mpk Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Hi guys. I received a PM asking of me. Here is my situation. Where have I been? Over the past 12 months I have been trying to save my right foot from amputation. Last week it seemed I may lose my leg at the knee. Happily I got through it to this week. The fight continues but I remain confident. I am dealing with 2 hospitals. I am under the care of the High risk foot clinic at 1 of them and general care at the other. What began as an infection in a toe has spread further. The reason is numbness in my right foot. I didn't know I had a wound. Mentally I am fine. Losing a foot would offer me the perfect opportunity to stay at home building models 24/7 365 days per year. No complaints there. My poor old brain is clearing up okay. I don't expect much due to it not being that great since birth anyway. As with all of us Covid is an issue. I am concerned about my friends here, I hope you are all well. One build I had in a group build here was affected by my movements and came to an end. I currently have 2 builds on the go, a MiG 29 and a 1/32 Me 109 G-6. Stay safe everyone. Dale Derek B, Gazzas, JerseyChris and 21 others 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I'm glad to hear from you Dale. I hope you are better, soon. Gaz Jack, mpk, Iain and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Good to here from you Dale. I for one, have been asking about you. Don't give up the fight brother!!! Tim mpk, JerseyChris, Jack and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Dale , good to hear from you. Modern medicine/health care can work miracles these days. Take it easy and stop by more often, even if just to say HI Lothar, mpk, Jack and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Wow, what a relief to finally hear from you. You'll pull through I'm sure, you've succesfully handled so many critical situations already. And as Mike said, stop by more often, just to say hello. Lothar Jack, JerseyChris, mpk and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Good to hear from you Dale, a positive mental attitude can go along way, may it remains the case with you, sincerely hope the worst is behind you. Take care, Andy Iain, mpk, JerseyChris and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Dale, i said it before, hang in there....and apparently you're doing so, great to hear from you, all the best!! Jack JerseyChris, mpk, Lothar and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Stay well Dale...compared to what you have to contend with, I think that many of us have little to complain about. Derek mpk, Jack, JerseyChris and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Stay well. Our thoughts are with you. Rick JerseyChris, MikeMaben, Iain and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Good to hear from you Dale, and as already been said modern medicine is amazing, keep on fighting back Cheers Dennis JerseyChris, mpk, Iain and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 It makes me happy to know you are still with us. @DONG on this forum may have some information as he recently went through a similar issue. Keep your spirits, and build some! Cheers Harald mpk, Jack, JerseyChris and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Good to hear from you Dale, and am SO glad you are keeping in good spirits! Well be here whenever you are ready to share. Keep your head up! Iain, mpk and Jack 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Wonderful to see you back Dale! Wishing you all the best medically - and hoping to see some snaps of your projects... Iain etendard, Out2gtcha, JerseyChris and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Hi guys. Thanks for your kind words. I have learned something that is very interesting regarding our feet. Here it is: the shoes we wesr damage our feet. A pair of shoes that don't hurt us retails here in Australia costs, wait for it, $4000.00 AUD. This price is for a pair on the cheaper end of the scale. I must conduct a full body check before I sleep. More than 70% of my body is numb. That was caused by all that chemo I had plus the shingles that wrapped my body. Let's just say I'm no longer chasing women and leave it at that! A couple of years ago I was interviewed for a drumming podcast. I was asked about my illness and told the guy I'd had 290 chemo treatments. My doctor put me right. I had forgotten Royal North Shore hospital. I had 2 chemo treatments per week there for 19 months. So a further 152 had to be added, plus 8 more lumbar punctures. So the lumber punctures now total 42, and another 159 chemo treatments. I reckon it is some kind of record. Most people can't have so many. Their bodies can't take it. I was very lucky mine was able to cope. I'm a very lucky man. These days I don't post anywhere. I even stopped visiting YouTube because all the news is bad. I watch Netflix and Disney. We had a budget in Australia yesterday. I was oblivious. I have been building models. I built a rafale that I thought turned out well. I gave it to a kid for his birthday. I forgot to take pictures. It turned out okay. My new focus is on jets and Russian subjects. I mainly build 1/48 due to space. I managed to screw up a 109 yesterday. So, everything normal. I had to close my studio. I teach from home now. This is fine but distracts the young boys who stare in awe at the model shop in which I live. Seriously, it's ridiculous! I now have my own band. Sadly there's no gigs. We played 4 shows. I can't afford to pay the guys to rehearse. So we never rehearse. We just make it up on the spot. As drummer I put my ego on hold and just play time. My job in that situation is to make the music work. Here's a jam. I really do love modelling. It's been wonderful for me. Including all my screw ups. Again I want to thank you all for dealing with me while I had chemically induced insanity. I was crazy when I joined. My brain is still clearing. Thanks guys. Dale Edited October 7, 2020 by mpk Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben, Derek B and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Good to see you've managed to keep your spirits up. Ongoing health issues can really get you down. It's great to see you've got good medical help, so I hope you have friends about to help keep you going. As my cardiologist says, "Stay vertical." Michael mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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