[ADXA] situation normal…..

[Dennis Schaefer]

I think I was not clear about the stroke - we got good news and bad news in
a back and forth cycle but the final conclusion was that it wasn't as bad
as they thought and time should put her back to near normal.  It was dicey
for awhile, though.  At first, she was treated so early, they acted like
there would be a complete recovery in a matter of weeks or months.  That
sounded too good to be true. Then they said there was bleeding and heart
involvement, and things didn't look good.  Then they studied things more
and decided the bleed was resolving and the heart problems were
manageable.  I understood the process and appreciated the fact they kept me
informed.  We're going to be OK.

Dennis

On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I haven’t been heard from much in awhile.  I really hated to miss the
> annual meeting but I’m glad it went well and was well attended.  I’ll be at
> the next one!
>
> In August, my wife had a stroke, and spent some time in the hospital and
> then rehab.  It was a  cycle of good news and bad news and worse news.
> Once she got home and settled into a routine, things were much better and
> she was improving.   The adrenaline I had been living on didn’t shut off
> and I had some anxiety issues even though things had settled down.  To
> compound the issue, the seasonal allergies I have every fall were worse
> than usual.  Apparently, it happened to a lot of people.   I was short of
> breath most of the time, and had trouble sleeping.  I had a sinus
> infection, and nothing tasted good (even coffee!) so I didn’t want to eat.
> Lack of sleep, oxygen, and nutrients quickly wore me down and I didn’t do
> much.  I did manage to read a lot of Louis L’Amour books.
>
> Between the two of us, we got by and took care of necessities but there
> was no daily exercise routine and not much radio.  My doctor emphasized
> that I needed to eat more whether I wanted to or not.   I took a lot of
> medicine and drank gallons of tea.
>
> I started feeling better about a week ago as the ragweed season started
> winding down.  Now, two hard freeze nights in a row should have killed it
> off.  I’m not back to normal, but things are better and I’ve gained back 3
> or 4 pounds.
>
> I had removed the radials from my 80 and 160M verticals in preparation for
> bush hogging.  That was done yesterday, but I made the mistake of arranging
> for him to also remove several trees that had died and fallen.  I don’t
> know when he will do this - he lets me know the day before.  So - I will
> have to be conservative in putting out elevated radials so they won’t get
> pulled down by his equipment.  I hooked up one of the guy wire 80M
> verticals today with a modified radial system and the SWR was about 4:1
> with no real “sweet spot”.    I need to work on that, but that’s OK.
>
> I worked ER4KAA on 30 for a new band counter, and have 9U1RU for new
> counters on 30, 12, and 10M.  I need them on 40 and of course 80 and 160.
>
> My Challenge goal for 2025 is 1700.  I have 1679 now but don’t bet against
> me making 1700 even though time is getting short!
>
> My issues are minor compared to others, but I just wanted to share this
> continuation of my story.
>
> 73,
> Dennis/RZ
>
>
>
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