THE BRIGHT SIDE: WATERS' 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF RETURNING TO WORK

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Let's look on the bright side with Mike Waters on 105.7 KOKZ.

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So, and you know what?

I didn't have this down in the calendar.

I didn't, I had no idea when I woke up the anniversary was today.

But today it's been one year since I returned to work after my heart attack that I experienced on December 19th.

What was it?

One?

Yes, that was it.

It's all just a blur.

So I had about a month and a half off, and I was very thankful I did.

I mean, right after I'd had it and I was in the hospital after a night, I really wanted to come back to work.

But everybody was saying, no, you know what?

You shouldn't go back to work right away.

And I didn't.

And the first part of this bright side is the company that I worked for, NRG Media.

And I'll tell you, they did something that I don't think I've had a company that I've worked for do.

They demanded that I just stay away for a month and a half.

And usually it'd be because they needed a break from me.

But they knew that I should probably stay at home and get healthy and wait to come back to work.

So they were so generous with that and very cool with that.

And I couldn't be more thankful to be here in Eastern Iowa doing what I'm doing.

So first of all that, but no one more important than the health care workers I had at Unity Point, whether it was, you know, the doctors or the cardiologists or...

Oh, any of them that I had, boom, took care of me right away.

And then after about a week or two, I started experiencing it kind of tough to breathe and had to go back into the hospital for close to a week.

And everybody was so cool there.

And I had to, by the way, have 2.6 liters of fluid drained from my chest.

I had a collapsed lung.

So I mean, it's been a tough year and a half, man.

But a big thanks to all the health care workers that took care of me.

And of course, Mrs. Waters, I thank most of all.

But I also want to say that I'm very thankful for you because during the month and a half that I did have off back there a year ago, I got so many cards and well wishes via social media.

And I mean, it was just a slew of stuff that made me feel really good.

So I thank you as well.

All parts of the bright side.

And I do remember coming back.

And I had known somebody had written me something the day that I got back to work.

And let's go back one year.

And this is what I got about a year ago on my first day back.

So hold on a second.

Hold on.

Hold on.

I feel like I haven't been here for a year because I'm not pushing buttons right.

Hi

there.

I'm glad you're back.

Well, thank you.

I am glad to be back.

I feel like I feel like something is normal now.

Yay.

Ever since I heard of your heart problems, I was trying to write you a new limerick.

I'm the lady who wrote you a limerick.

I remember.

But those are usually squirrely and I couldn't think of the right way.

So I made you a loose.

A

loose haiku?

I think I dated her in high school.

Yeah, it doesn't exactly follow it, but it's almost there, so here it goes.

Mike Waters seeps into our hearts and fills our souls.

with music.

Wow, that is, that is really awesome.

I'd say, you know, because I don't really know the rules of haiku.

I'd say that's a very tight sounding haiku.

Well, I think it would have been without the last two words with music,

but it

had to say with music.

Had to, for goodness

sake.

And that's how I think most of us feel.

Well,

thank you.

I appreciate that.

I thank you so much for calling and

and putting your time and your creativity in that.

That is awesome.

OK.

All right.

What was

your

name?

Tell me your name.

Julie.

Julie.

All right.

Thank you for calling Julie.

Have a great day.

OK.

You

too.

Bye.

Thank you.

Bye.

All right.

So that was a year ago.

That was a year ago.

And oh.

Hold on a second.

I think I have a phone ringing here.

That was Julie, of course.

Who's this?

Hello, this is Julie.

Hey, Julie!

I heard we can speak of

it.

Well, yeah.

Yeah, you know, it's funny because like I said, I saw the memory on Facebook and then I thought I think I remembered Julie writing something.

So I have all of my my phone calls and a lot of things saved in my computer.

So I went back and looked at January 27th, 2022.

And there you were.

And I was so glad I still had it.

But that was an awesome, loose haiku.

And I thank you for that.

I'm glad you called.

I'm glad you called so I could say.

Thank you again to you.

Thank you so much.

And I'm so glad you're still around with us.

And I hope you are forever.

Well,

thank you.

And it's awesome having listeners like you, Julie.

I really appreciate you.

OK, thank you so much.

All right.

And by the way, Julie has a birthday coming on Sunday.

So Julie, happy early birthday.

And I hope you have a great birthday on Sunday.

There it is.

There is the bright side and a better bright side I don't think I could ever have.

And of course the bright side as always sponsored by Wong collision center on highway 151 in Fairfax Wong collision center where quality is their priority