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Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:25 PM
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Tom "Speedball1"
Many of you who visit the plumbing desk know of Tom, our old mentor and friend. Tom has been off the desk since mid-December after a nasty attack of shingles. This is chicken pox in kids but when adults get it in their nervous system there can be serious complications. I had it in my face and lost the ability to talk, wife loved it, I did not. 6 Weeks of spech therapy and I told her what I thought. Tom's shingles made it into his face and all but blinded him. He is recovering but is, for all intent and purpose, too blind to read or use a computer. He is looking into some software and hardware that will read his read mail for him and transcribe his posts to AMHD. I hope to hear/see iof Tom soon and knew many of you would be happy to hear of his recovery.
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:26 PM
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Thank you so much for the update. Will send thoughts and prayers his way.
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Plumbing Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:32 PM
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Thanks Bob. Its just not the same without Tom around.
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Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:32 PM
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I was just thinking of Tom yesterday!
Glad to hear he is recovering, and hope to have him back with us here at AMHD soon. I'll continue to keep him in my prayers
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Jobs & Parenting Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:36 PM
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I'm a shingles survivor too, and am so glad to hear he's coming back! Thanks, co-suburbanite, for the update.
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Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:39 PM
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We are also shingles co-survivors
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Jobs & Parenting Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ballengerb1
We are also shingles co-survivors
Once Tom is back, we need to start a support group (or a club?) with weekly meetings. I'll bring refreshments.
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Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:41 PM
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Will there be beer? Tom is in Florida but he'd make the drive.
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Jobs & Parenting Expert
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Jun 16, 2011, 03:43 PM
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We could do beer and pizza. Meet halfway in Virginia Beach? Dollywood? Atlanta and invite Fr_Chuck with his wife singing for us?
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Uber Member
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Jun 16, 2011, 06:59 PM
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He is greatly missed. Hope to have him back soon.
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FYI: Tom's been off since a minor surgery on Monday. He thanks those of you who have asked about him and those who have helped on the Plumbing board in his absence.
Going into it, he had expected to be back possibly by today but says the painkillers have got him just too loopy to be online.
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