Scott Diamond

Let me start this blog out by saying THANKS to all of my readers and Thanks to Gary Wise for allowing me to blog here. Its a tremendous honor for me and I have really enjoyed sharing my stories with all of you.

I have said this before, but felt the urge to say it gain. I read Justin Shronks blog and it is one of his best. It truly came from the heart. I have, and I am sure a lot of you have also struggled at time financially in life. I sometimes wondered how i was going to make the monthly payments even after becoming a Deputy.

Raising kids is a wonderful thing but it is a huge responsibility.

At least Justin is doing something he loves and doesn't have to get up at three in the morning and get home at five in the evening four days a week at a job that is thankless. I have no one to blame but myself, I chose this profession and thought I could change the world, but you do not realize how wrong I was.

Justin is good at what he does, PokerRoad is the best thing that has happened in the Poker Community since Chris Moneymaker and I am a huge fan. The shows success has a lot to do with the guys behind the scenes as well as the guys behind the Microphones.

So my CONCERN....Well a lot of you know I have had some terrible injuries the past four years. Reconstructed elbow and knee surgery after tangling with a PCP suspect. Missed 14 months of work behind that and came back full duty after hours of rehab and rest. Then 14 months later tore my Achilles tendon chasing a bad guy and had to have TWO surgeries to repair it, due to the first Doctor making it worse than it was. (lawsuit pending)A year off of work and 7 months behind a desk rehabbing again. I have been back in a Radio car since September of 2007 and this month makes 15 years of pushing a patrol car day in and day out in my 20 years of being with the Sheriffs dept. Add the three years I had at San Bernardino Sheriff and thats 18 years behind the wheel of a Patrol car. and now.......Well I am off of work as of yesterday because there is an issue with my health.

I am on my way to Kaiser in about an hour. My feet and legs have been swelling up during the day and I do not know why. I could not even put my work boots on and I had some terrible pain. I thought it might be an issue with my Achilles, but it is in both feet. I had my blood pressure checked at South Pasadena Fire Dept and it is pretty good for my age. But my body is trying to tell me something and I have to go get it checked and honestly for the first time in my Life I am a little worried to go to the Doctors.

I am only 52 years old and I have never really had any physical problems other than injuries. I have always been healthy rarely sick and I used to be in great shape. Its amazing how life can change so fast and ALL of you need to realize it.

Poker has been a big part of my life the past two and a half years and I am an infant when it comes to playing. I want to make it to adulthood so I am off to the Doctors.

I wish all of my Poker friends the best continue to do what you love and what you are GOOD at. Long hours are associated with success and although some may take things for granted, when you wake up in the morning and look in the mirror what do you see? You cannont fool the man in the mirror if you think about this you will be very succesful in Life.

Take care... Be Safe...