It's been a rough year

Fireman32
Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
edited July 2008 in The Clubhouse
Well it's been 1 year since I packed up my life and moved to North Carolina. While I love it down here much more then NJ it has definitly been on heck of a rough year.

It started out with me living in a hotel for the first two months while I looked for an apartment. That had to be the worst bed I ever slept in. I finally found a nice apartment and moved in september.

Shortly after I moved I think that I started to suffer form some depression. It was hard being in a new area away from all of my friends and family. I was workign through it pretty good though. I found a bar poker league and played about 4 nights a week so I met some new people. I also started spending more money then I had and dug myself into a pretty deep hole.

Shortly after I moved I found out that my mom had bladder cancer. My parents were down in florida and went to a dr who told her that they might have to remove her bladder. I think this made the depression even worse as the thought of loosing my mom was quite possible. They started he on this treatment where instead of chemo they inject her with TB and its supposede to kill the cancer cells. It would make her sick but not nearly as bad as the chemo.

To start payng the bills I sold all of my gear except the tv. While it was a temp fix that paid the rent i was still deep in the hole if not deeper. Then a month later the tv took a crap and it was not worth fixing it.

I decided that it was time to get another job and get myself out of the hole. I was thinking of what I could do to make some quck money and figured waiting tables would be good as I can make tips every night. That was a bad idea. My bad back that I have got 10 times worse with that job. Being on my feet for hours every night holding the heavy trays of food made me misrable. I limped out of the resturaunt every night and the tips were not as what I expected. So I changed jobs and started delivering pizza. Much easier job and good tips for the area.

Well fast foward to last week and things are finally on the upswing. I paid off a good chunk of my debt and plan to be pretty much caught up within 2 to 3 months. My mom had a test and she is now cancer free. She will be on meds for the rest of her life but its great news that the treatment worked. Hopefully this next year will be a much better year and by PF I can start rebuilding my system and getting back into the world of audio again.

Thanks for letting me rant and getting this off my chest. So many people here have been a great support for me and I appreciate it so much.

Dave
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited July 2008
    Sorry to hear about your trouble's this past year (its been a doozy for me also), but im glad to hear your mom is doing better.

    Just keep your nose to the grind and your eyes on the prize, everything usually works itself out in the end.

    I'm not familiar with Morrisville, but if its anywhere close to Raleigh I have a bit of audio gear I could let you use so you have some tunes til you can recoup. Lemme know what ya think.


    Good Luck
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited July 2008
    Sorry to hear about all the troubles. Prayer are with you.

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited July 2008
    Glad to hear things are looking brighter Dave
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited July 2008
    See what happens when you leave NJ?



    Glad to hear things are on the up swing for you, hopefully it doesn't start going down and just keeps moving forward.
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited July 2008
    Jstas wrote: »
    See what happens when you leave NJ?

    Yeah, you stop glowing in the dark. :p


    Dave
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited July 2008
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    My mom had a test and she is now cancer free.



    THATS HUGE DUDE!!!!!:)
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited July 2008
    Man, I feel for ya. I just went thru the worst year and a half of my life, too. I turned to a higher power, which has made a huge difference. I'll say a prayer for ya and the family.

    Glad things are turning around for ya.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2008
    Thanks for the kind words everyone. Poee Morrisville is next to Cary so im probably 10 to 15 minutes away from you. Thanks for the offer that means alot. Right now with the hours i am working i dont have much time to listen anyway but I will let you know.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,860
    edited July 2008
    Sounds like the worst is over and you are well on your way out of the hole so many have fallen into.....I think alot of folks are having a really rough time this year and great to hear positive words...good luck and I hope all just keeps getting better and better....
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited July 2008
    Ah didnt realize it was so close, im a NY transplant, not a native and yes thats my excuse haha.

    And please feel free to take me up on my offer, my wife would really love the closet space. I have everything other than an extra preamp, but finding one shouldnt be too hard.


    Dave
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited July 2008
    You can do it man.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    Great news Dave, but I agree, 2008 has been a **** so far. I almost lost my father, then my mother--they're both ok now; My wife lost her brother in his private plane crash. We lost 2 very good people at work...**** cancer. Lost another friend at work--motorcycle accident.

    We're looking forward to '09, with open arms...
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2008
    Hey man, keep your head up. Remember, life is what you make of it. Anything you did to pull yourself out is something "YOU DID" and be proud of it. Its time to get to a great point of life. Whatever you have to do, make sure you are happy. You can do it.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2008
    I'm glad things are on the upswing for you. Best of luck to your Mom.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2008
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Great news Dave, but I agree, 2008 has been a **** so far. I almost lost my father, then my mother--they're both ok now; My wife lost her brother in his private plane crash. We lost 2 very good people at work...**** cancer. Lost another friend at work--motorcycle accident.

    We're looking forward to '09, with open arms...

    So sorry to hear about your losses Steve. Im finally feeling like I am on a upswing now. Hopefully everything gets better for you as well.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited July 2008
    We all go through our ups and downs, glad you kept a strong mind and pulled through. Hopefully everything continues to go well for you.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    So sorry to hear about your losses Steve. Im finally feeling like I am on a upswing now. Hopefully everything gets better for you as well.

    I'm a silver lining kind of guy so I'm confident things will get better. At least alot of things that could have been worse--were not, and that's good news. 2007 was just so "mellow" for us...
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  • GEBBY44
    GEBBY44 Posts: 939
    edited July 2008
    I don't think this has been a good year for too many people, but congratulations to you for being able to rise above. That takes a lot. I'm working in commercial real estate and right now there are so many people that are down in the dumps. It feels good to hear a success story. Thanks for sharing. Good luck on the upswing!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2008
    very cool that things are taking a turn for the better now.. keep on the right track.. you can do it and you know how to do it... good things come to those who work hard and lead a good life.

    Awesome news about your mom. Give her a big old bear hug the next time you see her. :)
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    very cool that things are taking a turn for the better now.. keep on the right track.. you can do it and you know how to do it... good things come to those who work hard and lead a good life.

    Awesome news about your mom. Give her a big old bear hug the next time you see her. :)

    Will do. It's been a year since I saw them last. I am going to take a long weekend soon and drive up and see them and everyone else.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited July 2008
    Hang in there Dave! It sound like you may be turning the corner on you misfortunes. We all make mistakes. Learn from them, move on and become wiser. Good luck!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited July 2008
    Good luck Dave. Sounds like you're getting a handle on it.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited July 2008
    I'd say he's about there. Good on ya Dave, that f$%ker Tom has the Radii now, I'm sure it will come around again. ;)
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited July 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    I'd say he's about there. Good on ya Dave, that f$%ker Tom has the Radii now, I'm sure it will come around again. ;)

    It's a sweet piece. Hopefully I will get it back someday. Thanks again for the kind words everyone it means alot.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited July 2008
    if there is the quintisential "family" piece, it's that Radii amp. :D

    I miss that little bugger
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