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What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?

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the day my dad died

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my mom called me obviously hysterical and said she was doing CPR on him, and the paramedics came and took him to the hospital and he wasn't breathing, but she didn't say he was dead. in retrospect, she probably wasn't ready to accept it at that point. so, i rushed across town thinking he had another heart attack, but that i'd get to the hospital and he'd be there hooked up to machines, but alive. i get to the hospital and ask what room he's in. the nurse tells me but doesn't tell me he's dead. i go in and it's my mom sitting next to the bed holding his hand. no machines on. nothing hooked up to him. and it takes me a couple seconds to process it.

"the sum value of my outfit will always be higher than yours."

Cool stories, everyone, I’m going to hang myself in the garage*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:04:11, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

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Hanging is an exceptionally terrible way to go. *

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I was going to make a joke about the dangers of keeping rope around the house but...

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:33:37, in reply to "Cool stories, everyone, I’m going to hang myself in the garage*"

it would have inevitably (and incorrectly) been construed as some kind of take on gun control so we'll just leave it be.

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

The human existence*

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#eatatarbys

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Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

the human condition is misery

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Enough about your xes life*

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Otherwise known as Wednesday*

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* sets alarm reminder to text Sounder this afternoon **

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:05:35, in reply to "Cool stories, everyone, I’m going to hang myself in the garage*"

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that time he posted about salmon pants.*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:05:08, in reply to "Cool stories, everyone, I’m going to hang myself in the garage*"

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"the sum value of my outfit will always be higher than yours."

I've been contemplating a salmon curling jersey*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:56:42, in reply to "that time he posted about salmon pants.*"

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I don’t know if it truly falls into the scary category but more years of dread and anxiety lead to

Posted by GhostofPokeyStixPast <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=GhostofPokeyStixPast' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:57:21, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Something I had been fearing for a while just this past weekend. I had to go home to be with my mom and brother while my mom told my dad that he was going to a memory care facility and moved him the same day.

We’ve “known” he had Alzheimer’s or dementia for years but his last doctor never believed it to be either. Finally switched drs last year when things really started going downhill and he got an official diagnosis.

He has aphasia so he has lost almost all ability to communicate. He didn’t really understand when my mom told him but I saw him start breathing harder and then he looked at me for reassurance. It was incredibly hard to put on a brave face and not lose it in front of him or my mom.

And I’ve told my husband that if the same thing happens to me, please tell me ahead of time. I guess “experts” say not to tell them ahead of time but it feels incredibly cruel to tell them the day of, even if they don’t understand.

Otherwise the only other thing that fits in the category is doing a 360 in a snowstorm on I-55 in traffic. I’m still shocked we made it untouched to the shoulder.

That's a tough one. God bless ya*

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Witnessed my best friend get beaten so badly that he ended up in ICU

Posted by Jersey <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Jersey' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:41:10, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

My other friend spilled his drink on some dude in a bar and they got into it. Bouncers broke it up and kicked the "spillee" out. Spillee and his buddies waited for us to leave the bar and followed us at high speeds down country roads (I was driving) to the next town over where we lived. We pulled into my best friend's parents driveway and they pulled right behind us. I open the door and see my friend (spiller) wrestling with another dude. I try to pull him off and a guy (TE on the WIU football team with about 80 lbs on me) grabs me from behind and says "it's not your fight". My best friend's dad runs out the front door and they leave. Meanwhile, my best friend is laying bloody in the street. He was punched so many times in the face that he had gravel indentations in the back of his head. Pretty sure Leather knows who these guys are.

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Teachable moment: When pursued, drive to the police station. Also, refrain from leading bad guys to

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 11:13:12, in reply to "Witnessed my best friend get beaten so badly that he ended up in ICU"

your parents' address.

Didn't realize it at the time, but when I held a gun at the lowest time of my life.

Posted by ibdoc <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ibdoc' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:05:10, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Not ashamed to share it to people, but after finding out my wife was having an affair and wanted a divorce, and my work was extremely stressful, I considered using a gun.
Was holding it in my bedroom, then heard my youngest son come home from school and call out for me. Came to my senses not to do it, but it's scary to think how the mind goes to such a dark place without any hope.

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Ugh, sorry to hear that doc...and happy you're still here with us.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:27:14, in reply to "Didn't realize it at the time, but when I held a gun at the lowest time of my life."

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Glad you made it out man. I've been in that dark hopeless place too,

Posted by HamptonSki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=HamptonSki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:06:59, in reply to "Didn't realize it at the time, but when I held a gun at the lowest time of my life."

thankfully I don't own a gun or who knows

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Just one of the many reasons that it's dangerous to keep a gun in the house. *

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:12:59, in reply to "Didn't realize it at the time, but when I held a gun at the lowest time of my life."

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Agree. I had my brother take them away. Don't even know where they are to this day.*

Posted by ibdoc <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ibdoc' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:20:49, in reply to "Just one of the many reasons that it's dangerous to keep a gun in the house. *"

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Marc Maron has a darkly hilarious line about not owning a gun, and instead keeping a baseball bat

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 11:09:09, in reply to "Agree. I had my brother take them away. Don't even know where they are to this day.*"

for protection.

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My father has an enormous collection of firearms. Very many of them antiques...

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:48:35, in reply to "Agree. I had my brother take them away. Don't even know where they are to this day.*"

I'd never do it while he's alive but once he dies I'm selling all of them and using the cash to buy an expensive guitar or amp. Something vintage.

I figure I can replace the guns in our family with something much more our / my speed.

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Bitches, man

Posted by Jackie <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Jackie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:10:55, in reply to "Didn't realize it at the time, but when I held a gun at the lowest time of my life."

I’m so glad you got past that darkness. She wasn’t worth it. And your kids would have had to live with a terrible burden.

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So glad you didn't. And hope things are way better now.*

Posted by JFG <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JFG' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:06:42, in reply to "Didn't realize it at the time, but when I held a gun at the lowest time of my life."

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Much better now. Years of counseling, family support and meeting someone who actually cares about me

Posted by ibdoc <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ibdoc' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 9:08:00, in reply to "So glad you didn't. And hope things are way better now.*"

makes a would of difference
And thanks for the kind words

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I don't think I have one, which is frightening. But here's two that have elements...

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 8:58:33, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Sunday February 28, 2010...was watching the US vs Canada gold medal hockey game when my then 5.5 month old daughter was choking and stopped breathing. Had to give her back blows to knock phlegm loose so she could start breathing again. Her breathing sounded labored so took her to the ER. ER Doc took an x-ray, said she was constipated, gave her a suppository so she would poop. After a sleepless night, we took her to her regular doctor. He called ahead and said to immediately take her to the hospital. After a 4 day stay treating RSV she was finally able to come home. Scary in that had this happened on Friday night or Saturday, not sure what would have been the outcome, but all is good so no changes.

mrs. Effin got a call early morning Christmas Eve 2021 from her brother about their Dad and that it wasn't good. Saw him wheeled out of the house on a gurney with paramedics performing CPR. Knew the score right then. Not scary, but sure has changed some things as he's the first parent we've lost.

Not looking forward to a situation that puts it all together.

I've been wracking my brain about this and not coming up with anything. Like JFG said...

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 8:50:58, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

there were some hard days, like when I got my cancer diagnosis or when I knew my first marriage was over.

But I never really believed that I was going to die from my cancer and my marriage ending wasn't exactly a huge shock.

I've never been in fear for my kids' lives or lost them for more than a minute or two. I've had a gun pointed at me a couple times but for whatever reason I didn't feel like my time had come.

Maybe the closest thing is the adrenaline rush I felt when I almost lost control of my car with my daughter in it. I had to swerve to avoid an erratic driver and was going about 80. Almost lost it and if I would have, it would have been the end of us both. When I think about that, it still kind of freaks me out.

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

Can you expand on the gun pointed at you times?*

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Stupidity has a knack of getting its way
Albert Camus
Courage is a muscle. You exercise courage by consistently doing things that scare you.
History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.

Meh. Both times just walking home from bars very late and mouthing off and...

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 10:35:42, in reply to "Can you expand on the gun pointed at you times?*"

someone pointing a gun in response. Once in St. Louis after my bachelor party. Once in CU in campustown somewhere. Don't even remember.

Long time ago.

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

Fell off the front of a pontoon boat drunk

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 8:45:25, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Thought I was going to 1) drown or 2) get sliced up by the prop motor.

I was at a buddy’s lake house after his wedding. That would have been a downer.

I don’t drink to get drunk on boats anymore

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way
Albert Camus
Courage is a muscle. You exercise courage by consistently doing things that scare you.
History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.

Getting my kidney biopsy results, probably

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ISeeDeadHawkeyes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 8:43:36, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Hooray for avoiding cancer, and just having a regular ol manageable form of kidney disease.

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35th Birthday. Had a stroke.

Posted by Chicago1995 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chicago1995' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 8:42:11, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Lowest point was my wife taking 15 month old Chicago 1995 Jr. home after visiting once I was settled into the hospital. Wasn't sure I'd ever see him again.

(Fun side note: We didn't know Mrs. 1995 was pregnant with our daughter at that point.)

Still don't know why the clot formed where it did in my brain. Got tested for about 1000 terrifying things. Thankfully, didn't have any long term issues.

But that was a long, dark night.

EDIT: Has it changed me? Yes. Priorities changed abruptly that day.

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Watching my Dad almost drown right in front of me when I was a kid.

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Luckily he was able to be rescued and was returned to safety. But it scared the absolute hell out of me since I was just a little boy at the time and I had to watch it unfold right before my eyes.

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Turned a corner in a parking garage and was confronted with a dude pointing a gun at me*

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Was it scarier the second time?*

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Turned a corner in a parking garage and was confronted with a dude pointing a gun at me*

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Mine was also the birth of a child

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Our oldest son, much to our surprise, came out with a birth defect where he was missing 4 fingers on his right hand. We had been in labor for 36 hours, were sleep deprived and terrified that his defect came with other complications and what it meant for the rest of his life. I’ve never been deeper in a metaphorical “black hole” than those next few days. Fast forward 3 years and we have a happy, healthy little boy that is amazingly capable in all aspects.

I type this sitting in a post partum room after the very uneventful birth of our second boy yesterday. The contrast in the two experiences is unbelievable

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Congrats on #2*

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Our oldest son, much to our surprise, came out with a birth defect where he was missing 4 fingers on his right hand. We had been in labor for 36 hours, were sleep deprived and terrified that his defect came with other complications and what it meant for the rest of his life. I’ve never been deeper in a metaphorical “black hole” than those next few days. Fast forward 3 years and we have a happy, healthy little boy that does amazing things with his hand.

I type this sitting in a post partum room after the very uneventful birth of our second boy yesterday. The contrast in the two experiences is unbelievable

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congrats !!*

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Our oldest son, much to our surprise, came out with a birth defect where he was missing 4 fingers on his right hand. We had been in labor for 36 hours, were sleep deprived and terrified that his defect came with other complications and what it meant for the rest of his life. I’ve never been deeper in a metaphorical “black hole” than those next few days. Fast forward 3 years and he have a happy, healthy little boy that does amazing things with his hand.

I type this sitting in a post partum room after the very uneventful birth of our second boy yesterday. The contrast in the two experiences is unbelievable

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Congrats! Uneventful is nice. *

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Our oldest son, much to our surprise, came out with a birth defect where he was missing 4 fingers on his right hand. We had been in labor for 36 hours, were sleep deprived and terrified that his defect came with other complications and what it meant for the rest of his life. I’ve never been deeper in a metaphorical “black hole” than those next few days. Fast forward 3 years and he have a happy, healthy little boy that does amazing things with his hand.

I type this sitting in a post partum room after the very uneventful birth of our second boy yesterday. The contrast in the two experiences is unbelievable

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I think there's a difference between difficult days and scary days.

Posted by JFG <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JFG' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 7:34:09, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

I've had a lot of difficult days losing people close to me or dealing with other types of loss, but I'm not sure if all of them were "scary" in terms of "holy crap at that and I need to rethink my life". I would imagine I will have those moments when people that are more pivotal in my life start passing.

One scary moment that does stand out happened on a return flight home from Las Vegas. We had stayed out all night having fun because we had an early flight the next morning and just figured we might as well go straight from the casinos to the airport and just sleep on the way home on the plane.

Everything was fine, the flight took off, and I fell asleep. I awoke to a crap ton of turbulence, and my brain basically was like "the plane is going down and you're doing to die" as I was in a foggy haze waking up...I screamed (scaring the crap out of my wife and a poor flight attendant). The rest of the flight was inconsequential, but I was absolutely amped the entire time.

For about a year after that, I would have dreams in the middle of the night that I was on the plane as it was going down, and I'd wake up feeling like I was actually dead already. This subsided, but what has lasted is that I'm more afraid of flying and uncomfortable on flights than I ever was, and that sucks because I used to really enjoy flying. And in that moment I was thinking "holy shit, what happens to my kids, their mom and dad are going to die, wtf"...and that was the most scared I ever was.

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When I worked for Oracle I flew more than any human should. 4 flights a week for 3 years...

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...and for the most part they were totally benign...but one evening returning to San Francisco was a hair raiser.

When you're coming into SFO, you basically are over water until right on the runway...the airport is on the Bay.

Anyway, we're descending and I see the water, then I start to see the runway...then the pilot SLAMS the throttle, banks as hard as this big ass plane will go up and to the right. Overheads start to pop open, bells and alarms are going off, a few of those masks drop...and this MF'er just starts climbing back up again.

Never knew exactly what happened but he came on the intercom and said "weeee're gonna come back around and take a second pass at that".

I assume that another plane had somehow mistakenly turned onto our runway.

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Daughter was born at 28 weeks

Posted by AintHatin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=AintHatin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 5:28:32, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

that’s way too early! Mrs. AH had help syndrome (a variation of preeclampsia) and went into organ failure. For a period of time both were in danger, but they were able to save both. Daughter was in the nicu for two months, but came through with no longstanding issues other than being small. yes, it did change me.

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My mom got sepsis and almost died. The ER doc took us in a little room and

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Told us she would probably die.

She made it through but died 2 months later. By that point, I was more mentally prepared. But in the beginning, I was terrified.

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Sometimes you just need to yeet a bobcat *

Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*

13 wks preggers and being told I have cancer and will need surgery. I remember

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turning cold instantly. Had the surgery and was terrified for the next 2 months for the baby. Kiddo turned out great :-)

Second was being woken up by a phone call at 4am from my brother in Mumbai who said that he is calling from the hospital and that mom is not breathing and they are trying to revive her. He said to prepare myself but can you ever prepare yourself for your mom dying. 10 mins terrified and literally begged my brother to keep her alive. But they were not able to revive her. I didn't get to see her. Dont think I recovered from the shock for quite sometime.

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noobster was a baby and his fever spiked. i took him to the emergency room and was with him holding

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his tiny hand as he was uprgight, strapped to a board so they could do a spinal tap to test for meningitis. his mom was with clients and couldn't be reached. just me, him and a fantastic medical team.

I'm picking him up on saturday from weston hall. his last day as an Illini. he's transferring to u-m and going to start in a research lab this summer that reports to the dean.

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I can’t answer this, and that scares me quite a bit. *

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almost got hit by a car when I was crossing the street in Springfield

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I was in college and was crossing the street to go to a sub shop (Monty's). I had the light (the walk sign was on) and a guy lost control and crashed about 3 feet behind me where I was standing not more than 3 second ago. The car rolled, so I would have been crushed underneath it.

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Riding in a humvee in Iraq.

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I was deathly afraid of IEDs. This was about two weeks after our networks rising star was hurt badly in an IED incident.

https://archive.org/details/fmradioarchive?page=2

FM radio broadcasts from the 60s through the 2000s.

A couple near death experiences but the one that had the biggest effect on my life was getting......

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stabbed through the arm and in the back when I was 16. I decided that when I was able to I was leaving Chicago.

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The day that I collapsed and couldn't walk

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Like no feeling below the waist for a solid 7+ days.

Don't know if it changed much...it was 10+ years ago, but as a 21 year old...it was terrifying.

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What caused that?*

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Like no feeling below the waist for a solid 7+ days.

Don't know if it changed much...it was 10+ years ago, but as a 21 year old...it was terrifying.

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Mono

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Or at least that is the thought.

Official settled diagnosis was Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

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Like no feeling below the waist for a solid 7+ days.

Don't know if it changed much...it was 10+ years ago, but as a 21 year old...it was terrifying.

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19 years old doing CPR on my dad in the garage during his heart attack.

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No idea whether it change me or not.

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4/18/12. The day I was dead for 4 minutes.*

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How did the rest of the board react to the Groce hire?*

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Not sure but I was pretty stressed about my neck/spinal surgery the day after Christmas. *

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[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

By the way, just wanted to say thanks for all the great responses

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Confirms what a special, if diverse, group we have here and how we are all concerned and supportive of each other (well, ok, 95% of the time)

I did not serve in Vietnam. My cousin did. He was exposed to Agent Orange. He died of cancer.

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 20:25:17, in reply to "By the way, just wanted to say thanks for all the great responses"

I couldn't think of anything that really scared me, personally. I've had a lot of other emotions.

But I'm aware of the horrors I missed.

10/01/2017. At the Aria during the Mandalay Bay massacre

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Hiding behind a poker table next to a pit boss wondering if someone is about to turn the corner with an AR-15.

Can’t say my life today has changed but damn that was scary

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I will be there in 3 weeks*

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Hiding behind a poker table next to a pit boss wondering if someone is about to turn the corner with an AR-15.

Can’t say my life today has changed but damn that was scary

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Had a whole bunch of school and baseball and church parents at Route 91 Las Vegas Festival in 2017

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Just terrifying stories

Each of my kids almost died in childbirth

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And 3 separate times I could have and maybe should have died.

Not sure I can pick just one

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Probably the birth of my second son. He was born 8 weeks premature and had

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a twin that died in utero due to twin to twin transfusion. His mom had to carry both as long as she could. So thankful for that beautiful young man.

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wow. that's so heartbreaking, yet your resilience is incredible. thank you for sharing.*

Posted by Nobster <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Nobster' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 22:57:42, in reply to "Probably the birth of my second son. He was born 8 weeks premature and had "

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a twin that died in utero due to twin to twin transfusion. His mom had to carry both as long as she could. So thankful for that beautiful young man.

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That is horrifying. So thankful for your second and your wife being healthy*

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 21:32:56, in reply to "Probably the birth of my second son. He was born 8 weeks premature and had "

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a twin that died in utero due to twin to twin transfusion. His mom had to carry both as long as she could. So thankful for that beautiful young man.

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ex*

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a twin that died in utero due to twin to twin transfusion. His mom had to carry both as long as she could. So thankful for that beautiful young man.

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The day my son was born 8 weeks premature.

Posted by larue33 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=larue33' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:54:50, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

It has had a dramatic effect on our lives since.

we had a kid 7 weeks early

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Was planned but having a dozen doctors and residents in the room because of how unique it was made us so much more nervous.

our was also 7 weeks early, but unplanned. stressful, but ultimately healthy. turned 13 yesterday!*

Posted by torinese <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=torinese' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 20:12:33, in reply to "we had a kid 7 weeks early"

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Was planned but having a dozen doctors and residents in the room because of how unique it was made us so much more nervous.

that is a great kid (based on my limited experience).

Posted by Nobster <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Nobster' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 22:38:32, in reply to "our was also 7 weeks early, but unplanned. stressful, but ultimately healthy. turned 13 yesterday!*"

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Was planned but having a dozen doctors and residents in the room because of how unique it was made us so much more nervous.

he's been doing great, thanks! but he's already been acting like a teenager for a few months now...

Posted by torinese <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=torinese' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 8, 2024, 8:28:54, in reply to "that is a great kid (based on my limited experience)."

not fun.

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Was planned but having a dozen doctors and residents in the room because of how unique it was made us so much more nervous.

My first was 8 weeks early; second was 9 weeks early

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NICU nurse told me she hates repeat customers

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Our NICU stay was two weeks

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I remember seeing triplets who weighed 4 lbs and never had visitors for the first few days but then their parents came in on the weekend because it had been 4 months already. Parents were maybe 18 years old. Going to be a rough go.

What made our situation worse, especially for my wife,

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her doctor was out of town when this happened. She was in the hospital for a few days as they were trying to delay the onset of labor as long as they could. The doctor who filled in for those few days was great, and my wife felt pretty comfortable with her.

Then when everything went to shit and an emergency C section had to be done, the one doctor in the department we absolutely did not want, an unethical, incompetent boob, was he only one available. I don't think it made any difference to the outcome, but it made a very bad situation worse.

you spend so much time trying to not get someone pregnant (or not get pregnant)

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that you kind of don't realize once you get around to it that it's really hard to have a kid.

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It's really easy to get a 16 year-old pregnant. Nearly impossible when she's 40.*

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that you kind of don't realize once you get around to it that it's really hard to have a kid.

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Just ask Drake*

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that you kind of don't realize once you get around to it that it's really hard to have a kid.

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I want to make a sarcastic comment but before I do…did your son survive/is he doing well today?

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 19:10:50, in reply to "The day my son was born 8 weeks premature."

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

He is autistic with fairly severe communication and functional issues. *

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This sort of thing makes estate planning a lot more interesting.*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 19:28:28, in reply to "He is autistic with fairly severe communication and functional issues. *"

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It does raise issues. *

Posted by larue33 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=larue33' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 19:46:23, in reply to "This sort of thing makes estate planning a lot more interesting.*"

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Ok then I’ll say nothing. Hope he has as good a life as he can

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 19:17:35, in reply to "He is autistic with fairly severe communication and functional issues. *"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

I think in preparing for face surgery in late 2021...

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:52:29, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

My kids were / are still pretty little and in doing all the labs and paperwork for surgery you realize there's a small chance that you don't wake back up.

My labs were also shit from my alcoholism.

So, I got this sudden and deep fear of my children growing up fatherless and the struggles my family would have...I then extrapolated that to a potential early death or significant quality of life limiting health issues. A real crisis of consciousness. So, after I recovered from surgery I cut out booze and drugs entirely as well.

It's seems to have stuck and made an enormous change in my life.

Sounds like it all worked out. Did they ever find your face?*

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Yea...was attached to my head which was firmly up my own ass. *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 19:16:23, in reply to "Sounds like it all worked out. Did they ever find your face?*"

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Any polyps?*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 19:23:58, in reply to "Yea...was attached to my head which was firmly up my own ass. *"

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When I woke from my dream about facing Sammich in a steel cage*

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June day in 2009

Posted by BradUnderwoodforprez <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=BradUnderwoodforprez' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:49:12, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

My parents were out of town so had to go to their house to feed cattle. Had my nearly two year old son with me. Fed everything and was close to leaving when we fed the family border collie. When we did there was a tennis ball near the feed bowl that my son went to pick up. For some reason the dog thought he was going for the feed bowl and snapped at him biting him in the face. Blood everywhere and a gaping hole in my son’s face. Pretty sure I had ruined his life. Drove to emergency room at one hospital who sent us to another. After about 3 hours in the emergency room they finally saw us. Had a doctor sew him up and we went on our way.

Through some type of miracle we got the best sewing doctor of all time. It took a good 6 months to heal completely but if you don’t know what small scar to look for you would never know today.

Life hasn’t changed at all but that day was horrible.

Did the farm have a gravel pit?*

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Probably the day my ex dumped my ass

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Like, we have two babies and two mortgages, what the hell am I supposed to do now?

The day my brother died was a close second. I was 15, and that introduced a real terror into my life that is still there in some ways.

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Just your ass? Did he want to hang on to the boobs?*

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my neck, my back...*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:50:06, in reply to "Just your ass? Did he want to hang on to the boobs?*"

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Here's mine...was with 7yo son at waterpark in Mexico, suffered concussion, and lost him

Posted by RSMBob <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=RSMBob' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:14:11, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Our family (wife, son 7 and daughter 3 along with extended family) were on a cruise in Mexico and the 4 of us went to a water park in Puerta Vallarta. For part of the time I took my adventurous mildly autistic son and we went on a water tunnel ride that dumped into an area shaped like a toilet bowl. He went first I followed, somehow hit my head, knocked myself out briefly, and apparently sustained a concussion. Afterwards my son was nowhere to be found. I was dazed, tried asking for help to no avail, climbed the highest tower in the park to look for him, and felt helpless for almost an hour. I didn't know where I was or how I got there. Finally found him safe and did not let go of him. Eventually reunited with my wife and daughter and I could not stop crying. Absolute scariest day of my life...and being in a foreign country made it even more so.

Okay when I saw the subject I thought your kid died

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 20:14:37, in reply to "Here's mine...was with 7yo son at waterpark in Mexico, suffered concussion, and lost him"

Thankfully I got it wrong

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Our family (wife, son 7 and daughter 3 along with extended family) were on a cruise in Mexico and the 4 of us went to a water park in Puerta Vallarta. For part of the time I took my adventurous mildly autistic son and we went on a water tunnel ride that dumped into an area shaped like a toilet bowl. He went first I followed, somehow hit my head, knocked myself out briefly, and apparently sustained a concussion. Afterwards my son was nowhere to be found. I was dazed, tried asking for help to no avail, climbed the highest tower in the park to look for him, and was helpless for almost an hour. Finally found him safe and did not let go of him. Reunited with my wife and daughter and I could not stop crying. Absolute scariest day of my life...and being in a foreign country made it even more so.

"For the regulated community, a FONSI represents happy days."

you had me at mexican water park, bob

Posted by suburbanmyth <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=suburbanmyth' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:24:43, in reply to "Here's mine...was with 7yo son at waterpark in Mexico, suffered concussion, and lost him"

and that is the most terrifying feeling in the world. have been around parents where the kid is lost for like 5 minutes and that short interval was excruciating. can't imagine it going for an hour (or more).

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Our family (wife, son 7 and daughter 3 along with extended family) were on a cruise in Mexico and the 4 of us went to a water park in Puerta Vallarta. For part of the time I took my adventurous mildly autistic son and we went on a water tunnel ride that dumped into an area shaped like a toilet bowl. He went first I followed, somehow hit my head, knocked myself out briefly, and apparently sustained a concussion. Afterwards my son was nowhere to be found. I was dazed, tried asking for help to no avail, climbed the highest tower in the park to look for him, and was helpless for almost an hour. Finally found him safe and did not let go of him. Reunited with my wife and daughter and I could not stop crying. Absolute scariest day of my life...and being in a foreign country made it even more so.

"Joe Biden is a child molester. You think he gives a #### about how his employees are treated?"

--not your father's republican party

you had me at mexican water park, bob

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Our family (wife, son 7 and daughter 3 along with extended family) were on a cruise in Mexico and the 4 of us went to a water park in Puerta Vallarta. For part of the time I took my adventurous mildly autistic son and we went on a water tunnel ride that dumped into an area shaped like a toilet bowl. He went first I followed, somehow hit my head, knocked myself out briefly, and apparently sustained a concussion. Afterwards my son was nowhere to be found. I was dazed, tried asking for help to no avail, climbed the highest tower in the park to look for him, and was helpless for almost an hour. Finally found him safe and did not let go of him. Reunited with my wife and daughter and I could not stop crying. Absolute scariest day of my life...and being in a foreign country made it even more so.

"Joe Biden is a child molester. You think he gives a #### about how his employees are treated?"

--not your father's republican party

Not a specific day but the month leading up to my mom's diagnosis was brutal

Posted by DiamondDazzle <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DiamondDazzle' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:08:38, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

fear of the unknown (even if it is pancreatic cancer) is always worse than the known, for me anyway.

Also just noodling on this that the first thing that occured to me was the month leading up to her

Posted by DiamondDazzle <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DiamondDazzle' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 18:13:40, in reply to "Not a specific day but the month leading up to my mom's diagnosis was brutal "

diagnosis.

Not when she died.

Not the day of her funeral.

But the lead up to the actual diagnosis. I remember my therapist telling me one time, nothing will be as bad as those days leading up to diagnosis and diagnosis day. I guess she was right.

I get that... when it came back with my mom we knew the score within 24 hours

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 21:52:50, in reply to "Also just noodling on this that the first thing that occured to me was the month leading up to her "

So at least we didn't spend months pretending there would be a different outcome

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2006… not a moment but a weekend.

Posted by SurfTheBoneyard <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=SurfTheBoneyard' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 17:57:28, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

In the hospital undergoing testing for ailments including ALS. Thankfully I had something much less than that, but the wait for tests for that is agonizing, because everyone knows what that means. I’m still dealing with the condition I do have today, so yes life has changed from before.

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Had a reminder today of mine...and I will share later

Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

Do you get steroid shots?*

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Had a reminder today of mine...and I will share later

Not shots but I have a lovely pill supply.*

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Had a reminder today of mine...and I will share later

Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

The day mini was born. He had complicated delivery and tied his umbilical in a knot requiring an

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 7, 2024, 17:54:57, in reply to "What was the scariest day of your life...and has your life changed because of it?"

Emergency C Section and aspirated meconium. Ended up in the NICU for an hour and the step up nursery for four days. He was also almost 7 pounds so looked like he ate some kids in those nurseries.

No.

"For the regulated community, a FONSI represents happy days."

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