m i k e b r e v o o r t

I feel like my ass is starting to spread out like melting wax on hot pavement; I’ve been camped out in a recliner for the majority of the last 3 days. I was able to take my bandage off today and tomorrow I can actually take a shower. Big milestones! The far […]

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Just a quick update. My surgery today was successful though I feel like I got hit by a truck. Apparently the jagged bone end at the break has been progressively been cutting through the Platysma muscle, so it’s a really good thing I had surgery. The doctor reported that my heart and […]

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9/11/01 - Jeanie and I were leaving a bed and breakfast in Zion, UT to head to the airport for a morning flight back to Philadelphia. As we were readying to walk out the door, we heard some commotion from the other visitors who were glued to the television. Soon after we saw […]

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A lot has happened since my last couple posts. Most notably is that we’ve taken in a foreign exchange student for the school year. Ephraim is a 17 year old exchange student from Taraba State, Nigeria. This is his first time he’s left his state, country, flown, used an overhead shower, dishwasher, […]

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The verdict is in. I’m scheduled for surgery on Wednesday 9/12 to repair my fractured clavicle. When the swelling went down it was evident that the protruding bone would become problematic if left unfixed. It sticks out of my neck/shoulder like a jagged ice berg. My strength and mobility would be […]

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Severe focused blunt force trauma. That’s how my orthopedist described what caused my fracture. Apparently I broke it in an unusual location where the clavicle is in fact much thicker and closer to the center of my chest. He thinks I don’t need surgery, but I’ll find out for sure next week […]

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