Not Sail Related

[Tophat25mk2]

Something wierd happened to me last night, not sure bout ya’ll feelings on ghosts etc i lost my dad 5 year old but ive always felt hes never really left me , not long after he died i was awaiting surgery in hospital, shitting myself as it was heart related i was contemplating my life and something squeezed my big toe, that freaked me, last night i was sleeping in my recliner i had my hand resting on my side table and something wacked my hand it woke me my arm went dead and dropped to the floor.
This weekhas been shit my dear old grandmother whos only a couple months of 100 has decided to give up on life my mum had to rush to Adelaide today to be with nan, my daughter in law pregnant with grandchild no 3 at 12 weeks had a scan, baby was found to have a huge cyst on liver not operable and if the child was born would die from renal failure unoperable, the decision to abort was made she had surgery monday to perform the abortion, was a little boy, very upsetting for all concerned, my two grandchildren both had difficult starts to life. Hoping my grandson will be a lil sailor need someone to leave Tern too ill never sell it, I had to fight my own demons recently im not long out of hospital recovering from a failed suicide attempt, Tern is a much needed kick in the arse I needed badly,
We lost a relative couple weeks ago had a chronic bike accident that saw him out doing bike stunts with his dad he did a huge jump bike left him he was impailed on trees severing his femoral, out in the bush no help he died in his dads arms he was only 19, funeral was yesty, was my wifes cuzzins kid, I knew him well a good lad, a run of bad luck i hope is finally finished, I have heart failure a very mild dose i hope wont kill me just yet, wanna get a few years of sailing in first.

[LandofNod]

Sounds like you have been dealt a few tough hands mate. It takes a lot of courage to continue on and be so open about your darker sides of life.
Im stoked for you mate, for having found something that gives you happiness and motivation. Something you can put your heart into and that keeps your mind on course. I read a post today quoting Aristotle, it goes:

" There are three types of Humans, Those who are dead, Those who are alive and Those who are at sea"

I kind of like that. dunno, makes me feel hopeful in some way.
Anyways i just wanted to acknowledge your post.
To be honest I'm very jealous that you do have a Top Hat that has chosen you, I'm still awaiting my lovely lady.
oh she will come, on the first warm breeze of spring, yes, then she will come.

take care mate.

[Tophat25mk2]

Thanks mate, last few years have been one kick in the guts after another, lsing a leg was the last straw for me, didnt me telling myself your a useless bastard now, nueropathy and arthritis set into my hands, cant undo jars, sauce bottles, coke bottles , only thing that helps with the arthritis believe it not was pink rock salt, i munch on like there tick tacks, yet my sodium levels are below normal, Tern has given me purpose now, something to focus on besides all the other mess that occurs daily here, qoutes heres one, the apple never falls far from the yacht lol or you can take the sailor of the yacht but you cant take the yacht out of the sailor, knowing a couple of die hards its pretty true, wives pipe up and say your cheating on me you shite whos your mistress ill bash her, yes i am cheating on you , i do have a mistress , a beautiful old mistress and shes everything your not so go suck on that one girly lol, if i really said that to my wife you have no idea how dead id be , never piss off and irish red head

[Shanty1]

Mate I didn’t know what to expect from you when you paragraph started with falling asleep on. Your recliner .
But your story is truely inspiring. It’s always good to have something to focus on. You can become very attached to them. There isn’t a better feeling in the world than sailing for your favourite anchorage after a tough week. I hope tern gives you some enjoyment. As stated above you have been dealt a rather shitty hand. Remember “challenges are what makes life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meanfull” or another quote that upsets a few people “Life is like Belgium, sometimes you just gotta march through it” Adolf Hitler 1943
Regards,
Mick