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Marvin Theobald
Been a while since I posted. As usual I check the website regularly but have had a lot going on the last month. In mid-September I had my annual fall cookout weekend with a gang of my cousins on Saturday (13th) and our class Planning Committee on Sunday (14th). The next day I had a melanoma removed from the middle of my forehead which took about a 2" diameter patch of skin with it. Later that week, I rebuilt a bathroom shower for a friend which took several days. Picking, processing, as well as finding homes for, close to 200 lbs of tomatoes in less than a week was no easy task.
On Monday (22nd) I was in the hospital for plastic surgery to close the hole in my forehead. After being admitted, put in a hospital gown, getting an IV need installed in my arm, shortly after 1:00pm for a 1:30 surgery, they left me until 6:00 thinking they would take me into surgery anytime. At that time the doctor came in and informed me that removed skin had been sent to a pathology lab but had been lost in shipment. The debate at that point was that there was no way to verify if the melanoma removal had been complete. Several options were presented and it was decided to wait a month before taking any further action. So I am left for now with a huge hole in my head. I am feeling fine and the decision to take any action is on hold.
So, I packed up some clothes and tools on Tuesday (23rd) and drove to my son's in New Hampshire arriving the next day (24th). I have been offering to totally refurbish his severely broken down 40' x 40' two story garage. I had cleaned the trashed out upstairs and tore out the floor deck last year including building the rollong platform to work from. After a couple of days of planning I started work on it Saturday (27th). Started some of the demolition and today completed construction of a stairway and intermediate landing. The second floor is over 13' above the ground floor, so it is quite a challenge for anyone, let alone a 79 year old with no sense. I hope to complete the reconstruction by the end of October. We'll see how it goes.
So, that is how my last 13 days has been spent and explains my negligence regarding the website. Below are photos of the bathroom rebuild and the garage progression. Stay tuned for the progress report.
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