Permanut Yesterday #35

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Wishing you a speedy recovery, I am sorry to hear you have had to go through all this. Bev54 23 hrs ago #50

Feel better MM lostincalifornia 23 hrs ago #51

Ahhh man, going through the tribulation and coming out on top, so to speak. I'm glad you are still kicking and SWBTATTReg 23 hrs ago #52

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Here I was worried rzemanfl 23 hrs ago #55

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Pulse oximeter! Aussie105 10 hrs ago #63

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I'm glad you're doing OK, but surprised to see that you were still smoking! LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #66

Glad you made it through that ordeal. So much sticking and poking. 😫 Clouds Passing 5 hrs ago #69

An O2 of 84! No wonder you felt awful. 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #70

So far, no cravings, thanks to the nicotine patches. MineralMan 1 hr ago #75

I'm in a skilled nursing home for two weeks myself for trasitianal living myself for 3weeks AllaN01Bear 5 hrs ago #71

Sorry to hear that. I worried about that, so I'm glad MineralMan 1 hr ago #73

Good to hear you're getting back on your feet, MM peggysue2 5 hrs ago #72

Yeah, that's my plan. MineralMan 1 hr ago #74