August 23Aug 23 Sorry to hear this, Stew. You have our support and positive vibes. Take care of yourself.
August 23Aug 23 I'm sorry you're going through this scary and challanging time @Stewbum Thinking of you and your family.
August 24Aug 24 Author Thank's all, yes dealing with some challenges. The new med's seem to take away some of the angina.Will see how the week goes?KTQStew.
August 27Aug 27 You got this Stew. Sending so many prayers and good vibes to you, my fellow PNW quit buddy.
September 16Sep 16 Author Working on my cabin of 36 years and preparing it for sale! The future with these heart issues obviously are not going to allow me to continue with the same lifestyle. My business of 47 years will now go to my son to run and possible also sell. Getting rid of all business equipment and stock collected for all these years is a unsurmountable task.One last project to complete and that may be it. Not ready to retire but its time to clean house.All because of the smoking heart!!!Its a little hard to come on here with depressing comments instead of interjecting happiness and I am sorry for that. Maybe if I can get ahead of the game things will get better but the tasks are very slow. Luckily family and little Millie give me the breaks and smiles I need.KTQ Stay away from the life destroyer.
September 16Sep 16 GdaySorry to find you in a bad space. I’ve had a few widow maker experiences that had me unable to work. It was hard to take. A friend offered me a position 3 days a fortnight. Not much money but we got by. Taught me to slow down. Got to see what I actually had. Didn’t like it at the time as it was forced on me. But a lot of life doesn’t get planned it happens.Never did go back full time. Did get another management position …. Again out of the blue. No plans. Did it part time. Trained my replacement. So I got to do the important thing and that was to look after my sweetheart. We didn’t get to do “the big lap” caravan around Australia. We didn’t get a house in the bush like we planned. We got each other. And that was more important than I realised. Life’s a box of chocolates…… you never know….
September 24Sep 24 I'm sorry it's a tough time for you at the moment and having to come to terms with major lifestyle changes @Stewbum. Thank you for the update and wishing you the very best.
October 6Oct 6 Author Well hey there L4L.Staying afloat.Trying to finish business projects and organize thing's for a really unprepared retirement.Staying at bay with the heart issues, angina is better with the new drug protocol but they are tasking my energy. I have a new group of heart patients that meet multiple times a week engaging in our well being then go to a cardiac rehab program that is physical exercise while they watch your heart rate pressure and EKG readings. I am doing surprisingly well through these of which I am continuously snarled at about pushing it too hard, but they hold me back as much as they can.😎My wife still smokes but as she says I only have a couple a day. We all know that gig. Luckily she has enough respect to not bring them home. Once in a while I can smell it and this will bring on some nasty thoughts but the thought of that heart attack pain and bypass surgery pretty quickly dismisses the urge.Spending lots of wonderful time with my granddaughter who now says grandpa in toddler English with her little arms spread wide for a hug.. Soon I will now be watching "Millie" on Thursdays and am a little fearful but excited, with the exception of diaper time....So thats the long answer to the question and here is the short.BUSY!KTQ.Stew.
October 6Oct 6 Hey Stew! Sorry you're getting smacked in the face with the reality of what our choices can bring to our doorstep later in life. Been there myself only with a different issue but kind of similar in a way ... all traces back to years, no decades, of smoking. It sucks for sure but if we don't make lemonade from the lemons were dealt, there's only dispare and negativity left and that's not living. Retirement ain't so bad; in fact it's pretty cool, once you get used to it. More time for you with your loved ones and besides, you'll be slowing down later on anyway. Being retired and able to sleep in on a weekday is a nice new normal Sorry you've got a long road ahead. I get it! I may have beat my initial scare but there's a reason the Oncology Doc is monitoring me closely every 3 months. it's not because he's got nothing eles to do. He knows there's a chance my cancer might come back at any time, I'm in remission - not cured! None of us know our fate. All we can do is deal with things as they come to us and make the best of it by focusing on all the good things going on in our lives. That's living and we only get one kick at the can so let's make the most of it 🥳🎉
October 6Oct 6 Wishing you all the best Stew! I know it must be difficult to have to retire when you don't want to. Keep us posted on how things are going.
October 6Oct 6 Sorry you are having to deal with this stuff Stewpot.None of us ex smokers don’t know the damage we have done ..we just hope we have dodged the bullet.Retirement is a new chapter in your life ..Embrace it …have fun with your love ones ..You’ve got this
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