Mike Thompson Hello my name is Mike Thompson I would like to tell you about my road to HELL and my highway to HEAVEN I'm not proud of my road to HELL but I'm very proud and great full of my highway to HEAVEN. I was brought up in a pretty good church environment but we still had our family problems.I'll start at the age of 13 I started smoking cigarettes that led to pot,alcohol and numerals other drug I'm talking about the hard core party life.I got my first bike at the age of 16 got my first real job at age18 got married at19. after getting married at 19 I noticed a knot in the bottom part of my stomach it didn't hurt or anything but I went to the doctor after work one day to get it checked out.He examined me and told me to go straight home and get me some more close and get right back to the hospital he would have to do surgery the next morning.He had found a tumor and removed it and told me I had cancer and had maybe 18 months to live.I went to Houston a weak or so later they did major surgery on me taking out most of my limphnodes and other parts of my body.After getting out of the hospital I had always wanted a HARLEY and said if I only had 18 months to live I was going to get one Went and bought a brand new 1976 Electra glide it was beautiful.I was going home from work one day and a car pulled out in front of a log truck loaded down with logs she jumped into my lane and I hit her head on people that saw it said I flew over the log truck Bailey missing the high lines flipping like a nickle.All I remember is one loud boom and a slow motion flip I caught my self with my hands when I hit the asphalt.I didn't have a scratch on me I stood up took one step and fell down my right foot was pointing the opposite direction.The ambulance took me to the Ruston hospital the doctor told me he would have to amputate my leg from my knee down because it was totally crushed. I told him no call the ambulance back up and carry me to Monroe about 30 miles east of Ruston.The doctor said he could possibly save my foot I told him to do what ever he had to do. When I woke up my foot looked like a tennis racket wires pin every where .They would come in pretty often and take x-rays of my foot one day I told them to take a x-ray of my wrist it was broke so they had to fix it I guess I broke it when I caught my self when I hit the pavement.Now all of this happened before I had made the first payment on my bike. I had never thought to thank GOD or ask for his help you could say I was a total idiot I don't know if you know what a idiot means look it up in the dictionary and the definition would be MIKE.After I got to where I could get around I had to start my Kemp I took on weak of it and it was terrible they would increase my temp. to around 105 and keep it there .I went back home after that treatment.Now i have never slowed down my party life a few more Weeks went by and I had to go back and take another kemo treatment I couldn't handle it I told the doctor to take me off the machines and call the airport I was going home.I went home and never went back I still haven't thanked GOD I continued my parting.In 1981 me and my wife had a son.The doctors had told me I wouldn't be able to have children now here I have out smarted them doctors again.I still continued my party life. I am now 47 years old. about 5 years ago I found out I have Liver failer I'm on a liver transplant list.I accepted God into my life abought 6years ago I have turned my problem over to him and I know he will take care of it.I cant ever repay him for what he has done for me but I'm trying.I would like to thank some people that have been a tremendous help to me REAGAN COLVIN, CARL NORRIS AND FAMILY, MICKEY SHERILL, JOHN FINCH,BILLY BARHAM AND FAMILY,RONNIE ATTERBURY AND FAMILY, MOM AND DAD,BRO PUNKIN AND ALL THE HIGHWAYS AND HEDGES MEMBERS and the list goes on and on and most of all GOD ALMIGHTY keep me in yall's prayers. THANKS MIKE THOMPSON _________________________________