Happy Thursday! Ok...I have a confession I can't keep it in any more...Ok, I'll just say it...I'm in love with a woman...Ok yes she is a lesbian and I'm gay, but ok..hear it goes...I love Rosie O'Donnell! Whew, now I feel better. Now I know she can be a contraversal figure, but she truly makes me smile.
Now, I have a history with Rosie. There are many similarities in our lives. we are both in our late 40's, Both gay..both overweight... we both have an amazing knowledge of useless TV fact in our minds...we both adore Broadway and Showtunes ect... Seriously, Rosie has actually played a role in two life altering times in my life.
The first time was shortly after moved to Green Bay. On July 6th, 2000 I looked down at my foot.(which I already had no feeling in) and it was beet red and very swollen. I called my Dad and off we went to the doctor's office. The Dr. proceeded to ask me if I realised that I had an infected nickel sized hole on the bottom of my left foot. My answer was "Nope, That sucks!". He told us to go straight to the hospital immediately. That began a year and a half of 8 surgeries, daily infusions of intervenous antibiotics, 3 weeks in a nursing home...in other word..it kinda sucked. During this time, The Rosie O'Donnell Show was still on. I truly found great solace in watching her. Then one day I saw on the show that Rosie had cut her hand fairly severely. A few days later, she was in the hospital after developing an infection very similar to mine. I no longer felt alone. A famous person had what I had...Then they cured her infection. It gave me hope! Unfortunately, I lost my foot below the knee...but I survived a killer infection. So in the end, I truly won the fight just like she did.
Now to understand the next story you need to know that my brother dislikes Rosie. Now, he doesn't really dislike her, but he pretty much badmouths her just to annoy me. Like many siblings in this world, He hates anything I like. So..This was around the time that Rosie was on the View and was fueding with a certain blowhard with weird hair whose name rhymes with Ronald Dump...(I don't want to get sued). Anyway..I had to have a small bit of surgery (angioplasty) to allow more blood to go to my remaining foot. So before the surgery, My brother and father were in preop and as I was being wheeled to surgery I put my thumb up and said to my brother..."ROSIE RULES".. Well, the surgery went well, but that night in the hospital I asperated (choked) and Coded (died) 3 times. Well thanks to good Dr's, many prayers, and Rosie..I woke up 6 days later. I was told that when it was thought that there was very little chance that I would survive, my brother stated.."He can't die..I can't let Him have the last word on Rosie." So he prayed his ass off.. and yes, he did eventually get the last word on Rosie. But I survived to still bug my brother.
I don't ask for much..I just want Rosie to be my friend..lol I would love to talk to her and express how she helped and inspires me. Through all of this, I smiled and laughed my way thru. I know I'm still here for a reason.. Not sure what that is, but maybe this blog is part of it.
It's snowing outside today..It looks very pretty. I like it as long as I'm inside..Ok why is my type changing...very weird. Ok thanks for listening. Be safe, Be happy and Be Superb!
Thanks Rosie!
R
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