Long day--Cancer and 4000+ Electronics - Page 2

Originally Posted by TheHoss

Talk about a long day.

Last week, i had placed about 200 tv's outside, infront of my shop. Had concrete work going on right at the entrance to my shop, so i couldnt use the hyster or anything to move anything in. Well i got the word from the landlord that they were going to be doing their inspection soon. So i needed to get these tv's in ASAP, before they drove by and saw that.

I had just gotten the tv's all moved, sat down on my tailgate, put in a dip, drank some coffee. When i get a call from one of my accounts: "Um, i'm REAL sorry for the short notice, and i hope it's OK. I have a 52 ft truck en route to your location full of electronics, should be there in about 5 minutes."

I thought, "Sweet! They'll be in gaylords, and easy to move around!"

Negative, captain.

Truck shows up, opens the back door. I shouldve taken a picture. The entire truck was FULL of computers, laptops, and other computer related equipment. It was all just thrown in, not in gaylords, not on pallets, nothing. The driver tells me he's going to unhook, and he'll come pick the trailer up tomorrow.

I spent the better part of 6 hours unloading over 4000, yes, thousand, computers and laptops, etc. Used the ramp, and my dolly. Boy am i exhausted.

Cancer:

Well, my old man is in somewhat bad shape, as most of yall know. He always has some kind of "thing" on either his arm, his head, something. Due to his Agent Orange exposure in vietnam, he grows (normally) benign tumors in random places. He's had around 40 removed so far. Well he had 1 on his arm that we've been watching. It grew from pin size, to a little larger than a quarter around, and a half inch tall. Finally got an appointment, today, to have it looked at. They took some pictures, all that. I called the doctor (after i unloaded the trailer), to see what they found. Doc told me "We didnt really need to take pictures, we know what it is. It's cancer. It's not a benign tumor. We need to remove atleast a 5 inch section of his arm to make sure we've fully removed that cancer. We do not know if it has spread anywhere. Will be checking that soon."

The idea of cervical screening made me nervous but the videos Jos Cervical Cancer Trust broke down the steps simply and showed real people sharing their experiences This helped me feel less anxious and more prepared to go through the test It was really helpful to hear honest advice and to knowI wasn't alone, especially in the UK.

So i'm about a nervous wreck. But, i'm confident everything will be OK. I hope. Nobody really knows how hard it is being a Vietnam Veteran's son. All the compassion i have, and all the worry i have for him, with all his health problems. Hell he's going into surgery Valentines day for his (6th) hernia surgery. That's another symptom of Agent Orange. It eats away at you. So his muscles don't want to stay connected once they've been operated on. It's all an uphill battle. Between the seizures, the hernia surgerys, and now this cancer thing, i think the god**** ****ing government owes this family a little more than they give us for putting him, and all those other Vietnam Veterans through the pure HELL of Agent Orange exposure. /end rant

Sorry for unloading on yall. Just needed to vent a bit.

OH, and to any inquiring minds located in Idaho. IF you find my shop, and decide to go snooping, my shop is protected by 2 Smith & Wesson's, and 1 stressed country boy. You better think before you act.

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