Crappy start for 2011

[66KingFisher]

For me anyway.....Been havin nuthin but heart troubles the past few days, and its got me more then a little worried.....Had a real scary episode and called for an ambulance but then I called it off as my wife was on the phone with 911 operators, because I started feeling better and I didn't want another bill for an ambulance ride. I have Medicare, but it doesn't cover everything, and I'm already in debt over my head with previous doctor and hospital bills that I can't pay for as it is, and now I need to go see the docs again, but I honestly can't afford it....not to mention my heart doctors office is 70 miles away, so any trip becomes an all day ordeal and costly by the time you figure in 140 miles worth of expenses.....its tough on poor folks......Some times I wish this amazing country of ours had some sort of health care plan that would cover everyone the same...rich or poor.

Not sure whats gonna happen next, but I wanted to at least let you guys know, just in case the worst happens and I dissapear from the forum suddenly. But then again, who knows....I've already far out lived what several doctors thought, so I may have alot more time left, but then again the reality is, I've got a damaged heart, so I have to accept that and deal with it a day at a time....or at times like these, i'm dealing with it minute by minute, and that realy drains me mentally, as well as physically, but i've never been a quiter, so I do my best to keep my chin up and enjoy my time with my family the best I can....be as productive as I can.....plus do as much fishin as possible when I'm feelin up to it....lol

Anyways, you guys have been good to me in the past, and a few of you are more like personal friends then just some text on a forum thread.....so I feel like I needed to share this with my internet fishin buddies here at BF.com....I know 2010 was a bad year for loosing some of our buddies from this forum and its not one of those good things you wanna share with your pals, but I kinda felt like I needed to say something.....Just in case.

This place and you people are great.