I called the show today.

It wasn't a great call on my part. I had trouble breathing and staying relaxed, I stuttered and made too many mistakes.

I have to apologize to you, Willie.

I know you had trouble hearing me again. It's completely my fault though. I was calling from my cell phone and I know I sounded awful. I'm not even sure if my cell phone is properly charging at night. My cat bit through the wire and it looks like the wire to the charger is nearly cut into. My cell phone is kind of old anyway ( I've had it since 2003 ), and it's about time I purchase a newer model.

My throat and lungs are still giving me a difficult time. I saw my family doctor last Tuesday morning and he put me on two new medications. I'm still not talking as well as I want to yet. In fact, I haven't been talking very well since January the 24th when I had surgery and that was five months ago.

It's just a little scary on my part. Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever going to become healthy again. All I want to do is be more "lively and entertaining."

I dream of injecting some excitement into the talk shows, but I simply can't do that right now.

I'm probably making a fool of myself on live radio right now, but I did try again.

It's been more frustrating to me above all else, for a long time now.

I'm planning to call into the shows a little more in the future, especially as we get closer to the 2008 NFL season. I like the fact David is on the weekday shows now, because I can call him every day. Not right now though, but perhaps when the NFL season starts and I have my fingers crossed my health will be much better in September. Just the excitement of the NFL season will likely lift my health and mood a couple of levels.

Willie, I hope you can forgive me for my horrendous call today.

I sincerely apologize.

I kind of wish other posters on this forum would call into the show a little more, and that way I wouldn't feel any pressure to force myself to call into the show as a fan caller every three weeks or so. I've never gone three weeks without calling before, and my best stretch of actively calling was when I called for two consecutive weeks in a row. It's just hard for me to always do it, because the way my health is right now.