Everything in my life has been placed on hold for the past six years. I’m a shell of my younger self and here’s my story. I’m back!

During SSTSS 2019, Chris Janek sat down and briefed us on his childhood, previous jobs, geared and raw lifting, and the effects of having four open-heart surgeries. Now, he’s on a heart transplant waiting list and doing as much as he can without overdoing it.

While I wait for my new heart, CT Fletcher’s updates and posts about his recent heart transplant have me thinking about the recovery process.

Raw classic or single-ply? 181 or 198? And what about my hand? There are still a lot of questions to be answered.

Being stalked by the orthopedic reaper (not to mention the internal reaper) has been a challenge for Jack and I, but we have found ways to overcome every obstacle.

Please don’t believe the clichés that age is only a number or you’re only as old as you feel. If it were only a state of mind, we all could stay 21 forever.