The Glade 4.0

It's been a while and wanted to drop in and post an update.

Work:
Work has been crazy. Haiti Earthquake, Oil Spill and most recently Haiti Cholera have kept the pace at work unreal. Our Emergency Operations Center has been activated continuously since the Earthquake in Haiti back in January.

More work:
On the good side, and I think I even posted, but just in case I did not, I applied for, was offered and accepted a position in our Situation Awareness section. (We gather information into a common operating picture to provide the latest available information for (CDC) leadership to make decision related to public health emergencies based on the best information available at the time). It meant an immediate promotion to GS-12 ($5K raise) and the ability to make GS-13 later (a $12K+ raise). But I have been covering both positions since July when I got the promotion and will continue to do so until they get the old position filled.

Home:
This is my main reason for posting. My wife has had some health issues that started this summer and needs surgery. We are going in this morning (like as soon as I finish typing) and she has surgery at 09:30. She should be done by 11:00. We'll gladly accept and appreciate prayers from anyone that cares to send them our way.



Gorse

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Gorse

Ack...hope all goes well sir.

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Raell Kromwell

Prayers and good thoughts incoming Gorse. Let us know.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

Congratulations and good luck with the wifey. Prayers incoming.

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Hey congrats on the promotion, Gorse, that is great news!!
Praying for your wife. Hope all goes well.

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Congratulations on the promotion.

Hope they get someone to do your old job before you burn out!

Prayers incoming for your wife.

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Memento Vivere

I have local knowledge.
That sandbar was not there yesterday!

Prayers en route

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

You and your wife are in my thoughts Gorse.

Congrats on the promotion!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Its probably done by now, hope all went well. Prayer said, and congratulations on the good stuff.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

I hope everything goes well with your Wife's surgury and she has a full recovery.

Sounds like work is going well for you, if busy. Grats.

I hope my incoming prayers are not too late!

Congratulations and good luck Gorse

Hope things went well for your wife, and continue to go well for you in your career. Nice to hear from you!

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

Thank you for all the well wishes. Surgery went well and she is doing fine. Recovery time is typically 4-6 weeks, but she is already up and moving today.

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Gorse

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"Dress cops up as soldiers, give them military equipment, train them in military tactics, tell them they’re fighting a ‘war,’ and the consequences are predictable." —Radley Balko

Great news Gorse! Thanks for the update.

Physically this is true. However, what they don't tell you is that the brain just does not work well after surgery. It takes 6 months for the brain to really function well after surgery. I learned this from the ladies at church, and after two major surgeries I can vouch for it's truth.

Glad she is doing well.

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Memento Vivere

I have local knowledge.
That sandbar was not there yesterday!

Glad to hear things turned out ok and hope things continue for you. I miss our repartee over on the PBP boards.