My grandmother died in May of 1974, I still miss her today...one of the many things she told me was to be nice to people because you never know when you're dealing with one of God's angels...Evan is one of those angels, you are in our prayers my friend...wish I could tell you all the things this man has done for me and many others...we all need to tell each other how much we appreciate each other while we are still on this earth...Ed ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: I am just finishing up at the office, and setting up as much as I can for the next month. Because so many have offered to help, and I have received so much support, I am going to let everyone know where I am headed. It has not been a secret, but since I won't be back on the List for a while, I am giving my only excuse. Monday they will rip out my esophagus, and then figure out what to do from there. They don't know what they will do until they get inside and see what is left. After taking two feet of my intestine five years ago, then my gall bladder, two inguinal hernias, and two feeding tubes, they figure there might be some stuff like scar tissue they have to deal with. The surgeon says anywhere from eight to twelve hours in surgery, then ten days in the hospital, then a month to recover before I can go back to work. I figure he gets as long as he wants for surgery, (I will be unconscious) then six days in the hospital, and 12 days to recover. I have gotten my laptop working and will be back, (shut up Paul) as soon as I can. In the mean time, talk about changing the standard to allow Whites to be shown, Increase the requirements of a Futurity Judge, find a new way to vote for judges at the national, and come up with a new way to keep people from joining our club, that we don't like, or who do things we don't like. I spent the day dictating a month's worth of letters and preparing complaints and answers to litigation that hadn't been done. Tomorrow I get to eat nothing, sit around, and take weird pills all day. Not what I consider a perfect day, but I can think of worse. For the next few weeks I will be at The City of Hope in Duarte, California, if anyone cares. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================