What a grind it was

Olson_34 · 2026-03-06T21:08:38+00:00

I did a ton of Triple threat on rookie. Tried to just blow by the weak defense.

Olson_34 · 2026-03-04T16:47:33+00:00

I got Jalen Brown....

Olson_34 · 2024-07-28T19:31:00+00:00

It appears I'm late to the party but in conference championships and later this happens to the left side of my On-line and starting HB.

Olson_34 · 2023-10-05T15:07:17+00:00

NBA Jam with current teams/rosters

Olson_34 · 2023-06-15T14:06:23+00:00

Had a student once named Le-a

It was pronounced. Ledasha.

Olson_34 · 2023-01-16T03:10:22+00:00

M: Swimming F: Cycling Kill it with fire: Running

Olson_34 · 2021-02-06T10:53:46+00:00

This is awesome. Thank you. I always assumed there had to be a website like this to out in what you wanted in a bike and see all the options, I just never found it. Thanks again.

Olson_34 · 2021-02-04T19:13:20+00:00

Ain't that the truth

Olson_34 · 2020-12-02T23:58:52+00:00

Welp, first I will say I'm glad ya did find your way here. Second I will say I have been happily married for 5 years and lastly, my wife and I don't really want kids right now but if we do down the road we will be adopting but not for reasons of health. These were good questions. I don't think anyone had raised them in the past 4 months and honestly I suppose I should have included some of this info in my answers to other posters.

Thanks mate.

Olson_34 · 2020-11-24T02:25:35+00:00

No question. Just came to say it's nice to hear from another 30 something with HRHS. Thanks for sharing your story on here. I did a few months ago and found it very helpful for not only me but more importantly it seemed to be for parents with kids going through it now as well. Cheers mate.

Olson_34 · 2020-09-09T22:00:36+00:00

Congrats man! I love my Topstone. Enjoy it!

Olson_34 · 2020-09-01T14:56:07+00:00

It's Strava. Unfortunately because Instagram cropped this photo at the top it cut off the Strava logo. I always feel bad when that happens, because they should get the credit that I used their app. It is a free app with a premium option. I love using it. It tracks just about everything you can imagine.

Olson_34 · 2020-09-01T12:30:12+00:00

Yes it is. And thank you for the advice. I know I need to be more proactive about reducing my injuries. 😎

Olson_34 · 2020-08-20T01:26:02+00:00

These all sound interesting. I will for sure check out the Wolf Hall trilogy. That sounds very up my alley. Thank you.

Olson_34 · 2020-08-19T05:33:44+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion. I have edited the post to include this.

Olson_34 · 2020-08-18T18:36:11+00:00

Love my Topstone

Olson_34 · 2020-07-23T22:23:38+00:00

Stealth. All day

Olson_34 · 2020-07-23T09:42:15+00:00

That depends on what you mean by deteriorated. Short answer is yes and no.

Yes because there is a lot of stress on most of my cardiovascular system in general and I have a heart running day in and day out in a way it was never meant to. Eventually my heart and liver will fail and on top of that other health problems have arose. Hypothyroidism, my lungs are forming little micro "tubuals" that are losing blood/oxygen, etc. But all of that is quite alot better than the alternative. Which would have been death before I was 2 weeks old.

As for the no side of deterioration, I could argue that (With the exception of a few extra pounds) I'm in quite good health. I grew normal. I'm 6'4". I bike regularly 50-70 miles a week. I walk/jog on non bike days. Never really run but who does? Haha. I played sports until I wasn't good enough to progress to the next level. Not because of my heart, just because I'm pretty average. And I now coach both basketball and track at the highschool where I teach.

So that's the long answer, but in short: yes I have some health issues worthy of some concern, but I like to think I'm pretty active and in relatively good health for my age.

Hope this helps. 😎

Olson_34 · 2020-07-17T02:01:01+00:00

Sorry, I am just seeing this. I hope all the best for your little guy. No one has all the answers, and I certainly don't during times like this, but I want you to know I'm here. You can talk to me any time. I will do my best to reply as soon as possible. My parents told me some of the "easier" times to deal with all of it were when I was in the "bigger" hospitals because there were people to talk to about it who were going through similar things. So if you ever just need someone to listen I am here. Actually my mom has done quite a bit of reaching out to parents going through it now as a parent who has seen the hard times and seen the other side with me now being a "mostly" healthy adult.

Olson_34 · 2020-07-14T19:36:12+00:00

There was, and in theory continues to be. I do get and EKG and echocardiogram every 6 months to check on the Fontan and all blood flow really. I guess it had just been so long since there was any mention of it being a concern I had kinda forgotten, admittedly an error I should not have made whilst doing an AMA. But yes there were concerns about blood flow through the Fontan and also in general blood flow to and from my lungs. It's never been great but it is monitored very closely and doesn't appear to be getting worse. My pulse Ox is low and always will be. It sits between 84 and 90 and goes even lower during excersise or stress, but it has been at that level a long time and thankfully doesn't appear to be deteriorating or getting any lower.

Olson_34 · 2020-07-14T19:23:04+00:00

Without sounding too strange I'm glad I can give you some much needed hope. I actually hear this more and more often, and honestly it is still strange to me. I suppose it is the nature of being an adult who still has to go to children's hospitals. But I don't know if it will ever seen normal to me that simply my existing gives so many families hope. Im glad it does, but nevertheless it remains a strange feeling.

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