Update on Geigers' health & location

Hiya, John,

Much more importantly, Sandy has another cardiac catheterization this morning. The last time this happened, she was kept in the hospital for her bypass surgery.

My leg veinous ablation went fine, it seems. Follow up sonogram is tomorrow.

Penney For Your Thoughts is our community monthly newsletter. Meanwhile, I'm reporting on Penney Farms government and Clay County stuff for Clay Today, a weekly owned by (Milwaukee) Journal Community Publications.

I know you've got us situated in St. Augustine, bro, but we're 38 miles west of there. We're midway between Jacksonville and Gainesville; kind of in the sticks. However, this makes it legitimate for us to be fans of both the Jaguars and the Gators.

Slim Whitman lives up the road, but we cannot hear him warbling "Indian Love Call." Having him nearby might keep us safe should Mars attack.

My best to you.

Pete

Penney Farms, Florida -- on Rt. 16 west of the St. John's River; St. Augustine is east of the river -- is the site of the Penney Farms Christian retirement community.

After Sandy's checkup, Pete emailed this update:

John,

Sandy passed with almost flying colors. One of the five cardiac artery bypasses she received in July, 2007 in Elyria is now blocked. Her cardiologist said 30 percent of bypasses block within five years; we didn't know that. He says Sandy's heart is healthy, however, and fully seerved despite the blockage. He did no angioplasty and installed no stent. Her medication is sufficient, he said.

Yeah, we're west of the St. Johns. I think of this territory as more typical of Old Florida. The Black Creek and woods near our place were the setting for old Tarzan movies with Johnny Weismuller. Slim Whitman has a neighbor who earned fame in prohibition days by distilling rum from sugar cane growing on his farm. The neighbor and the cane are still there; the still isn't. The neighbor throws a community pot-luck every Christmas with country music and demonstrationss of making blackstrap molasses. Slim, however, no longer sings in public.

Y'all come see us, y'heah?

Pete


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