Floozy Speak!

Well… we haven’t head from dan lately. I believe the big guy is going to the big sky… state that is. Dan is headed to Montana, for work, and I hope all goes well for cowboy dan. He just went to roys boot shop and got some gator skin boots, which is okay by gator dave. Next on to get that hat and yer all all set cowboy… don’t forget the overalls.

I had a heart wrenching scare this week… at least is wasn’t with The football team (Buckeyes), but I’ll get to that another time. So my doctors office calls a couple of days ago and states that I need to call them “at my earliest convenience” and “we have got some disturbing news to tell you”. Of course I immediately think I’m dying of some disease I caught while I was in Africa or maybe deleware county or something. I got the message at 8pm so I couldn’t call until the next day. I called my mom and dad. Mom said it was wrong and It was probably a mix up in records and dad (the preacher man) prayed for me. Both good answers for me, but I was still crazy scared the next afternoon when I got to the offices.

Upon arrival my heart was beating at 15 million or so beats per second and I was feeling weak at the knees. Well, my legs made it into the building and I was surprised to see the office pretty empty on a Monday. But you know, sometimes that happens. At least there would be no one else there to hear the “disturbing news”. As I approach the counter I receive a look of shock and awe from the nurse. I think, “geez, I’m dying this week”. Then I look around. There is no one in the office but the one nurse. I also see many flowers and cards around the office. My heart starts to turn from instant ease to instant hurt again. I was then informed that my personal physician whom I had known for months as a doctor and a friend outside of the office had died suddenly in his sleep a few days earlier and the office was contacting people who he had known. This was a different kind of shock. Dr. Patrick Riley was a good friend, and an amazing and very giving person, who Really and Honestly cared for his friends and patients. He had confided in me that he had had some recent problems, but that things were going better. It had been about a month since I had seen doc’s smiling face and I was instantly very grieved that it had been my last. My heart goes out to his family and all of his friends and patients who knew him as a doctor and friend. Patrick, you will be greatly missed. I’ll see you soon, friend.