Originally posted by Karen
He did not say whether it was important in a good way, or in a bad way, did he?

Isn't the time you spend with Eddie more important/fun than working? Or maybe you have a great, life-changing/saving kind of job, like a doctor or something, that those hours are more important!

The 6-8 or so hours that I was unconscious and having brain surgery were very important ones, that cost me my hearing on one side, but potentially saved my life. Would I want to repeat the experience? No. But it WAS important!

i understand your point!

to him it was important from the good side.

i do work in the med field.

i do not do 'hands on' - i work behind the scenes and i do have a good sense of achievement when the day is done...

i 'see' TONS of head/brain/spine surgeries every year. one of the longest was a 12 hour procedure!!!!! those are the toughest
most time intensive procedures on the planet. a surgery suite
usually has six people in it-a 6-8 hour procedure can have as many as 15 people during the whole thing.

I think that a surgery, any surgery, is important to the person who is 'under the knife'.


if i had my way i'd love to spend all day long with my cat!!!!

but, in the mean time, I need to work so i can afford to spend that time, money and pay my bills.

The most important lesson my mom taught me was this..

on a cold rainy night she'd look out the window and then look
back at us kids sitting by the fireplace.
she'd then ask us "how would you like to be homeless tonight??"
when she'd get no answer she'd ask us, "where would you go if you were??"

those few minutes were important to me because, as long as i live and be a productive person, i will not be homeless!!!!!


of course if i had the money that spielberg has i'd probably venture a trip down there, but i'd pass on the face to face with fidel, his beard weirds me out!

sorry to hear about your surgery, but glad you are able to enjoy life because of it.

it never ceases to amaze me all of the advance we have made in
the medical field in the time i worked in it!