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Thursday, 11/22/2007 10:35:04 AM

Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:35:04 AM

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hello all from rockaway rich. my 'career' hAD BEEN 40 YEARS IN DATA PROCESSING,BUT BOTH MY JOB (TECH SUPPORT AT aT&T & I WERE OUTSOURCED TO IBM IN 1999. IN 02 IWAS LAYED OF BY IBM AS THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET THE CONRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS WITH HALF AS MANY STAFF AS THEY PICKED UP FROM AT&T. I COULD NOT FIND WORK AT THAT TIME. i WAS 57 AND WITH BONUS MAKING ~$100K/YR. tHE BEST I COULD GET WAS AS A SECURITY OFFICER $11/HR. iRONICALLY, I BELIEVE THAT JOB CHANGE RECENTLY SAVED MY LIFE.ON HALLOWEEN MORNING I WAS TRYING TO RPAIR A DECORATIVE PUMPKIN AND SUDDENLY FELT AS IF I COULD NOT REMAIN ON MY FEET. I EASED MYSELF TO THE FLOOR,GRABBED MY CELL PHONE AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE CPR/FIRST AID TRAINED PUT MYSELF INTO RECOVERY POSITION. ICALLED 911 AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE LESS THAN 30 SECONDS THERE WAS AFIRE/EMS PERSON WAS ON THEIR KNEES NEXT TO ME. IASKED HOW IN THE WORLD DID HE GET THERE SO FAST?.... HESAID I WAS 'LUCKY'. THERE WAS A FIRE JUST AROUND THE FORNER AND WAS lmost onsite when my call came through. anyway i was conscious and talking to him when i reaLIZED I Was in seizure on my left side. I was then thinking stroke. I was stabilized and transported to hospital. They did s catscan later to be followed by an MRI. It reavealed a cancerous tumor pressing on my brain that mimiced stroke symptoms. they surgically rmoved what they could and I now face chemo and radiation treatments.could someone respond either publicly or pm with a brief summsry about where we are as to meeting, and buyout offer etc. many TIA