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Old 09-26-2014, 07:11 PM
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Many of you know my health problems of the past few years, lymphoma lymphoma, bone marrow transplant, gall bladder removal, Hepatitis B. It reads like a who's who of what not to have happen to you. But I got through it, I had been feeling great and was loving life.

I started having some problems with my kidneys in the last couple of weeks. Monday my kidneys gave out permanently. My doctor told me to go to the ER immediately but I refused. That day was my Mom's 80th birthday and we were having a party for her and there was no way I was missing that. If you met my mom (Maxine) at the National, Brimfield or Atlantique City you would understand, but I guess that should be standard course for any mom. The party was pretty incredible and my mom loved it. We all did. I'll be posting some photos and stuff on my Facebook page in a few days.

I am writing this hooked up to a dialysis machine at the hospital. The good news is that I will leave a normal life (as normal as you could say my life is). I already feel 10 times better after one full treatment. I will be getting a Peritoneal unit in a month or two and will be sale to do my treatments at home while I sleep. The machine is the size of a briefcase and I can take it on the road with me. I am not cutting bak on my show schedule,. I am not relinquishing any of my duties at Lelands. I love what I do and I have no desire to do anything else. I am one of the luckiest people in the world to be able to do what I love most with the people I love day in and day out, year after year. This hobby has been great to me and I appreciate all of you being a part of my life.

My sister Andrea has pledged to give me one of her kidneys and we are now just starting to look into transplant. With that I will be like new. My doctors are amazing and the support of my family friends and especially the people at the firm is tremendous.

I am telling you a lot of these medical details because there are a lot of misconceptions out there about this disease. I went in scared because I thought this would affect my life expectancy and I would end up having to go to some shady place to buy a black market kidney to survive or I would be stuck to a machine for the rest of my now shortened life. None of this is true.

Boy, would that suck because there are so many pieces I am still looking to find, people I have not yet met and places I still want to see. I have had an incredible life, a blessed life, filled with excitement and intensity and joy and pain and so much love. I'm going to be around a while and plan on giving you all a run for your money doing what we love to do. Life is sweet.

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Old 09-26-2014, 07:14 PM
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Josh, I'm glad to hear you are doing better and are so optimistic about things. Hopefully you will be telling stories in Chicago next July.
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Old 09-26-2014, 08:18 PM
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Josh - You are an inspiration to us all ! Thank you sincerely for sharing your details.

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Josh- I hope you get well soon. There is a Net54baseball dinner next year and you are one of the speakers.....
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Josh, prayers for a full recovery and many more years doing what you love. Your enthusiasm for the hobby and positive outlook are very refreshing.

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Old 09-26-2014, 11:45 PM
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Inspirational story. Hope you get well soon.
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Old 09-27-2014, 12:18 AM
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Josh--

We met at one of the Net54 dinners. You were a guest speaker as I recall.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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Old 09-27-2014, 12:25 AM
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Josh,
Its wonderful that you are so eager and willing to share your story. Hopefully it will inspire others to do the same when they face a similar and equally scary medical situation. Best wishes for a fast and painfree recovery for both you and your sister!

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Old 09-27-2014, 01:50 AM
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Get better! I was in intensive care exactly a year ago and am as fit as fiddle now.
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Old 09-27-2014, 03:05 AM
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Best wishes Josh..and keep on living and doing what you love!

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Old 09-27-2014, 04:33 AM
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Josh- here's wishing you a speedy recovery and a new lease on the rest of your life. Health problems suck, no doubt about it, but keep up the positive attitude. That will take you a long way.

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Old 09-27-2014, 06:25 AM
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Josh---So Sorry to read your health news this morning---You have been through a lot these last few years and I know you will come out on top. We go way back and I only wish the best for you. I know how you love this hobby and what it means to you and when you speak of your family, it hits home for me too. You sister is a inspiration for all of us. What love she is showing you. My prayers will be with you and I look forward to seeing you in Boston soon. Best wishes and hang in there. Don
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Old 09-27-2014, 07:12 AM
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Josh- I wish you all the best. You have a great attitude, so you'll do just fine!
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Old 09-27-2014, 07:57 AM
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Onward and upward to that next great find my friend! Get well soon! Al
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Old 09-27-2014, 09:55 AM
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Hi Josh, we wish you a speedy recovery and really good health from here on out. You mean so much to this great hobby. So hang in there, we can't do it without you. Always enjoy talking with you at the Shriner's Show, Wilmington, Ma. Best Wishes for a full recovery. Jim MacCord.
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Old 09-27-2014, 10:25 AM
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wishing you all the best as you get healthier and healthier!!!

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Old 09-27-2014, 10:28 AM
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My very Best Wishes to you for a complete recovery! I can't imagine going thru what you have been through! Get well SOON!
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Josh, I'll be praying for successful treatment and that the kidney transplant will be a success as well. God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!

P.S.: I really enjoyed your talk at the Net54 dinner last time and look forward to the next!

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Old 09-28-2014, 03:43 AM
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Josh, we should all have jobs we love that much.

In light of all that you've been through, it is absolutely wonderful (and amazing!) to see that you have been able to keep your spirits up. I have to say that your refusal to let cancer, and the other medical issues you've been dealing with, control you...is inspiring. It really is. I've had some health issues of my own in the last few years-they are relatively minor compared to yours. But I when I pray, I always try to keep things in perspective. I know there are many people afflicted with terrible things like Cancer, or Ebola, or AIDS..there are men and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan without arms, or legs (or both), and like you, they are accepting these challenges head on, and grabbing a hold of life any way they can. And I think to myself, if these people are able to bear these burdens, then of course I can, too.

I hope we are fortunate enough to have your wonderful enthusiasm in the hobby for many years to come.

God Bless,

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I am pulling for you my friend. I love your passion and enthusiasm for the hobby and life in general. Keep fighting the good fight.
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Good luck and good health to you Josh . Thanks for doing what you do . Our prayers are with you .




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All the best with your recovery. Health problems can be a real drag, but they can be the source of great blessings too with right perspective and attitude.
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Josh,

Stick in there my friend. A little over 4 years ago, i had a blood clot in my spinal cord at the level of my neck. I was left paralyzed from my armpits on down and told that I would probably never work again or walk. Today, I have been back to work for a year, I do walk using a walker in exam rooms, and I even do surgery. I have passed all expectations that anyone had ever dreamed of including my own expectations. When things look bad, charge in with a positive mentle attitude and things will change for the better.

I still have some issues from my spinal stroke but i do not let those issues beat or define me. Get well soon
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Mean Joe Green lives here, too? Donald Driver, the Packers all-time leading receiver, lives about a mile and a half from me.

Looks like Flower Mound is becoming a town of choice with retired NFL superstars

But I do have to say that my hometown is Milwaukee, WI. I'm a Cheesehead stuck in Texas.
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Kidneys are a bear, my wife may have to go through something similar in the near future and my dad had to go through dialysis for the last few years of his life.

And as for the flower mound Bill, I'd love to see you at one of my shows. I know it's 45 minutes from you, but one day,...

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