MY DAD WAS A PREACHER, HE’D PREACH HIS SERMON JUST AS HARD, IF 2 OR 200 WERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
“THE NUMBER OF EARS, THAT HEAR THE MESSAGE, IS UNIMPORTANT, WHAT MATTERS IS, THE -RIGHT- EARS HEAR IT, YOUR ONLY JOB, IS TO MAKE SURE YOU, DELIVER MY MESSAGE”
ONE OF MY DOCTORS TOLD ME “YOU THINK YOUR DOIN GOOD DON’T YOU?” I SAID YES, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO MY LAST RECOVERY. HE TOLD ME “YOUR NOT, THE HEART YOU GOT IS TO SMALL FOR YOUR BODY” 5 DAYS LATER, SAME DOCTOR, “YOUR NEW HEART HAS ALREADY GROWN TO THE PROPER SIZE” MIRACLES HAPPEN
MY VERY FIRST GOAL AFTER MY FIRST OPEN HEART SURGERY WAS TO WALK AROUND MY BLOCK, TOOK ME 6 MONTHS, BUT I DID IT. TODAY LESS THAN 1 MONTH AFTER HEART TRANSPLANT SURGERY, I WALKED OVER 2 BLOCKS, GREAT DOCTORS AND A MIGHTY GOD, I AM BLESSED
I WATCHED MY MOM & BROTHER PASS AWAY FROM HEART DISEASE & WHEN THEY WERE IN THE HOSPITAL RELATIVES CAME THAT I HADN’T SEEN IN YRS. THEY CAME BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THEIR LAST CHANCE TO SEE THEM ALIVE. IM NOT ACCEPTING VISITORS BECAUSE THEY “WILL” SEE ME AFTER MY TRANSPLANT
Finishing his walk (without a walker!) with Callie, another outstanding nurse! Thank you all again for your well wishes! C.T. & the entire family love and appreciate every last one of you Iron Addicts! WE’RE BLESSED!!!
#ISYMFS
I AM SO BLESSED, I MISSED YOU ALL. I LOVE YOU ALL. I KNEW MY FAITH WOULD BE EXTREMELY TESTED, IT WAS. I HAVE MANY THINGS TO SHARE, UNBELIEVABLE THINGS. BUT RIGHT NOW THIS MEDICINE GOT ME SO SHAKEY I HARDLY HOLD THIS PHONE. THE RETURN OF THE NOT SO SUPERMAN!
IM ON THE LIST! I HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE NAVY LODGE TO AWAIT THE LIFE CHANGING PHONE CALL. ONE OF MY DOCTORS APOLOGIZED 4 THE MONEY TALK, & TOLD ME TO KEEP MY PHONE CHARGED & WITH ME 24/7. IVE HAD MORE THAN 1 MIRACLE SINCE IVE BEEN HERE, I’LL TELL YA ALL ABOUT IT AFTER MY SURGERY
IF YOU BEEN PRAYING FOR THE OLD MAN, PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO. IM BEING ADMITTED MONDAY FOR A KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST, IF I PASS, I WILL MOST LIKELY STAY THERE FOR MY TRANSPLANT SURGERY. HOPEFULLY IT WON’T BE MUCH LONGER. LORD LET YOUR WILL BE DONE
RESULTS ARE BACK!, AND ONCE AGAIN, KIDNEYS PAST THE TEST, BACK TO THE TOP OF HEART TRANSPLANT LIST, I WAS ON HOLD TILL RESULTS CAME IN. MY FAITH IS UNWAVERING, I’M BLESSED
Message from the C.T.: Today was pretty rough, some days are going to be like that...but anything worth having never comes easy.
#IMBLESSED
Posted by: Natalia
OK, I KNOW IM NOT FULLY EXTENDED, I KNOW MY HAIR IS GREY AS FUCK, I KNOW ALL THAT BEFORE YOU POINT IT OUT. FUCK DYING MY SHIT, MY JOINTS WONT ALLOW ME TO DO FULL EXTENSIONS, NOW THATS OUTTA THE WAY. HERES MY PROGRESS, FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ONE PUSH-UP, GOD CAN DO ANYTHING!!!
WE DIDNT GET ALONG FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, BUT I DID LOVE MY DAD. I ALWAYS WONDERED IF ID BE SAD WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, WELL HE HAS, AND I AM. SO GLAD I GOT THE CHANCE TO TELL HIM I LOVED HIM AND ASK HIS FORGIVENESS BEFORE IT WAS TO LATE. GOODBYE OL SOLDIER, YOUR BAD SON, C.T.
WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS? ANSWER: NOTHING. BUT MAN AM I HAPPY! MY GRANDKIDS SAID, “THE ROCK KNOWS MY GRANDPA” SHIT I WAS GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR
@TheRock
I CANNOT MENTION HER NAME, BECAUSE I DON’T THINK SHE WANTS ME TO. BUT A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE IS SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND IS AT THIS MOMENT PREPARING HER WILL. SHE ASKED FOR MY CARDIOLOGIST NAME, SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE HER HEART GOES TO ME. CALL ME A SISSY, I DONT CARE, I CRIED
DIS MUTHA FUCKA CUSSES ON AIR, DIS MUTHA FUCKA KNOWS ITS STILL HIS MUTHA FUCKIN SET, DIS MUTHA FUCKA IS AN IRON ADDICT, DIS MUTHA CHECKED ON ME WHEN I WAS SICK, DIS MUTHA FUCKA IS MY “FRIEND”
@ChrisCuomo
YES ITS A “MEDICAL MIRACLE” AND THE FACT THAT I RECEIVED A HEART THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY TO SMALL FOR MY BODY AND IS NOW GROWN TO THE PROPER SIZE FOR MY BODY AND FUNCTIONING AT 100% IS A “MIRACLE FROM GOD!” SO ITS A “DOUBLE MIRACLE”
THIS YOUNG MAN WAS AT IRON WARS III, LAST NIGHT. WASN’T ABLE TO LIFT ANY WEIGHT DO TO INJURY, BUT WHAT HE DID LIFT WAS MY HEART. WHAT HE SHARED WITH ME WITH NO CAMERAS AROUND I WILL NEVER FORGET. IF YOUR A BRADLEY MARTIN FAN YOU’LL HAVE TO GET IN LINE BEHIND ME
@BradleyMartyn
PREVIOUS BEST 13, THREE DAYS AGO, HAD MY CHEERING SECTION WATCHING GRANDPA, AND I THINK MAYBE ONE OF THEM MAY HAVE BROKE A LITTLE WIND WHILE THEY WAS CHEERING😁, HARDEST PART IS ALWAYS THE MENTAL PART, GETTIN PAST RIB CAGE BEING CRACKED OPEN 6MONTHS AGO WAS JOB NO.1,NEXT GOAL 20!
THIS IS THE DOCTOR WHO DIDN’T GIVE UP ON ME AFTER FLATLINING 3 TIMES DURING MY LAST OPEN HEART SURGERY. THANK YOU DR. MILLIKEN, NO TWEETS FROM ME YESTERDAY, THEY CHANGED MY MEDS AND IT IS AFFECTING ME, BUT YES IT IS STILL MY MUTHA FUCKIN SET!!
JUNE 8TH, 1959 AT 9:00 AM IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS GOD GAVE ME LIFE, MAY 5, 2018 HE REPEATED WHAT HE HAD DONE 59 YEARS EARLIER. INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS DAY, I CANNOT EXPRESS JUST HOW GOOD “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” SOUNDS TODAY, THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOU ALL
WHEN I PRAY, I TALK TO GOD LIKE HE’S AN OLD FRIEND. WE’VE BEEN TOGETHER MY WHOLE LIFE, HES BROUGHT ME THROUGH SO MUCH, NO LIES BETWEEN US, HE’D KNOW ANYWAY, MIGHT AS WELL BE TRUTHFUL. HES NEVER TO BUSY, HE ALWAYS ANSWERS, HE MAY NOT COME WHEN I WANT HIM, BUT HES ALWAYS ON TIME
I WANT EVERYONE TO BE AWARE, ESPECIALLY VETERANS, YOU CANNOT ASSUME YOUR VA BENEFITS WILL COVER ANY OPERATION YOU MAY NEED. “COST” IS A BIG CONSIDERATION IN YOU RECEIVING THE CARE YOU NEED. NEVER MIND THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO PAY THE “ULTIMATE COST” WHEN YOU SERVED YOUR COUNTRY
I HAVE THE BEST MEDICAL TEAM IN THE WORLD, BAR NONE! STANFORD MEDICAL CTR IS THE PIONEER OF HEART TRANSPLANT SURGERY. 17 DAYS AFTER TRANSPLANT I WAS DISCHARGED. BEA ALWAYS BY MY SIDE. THANK GOD FOR ALL THE NURSES, DOCTORS, PA’S, TECHNICIANS, NA’S, CUSTODIANS WHO TOOK CARE OF ME
IM STILL HERE, NO NEED TO WORRY. MISS A DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND MY INBOX IS BULGING WITH “ARE YOU OK” MESSAGES. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH, ALL THIS MEDICINE AND A HEART THAT ACTS ANGRY AT ME SOMETIMES AND I JUST NEED A LITTLE REST DAY. IT IS STILL MOST DEFINITELY MY SET!
BY THE WAY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I DO “NOT” NEED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT. JUST HEART TRANSPLANT. BUT ALL THE TALK TODAY WAS ABOUT MONEY. I WAS PISSED, IM NOT GONNA LIE
MARTIAL ARMS PT. Il, OLD MAN WILL BE IN THAT MUTHA FUCKA TRAINING!!! PT. I, GAVE YOU THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND MARTIAL ARMS AND A FEW ROUTINES, PT. II WILL BE THE BACKYARD, PENITENTIARY, POWER4SIZE, TRAINING!
I WAS 53-55 IN THESE PICS, IM DOING MY BEST TO GET BACK IN THIS CONDITION, ALL I NEED IS ENOUGH OF YOU MUTHA FUCKAS TO TELL ME I CAN’T DO IT, BECAUSE THATS THE BEST MOTIVATION IN THE WORLD!!
MAY 5TH I CELEBRATE MY ONE YEAR HEART TRANSPLANT ANNIVERSARY. MAY 6TH I GET THE HONOR OF TAPING ROUND 2, WITH THE ONE AND ONLY JOE ROGAN
@joerogan
. NO SUBJECT IS OUTTA BOUNDS, YOU DON’T WANNA MISS THIS!!
#JRE
#IMBLESSED
#GIFTOFLIFE
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW, THIS IS MY ROCK, THE ONE WHO SLEPT ON A COT EVERY NIGHT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, FOR MONTHS DURING MY 1ST OPEN HEART SURGERY. TODAY MS. BEA TURNS 60, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND I LOVE YOU!
HEY I WAS JUST THINKING, WOULDN’T IT BE COOL FOR A 60 YR OLD MAN TO MAKE A COMEBACK AFTER DYING MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVING A HEART TRANSPLANT?, SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE, FUCK IMPOSSIBLE!!
#59injune
I MET A YOUNG MARINE TODAY, LOOKED TO BE NO MORE THAN 21-22 YRS OLD. HE TOLD ME IF IT WASN’T FOR MY VIDEOS HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF. HE HAS PTSD. HE ALMOST BROKE INTO TEARS, I TOLD HIM DONT U CRY, CAUSE I MIGHT CRY. IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO KNOW IM MAKING A DIFFERENCE
IT AIN’T ABOUT THE TURKEY, ITS ABOUT BEING THANKFUL.THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU FAMILY, THANK YOU DOCTORS,THANK YOU DONOR, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS,ABOVE ALL ELSE, TODAY I WILL DROP TO MY KNEES &THANK GOD FOR HIS COUNTLESS BLESSINGS “LET US COME TOGETHER&LOVE ONE ANOTHER”
SLOW, FAT, FLABBY, AND DETERMINED! IM SHOWING YOU MY JOURNEY THIS TIME SO YOU’LL KNOW JUST HOW FAR GOD AND MY MEDICAL TEAM HAVE BROUGHT ME, IM BLESSED
#donorawareness
#imblessed
#cifss
FINALLY TALKED TO TRANSPLANT SURGEON FACE TO FACE TODAY. HE RECOMMENDED TRANSPLANT AND NOT THE MACHINE THAT HOLDS YOU OVER TILL TRANSPLANT. ITS ALL “IN GODS HANDS”
#ISYMFS
#IMBLESSED
#HEARTTRANSPLANT
QUICK UPDATE ON MY CURRENT SITUATION. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO ALL MY IRON ADDICTS FOR YOUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT AND PRAYERS. NOW, WE WAIT.
#IMBLESSED
#HEARTTRANSPLANT
#FUCKDEATH
TO ALL THE DADS OUT THERE WHO GET UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY, TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR KIDS, MANY TIMES TO JOBS THEY HATE. THIS IS “YOUR” DAY, CELEBRATE BY DOIN WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, INCLUDING “NOTHING AT ALL” I AM ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS FATHERS DAY, GOD BLESS ALL THE FATHERS
IM GOING TO BE HONEST, I DO NOT WANT BOTH. A KIDNEY AND HEART TRANSPLANT. THATS WHAT IM HEAR TO DETERMINE, I DONT WANT TO LEAVE HERE AND TRANSFER TO A HOSPITAL THAT DOES BOTH. BUT I KNOW ENOUGH TO KNOW GOD KNOWS BEST, LORD LET YOUR WILL BE DONE.
ITS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME THAT IF I INDEED NEED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT ALONG WITH MY HEART TRANSPLANT, I WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS COUNTRY TO HAVE IT DONE, BECAUSE THE VA DOES NOT CONTRACT WITH THE HOSPITAL HERE FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS, THEY PERFORM THEM, BUT VA WONT PAY FOR IT HERE
HAD MY PT TREVOR WHO HAS NO SOCIAL MEDIA WHATSOEVER FILM THE OL MAN “JUST FOR A MINUTE” OF MY TREADMILL MILE. I POST THESE VIDS TO SHOW MY PROGRESS BECAUSE MOST OF MY DM’S STILL ASK “HOW ARE DOING POPS?” AND MY ANSWER IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE “BLESSED”
I APOLOGIZE MY INBOX IS BUSTING AT THE SEAMS AGAIN, IM DOING MY BEST TO GET TO THEM ALL, DON’T GET UPSET, OR IMPATIENT PLEASE, I REALLY AM TRYING MY HARDEST TO ANSWER EVERYONE PERSONALLY. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY WISHES, THIS ONE WAS VERY SPECIAL!!
NEVER EVER EVER RIDICULE OR FIND FAULT WITH ANYONE WHO IS TRYING!! YOU WOULDN’T LIKE IT, AND I WONT STAND FOR IT ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA, AND IF THAT OFFENDS YOU, BYE BITCH!!
I GOT A CALL FROM MY TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR THIS MORNING. SHE SAID I COULD BE GOING TO MEET THE TRANSPLANT SURGEONS THIS MONTH SO DONT TRAVEL ANYWHERE. I TOLD HER IM STAYING MY ASS RIGHT HERE! EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SO NICE TO ME, DOCTORS, NURSES, IM SO BLESSED
READ QUITE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT HOW FAT AND SICK IM LOOKIN. THIS WAS MAY, LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER TRANSPLANT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO “THANK” ALL THE SHITTALKERS, YOU MUTHA FUCKAS ARE UNDER APPRECIATED. YOU PROVIDE THE ABSOLUTE BEST MOTIVATION THERE IS, KEEP IT COMIN BITCHES!!
HERES MY QUESTION. WHY DO YOU EMPTY HEADED MUTHA FUCKAS FOLLOW ME, WHICH IS A CHOICE, KNOWING HOW I TALK, JUST TO COMMENT AND SAY “STOP CUSSIN”. I DON’T GO TO YOUR PAGE AND SAY “STOP LOOKIN LIKE A WOODEN DUMMY” BECAUSE I KNOW YOU CANT HELP THAT SHIT, ITS CALLED UNDERSTANDING
CANCER BIOPSY TOMORROW. NOT WORRIED IN THE LEAST ABOUT POS OR NEG, ONLY CONCERN IS POS WILL DELAY TRANSPLANT, I DONT WANT ANY UNNECESSARY DELAYS. BUT EITHER WAY, LET YOUR WILL, NOT MY WILL, BE DONE, OH LORD