Savannah: You gotta stop watering the weeds!

By SAVANNAH CUNNICK

It takes so much out of your valuable time.....Look what happens when you only water the WEEDS.

Let me clarify all this by explaining to you what has recently happened to me and why I have left all of you for so long.

At the end of October I went into the hospital for two different surgeries to be performed at the same time. One doctor was to remove my gall bladder and the second was to remove my two ovaries. The double operation was to take only 3 hours....it ended up over 5 hours!

Being under anesthesia for that long is NOT good. This all was to be a one day event...in and out and sent home. Being hungry, I had dinner when I got home. A few hours later I went into a vomiting fit. And for four weeks after that I continued to do so...no food would stay down and eventually my kidneys shut down along with other vital organs.

Normal bodily functions no longer existed. In and out of 3 different hospitals... then sent by ambulance to the ICU at River Park Hospital where more advanced doctor assistance existed. I went Code Blue and they brought me back. After a week in ICU, I was transferred to a private room. Four days later, the surgeon assigned to my case ordered a cat scan where FINALLY they found the reason for the 4 weeks of vomiting and weight loss of 18 pounds.

It appeared that the second doctor after her surgery pulled the small intestine out with the surgical camera and stapled the intestine shut with camera incision. From

the very beginning....that damaged and stapled shut small intestine was the cause of the vomiting and all other complications. Guess what....another surgery was immediately scheduled and repairs were made to her medical negligence. So, a one day surgery led to a four week pain and suffering for me. And I am still recovering. So, that is where your Savannah has been.

Yes, it was horrible in more ways than one and the more I talked about it, the sicker I felt....I was Watering the Weeds...and not restoring my garden.

You know, we all are guilty of that. We reflect on past things that depress us, make us angry and keep bothering us. Things like family problems, nasty neighbors, job disappointments, money problems, blaming yourself for your childrens' downfalls, drug and alcohol abuse, health problems and on and on....if you keep watering the weeds....your garden will never grow.

Stop looking back at all these past ugly frustrating things. Change your attitude into all the flourishing thoughts and happy events you can find. Don't hang out with negative people...troublesome family members, co-workers and noisy neighbors. They are the WEEDS you need to get rid of...so your life can go forward and blooming in the right direction. Things are going to happen in your life that are disappointing and frightening...but dwelling on them...watering those negative nasty weeds will get you NO WHERE!!

Am I supposed to keep being depressed and angry due to what happened to me ? I do have a medical malpractice case....just where do I go from there? I will never recover and be myself again...if all I do is dwell on this unfortunate event.

So step up Folks...that glass is half full....not half empty!! Flush out those mental toxins...regain your sense of humor and start tending to that garden of yours. Keep moving forward. You are not ALONE by a long shot. For those who do not wish to join in...leave their negative fannies behind as they plow through all those weeds that will haunt them forever !!

Aunt Martha said that this article was the best thing Uncle Festus ever read...her flower garden has never looked so good!! Weeds are defined as a troublesome plant of no value. Cousin Clarence just brought me over the largest Weed Whacker I have ever seen. He already used it in his yard of indecisions and is now producing most desirable plants. His victory garden!!

My niece, Patsy...asked me if SEA weed is an unwanted weed. I told her yes, that seaweed chokes beautiful fish and all aquatic life. No use for that weed ! Get rid of it !!

Did you know that black mourning clothes back in the day were called : Widow's Weeds..? See the negative darkness now? Get rid of it !!

Aunt Clara still believes to this day that Face Book is full of weeds. She is going to turn over a NEW leaf and get off of it.

Cousin Pete had become a real couch potato...he has now started exercising and enjoying a more active life. Tramping out all the weeds has been a good start for him. He says that he hit the ground running and will never look back. Good for you, Pete !!

Well, it looks like a good bit of my family are off to a more positive happy start for this new year. I want all of you to work on your garden. Stop watering those WEEDS.

It's so good to be back to writing my article. I truly have missed talking to all of you. By the way, thanks to all of those who have helped me get through my health situation and have called my hubby JD with so many get well wishes for me.

Hey, let's get busy on our gardens, Folks. Things will get better with a happier attitude, lots of smiles and love for your family and pets. Talk with you next week. Take best of care .....

HUGS, SAVANNAH