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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - Page 12 Dr. orders plenty of rest and food Ill get to the details later, we wont know for sure until but the bottom line is that just we receive the pathology rebefore we left, the doctor said, port The report is overdue be- "For a couple of weeks avoid all lifting and work that would stress you out or cause you discomfort. Your job is to make sure you get plenty of rest and food. I can hardly constrain my urge to give the man a by Gary Torres hug. I politely say, "Bless you doctor, bless you. I moan and wince with pain for effect. My mind races away to my big over stuffed chair and my remote as he babbles on to my too kind and loving wife trivial stuff like (medication, followups, fatal combinations, etc.). Oh yeah, Im coming home baby, Im coming home. As we cause of the holiday weekend. The incision goes from my belly button to my sternum and is stitched on the inside and there are 21 staples on the outside. I have recovered very well and very fast. Normally, it takes ten days to leave the hospital, I checked out in six... I am not sure if it was because I was looking healthy or because I started spray painting my mile markers down the hallway. A few hours after surgery I stood up. The next day I walked a few laps. I started nor contaminated by the other rubbish it rests on. For like one second I find myself thinking, I should just grab that donut and make a run for it Whew! Desperate men do desperate things. The day before my surgery we had a family prayer and last group hug. You know, be supportive and show our love for one another. It was a beautiful day and Turbo and I were both out on the porch greeting them. As each car drove up, Turbo would stand up on the porch and wag his tail and smile his biggest smile and generally look excited to see them. Of the 19 people that came (3:31wasmybe8t). scratched him behind the ears or I started racing the octogenarian with the walker and the lung patient (kicked their scratched his .belly. Not one of the 19 said anything to me. Sure, a couple nod- walked out, my too kind and butt too) by the loving wife mumbled, "I hate third day. I orgathese MAN doctors. But you nized a floor walkstill haven't had a baby. ing group by the I have had so many things fourth day. happen in these last few days Apparently, my it is difficult to capture them too kind and loving all. Ill do my best to give just wife paid off one of the facts. The doctors removed the nurses, bemy entire stomach. So now, cause they both my esophagus attaches di- are calling me a big baby. A nurse from India with a heavy rectly to my upper intestine. to have dont accent said to me, "Meester Apparently you have the stomach to live. Most Torreeez youre a grown man, nutrients are absorbed in the quit yer crying about every-tinintestines. However, some My word, you make a lot good trivia here, the stomach of noise. Maybe they should is the only organ that absorbs have bin taking out your talkvitamin B12, so I will have to ing box, too. get a B12 shot once a month My too kind and loving wife for the rest of my life. just laughs herself silly. This I will have to eat lots ofsmall is the kind of hardship I have meals a day... so make those had to put up with. Thats cinnamon roles miniature. alright, I got even with em. I Eventually, the size of my put my hospital gown on backmeals will increase and Ill be wards and went for my walk able to eat close to normal. down the hall. You should The doctors visually checked have Been the people scurrying my other mqjor organs and about then. found no indications of any Finally, here are some the tumor. of the The unfinished ideas that I have spreading tumor had not broken through jotted down during this last the stomach wall, which is a week. It goes without saying good thing. that I would normally comThe tumor was small (about plain about how bad hospital the size of a dime). The sur- food is. However, since I have geon couldnt really see the fasted for five days, I confess tumor when he got in there, that the food being delivered more like he had to feel it. all around me started to look They also removed surroundvery appealing. At one point I see a donut on ing lymph nodes to have them biopsied. There was no visual a small paper plate in the indications that the lymph trash can, perched on top of evnodes were contaminated, but erything, obviously not eaten g. ded their head at me, one shook my hand. But zero patted me and said, "youre so cute" and none rubbed behind my ears or scratched my belly. I guess the moral to the story is this: if you want people to like you, wag your tail at them and smile. (The cold nose in the crotch is optional, depending on how well you feel you know them.) Take care readers, and give those you love a big hug. Remember that I can be reached There are a few original small prints left Some with the white Moroni and some with the gold at 435-587-28. 50 E 97 S MorrttceBo Now Serving Grand and San Juan County WEDDINGS . ANNIVERSARIES PROMS SPECIAL EVENTS BIRTHDAYS Contact 4cornerslimo.com or See ya next week. 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Grenville Kleiser. at garytorreshotmail.com. . - permits, applications must be received no later than 5 p.m., December 28. Draw results will be posted license able from hunting by February 1, 2002. of Division A total of 777 Rio Grande agents statewide. Wildlife Resources offices and wild turkey permits, and 555 the Divisions Internet Web Merriams wild turkey persite (www.wildlife.utah.gov). mits, will be available. The Hunters who have an Amernumber of permits available ican Express, Discover, for each of Utahs wild turkey MasterCard or Visa credit card management units may be can apply on the Divisions found in the 2002 Utah Wild Internet Web site. Hunters Turkey Addendum. The adwho don't have one of these dendum is currently available credit cards must mail their at Division offices, and the application in. "Hunters are Divisions Internet Web site. reminded that it will take a Addendums will be available few days for the application to for hunting license agents in arrive in the mail, says Judi late November. Tutorow, wildlife licensing coUtahs early season wild turordinator for the Division of key hunts begin in late March, Wildlife Resources. "We enwhile late season hunts begin courage them to obtain an apin late April or early May. soon as as plication theyre Some units feature early, mid to mail and it back and late season hunts during available, as soon as possible. those months. Tb be entered in the draw for Applications to hunt wild turkeys in Utah next spring will be available by December 3. Applications will be avail- at our house for a family timing my laps by Moroni Monticello LDS Temple by local artist available by December 3 get-togeth- er up, 18 patted him on the head and said something like, "Hi Turbo, youre so cute. 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