After a Long Hiatus...

Hello Dear Friends!

It has been a very long time since I last wrote anything. I apologize for leaving you hanging. So, if you're still here, I'm back and rarin' to go.

As you will remember, 2017 was a traumatic time for me...and to be brutally honest with you, I was not doing too well. I had some emotional setbacks (remember Chris?)and then my health took a turn and not for the best. It was so bad in fact that I was not sure that I would be around much longer. You see, I was diagnosed with Stage 5 Kidney Failure. Over 2017, 2018 and 2019 I watched my kidneys going through a period of long decline. Dialysis was in my future and I was dreading it. I had heard many stories about it and I was totally frightened and discouraged. As the end of that period came, my mind grew quite foggy. My energy levels were nil. I not only felt bad, but I was depressed and feeling totally discouraged. Although I continued to work, I spent a great deal of my time sleeping... and going to work.

Thankfully, I was listed on the transplant register. On a whim I put an update on my Facebook page and said, if you are interested in being living donor, here's who you need to call or email. All expenses will be made by my insurance and I left it at that.

Well, as God worked it out, one of my dear friends put herself into the testing process and BOOM....she wound up being a total match! We had the surgery on June 21, 2019 and I have my life back. I'm healthy as a horse and at this writing, I've been cleared to begin working out slowly. Now the COVID-19 is frightening to me. I've been teleworking since March 12. I'm hunkered down with my daughter in my house. When my office opens I've already been approved to continue to telework when the pandemic is over.

So, I'm back. I wanted you all to know.

Expect to begin hearing from me a lot more!

FRANK