Happy Thanksgiving - why I say it...

It's Thanksgiving Day in the year 2023. Parades, old-time movies (the ones that made us laugh and cry minus profanities and gratuitous nudity) and, for some, a festive feast with family and/or friends.

What am I thankful for? Hell's bells - it's not the Prostate Cancer that invaded my adorable body courtesy of 9/11 - - certainly not!

Nor is it this damned malady that is an uninvited squatter that bulled its way into the lives of you - my online brothers - - the men (and their spouses) who have stood as an army to comfort and assist one another.

I am thankful, primarily, to Almighty God for guiding the doctors who are our knights in shining armor. It is the nurses, the technicians and all who administer and assist in delivering the different therapies that rob death and resurrect life. They are in my prayers every day.

You - those who read my words, those who write their own words. All of you who take to this website and open their minds, their hearts and their souls.

Yes, I am thankful for YOU. More than mere words can say. God Bless you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

NJ Fred

I thought I would post a poem expressing gratitude to all of you online forummates for the excellent advice and support that you have always provided to me and to so many others.

But despite searching, I couldn't quite find the right one.

So I turned to my old friend, Microsoft Bing AI, and asked it:

Give me a poem thanking someone for their medical advice

This is what it gave me:

"Here’s a poem that I came up with to thank someone for their medical advice:

Your words of wisdom, your healing touch,
Have helped me so much, I can't thank you enough.
You've been there for me, through thick and thin,
And I know that I can always count on you to win.

You've given me hope, when I was feeling low,
And you've helped me to heal, when I was feeling slow.
You've been my rock, my guiding light,
And I know that everything will be alright.

So thank you, dear friend, for all that you do,
For being there for me, and for seeing me through.
I'm grateful for your kindness, your love, and your care,
And I know that I can always count on you to be there.

I hope this poem helps you express your gratitude towards the person who provided you with medical advice. Let me know if you need any further assistance!"

Well, as poetry goes, the above isn't exactly award-winning stuff, is it? But it's the thought that counts, right?

I researched the above poetry text, and as far as I can tell, the above poem was indeed composed by the computer, and not a real person.

But again, it's the thought that counts.

And in that respect, I certainly do echo what the poem is at least trying to say.

You have all been a wonderful source of knowledge and encouragement, both for dealing with the beast, and in so many other areas as well, and a gold mine of such for all who come here.

Absolutely something to be thankful for!

Thank you all!

Cyclone -

My thanks to you, good sir, - - I just cannot muster adequate words.

May you courage and camaraderie become contagious throughout the land.

Fred