It was for just fifteen minutes, but it was a long fifteen minutes…

[WCGreen]

It was the kind of long fifteen minutes when you keep looking at your watch or your cell phone or I-pod screen to check on how long you have actually been waiting and since he was now fifteen minutes late, you now have to ask yourself how much longer will I wait?

It’s the kind of fifteen minutes when you are at the doctor’s office and the receptionist says that the doctor is running behind today. You ask how much longer and she replies fifteen minutes which, when initially stated, doesn’t seem like all that much because, after all, there are 96 individual fifteen minute intervals in every single day and if you look at it that way, well, what’s fifteen minutes.

No, it wasn’t the cavalier kind of fifteen minutes that you can dismiss because you say to yourself that I have all the time in the world today.

It was more like the fifteen minutes that goes into a quarter of a football game, especially the second and fourth quarter when the play actually stops when the clock runs down. These fifteen-minute segments are so valuable to the football team that time management has become one of the most important skills a head coach can have.

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the newest entry into my blog...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Well, you said you weren't going to pull any punches...

And you haven't. Fascinating as usual!

Sounds as though the rehab is having the desired effect...

Well done!

[WCGreen]

2. Well, now my back is killing me...

I must lay down and take a muscle relaxer...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. And I know that you will soon recover.......

And your back will feel much less pain.

[asdjrocky]

3. I like the way you write. nt

[WCGreen]

4. Wow, thank you vey much....

[asdjrocky]

5. I don't tell people that very often-

well, because I get jealous. But you fit everything together very well, and I try to read almost everything I can from you.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. congrats!

[WCGreen]

8. Thank you. It is a good development for me...

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. I'm sure it was. Keep it up!

[Th1onein]

9. What disease do you have?

I'm curious. I study cystic fibrosis.

[WCGreen]

11. It's called Bronchiectasis....

It presents itself as CF because of the mucus production.

It's a festering disease that my doctor believes has been with me for decades...

[Th1onein]

17. What is the cause of the bronchiectasis?

Did you have a very bad infection or something, that started this process?

[lunatica]

12. It's obvious you're one determined man

I think you will kick that can farther and longer than most people would or could. True grit. It's admirable.

[WCGreen]

14. Somedays it is harder than others....

But I decided a long time ago that my life would not be dominated by any willowing.

[lunatica]

15. If I get ill and need to make a choice to fight or give in

I will remember you. It isn't about losing or winning. It's about how you live. Your blog diary is a gift, so thank you for that.

[slipslidingaway]

13. One foot in front of the other - good for you. knr n/t

[roguevalley]

16. Lordy. Publish this some day. Excellent read.