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I want to tell you I found your program as a newlywed in 1989 and you've been a great voice in the wilderness.

32 years ago, I married the nicest cutest boy I ever met and we have five sons and no snow flakes

because I keep the heat way too high in my house. Good for you. I love the way you said that.

So here's what I'm hoping you can help me with a little today. Back in March, I had a medical

procedure with a complication. It was a free complication, the surgeon was wonderful.

It was two days later. It was something like a pelvic repair.

Middle-the-night, I wake up and I was hemorrhaging. Just, I mean, I'm a nurse, a lot of blood,

too much blood, scary blood, soaking beach towel blood. Ambulance ride, transfusions,

back to the operating room. It was really a freak thing. I'm in perfect health now.

Okay, what blood? What blood? Where the blood comes from?

It was a small vessel back in my pelvis. They basically did, like I call it a retaining wall repair

after five pregnancies. The surgeon is great. I've known her forever. She does these things

all the time and she's never had this complication and it was just a vessel two days later.

Like I said, really a freak accident and I accepted this and I'm in perfect health now.

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