After what has been quite an interesting couple of days, I need to thank Lori Shea and my surgeons at Herrera Llerandi for literally saving my life! On 5:30 on Sunday morning I woke with pain like I’ve never felt before. If that’s a Zacapa hangover, then nobody would ever drink Zacapa again! Turned out to be an acute gall bladder attack. Lucky to have Lori there in a few minutes to coordinate everything, the ambulance rushed me, moaning and screaming, all the way to Guatemala City. I was poked, scanned, prodded, and ultimately operated on in a few hours, revealing a whole handful of gallstones, one of which is as big as a walnut.

After two days of wonderful care, I am home now and resting, contemplating a life without fatty food. I am very thankful for the support of all my friends…love you and don’t know what I’d do without you. The photos are of my medical team with me on the table, and the Celebrity Gallstone. The surgeon took the photos and put them on his own FB page, and hospital resident docs were stopping by to have a peek. Damn that hurt!!!! Glad to be alive…