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Richard Loera

I still live in South Austin; will more like southwest Austin off Wm. Cannon and Whispering Oak Dr. Will now that I’m retired of 32 years of services in the armed forces, 12 years working for the Department of Defense, GS-8 as a military technician, in the Texas Army Guard at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Aim going to enjoy playing baseball for Austin Metro Baseball League I play in the Texas League for man over 55 + yrs old, hard ball baby!

I also had surgery on 20 August 2007 for total right knee replacement; this makes the fifth surgery I had on my right knee this is a injury I sustained in the military to my right knee 47 years ago and I just had one Arthroscopy for medial meniscus tear on my left knee in February 2007, maybe now I get some of my speed I lost through the years? Well I hope I get some of that speed because on the 22 June 2010 I had total left knee replacement.

Well I guess you didn’t know but back in 16 June 2006 I had angina Pectoris that is that I come close to a heart attack I caught it on time before it was a heart attack.
So I ended up with 3 stent in 2006 this happing when I was employed at Army Aviation Support Facility. Well on Wednesday 5 June 2013 after noon around 1:00 p.m. I was mowing the lawn as just finish up; I had some very sharp pain right on my chest felt like two big semi-trucks hit me. Well I run into my house and DAIL 911 and ended up at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center I was rush into ER and had two stent put in to the main Artery the one they call the widow maker I now have total of 5 stent,
I was in ICU for 2 ½ days before they put me up in a room well I’m OK now got out on 8 June. Now listen to this, I was going to have surgery on Thursday 6 June 2013 for right shoulder rotator cuff,
Thank God it didn’t happing on that day having the surgery.

Well I’m OK NOW! Still play baseball and try getting me in way better physically shape every since I Retired from my Military technician job I have slack off from exercise, running & jogging
Well on 14 May 2014, I was playing baseball and was running to first base I pulled the quadriceps that is the large muscle in the front of the thigh. Since I was on Xarelto blood thinner medicine to prevent a blood clot from forming,
I ended-up with Compartment syndrome to my right leg, ended up in ER Had surgery around 4:00 a.m. I was told that if I wanted till 1:00p.m. That I could of lost my leg for four days my leg injury was open to drain blood on the 4 day I want up to surgery to close the injury as soon I got back to ICU a Blood clot ended up in one of the stent that was put in the main Artery the one they call the widow maker I had a other heart attack in ICU thank God I was in the Hospital ended up going back to surgery that same day. Three days after that happing I went to surgery again and this time I had a quintuple Bypass.
I got to stay healthy if I won’t to be around to see all my friends; I hope to see all my Rebel Friends at the next reunion.

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