Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
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Those of you who participated may remember this...
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73962&showall=1
Well I was the unsuspecting recipient of this incredible display of generosity from Garage Journal members. Back at the end of August, I was hospitalized for an abnormally high heart rate, 140. I had been dealing with an accelerated heartbeat for awhile, so I went to the doctor, he sent me to the ER with a referral to see the cardiologist there, and they admitted me right away. With a heart rate that high, they don't mess around. They gave me drugs to get my heart rate down, then a diuretic later that evening to flush the fluid out of my system, mostly my lungs. At that point, I felt much better, and to be honest, was ready to get out of the hospital the next day, Friday, but the doc wasn't having any of that. I stayed throughout the weekend, and was released on Monday. I have five different prescriptions, but the good news is the drugs have been working well, and hopefully I can cycle off these medications soon. I imagine I'll have to stay on a couple, but maybe I can get off the others. I've never been one to take medication regularly, though I know this is very important and haven't missed a single dosage.
After I got home from the hospital and logged on here, there was a PM from Dave about something else. In my reply I mentioned the hospital stay, though in much less detail than what I mentioned here.
I saw the tool donation thread a few days later, and told him I'd look to see what I had, and also, ironically, thought I had a good idea who it was for. Dave told me that was a good guess, but I was off. Now looking back on it, I'm sure he got a good laugh.
Anyway, like I told Dave in a PM yesterday, I saw the box on the front porch, lugged it in (damn heavy!), opened it and was floored. Here's what I saw...
I currently have opened all the packages, and all the tools are spread out in my living room...I'm single so I can get away with that!
As I told Dave yesterday, I was just speechless. I was going to thank the contributors by PM, then I realized there were just too many of you and the least I could do was post a new thread. The generosity of the members here is incredible, and I'm almost embarassed to have all these vintage tools to play with. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, all of you who participated or were just sending your prayers. My prognosis looks good and I'm optimistic I will be fully recovered very soon.
I will try to get some more pics of your generosity posted soon after I get them together for a 'group' photo.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73962&showall=1
Well I was the unsuspecting recipient of this incredible display of generosity from Garage Journal members. Back at the end of August, I was hospitalized for an abnormally high heart rate, 140. I had been dealing with an accelerated heartbeat for awhile, so I went to the doctor, he sent me to the ER with a referral to see the cardiologist there, and they admitted me right away. With a heart rate that high, they don't mess around. They gave me drugs to get my heart rate down, then a diuretic later that evening to flush the fluid out of my system, mostly my lungs. At that point, I felt much better, and to be honest, was ready to get out of the hospital the next day, Friday, but the doc wasn't having any of that. I stayed throughout the weekend, and was released on Monday. I have five different prescriptions, but the good news is the drugs have been working well, and hopefully I can cycle off these medications soon. I imagine I'll have to stay on a couple, but maybe I can get off the others. I've never been one to take medication regularly, though I know this is very important and haven't missed a single dosage.
After I got home from the hospital and logged on here, there was a PM from Dave about something else. In my reply I mentioned the hospital stay, though in much less detail than what I mentioned here.
I saw the tool donation thread a few days later, and told him I'd look to see what I had, and also, ironically, thought I had a good idea who it was for. Dave told me that was a good guess, but I was off. Now looking back on it, I'm sure he got a good laugh.
Anyway, like I told Dave in a PM yesterday, I saw the box on the front porch, lugged it in (damn heavy!), opened it and was floored. Here's what I saw...
I currently have opened all the packages, and all the tools are spread out in my living room...I'm single so I can get away with that!
As I told Dave yesterday, I was just speechless. I was going to thank the contributors by PM, then I realized there were just too many of you and the least I could do was post a new thread. The generosity of the members here is incredible, and I'm almost embarassed to have all these vintage tools to play with. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, all of you who participated or were just sending your prayers. My prognosis looks good and I'm optimistic I will be fully recovered very soon.
I will try to get some more pics of your generosity posted soon after I get them together for a 'group' photo.
