Monday, June 10, 2013

    Greetings everyone, 

  You’ve probably noticed my absence over the
last several weeks. Although I’m really not ready to fully reveal what’s going on with me, it’s become apparent I need to at least give folks an idea about what I’ve been doing.

      On April 22^nd, I was diagnosed with a very serious medical condition.  After more tests confirmed the initial diagnosis, I scheduled major surgery to address the illness. My surgery took place on May 23^rd and doctors say it was a complete success. However I do have more post-surgical treatment ahead, which has yet to be determined.

       I know this is all a bit vague, but I really wasn’t prepared to talk about this right now.   I had hoped to have more facts about my treatment and my definite dates for returning to both WJHG’s evening newscasts with Neysa, Chris and Scott, as well as WPAP’s Morning Show with Shane Collins.  But my co-workers have had to continually answer questions without the benefit of really knowing all the facts.

 I can’t thank them enough for their support.

 I can’t thank all of you enough for your prayers and well-wishes. 
They’ve meant a lot and I’m sure they helped speed my recovery.  I also promise full accounting for the last several weeks as soon as I return to work.  It’s always been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of Northwest Florida and I’m anxious to get back to it as soon as possible. Thank you all again.            

      Sincerely,

      Tom Lewis

SOY SAUCE OVERDOSE PUTS TEEN IN COMA _ The world needs a public service campaign to discourage kids from eating or drinking things on dares. It almost never ends well. A teenager in Virginia recently drank an entire quart of soy sauce on a dare, and the excess of salt in his body put him in a coma and nearly killed him. An excess of salt in the blood — a condition called hypernatremia — is dangerous because the salt sucks water out of the brain and body tissues and into the blood, which causes the brain to shrink and bleed.

... The boy’s friends took him to the emergency room when he started having seizures, and doctors flooded his body with a water and sugar mixture. After about five hours his sodium levels returned to normal, but he remained in a coma for three days. For several days after he woke up, he was still showing residual effects on his brain from the seizures. But after a month doctors said he made a full recovery.

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One of the BEST TV spots I've ever seen!! FUNNY! 

On Tuesday night (May 28th) Josh Turner made a dream come true for an autistic child, Logan Blade.

Before introducing Logan, Josh remarked how Long Black Train had changed his life and impacted the lives of so many others.  When introducing Logan, Turner noted that the young man was diagnosed with autism at two years-old but his autism disappears in front of a microphone.  Josh Turner is Logan’s favorite singer and his dream was to perform on stage with him.

Josh fulfilled that dream and much more!  He  arranged for a meeting with Logan, his family, and his music instructor backstage.  Then he invited Logan on stage to sing Turner’s signature song.  The results are stunning and left this editor speechless, with tears streaming down my face. 

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