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Pillar of the Community
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Hey there! I now have some time to refocus on coin collecting and I am thrilled my favorite site is still rolling strong. The last 4 to 5 years have been quite the ride. I finished up multi year software project for my hospital and while proud of the work we accomplished, realized it had slowly eaten away at every aspect of my life. As much as I loved the people I worked with, it was time for my to step back and spend some time with my son before he left for college. Since then, hubby has started a new job in a new city and it looks like I will be starting one as well so I have about 3 weeks to pack my house, find a rental and move us. It is an exciting time.
For those of you who remember, my son was diagnosed with a degenerative neurological muscular disease at 13 and we were struggling to find the new normal. In a nutshell, we found it. I was able to get him on a clinical trial in which he responded very well to and the medication seems to have slowed and in some areas reversed the damage. He still struggles physically but the normal person would not know because he has adapted so well. He is now a Freshman at the University of Rochester double majoring in mathematics and computer science. The smarty pants got a 36 on his ACT so we had the opportunity for some scholarships so he could go to his first choice. He is doing very well there.
Hubby is still interested in his Franklin pieces and as soon as we get settled, we hope to add more items to his collection.
So glad to see many familiar peeps and looking forward to get to know the ones who have joined since I took my hiatus.
CoinsKelly (a.k.a. CK)
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Rest in Peace
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Good to see you're back CK and I'm glad to hear your son is doing well. I was tempted to ask in one of your other threads but did not for fear of over-stepping.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome back. Glad to hear of the great report on your son.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Moderator
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Love having you back!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Glad you are back and keep going on GTP
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You were sorely missed! Welcome back.
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Moderator
United States
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Glad to hear that you have found your new normal and are back in the ccf fold!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Go Yellowjackets!
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 back!  Glad to hear all is well! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome back Kelly.  Great to hear that your son is doing better. I often think of him and how lucky he is to have such a great Mom. It sounds like your entire family will enjoy some new and exciting times. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome back CoinsKelly !
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Glad to see you are back!
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Valued Member
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Welcome back and good luck to you and your family in the future  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think we overlapped a little after I joined and before your "hiatus." I did not know about your son, but the progress sounds great, and a 36?  back! Edit: I see you are in Metairie (or were). I went to college in LA and was friends with a guy from Metairie. His accent was so odd to me, he sounded like he was from Boston! Another guy there was from Houma/Schriever and he sounded similar, just not as dramatic. It puzzled me. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
Edited by spru
02/22/2019 02:33 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Currently Metairie, but we are moving to Lafayette. I love the food (and the accents) there!
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