Family Book...Forum Style

[DanO]

Good to see you Cat.

[jaadam4]

I'm actually embarrassed that I made the comment about my health some months back.

Its good to have honesty with your internet family and that's what you were feeling at that moment in time. Nothing to be embarrassed about.

Being a Lions fan for all of these years... well.. that's pretty f'ing embarrassing

keep on keep'in on brother

[bimmer84]

I Left you a PM Bill. No need to respond. I just want to make sure you know it is there.

[LionsNC]

Keep up the good fight Cat, I am really glad my wife got to meet you and Mrs Cat at the last forum game as well as our initial meeting at a previous forum game. Both of you are in our prayers.

[Panoptes]

Mr. C,

Thank you for checking in with the "family."

Making my Sunday better, for sure.

[LionsFanInJapan]

It's good to be here and thanks so much for your sentiments LFIJ.

I am embarrassed when attention is directed my way, so let's just leave it that

I am okay. And again I'm sorry for having made the health comment a while

back.

Still wearin' your Lions jacket LFIJ?

You know I am, sir.

[-Deborah-]

So good to see you, Bill! Glad you are feeling better and I hope it continues!!! Hope to see you at the forum game to introduce you to my husband!!

[The Cat]

Saw your name The Cat (Bill) , logged on. Great to see that. Hope all is well with you and family.

check your pm's

[The Cat]

It's good to be here and thanks so much for your sentiments LFIJ.

I am embarrassed when attention is directed my way, so let's just leave it that

I am okay. And again I'm sorry for having made the health comment a while

back.

Still wearin' your Lions jacket LFIJ?

[LionsFanInJapan]

Can't begin to say how happy I am to see a post from you, Bill.

Thanks for the update, and I hope you continue to keep defying their odds and stay with us for a long time.

[The Cat]

I don't know where to begin, but I 'll be brief. Received a phone call from a fellow forumite inquiring about my health. This must have started last November when I made a comment that I might not make it to my next birthday.

I apologize, as I have no right to bare my personal concerns to you. For the record I have MS as well as COPD. (don't smoke my friends.)

When hospitalized in October with the COPD I was given about six months. I then returned to hospital in late March. Obviously I have passed the "Best Before Date."

My latest stay in hospital also introduced me to a new specialist, who has worked wonders. I sleep with a breathing apparatus and have a portable oxygen machine as well for emergency use.

I'm actually embarrassed that I made the comment about my health some months back.

The only reason I write this is because I don`t want to be another Russ Bollinger, a wonderful man who simply disappeared leaving many of us thinking the worst.

I promise to never raise health issues again. If you never see posts from me during the regular season, than you can surmise that the disease caught up to me.

In the meantime, I am shooting to make the forum game again, even though it's the day before my wedding anniversary. I really want to see as many of you as possible, because in my 19 years on the forum, (with the very rare exception) I have come to personally really like all of you. Admire the wit of many, the sports knowledge most of you carry, and of course this wonderful gathering place....... the internet universe for Great times and wonderful memories.
That be it my friends. Carry on!

[Marko69]

Saw your name The Cat (Bill) , logged on. Great to see that. Hope all is well with you and family.

[Panoptes]

Nice.

Missing Mickey....

F Cancer!

[Marko69]

Holy shit! Didn't even notice that. Strange one. Had a conversation years ago with Sharkbait about Monty Python and today while sitting in a Q of traffic in the Grassmarket, some street performers were singing "Always look on the bright side of life"....... made me think of Sharkbait. And it's his birthday??? Been feeling a bit depressed about the terrorism in London recently, (my son lives there) ..... and that was Sharky telling me to stop worrying. Cheers, buddy.

[LionsFanInJapan]

Not to mention today would have been Mick's birthday. Probably especially hard today. :(