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YOU BETCHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MARTY

PAM, 1-800-254-4060. IT'S FOR EVERDIAL.NET. I"VE BEEN USING THEM FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. OUR RATE IS 4.9 CENTS A MINUTE ALL THE TIME. NO MONTHLY CHARGE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CALLS. WE WENT THERE AFTER FIGHTING WITH ALL THE OTHER BIGGIES. MARTY

MICHAEL, MY WIFE AND I WENT TO MARRIAGE COUNSELING TOGETHER BEFORE AND INDIVIDUALLY AFTER WE GOT DIVORCED. THE ONE THING REPEATEDLY TOLD TO ME WAS DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH ANYONE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AFTER SEPARATING. TOO MANY WOUNDS TO HEAL. TAKE A DEEP BREATH, MAN, AND TREAD SLOWLY. I FOLLOWED THE COUNSELOR'S ADVICE, THEN BEGAN DATING MY EX-WIFE. OK, NOBODY SAYS I'M NORMAL. WE'VE BEEN MARRIED AGAIN FOR 12 WONDERFUL YEARS, AND I HAVE NO GUILT OR REGRETS. WELL, ONE REGRET. I DIDN'T TAKE BETTER CARE OF MYSELF TO POSSIBLY AVOID MY STROKE. GOOD LUCK, MARTY

SORRY. WASN'T HOT ENOUGH TO DEFROST HER

PAM, LIVING IN THE WOODS IS WONDERFUL. WE TOO HAVE DEER OF ALL SIZES, RACOONS, WOODCHUCKS. AND AHOST OF OTHER CRITTERS. I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN MY NUTTY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE COMES OUT. THEY SEE HER FACE AND SCATTER QUICKLY. DARNEST THING. MARTY

MICHAEL, BE CAREFUL, THE NEXT "K" IF THERE IS ONE, MAY BE NICKNAMED "KISSOFF" MARTY

TRUDY, BECAUSE I HAVE A SPECIAL 2 CHAMBER PUMP SYSTEM, A REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE. I'M IN INDIANA, THE MOST ANAL STATE I'VE LIVED IN. NO PUN INTENDED MARTY

PHYL, LAST WEEK IN WATER THERAPY WE DID A NEW EXERCISE WHERE WE TWIRL IN THE POOL. WELL LET ME TELL YOU, NEVER AGAIN. I HAD TO LEAVE CLASS EARLY. I GUESS MY DAYS ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND ARE OVER TOO. MARTY

I TRIED LIVING WITHOUT HER. IT DIDN'T WORK, SO AFTER THREE YEARS APART I REMARRIED HER. I MISSED THE NAGGING, STRESS,AND FRUSTRATION. MARTY

GARY, PUT YOUR HAND AND WRIST IN A SINK OF WARM WATER. FLEXING SHOULD BE EASIER AND YOU CAN EXERCISE THE FINGERS AS WELL. MARTY

KIM, IF PUSH CAME TO SHOVE, THE CAT STAYS. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, YOU CAN'T BEAT IT. MARTY

PHYL, ONE PRO SUGGESTED RIDEX, ANOTHER SAID DO NOTHING. SO OUR TANK IS AU NATUREL. A FEW YEARS AGO, MY SON-IN-LAW HEARD GURGLING, AND PANICKED.HE'S NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE. MARTY

KRISTINA, BEFORE YOU BUY A SHOTGUN, GO TO THE TELEPHONE, CALL HER DOCTOR AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. THERE ARE MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE TO HELP REMEDY HER RESPONSES OR LEAST MAKE LIFE MORE TOLERABLE. EVERYBODY REACTS DIFFERENTLY TO A STROKE, AND I THINK ALL OF US ARE IRRATIONAL AT FIRST. THEN IT SINKS IN AND WE TRY TO GET ON WITH LIFE. YOU CAN PUSH, THE THERAPISTS CAN PUSH, BUT UNTIL YOUR MOTHER REALIZES GETTING BETTER MEANS HER PARTICIPATION AS WELL, YOU'RE BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL. OK, MAKE THAT PHONE CALL. MARTY

I don't care about time unless I need to make sure a store is open, a certain program is on, or I have an appointment.I eat my three meals a day when I'm hungry, sleep when I'm tired, and do whatever I want when I want. Sure beats being somewhere I don't want to be, doing something I don't want to do. MARTY

STAN, AS I'VE SAID, I'VE BEEN DOING WATER THERAPY 3 TIMES A WEEK SINCE MAY 2004. I LOVE THE FEEL OF THE WATER AND IT HAS BEEN A BIG ASSET IN MY RECOVERY. MARTY

OK, THE MUCK IS GETTING THICK, SO I'M THROWING AN EXTRA STRONG LIFELINE. BUT DON'T READ THIS BECAUSE YOUR IN THE 1%. I'M IN THE OTHER 99%, SO I'M GOING TO WRITE THIS ANYHOW. I'VE BEEN DEPRESSED, AND IT SUCKS. SO I LISTED THE POSITIVES IN MY LIFE, AND CONCENTRATED ON THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY, OR GIVE ME SATISFACTION NOW. DO YOU THINK I WANTED TO GIVE UP A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS THAT I ENJOYED AND GAVE ME A PAYCHECK EVERY WEEK? DO YOU THINK I WANTED TO WALK WITH A LIMP, CAUTIOUS OF MY BALANCE. AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THE THINGS AROUND MY HOUSE AS I USED TO.? I DIDN'T WANT SYMPATHY, SO I'M MAKING THE BEST OF IT. APPARENTLY, THERE'S NO ROOM IN HEAVEN (OR HELL) SO I WAS SPARED FOR A REASON. I KNOW IT SOUNDS EASY TO SAY, BUT YOU ARE A VALUABLE PERSON, WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WHO CARE. PLEASE DON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL. THERE'S SO MUCH TO LIFE OUT THERE TO CHERISH. MARTY

V, SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN STUPID. OTHERS ARE EDUCATED THAT WAY. MARTY

PHYL, MY WIFE WOULD KNOW THE ENTRANCE BUT FORGET THE ROW. SO WHENEVER WE GOT A DIFFERENT CAR, I PUT A REAR SPOILER ON THE TRUNK. OUR CARS WERE ALWAYS WHITE. THIS WAY, SHE COULD LOOK UP A ROW AND CHECK WHICH TRUNKS WERE DIFFERENT. OR WITH THE REMOTE DOOR LOCKS, SHE CAN HIT THE PANIC BUTTON AND THE HORN BLOWS. MARTY

WHO KNOWS BETTER THAN YOU? JUST BE CAREFUL. MARTY

BESIDES THE PHRASE 'the check is in the mail", THE NEXT MOST COMMON PHRASE IS "don't worry". WE ALL HAVE A LITTLE PART OF US THAT WASTES SO MUCH TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WILL BE THAT WE FORGET TO FOCUS AND ENJOY OURSELVES. I ONCE HAD A MANAGER WHO LOVED TO WORRY. IF THINGS WERE RUNNING SMOOTHLY, HE WOULD STIR THE POT AND CREATE A PROBLEM SO HE COULD WORRY. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF THIS, I GAVE HIM SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. FINDING A NEW JOB. WHAT WILL BE WILL BE. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING, AND WHAT YOU THOUGHT MIGHT HAPPEN, NEVER HAPPENED? ENJOY TODAY. TOMORROW WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. MARTY (USED TO BE A WORRIED MAN)

I DON'T THINK SO. HYPERTENSION, STRESS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE RELATED TO RAISING THE BLOOD PRESSURE IS A CURSE. WHEN YOU'RE LYING FLAT ON YOUR BACK, AND SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING YOUR JOB, YOU CAN ASK YOURSELF IF IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. SORRY TO BE SO BLUNT, BUT I'VE BEEN THERE. HAVING A STROKE IS REALLY A WAKE UP CALL AND TIME FOR A LIFE CHANGE. SAD AS IT MAY SEEM, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. IF YOUR HEALTH GOES TO HELL, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? COME ON, TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOURSELF. YOU DESERVE IT. MARTY

THERE'S A COMMERCIAL ON TELEVISION THAT PUTS A PRICE ON MOST EVERYTHING. SOM THINGS ARE PRICELESS. THAT'S WHERE OUR CAREGIVERS COME IN. IF I LISTED HOW MY WIFE HAS PUT UP WITH ME THROUGH THIS WHOLE SCENERIO, I'D BE HERE FOR THE DAY. I THANK HER EVERY DAY FOR BEING THERE FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE WITHOUT HER. MARTY

JEAN, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. MY WIFE AND HER YOUNGEST SISTER HAVE THEIR MOTHER'S DISPOSITION. THE MIDDLE SISTER IS SORT OF A CARBON COPY OF HIM. HE WAS A DIVORCE ATTORNEY. NEED I SAY MORE? MARTY

PHYL, HE RARELY GETS OUT OF BED IN HIS AIR-CONDITIONED APARTMENT. IT'S HIS DISPOSITION. I COULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT MY 50 YEARS OF KNOWING HIM. PIT BULLS CAN SOMETIMES BE NICER. MARTY

HEY KIDS, THANKS FOR THE PROPOSITION, KIM AND JEAN. LOVE YA BOTH. CHEF DENNY, I HAVE FOUR, ONE GALLON BAGS OF BLUEBERRIES IN THE FREEZER. $.85/LB. WHEN YOU PICK THEM YOURSELF. I'LL MAKE GOOD USE OF THEM. I GUESS I HAD A PANIC ATTACK. EVER BEEN SURROUNDED BY BUNCHES OF BLUEBERRIES STARING AT YOU? MARTY