On Dec 15, 8:14*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:50:43 -0600, thunder
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:30:00 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

My boss at the time told me I was a great employee and one of the best
he'd ever hired, but he couldn't afford to keep me anymore - the choice
was take a six month leave of absence in a boot camp style rehab program
he knew about and if I made it, my job would be waiting when I got back.
*If I didn't at least try - goodbye.

Owe that man my life.

Great boss, there's quite a few that wouldn't have bothered. *He may have
forced the choice, but you made it, and stuck with it. *I had two friends
that couldn't make that choice, one died of a burst esophagus, another
they found in a snowbank.

He was a good guy and had his own battle with demon rum when he was
younger so he understood it. *The key was he knew it was up to me - I
had to take responsibility for myself. *Changed my whole outlook on
life.

Congratulations on having the willpower to tackle that disease.
Lots of good people fall to the wayside.- Hide quoted text -

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Time to have a talk with your son?