thomashenry’s BodyBlog

 It has been an interesting journey to say the least, Living Life on lifes terms without a Chemical escape, not that it hasn`t Crossed my mind, and had someone told me I would think, feel and go through Life and all it`s up`s & downs without being Drunk or High in the last 24 years I would have thought your crazy ! there have been numerous times where I wanted to just say WTF I don`t need want or to deal with any of this BS, and then have someone say just Pray, and I would look at them and say Fcuk YOu you Pray are you Nuts ? when in reality I was just Living, I got sober with Hardcore recovering Alcoholics & addcits, no mercy lots of love though thank God, never went to one of those High class jitter joints other than to visit and go to meetings, but thats me and whatever works for me doesn`t work for all, many day`s & nights of smoke filled Coffee brewing basements of Churches and such, Saw many people go back out and NEVER come back ! I don`t question why not me, but rather better them than me, I have lived and experienced the devastation and insanity of Drugs up close both under the influence and as well as sober throughout my Life, and I cannot put a sane twist on a Insane disease, I certainly don`t listen to the suedo Psycho Babble from the barstool Philosophers or the talking heads on TV, I generally pay stricter attention to the ones who have been where I have been, the insight is certainly more attuned to what I think or have experienced, I know that there is a merciful God in heaven as well as very good & decent people right here, I believe in Good & Evil in its most basic form, I like to live in a world of Black & White, at the very least I know where I stand & can make a decision based on whats good for me & my family, and I cannot and in fact Tolerate for very long People who are Politically correct and have no balls or brains and cannot think for themselves and are like robots with no heart or brains, I take risks some are not calculated, life is not calculated ! I truly try and remember One day at a time and that is all I have, to LIVE for all it`s worth, I make mistakes all the time and some more than once, But I am responsible and am man enough to admit them, Apologize, rectify if possible and move on, I get one shot at this Life and It has been an amazing journey to say the least, I am happy & grateful for the Life God has given me & all the choices in my life I have made have brought me to this point now, and has given me a more keen awareness as to just how Precious and wonderful life is !

 I am totally stressed out and angry as hell, Today, just a glimpse into my life– My wife is disabled from a massive devastating stroke { a basal ganglia Hemorrage} almost 2 1/2 years ago, spent 19 days in ICU and ventilated for 10 of them before her tracheotomy, spent a total of 45 days in the hospital her entire right side is paralyzed and cannot walk without the aid of a brace or wheelchair, she has a dropped foot and an atrophied right arm, A bladder control issue, the Dr just gave her Botox injections in it to calm the nerves down because of spasms, she also has terrible back problems, Spinal fusion.  

 I am just tired, I do everything and it is one of those days, I work 55-65 hours per week, in automotive sales, commission only, have for the last 21 years, I do the grocery shopping, Laundry, fold em & put them away, Everything, I clean the house, dust & vacumn, buy her flowers every Sunday, I make  her a garden in the spring and tend it everday, generally stop off on the way home from work and pick her something up for dinner, I especially  make sure her perscriptions are all adequate and taken as perscribed Which I make sure are all there for her every day, take her to the Dr`s for Appointment`s , therapy Etc, she has been hospitalized 3 times since the initial stroke, Decemeber she was in the hospital for 7 days, a week prior to Christmas with a massive blood clot {DVT} in her femoral artery, they have whats called a greenfield device in her leg which is to prevent the clot from traveling and helps to dissipate it, and it`s permanent, now she is on Cumadin for the next 6 months and has to be careful for obvious reasons`s, she has had a pacemaker installed as well since the stroke, and she is suffering from bouts of depression from her father passing away last Nov.

  I make sure the food is prepared for her and she has water opened & juices, I pay all the Bills and fend off the vultures form medical, 395k in med Bills, I feed the cats & clean out the boxes and take out the trash, I give her a shower where I have to lift her in make sure the water is not too hot, and take her out, { I put 2 towels in the dryer for her just so they are warm when she gets out} I put on her deoderant, put her watch on her wrist, help her with her PJ`s, ask her if she wants a snack & I put her too bed and make sure the wheelchair is there for her, OH & I have  3 step kids all adults and none of them help Literally at all, and I go to the gym somewhere in all this & try and eat properly and transform my body and keep focused  ———— I am tired, Today

  For saying something about the benefits and strengths as well as Pride in the United States, well So be it ! My Nation My beliefs & thoughts and I will always say with Pride & Passion what a great nation I live in and how truly grateful I am for everything it is, if you cannot Accept that good bad or indifferent Not my Problem and I wll apologize

My Son & Daughter in law just told us that we are going to have a new set of little feet running around , that will be # 4, right now 2  girls and 1 future Steve Yzerman, so the new ones a mystery, just hope happy and healthy all under 5, man they keep you running but with a smile always I am a pretty fortunate man, the beauty of Children is that they will make you smile inside no matter what the circumstances, unconditional love is a very rare commodity

What do you think about the tux ?

Well today America receieved her 44th President of the United States, and Although I disagree with his ideology and certain philosophies in many areas, I do want my country to prosper, it remains to be seen that he can do anything, it is easier to campaign than govern, being a guardian of liberty is easier said than done, aside form that it`s still cold in Michigan and the journey that I embarked on this year to totally transform this 48 yr old body is on the way, I am hoping  for greaat results and lots of input as well as making new freinds, hope everyone is having a great day and to remember we were made on Purpose for a purpose and having a hell of  hard time uploading photo 

Well after working out with a  renwed motivation and innner drive, "I have set goals for the upcoming summer" which I intend on achieving, then I voted  in the Michigan primary, my thoughts were is this all we have in America?, both Dem and Repub, how sad, It would be great to meet new people on here and to be able to discuss virtually anything life has to offer or share experiences and opinions 

Well after working out with a  renwed motivation and innner drive, I voted also in the Michigan primary, my thoughts were is this all we have in America?, both Dem and Repub, how sad, It would be great to meet new people on here and to be able to discuss virtually anything life has to offer or share experiences and opinions 

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