My real quit

[littlelebowski]

Thanks for all of your continued support. It has made recovery and keeping quit that much easier.
Unfortunately D4, the therapists told Annie all of those activities would be good for me to do...so I've been getting more chore assignments :(

A brief update - I've been at home for two weeks now and things continue to progress well. Strength is coming back (luckily I've always been weak) and I will look to return to work in the near future. There doesn't appear to be significant lasting effects from whacking my head but only time will tell.

After reading some good discussions by the August text group and visiting my Dr., I realized signing on for 200 days was more important than ever. I may feel quit now, but I still haven't had to face a lot of my triggers and am now realizing what responsibilities exist for me in the real world. As I get towards full recovery, the old triggers will still be there and I'll probably need help then to keep on the right track.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Cheers,
LL/John

Well John, one thing positive from whacking your head is the foresight to sign up for the 200 days. You're spot on with that assessment! I know you're crowding 100 ... Post-HOF it's a fact that quitters start to get bored, start to slip away. Post every day, interact ... and reach out to the newbs and offer a hand. You've got an awful lot of strength to offer others bro. Glad to hear you're doing better LL, keep it up brother. Hope your weekend was great as well!

Nice work LL!

(The real world is over rated.)

LL - Glad you are alive, and still quit. The therapist comment re Annie and the "chore" assignments makes me think life is better than you think.

Not sure why but an old Missy Elliott lyric is ringing. Am I on the right track??

Is it worth it, let me work it, I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it

I think you hit it on the head D4, life is pretty dang good. Being home with the family was my biggest step and even the chores feel pretty good and each week I can do a little more. I never bought I'd look forward to doing the dishes, but I can do them now so that's a big step.

Cheers
LL

[Done4Me]

Thanks for all of your continued support. It has made recovery and keeping quit that much easier.
Unfortunately D4, the therapists told Annie all of those activities would be good for me to do...so I've been getting more chore assignments :(

A brief update - I've been at home for two weeks now and things continue to progress well. Strength is coming back (luckily I've always been weak) and I will look to return to work in the near future. There doesn't appear to be significant lasting effects from whacking my head but only time will tell.

After reading some good discussions by the August text group and visiting my Dr., I realized signing on for 200 days was more important than ever. I may feel quit now, but I still haven't had to face a lot of my triggers and am now realizing what responsibilities exist for me in the real world. As I get towards full recovery, the old triggers will still be there and I'll probably need help then to keep on the right track.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Cheers,
LL/John

Well John, one thing positive from whacking your head is the foresight to sign up for the 200 days. You're spot on with that assessment! I know you're crowding 100 ... Post-HOF it's a fact that quitters start to get bored, start to slip away. Post every day, interact ... and reach out to the newbs and offer a hand. You've got an awful lot of strength to offer others bro. Glad to hear you're doing better LL, keep it up brother. Hope your weekend was great as well!

Nice work LL!

(The real world is over rated.)

LL - Glad you are alive, and still quit. The therapist comment re Annie and the "chore" assignments makes me think life is better than you think.

Not sure why but an old Missy Elliott lyric is ringing. Am I on the right track??

Is it worth it, let me work it, I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it

[zquitter]

Thanks for all of your continued support. It has made recovery and keeping quit that much easier.
Unfortunately D4, the therapists told Annie all of those activities would be good for me to do...so I've been getting more chore assignments :(

A brief update - I've been at home for two weeks now and things continue to progress well. Strength is coming back (luckily I've always been weak) and I will look to return to work in the near future. There doesn't appear to be significant lasting effects from whacking my head but only time will tell.

After reading some good discussions by the August text group and visiting my Dr., I realized signing on for 200 days was more important than ever. I may feel quit now, but I still haven't had to face a lot of my triggers and am now realizing what responsibilities exist for me in the real world. As I get towards full recovery, the old triggers will still be there and I'll probably need help then to keep on the right track.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Cheers,
LL/John

Well John, one thing positive from whacking your head is the foresight to sign up for the 200 days. You're spot on with that assessment! I know you're crowding 100 ... Post-HOF it's a fact that quitters start to get bored, start to slip away. Post every day, interact ... and reach out to the newbs and offer a hand. You've got an awful lot of strength to offer others bro. Glad to hear you're doing better LL, keep it up brother. Hope your weekend was great as well!

Nice work LL!

(The real world is over rated.)

[Smeds]

Thanks for all of your continued support. It has made recovery and keeping quit that much easier.
Unfortunately D4, the therapists told Annie all of those activities would be good for me to do...so I've been getting more chore assignments :(

A brief update - I've been at home for two weeks now and things continue to progress well. Strength is coming back (luckily I've always been weak) and I will look to return to work in the near future. There doesn't appear to be significant lasting effects from whacking my head but only time will tell.

After reading some good discussions by the August text group and visiting my Dr., I realized signing on for 200 days was more important than ever. I may feel quit now, but I still haven't had to face a lot of my triggers and am now realizing what responsibilities exist for me in the real world. As I get towards full recovery, the old triggers will still be there and I'll probably need help then to keep on the right track.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Cheers,
LL/John

Well John, one thing positive from whacking your head is the foresight to sign up for the 200 days. You're spot on with that assessment! I know you're crowding 100 ... Post-HOF it's a fact that quitters start to get bored, start to slip away. Post every day, interact ... and reach out to the newbs and offer a hand. You've got an awful lot of strength to offer others bro. Glad to hear you're doing better LL, keep it up brother. Hope your weekend was great as well!

[littlelebowski]

Thanks for all of your continued support. It has made recovery and keeping quit that much easier.
Unfortunately D4, the therapists told Annie all of those activities would be good for me to do...so I've been getting more chore assignments :(

A brief update - I've been at home for two weeks now and things continue to progress well. Strength is coming back (luckily I've always been weak) and I will look to return to work in the near future. There doesn't appear to be significant lasting effects from whacking my head but only time will tell.

After reading some good discussions by the August text group and visiting my Dr., I realized signing on for 200 days was more important than ever. I may feel quit now, but I still haven't had to face a lot of my triggers and am now realizing what responsibilities exist for me in the real world. As I get towards full recovery, the old triggers will still be there and I'll probably need help then to keep on the right track.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Cheers,
LL/John

[Thumblewort]

Quit with LL all day long!

[lighty7]

So great to hear LL! Proud to quit with you and the August Brass Ballers.

[Air Force ADDICT]

Right on bro! Proud to be quit w/ you. Continue to keep us posted.

[Dagranger]

Hey all,

Here's a brief update on my condition. First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your support during this trying time. This was huge for my wife as she dealt with this to see everyone come together. As I've come to and my memory improves this has been a great source of happiness for me too. So thanks again for everything - I'm even sporting my KTC shirt today,thanks! (Can't figure out how to post a pic right now though)

I was discharged from the long term care facility on July 28 and was able to be moved to a short term rehabilitation facility in my hometown of Bend, OR. I was successfully weaned off the ventilator and the tracheostomy tube was removed successfully too . I've been extremely lucky and things have progressed rapidly during recovery so I officially moved home on Saturday August 2. There are still some potential effects of brain damage from the accident, but I can walk, know what's going on and am home with my family so no complaints here.

This has been a life altering experience that I couldn't have gotten through without your help. To say the least, this has helped put my quit in a different perspective and I hope all of you can gain something from it too. I feel like I got a new lease on life by starting to break the chains of nic addiction (I know this is an ongoing fight) and being able to come through this relatively unscathed.

Cheers
Littlelebowski / John

Glad you're home brother. So glad you are recovering too. Keep that quit going and use KTC to keep you quit.

Glad you hear you are home and on the right road to recovery.

Keep Winning LL!

Excellent to read this LL ... you're strong as hell dude, here's to everything coming up going the best it possibly can. Thanks for the inspiration ... see you on roll tomorrow!

LL - Thanks for the update. Good to see you progressing. Could have been tons worse. Word to the wise, don't get better too quick or Annie will have you doing the dishes, laundry, and changing diapers. Lots of folks here care which is a really cool thing for an internet message board.

Sorry for being late to this. But this post is awesome. Glad you are progessing so well.

[Done4Me]

Hey all,

Here's a brief update on my condition. First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your support during this trying time. This was huge for my wife as she dealt with this to see everyone come together. As I've come to and my memory improves this has been a great source of happiness for me too. So thanks again for everything - I'm even sporting my KTC shirt today,thanks! (Can't figure out how to post a pic right now though)

I was discharged from the long term care facility on July 28 and was able to be moved to a short term rehabilitation facility in my hometown of Bend, OR. I was successfully weaned off the ventilator and the tracheostomy tube was removed successfully too . I've been extremely lucky and things have progressed rapidly during recovery so I officially moved home on Saturday August 2. There are still some potential effects of brain damage from the accident, but I can walk, know what's going on and am home with my family so no complaints here.

This has been a life altering experience that I couldn't have gotten through without your help. To say the least, this has helped put my quit in a different perspective and I hope all of you can gain something from it too. I feel like I got a new lease on life by starting to break the chains of nic addiction (I know this is an ongoing fight) and being able to come through this relatively unscathed.

Cheers
Littlelebowski / John

Glad you're home brother. So glad you are recovering too. Keep that quit going and use KTC to keep you quit.

Glad you hear you are home and on the right road to recovery.

Keep Winning LL!

Excellent to read this LL ... you're strong as hell dude, here's to everything coming up going the best it possibly can. Thanks for the inspiration ... see you on roll tomorrow!

LL - Thanks for the update. Good to see you progressing. Could have been tons worse. Word to the wise, don't get better too quick or Annie will have you doing the dishes, laundry, and changing diapers. Lots of folks here care which is a really cool thing for an internet message board.

[Tuco]

Hey all,

Here's a brief update on my condition. First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your support during this trying time. This was huge for my wife as she dealt with this to see everyone come together. As I've come to and my memory improves this has been a great source of happiness for me too. So thanks again for everything - I'm even sporting my KTC shirt today,thanks! (Can't figure out how to post a pic right now though)

I was discharged from the long term care facility on July 28 and was able to be moved to a short term rehabilitation facility in my hometown of Bend, OR. I was successfully weaned off the ventilator and the tracheostomy tube was removed successfully too . I've been extremely lucky and things have progressed rapidly during recovery so I officially moved home on Saturday August 2. There are still some potential effects of brain damage from the accident, but I can walk, know what's going on and am home with my family so no complaints here.

This has been a life altering experience that I couldn't have gotten through without your help. To say the least, this has helped put my quit in a different perspective and I hope all of you can gain something from it too. I feel like I got a new lease on life by starting to break the chains of nic addiction (I know this is an ongoing fight) and being able to come through this relatively unscathed.

Cheers
Littlelebowski / John

Talk about some sobering perspective. Under the circumstances, it sounds like things could have been much, much worse. Glad to hear you're solidly on the road to recovery. I definitely quit with you today.

[Smeds]

Hey all,

Here's a brief update on my condition. First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your support during this trying time. This was huge for my wife as she dealt with this to see everyone come together. As I've come to and my memory improves this has been a great source of happiness for me too. So thanks again for everything - I'm even sporting my KTC shirt today,thanks! (Can't figure out how to post a pic right now though)

I was discharged from the long term care facility on July 28 and was able to be moved to a short term rehabilitation facility in my hometown of Bend, OR. I was successfully weaned off the ventilator and the tracheostomy tube was removed successfully too . I've been extremely lucky and things have progressed rapidly during recovery so I officially moved home on Saturday August 2. There are still some potential effects of brain damage from the accident, but I can walk, know what's going on and am home with my family so no complaints here.

This has been a life altering experience that I couldn't have gotten through without your help. To say the least, this has helped put my quit in a different perspective and I hope all of you can gain something from it too. I feel like I got a new lease on life by starting to break the chains of nic addiction (I know this is an ongoing fight) and being able to come through this relatively unscathed.

Cheers
Littlelebowski / John

Glad you're home brother. So glad you are recovering too. Keep that quit going and use KTC to keep you quit.

Glad you hear you are home and on the right road to recovery.

Keep Winning LL!

Excellent to read this LL ... you're strong as hell dude, here's to everything coming up going the best it possibly can. Thanks for the inspiration ... see you on roll tomorrow!

[Shorthorn]

Hey all,

Here's a brief update on my condition. First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your support during this trying time. This was huge for my wife as she dealt with this to see everyone come together. As I've come to and my memory improves this has been a great source of happiness for me too. So thanks again for everything - I'm even sporting my KTC shirt today,thanks! (Can't figure out how to post a pic right now though)

I was discharged from the long term care facility on July 28 and was able to be moved to a short term rehabilitation facility in my hometown of Bend, OR. I was successfully weaned off the ventilator and the tracheostomy tube was removed successfully too . I've been extremely lucky and things have progressed rapidly during recovery so I officially moved home on Saturday August 2. There are still some potential effects of brain damage from the accident, but I can walk, know what's going on and am home with my family so no complaints here.

This has been a life altering experience that I couldn't have gotten through without your help. To say the least, this has helped put my quit in a different perspective and I hope all of you can gain something from it too. I feel like I got a new lease on life by starting to break the chains of nic addiction (I know this is an ongoing fight) and being able to come through this relatively unscathed.

Cheers
Littlelebowski / John

Glad you're home brother. So glad you are recovering too. Keep that quit going and use KTC to keep you quit.

Glad you hear you are home and on the right road to recovery.

Keep Winning LL!

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Hey all,

Here's a brief update on my condition. First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your support during this trying time. This was huge for my wife as she dealt with this to see everyone come together. As I've come to and my memory improves this has been a great source of happiness for me too. So thanks again for everything - I'm even sporting my KTC shirt today,thanks! (Can't figure out how to post a pic right now though)

I was discharged from the long term care facility on July 28 and was able to be moved to a short term rehabilitation facility in my hometown of Bend, OR. I was successfully weaned off the ventilator and the tracheostomy tube was removed successfully too . I've been extremely lucky and things have progressed rapidly during recovery so I officially moved home on Saturday August 2. There are still some potential effects of brain damage from the accident, but I can walk, know what's going on and am home with my family so no complaints here.

This has been a life altering experience that I couldn't have gotten through without your help. To say the least, this has helped put my quit in a different perspective and I hope all of you can gain something from it too. I feel like I got a new lease on life by starting to break the chains of nic addiction (I know this is an ongoing fight) and being able to come through this relatively unscathed.

Cheers
Littlelebowski / John

Glad you're home brother. So glad you are recovering too. Keep that quit going and use KTC to keep you quit.

[littlelebowski]

Hey all,

Here's a brief update on my condition. First of all I'd like to thank everyone for your support during this trying time. This was huge for my wife as she dealt with this to see everyone come together. As I've come to and my memory improves this has been a great source of happiness for me too. So thanks again for everything - I'm even sporting my KTC shirt today,thanks! (Can't figure out how to post a pic right now though)

I was discharged from the long term care facility on July 28 and was able to be moved to a short term rehabilitation facility in my hometown of Bend, OR. I was successfully weaned off the ventilator and the tracheostomy tube was removed successfully too . I've been extremely lucky and things have progressed rapidly during recovery so I officially moved home on Saturday August 2. There are still some potential effects of brain damage from the accident, but I can walk, know what's going on and am home with my family so no complaints here.

This has been a life altering experience that I couldn't have gotten through without your help. To say the least, this has helped put my quit in a different perspective and I hope all of you can gain something from it too. I feel like I got a new lease on life by starting to break the chains of nic addiction (I know this is an ongoing fight) and being able to come through this relatively unscathed.

Cheers
Littlelebowski / John