Off Topic The Greatest Time of Your Life..

So what's yours?

Mine, the birth of my 4 lovely children, 73 and Safc and all the highs from that day, getting my lass sat up again, getting my B.I.P.P membership, having the guts to put my past behind me..

What my greatest moment is, is seeing people happy, especially my family..

Ha'waaay the Laaads, 3 points the morra..

 

Right now. Two divorces behind me, kids grown up and a beautiful younger wife!

I don't live in the past, no happy memories there.

Right here, right now, is the happiest time of my life.

That and finally being happy in who I am after all these years.

 

Having the guts to put my past behind me, you pretty much quoted one of my lines..

Good stuff Sandy, enjoy..

 

Being told my eldest daugher (7) was well enough to come out of intensive care after being born at 30 weeks, 6 & 1/2 weeks she was in there

 

You have had it hard as well mate..

My son Daniel was born 6 weeks premature and Ella born at 5llbs..

Makes it all the better to see them healthy now..

 

Absolutely, still blows me away

 

The birth of my boys and being told the life saving laser surgery on my unborn twin boys (20 weeks old)was a success after 4 agonising weeks of waiting. They only had a 33% chance of survival.

 

Met the wife the first year included us winning the cup .birth of our two kids

 

I met my 1st wife (Teesidemackems mam) in June 73 just after the cup success in the coach and eight in Durham. It was all Kossoff, guitars and grand nights back then but a time of my life I will never forget..

 

So many highs, with the birth of my children right up there..For an emotional roller coaster, taking my second son to casualty when he was one year old for what we were positive was meningitis, only to be told by doctors that there was nothing wrong with him that a dose of Calpol won't put right and then sent home..After watching him deteriorate further we took him back to casualty and were told again by the same doctor that we were wasting their time..We refused to leave this time and we were literally watching our son die in front of us..After much balling and shouting a different doctor then carried out a blood test which showed that he had the worst possible strain of meningitis and septicemia as well, and then a team of emergency medics took over and told us he had a 50/50 chance of survival...The next 12 hours was the hardest thing me and my wife have ever had to deal with, but eventually he pulled through, and apart from a few minor problems that requires physio every now and again he is fine..

 

I hope that first Doc got struck off the b@stard!!

 

She was bloody useless mate and had the nerve to try to apologise to us while our Chris was intensive care, but my wife told her to get out of our site or she wouldn't be responsible for her actions..I did get an apology from the hospital manager and promises that procedures would be changed to ensure that this would not happen again..

 

Much appreciated Joe. Surprised to see you call me Sandy mate. It's been a while since my name change.

I was about to go into a long self-important string about where I'm from, and where I am now. Like that would be matter.

I've learned now that there are guys like you, who make a commitment for life to someone else in a way I'd never appreciated before. And into my third marriage, I realise I'm not quite the man I want to be.

I'm not a religious guy Joe, but if there's a god out there, I'm hoping he sorts your issues out pretty damn soon, so that you can be there for your good lady!

Best wishes mate.

 

Watching my son be born was amazing & something else happened which I'm not allowed to mention.

 

You were once going to pop in and pay me a visit, remember? Next time your passing by, there's a brew with your name on..

 

You've got a good memory mate, and I'm embarrassed for it.

 

I never forget anything, thats why I carry so many grudges..

 

Mine's ahead of me...

 

I would have posted mine but to describe it as trivial in comparison to those above would be a big understatement. No kids yet but hopefully in the near future, getting married in a few months too.