[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Mike

I have a personal interest in this, as I was born with my esophagus growing into my right lung(instead of my stomach). I spent the first two years of my life in Boston's Children's Hospital. No skin graft in 1962, they simply detached and stretched the esophagus, sewing it into my stomach. During those two years I had a lot of tears and pinhole leaks, and some pneumonia and extreme fever that got me some early Last Rites by a Catholic priest.

Used to run 5 miles a day, was an amateur boxer, etc, but two years ago(at the age of 46) everything began to unravel. I have near constant choking and coughing, and am experiencing the loss of the functioning I did have for the 44 years before. I don't have cancer, but I will miss eating. Seems the time to revert to being tube fed is coming faster than I thought

Sure could use my Pool 2 future wager exacta of The Factor/Astrology to come to fruition

Mike: I am truly sorry to hear about your condition. I can't imagine what you're going through.