Tom Patterson

Rockwall High School

Class of 1983

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Tom Patterson - Class of 1983 - Rockwall High School

First Name	Tom
Last Name	Patterson
Graduation Year	Class of 1983
Gender	Male
Current Location	Chester, Texas
Hometown	Houston, Texas
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	What else can I say except I am still alive and not wearing a toe-tag after 5 CVA strokes, 5 heart attacks, quintuple heart bypass, sepsis of the blood, internal gall bladder rupture, broke tail bone and broke 1st-2nd and 3rd lumbar, 4 broken disc, dead pancreas, electrocuted by 7,400 VDC, fell from 160 feet and landing on CMU blocks, getting frozen for hours to the roof of John Hancock tower, crushing numerous bones in my hands, cutting off fingers and taping them back on with electrical tape, falling off numerous poles in my lineman days and numerous broken bones from my feet to my collar bone. Now, if that is not enough, I am now on an insulin pump getting U-500 injected into me 24 hours a day, I take a total of 36 prescription pills for my heart, triglycerides, cholesterol, neuropathy, strokes and last but not least my pancreas. I was diagnosed with stage lll colon cancer and had 50% of it removed in April, 2014. I am currently taking 6 months of chemo. I actually feel pretty good considering all of the injuries that I have sustained over the course of 48 years. I can walk around on my own without the need of any assistance, I can talk without much signs of my strokes, I can eat just about anything and I can think clearly. So all in all, I can't complain about my li...(read more)