My Friend Fred

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

So I grew up going to the track when I was 14 with my life long buddy named Fred. At 53 Fred's had a tough luck life. Fred stayed with his wife 3 years longer than he wanted as she was dyeing with cancer and he could not leave her even though he wanted to. Fred's have 4-5 bad luck jobs. Fred dated a girl moved in and when she wanted to open a spa he parlayed every cent, max out all his credit cards, borrowed from friends, only to find the girl split and leave him with a dream he never wanted and a nightmare in debt.

Why am I telling you this? Well, today my handicapping buddy won the Beulah handicapping contest over some 200+ people and took home a well disserved $22K as well as a trip to the finals in Vegas.

I've never been so happy for someone else. He diserves it and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Look out Vegas, Fred's coming!

Great Story! I tell you there is nothing more satisfying in this world untill you hit big at the track. I wish him best of Luck!

[VOL JACK]

I always root for the guy that wants to leave his wife, while she is battling cancer. That is true
I'm sure there is more to the story but it just sounds wrong.

[TheSpyder]

There's a lot more...she was very, very bad to him...serious abusive bad for years...and when he was just about to leave, she was diangosed with terminal cancer. She treated him worse as she battled and finally past away, but he would not leave her on her own, as no one else would have been there. He sacrificed himself for years for someone who treated him like shiat, but felt he had to at his own expense.

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

I always root for the guy that wants to leave his wife, while she is battling cancer. That is true
I'm sure there is more to the story but it just sounds wrong.

[NTamm1215]

Congrats to Fred and best of luck to him in Vegas!

NT