Lee
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Post by Lee on Jan 21, 2023 20:11:21 GMT -5
Met up with John Rodgers today in Florida, plenty of Jeep stories and shrimp 🍤 A great afternoon 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽  Lee😉 |
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Post by m38mike on Mar 4, 2023 3:50:16 GMT -5
Thought I'd add an update. John has had two heart attacks recently. He's in the hospital now waiting for open heart surgery. But the doctors can't operate yet because he's got shingles on his chest, right where they need to cut him open. They won't cut on him until his shingles clears up. So for now he's locked up in his hospital room, reading books, cruising on the internet, trying to get rid of the shingles so he can get operated on. I sure hope he gets rid of his shingles quickly. They can take a while to disappear. And I wish him success with his heart surgery. I guess they tried to put a shunt into his artery but it didn't work because of the blockage. Now the doctors are planning a triple bypass. I'll keep him in my prayers. I hope you will too.
I talked with him on the phone yesterday and he was in good spirits. He talked about two trips he wants to make this year. One to upstate New York to visit a friend there with two houses. And one to Fall Color Tour if the doctors approve of him Jeeping this fall.
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Post by btinsc on Mar 4, 2023 9:01:09 GMT -5
I wish him the best of luck.
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Lee
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Post by Lee on Mar 4, 2023 10:44:27 GMT -5
Thank you very much for this info Mike as well as the progress so far, I too will ring him up later to day and wish him well 👍🏽 A super guy, and much fun to spend time with….
Lee😉
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Post by Lee on Mar 5, 2023 18:59:42 GMT -5
I just spoke with John, he is doing well and the shingles are on the mend, they will most likely do the bypass surgery next week as they want the shingles completely gone.
Lee😉
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Post by oilleaker1 on Mar 11, 2023 6:17:48 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about the Jolly Roger. John always was up beat and full of good sarcastic comments. Hopefully he has no damage already done and he bounces back with excellent blood flow.
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Post by Lee on Mar 11, 2023 15:24:38 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about the Jolly Roger. John always was up beat and full of good sarcastic comments. Hopefully he has no damage already done and he bounces back with excellent blood flow. I think they open him up this coming week 😬 His daughter is a cardiac nurse ad keeping a close eye on him but the shingles is a virus and needs to clear up before they start. Lee😉 |
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Post by Scoutpilot on Mar 11, 2023 16:27:00 GMT -5
BTDT. If he can, he should walk from recovery to his room. A wheelchair ride is not a good sign.
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Post by m38mike on Mar 13, 2023 4:19:51 GMT -5
He had his bypass surgery on Friday last week. Shingles cleared up so they could cut him open. So far he's doing well and feeling as good as you can after being split open from neck to bellybutton.
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Post by Scoutpilot on Mar 13, 2023 4:34:47 GMT -5
Good to hear!
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Lee
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Post by Lee on Mar 13, 2023 9:35:24 GMT -5
Thank you Mike for the update!
Lee😉
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Post by oilleaker1 on Mar 13, 2023 17:52:55 GMT -5
Glad he is still with us. Oilly
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