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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: SuperMario on September 27, 2022, 11:21:22 AM
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I don’t know if I’ve started a topic on this board in 4-5 years, but I could use some positive thoughts and for those of faith, prayers. Tomorrow have a craniotomy, removing two tumors on opposite sides of my brain, so basically two craniotomies in one surgery.
As someone posted SuperMario yesterday, it hit me when I changed my name to that and it was after I saw Mario Manningham at a local high school game after he committed to Michigan and I wanted my name tied to that kid. Crazy that was 18 years ago. Not sure which one of our forum merges that was, but some of you I have now been posting with for over 20 years.
When my wife and I started a family, my professional requirements of my time increased as well, so my research and posting dwindled, but I’ve always stuck around and read insights from my favorite college football fans in the country, including a couple Buckeye thorns in my side.
Over the last 60 days, this place has been such a great distraction from the reality of life. Just wanted to thank all you guys and humbly ask for some positive thoughts and prayers as I head into a pretty serious surgery.
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Good luck and will pray for a good outcome for you. And of course, Go Blue!
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You have my prayers, SM. Best wishes for a successful surgery and a rapid recovery. Don't be a stranger!
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Good Luck!
Prayers are with you
you're correct, this is a fine community of good people.
You are one of them and we all want you back posting soon
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will be sending prayers and thoughts
you can do this!
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I don’t know if I’ve started a topic on this board in 4-5 years, but I could use some positive thoughts and for those of faith, prayers. Tomorrow have a craniotomy, removing two tumors on opposite sides of my brain, so basically two craniotomies in one surgery.
As someone posted SuperMario yesterday, it hit me when I changed my name to that and it was after I saw Mario Manningham at a local high school game after he committed to Michigan and I wanted my name tied to that kid. Crazy that was 18 years ago. Not sure which one of our forum merges that was, but some of you I have now been posting with for over 20 years.
When my wife and I started a family, my professional requirements of my time increased as well, so my research and posting dwindled, but I’ve always stuck around and read insights from my favorite college football fans in the country, including a couple Buckeye thorns in my side.
Over the last 60 days, this place has been such a great distraction from the reality of life. Just wanted to thank all you guys and humbly ask for some positive thoughts and prayers as I head into a pretty serious surgery.
You got this SM! Can’t wait to hear from you on the backside of this surgery!!!🙏🙏
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We'll keep you in our prayers for sure. All the best my friend.
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Prayers to you @SuperMario (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1596) !
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Ditto. Prayers for you, man!
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Thoughts and Prayers. Cannot wait to see your next posts after the surgery. You will do great!
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All the best to you and praying for a good outcome.
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Prayers buddy, I know you are in good medical hands there, and all of us have you in our hands too.
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It's a great town if you have get it done and a fine group to be pulling for you,Best Wishes to you/yours Mario
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Hoping for a boring, by-the-book surgery for you and your doctors!!
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Firing good vibes your way.
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Jeepers Cripes Almighty, I didn't see this until today! Hope you have a very skilled sturgeon, I mean surgeon. Truly, we have heard from you so many times in the past and wish you well. (https://www.facebook.com/mark.a.roeder.7/videos/10200741688093549)
Write us.
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The "good news" is how medical science has progressed ... Obviously brain surgery sounds scary to us all, and well it should, my guess is they know what they are doing and this will go fine, as well all hope of course.
I'm reminded of my far far far less serious "procedure" I had for atrial flutter, my doc said it was developed in about 1997, before that it was treated with drugs ineffectively. That was "life changing" for me, folks before this was an option would have aged 30 years with no real recourse.
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SM as soon as you are up to it make sure to chime in,hope the procedure went off w/o a hitch & the staff it taking good care of you
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Thanks to everyone for the kind words. Today has been exactly one week since surgery. Recovery has not been easy, but today is the first day I can read a screen a little bit. I had two sections of my skull removed on out side of my head with a tumor removed on each side. The skull was put back into place with titanium screws.
Needless to say; this isn’t something I thought id ever experience. I will have some significant time to heal, which means I’ll see a lot of football and college basketball this year. I currently have 52 staples in my head. It’s absolutely insane.
This was an incredibly scary thing to face, so it put so much of life into reality. The last couple months of spending time on this board, made me realize that over 20 years I’ve been blessed to share ideas with a lot of people here.
Appreciate you guys. There’s one person missing I hope someone can track down and that’s Maximum Sam. For many years we didn’t see eye to eye early on, but he’s someone that really grew on me that earned a lot of respect and I’d love to see him back around again. Visiting this place with so many good people really has meant so much for me this year.
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Outstanding, and best wishes from all of us cretins. Enjoy some football and rest.
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Good to here back from you sent you a PM just an hour or so ago.Take it easy for sure just don't watch Cleveland sports it might upset you,I'm going down to the Ball Yard here shortly
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great news
do what the Doctor says and get well
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God does answer prayers!!
Glad to have you SM.
And yeah, I miss Max too. I think we all do.
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Well, I'm late to the party, but as you noted, SM, life happens, and it has for me, too.
But I'm relieved to read your follow-up post, and wishing you all the best for your recovery.
Although I'm not here very often, I still think of you guys frequently, and appreciate the many friends I found here.
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How is Mrs. SF Badger doing?
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Glad to her you're coming through it, SM, and wishing you a speedy and full recovery!
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Losing is hard, but she's tough, and getting ready for the next challenge. And the talking heads here don't see her as "losing" so much as building for the next thing. That is very definitely not her perspective, but it helps a little to hear people "in the know" say it.
Politics is a strange beast.
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I have a friend who has a law degree from Ohio State and was a combat Marine in Iraq who told me he was interested in politics and trying to be a positive and more centrist kind of politician. He waded into it at the local level and told me he was rapidly disgusted with it, and just phased out. (He's doing well as a lawyer.)
I have a lot of respect for folks who are willing to wade in and stay there.
Anyway, I didn't want to distract from the good news on the brain surgery.
I once had brain surgery myself but the doctor told me they didn't find anything.
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Good news @SuperMario (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1596) . Good wishes for a speedy recovery!
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Been waiting to hear from you SM!
So glad you came through with flying colors.
Nothing we jibber-jabber about here is more important than that.
I miss Sam as well. 😞
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Great news @SuperMario (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1596) . Good wishes for a speedy recovery!
and God Bless