Two months ago something just changed inside me. Not sure what exactly but I woke up feeling the need to eat in moderation and to really watch what I was eating. I ended up responding to that friend request - the ex-girlfriend helped me get over a lot of the anger I had stowed away for the past 13 years.

So I went to the doctor. Blood sugar down tremendously. Wasn't diabetic but the levels are "spectacular" now. Cholesterol dropped a lot. Blood pressure down 20 points. Weight dropping a lot. The doc even said I look great. The next surgery needed - might be a lot less intense than they originally thought. They're going to postpone it 60 days to see where I am.

So we'll see. I hope I have the strength to keep doing what I'm doing here. And maybe, lord willing, that ex might be in my future too.

Good luck tell us how it's going.

Sometimes a health scare can be a good thing in a funny way. If you take it as a kick in the pants to get into better shape and start taking care of yourself it's a good thing.

People think I'm nuts (and they're right) but I say in a weird way my minor stroke was a good thing in some ways. It kicked me in the pants.