Gutmon, et all-- thanks for the support over the summer as I went through the health scares and other woes. Here is a bit of an update:

I finally saw the cardiologist I was supposed to see in Oct but canceled so I could go to the bw with daughter. I was scared to see him and hear the verdict. Thinking about it made me anxious, so I put it off. But I finally bit the bullet and went yesterday.

The doctor went over my heart monitor info, and said he thought it wasnt the bad diagnosis that my primary thought it was, but that I was having panic attacks, which was my own hopeful self-diagnosis. He spent almost an hour with me and showed me why he thought my heart was racing and prescribed beta blockers to use when I felt stressed. He said that despite these episodes I was in great health. What a relief.

speaking of anxiety, 60 minutes called me at work yesterday. They read a piece I wrote on teaching and are looking to do a story... It was really surreal. I spent half hour with a reporter on the phone and then all the follow up emails and then telling my bosses, and so on... I cant tell you how strange it was to pick up the phone expecting it to be a parent or the attendance office, but instead hearing a voice say this is so and so from sixty minutes.

my heart started pounded outside of my chest and I swear I almost had a panic attack.

Tremolo, great news on both counts. We have a good friend who has had panic attacks...really tough on her.

If the 60 minutes thing happens, we want to know when it is airing. Maybe this will be one of those "I knew her when..." stories.

Great news on all fronts. Glad to hear you're in good health. Let us know what becomes of the 60 Minutes story.

On my health front, I saw a podiatrist about my foot problems and found out that I have a neuroma in my left foot. Basically Carpal Tunnel in my foot. Surgery will probably be needed at some time. Goods news is that it doesn't hurt it to ski on it, just causes pain. Think I will continue to ski as I can tolerate and then maybe have surgery during the crummy part of the spring.

Gutmon, hope you heel soon. hee hee

I will post about sixty minutes. If they do the segment on me...I'll sneak in a reference to gutmon. Maybe I'll say something like-- "write from the gut, mon", when the film is rolling and I am coaching my students.

My life is crazy right now. No skiing for me.

quote Kevlar: "Tremolo, great news on both counts. We have a good friend who has had panic attacks...really tough on her.


If the 60 minutes thing happens, we want to know when it is airing. Maybe this will be one of those "I knew her when..." stories."

Yeah, I'll post on the ski thread where the really cool people hang.

Molo- do you have a link to the article you wrote?

quote gutmon: "Molo- do you have a link to the article you wrote?"

I will email to you-- do you still have my address?

thanks

got it!~