It varies from year to year. The year he had nine bypasses he thought he might not have any more. The year he was in Vietnam he was rocketed and thought he might not have another one anytime soon. Then he had a slight stroke a few years back and.... Well, you get the idea. It all started when he was about five years old and had rheumatic fever.

By the way, yesterday was the birthday of his first grandson. The kid's about five now, but hasn't had rheumatic OR romantic fever...yet.

October is a very busy month for me: my anniversary is on the sixth, Xavier's birthday is the 7th, my bro's birthday is the eighth, and my wife's is the eleventh.