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All I want for Christmas it to see Christmas of 2010. Given what my surgeon has told my wife and I about my next upcoming surgery in early 2010 it is about 50/50.

On a side note with a little humor involved: Some 3 point defense by the Big Blue would be a nice Christmas Present as well. At 6'1", 232lbs of NOT muscle and I think I could bury about 15 - 3 point shots in a game against this team right now. Almond with 11 - 3 pointers last night for Sam Houston State, are you kidding me.
God bless you! Remember no matter what the odds, you and Jesus override them; when you run out of rope is when you touch the hem of His garment.

I'm facing a tough task in Dec. to have spinal nerve blocks in the upper half of my body. It will be done by Fluoroscopy and I'm allergic to the imaging dye; in addition it will be done in several places in a thin sac between my spinal cord and vertebraes; 1/4 inch too far and I could be paralyzed. We wait 2 months (about Feb.) and the Neurosurgeon will open my neck on the front, move my voice box over, and try to put my neck back together. I have 6 compression fractures, beginning at C-3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and T-1 and 3 trapped nerves that are splintered, swollen and inflamed. Some of the vertebraes will be removed and replaced with either bone from my own body or cadaver bone. The rest will be cleaned up and some will be fused with steel plates and screws.

I guess I need Santa to bring me a screwdriver and a case of WD-40.

The best Christmas present anyone could give me would be a trainload of prayers a few weeks early. A miracle would be best of all. I am so scared I can barely breathe when I think about it.