Thanks to the professional expertise of my medical specialists, the energy, love, prayers, and support from family and friends, I am truly getting back to “real life” with renewed enthusiasm and improving health and vitality.

Yes, I am attending daily morning cardiac rehabilitation sessions, exercising, reading, writing and enjoying walks along the creek and through the park.

It is fun to look ahead as we fill in the calendar with exciting adventures for 2012. We will continue with our quarterly 3-day SUCCESSFUL LIFE Course sessions at the Canyon Inn, McCormick’s Creek State Park, Spencer, Indiana (March, May, August and November); six full-day programs for our Institute for Management Studies friends in New York City (March), London and Scotland (May), Minneapolis (July), Philadelphia (August), and Detroit (September); Global Information Network (GIN) meetings throughout the USA and exotic locations around the world; Canadian Outback Adventures program at Totem Lodge, Lake of the Woods Ontario; NMSU faculty and student functions; Veteran Speakers Retreat in Pennsylvania; a few corporate annual meeting keynotes, political fund-raisers; fly-fishing in New Brunswick; motorcycle tours up and down the back roads of America… Laughing, Loving ‘n Living life to the fullest!

Count your blessings, be cheerful, kind and considerate.

Recognize that the “Someday” you’ve been planning for is here, now;
so go out and make a lot of worthwhile memories!

Love and best wishes!

Ed Foreman

Ed is doing very well… He’s been out of the hospital since December 21st, has been in and out of the office since the first day he was out of the hospital, and is enjoying the Christmas holiday season with his family. We’re enthusiastically anticipating that he’ll be back in full form and going strong by on or before our March 7-9 SUCCESSFUL LIFE Course in Indiana. He’s still needing to take it a little easier than normal, but he’s making terrific progress in his recovery.

Your continued friendship and concern are most sincerely appreciated!
Keep Smiling and Stay TERRIFIC!

Today, Ed is grateful, thankful, and appreciative for his many wonderful friends, supporters, family, and professional specialists who have given him a new lease on life.

After quadruple bypass surgery, heart valve repair, a pacemaker, etc, he goes forth from the hospital to celebrate new vitality and energy. He will be going through cardiac rehabilitation for the next 8 weeks and expects to be fully recovered by or before March 5, in time for our next SUCCESSFUL LIFE Course session at McCormick’s Creek State Park in Spencer, Indiana.

Your love, messages, prayers, and support have been of extremely appreciated importance in this experience. THANK YOU!

Good news! Ed was moved this morning from ICU to a private room at Medical City Hospital in Dallas with limited visitation. He’s doing very well, but still needs lots of rest and recovery time; so your understanding that your wonderful, thoughtful notes are not being responded to is sincerely appreciated. Thanks again for all your good wishes and prayers!

Ed came through his surgery very well today and met the doctor’s expectations. His recovery is progressing well, and he will be enjoying his morning “walk-about” starting on Wednesday morning. He’ll be in ICU for about three days and then in the hospital for a total of about ten days.

We’ll keep you posted as the doctors and nurses get him back up and running. Your continued good thoughts and prayers are sincerely appreciated. As it is impossible for us to respond to all your wonderful notes, please know that each message is read, and Ed will see them as his recovery progresses and know how many wonderful friends he has!

Ed is on schedule for the heart procedure to fix his heart valve, bypasses, etc., tomorrow morning (December 13th). He is appreciative and grateful for your many positive notes, prayers, and words of encouragement.

He laughingly asked the surgeon about the possibility of a heart transplant from a young, healthy billy goat…but together, they have not yet located a “donor”! It is expected that Ed will be in the intensive care unit (ICU) for 3 or 4 days following the operation…then, perhaps about 8 weeks of rehabilitation and recovery.

Ed expects to be back in action, speaking, teaching, traveling and motorcycling with renewed energy and vitality by or before March 1st. We will keep you updated on his progress.

Ed, as you may be aware, has had some recent heart challenges…low heart rate accompanied by a long-history of atrial fibrillation. Through his lifestyle program of vigorous exercise, responsible eating practices, and reduced stress, he has handled it without major challenge until most recently.

On October 25th, Ed received a pacemaker implant (see A Most Unusual Introduction).

Presently, he is undergoing tests in preparation for open heart surgery on December 13th for by-passes and valve repair and/or replacement. He has the very best, most respected medical specialists and heart surgeon, Dr. Todd Dewey, who will be conducting the procedure at Medical City Hospital in Dallas.

Ed is optimistic and confident about the event and is enthusiastically looking forward to a restoration of his vibrant, active lifestyle. He is deeply grateful for your support, friendship and prayers. We will keep you advised of his progress and activities.

Here are some candid photos of Global Information Network leaders at the exciting FAMILY REUNION Convention held at the fabulous Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas October 27-31, 2011. Over 2,000 leaders from all around the world converged to share business and education ideas and techniques. Ed Foreman delivered the keynote address to the attendees, conducted sessions with participants and enjoyed a lively time around the pools and on the beaches.

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Tuesday, October 25, upon return from a 3-week tour of Europe, Ed Foreman, feeling less than his usual energetic self, and experiencing shortness of breath, went by the office of Dallas Dr. William Downs for a quick diagnosis… thinking he might be experiencing a touch of pneumonia.

Instead, the doctor told Ed that his breathing difficulty appeared to be a very low heart rate coupled with his long-diagnosed atrial fibrillation, and that he was at imminent health risk needing immediate attention.

Ed told him about his commitment to speak at the Global Information Network Convention here in the Bahamas today (Saturday, October 29, 2011)… and that upon his return to Dallas next week, he would schedule to meet with a cardiologist. The doctor replied solemnly, “You might not return to Dallas.” Insistent that he be seen by a cardiologist immediately, Dr. Downs put Ed in a wheelchair and pushed him down the hall for an EKG and evaluation by cardiologist, Dr. Larry Poliner… who confirmed the heart diagnosis… and recommended immediate surgery to implant a pacemaker into Ed’s chest.

“Which is more important, your life or a speaking commitment?,” the doctors asked. Ed said, “If you can perform the operation immediately and allow me to honor my commitment, I will agree to the operation.” At 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, less than 72 hours ago, Ed underwent surgery for a heart pacemaker implant and is here to keep his commitment.

Welcome, ED FOREMAN!

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Ed spoke to the 2,000 attendees… an energetic 1-hour and 30-minute presentation, interrupted by 12 standing ovations… and continues his active travel and speaking schedule today… his 3-day SUCCESSFUL LIFE Course, motorcycle riding and related activities. He has NO plan to retire until he “kicks the bucket,” and is optimistic and hopeful that will not be anytime soon!

April – May, 2011

In his everlasting pursuit of adventure, medical research, business development, climate studies, and other interesting subjects, Ed Foreman and a group of distinguished business leaders and medical specialists, took off on a cross-country motorcycle tour, with ten bikes, through five western states, which included the following highlights.

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Leaving Dallas, the group traveled across Texas through Midland, Odessa, Pecos, Van Horn, and El Paso. Ed left two days earlier, traveling through Jacksboro, Seymour, Crowell, Plainview, and Muleshoe, Texas, into New Mexico through Portales, Roswell, and Ruidoso. They met in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where they enjoyed lunch, a tour and briefing by retired Navy Captain Tom Hutchinson and his wife Jerean, owners of the magnificent, historic LaPosta, a picturesque stagecoach stop and restaurant on the Plaza in Old Mesilla, near Las Cruces. From there they headed west on I-10 through Deming and Lordsburg, then south on old Highway 80 through Douglas, Arizona, and the historic mining town of Bisbee, with an overnight stop at Tombstone. Arizona…where they witnessed and re-enacted the historic shootout at the OK Corral.

They continued through Tucson and across Arizona’s Saguaro National Park, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Sells, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo, Gila Bend, the Barry Goldwater Air Force Range tour and briefing, through Yuma and El Centro along the Mexican border through Pine Valley and the majestic mountains of southern California with an overnight stay in Julian, California, Continuing on the back roads through the mountains of Southern California, they toured various Indian Reservations, Warner Hot Springs, Bernadino National Forest, Idyllwild, Hement, Yucaipa, and an overnight stop at Big Bear Lake. From there they wound down the mountains to Barstow, Ridgecrest, and Trona, with observations and review of the China Lake Naval Weapons Center, and then across the desert badlands into Death Valley along primitive roads through Wildrose Canyon, Emigrant Canyon Road, and Stovepipe Wells to spend the night at Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley. From Furnace Creek to Twenty Mule Team Canyon, the Amargosa Opera House at Death Valley Junction, the infamous town of Phrump, Nevada, and across the mountains into Las Vegas, Nevada. While in Nevada, they met with local dignitaries, et al, enjoyed the cultural atmosphere, arts, etc., the night life of Las Vegas, toured Hoover Dam, and traversed the magnificent new bridge over the Colorado River, then on through the various mountain ranges to Kingman, Williams, and overnight at the comfortable golf course home of Dave Sciotto in Flagstaff, Arizona. A fun experience was singing Standing on the Corner at the historic museum in the colorful town of Winslow, Arizona.

They journeyed on through the Petrified Forest National Park and Eagar, Arizona, into New Mexico, enjoying Navajo tacos, green chili and beans at Quemado, New Mexico, and continued through Pie Town and Socorro, New Mexico, near the Trinity Site and through the White Sands Missile Range, to Carrizozo, Capitan, and Hondo…and visited space aliens and a hot air balloon festival where they overnighted in Roswell, New Mexico, Next day, they visited the Bottomless Lakes State Park, Tatum, New Mexico, and on to Plains, Texas, Brownfield, Post, and Haskell, and back to Dallas.

The group traversed 3,600 miles in two weeks, enjoying a low temperature of 37° at Big Bear Lake, a mid-range temperature of 97° in Death Valley, with the high temperature of 103° in Haskell, Texas. It was an exciting, educational, and fun motorcycle tour of the Old West, with sufficient time to appreciate and reflect on the goood things of life and the FREEDOM we enjoy. Along with professional photographer Paul Skipworth, they took many great photos and shared terrific memories. The adventurous riders included Ed Foreman, Paul Skipworth, Jim Neubauer, Dick Lindberg, Tom Parker, Paul Wood, Dick Quisenberry, Tom McNeely, Dave Sciotto and Jim Rice. A more complete, detailed, scientific report is being prepared for historical review, publication, and distribution.