Ray Johnson Rushed To Hospital… (And Why It’s Good For YOU!)
by rayjohnson | February 17, 2009 | under eBay (General), eBay Quick Tips, General Chat, Internet Marketing | Comments (65)
Hi everyone…
Something completely different today because Ray was unfortunately rushed to hospital yesterday morning and is now laid up in bed for a couple of weeks suffering from extremely painful kidney stones - and is struggling to even think about turning on his computer, never mind writing a blog post!
So, rather than you missing out on his usual content crammed full of tips, he’s asked me to temporarily fill in for him… which just goes to show I guess that Ray doesn’t hide away like other marketers and REALLY want’s his followers and clients etc to interact with him. Totally refreshing in in my opinion and what has seperated Ray from the other marketers out there.
…anyway I promise you it’s going to be worth your while to read this post in full – there’s a couple of super products you’re going to get for your troubles….totally free of charge!
So who am I (the mystery man) and how dare I think I can fill Ray’s shoes?
Well, I’ve certainly no intention of even attempting to match Ray’s unique writing style but I do hope I can pass on some information that will be of benefit to you.
My name is Robert Black; I’ve been a student of Ray’s mentoring program for just over 12 months.
Although I’m fairly new to marketing on the internet I ran my own successful offline sales and marketing business for nearly 25 years. Whilst the operational methods may differ, the rules for running a thriving business are pretty much the same – on or off the internet.
You haven’t come here to read my life story, nor to read a sales pitch for Ray’s mentoring program so I’m not going to give you that. But just to give a very brief background I will tell you that I set up a brand new eBay shop selling digital media products shortly after eBay banned digital downloads. In less than 3 months I was the biggest seller in that category on eBay UK…
..and that would NOT have happened without Ray’s help.
I’ve even put together a “business in a box” training package so that ANYONE can do the same – www.easyauctioncashsystem.com
My email address is at the bottom if you want to learn more.
There are 2 things I want to share with you today
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Never worry about the competition
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Everyone has knowledge that someone else will pay for
Competition – NEVER EVER worry about them! Seriously! That’s a lesson I learned many years ago. Focus on what YOU have to offer that’s different to what others are selling. You will ALWAYS find a different sales angle; the market for information products is absolutely huge.
Of course that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do some basic research first. There’s probably not much point in selling your own branded version of Microsoft Office or setting up your own online travel agency – not unless you have a lot of experience in those markets and even then….
In my opinion there has never been a time to worry less about the competition. We are living in a time where bad service is the norm, not just from larger companies but also individual businesses. If you don’t believe me just have a look at the majority of listings on eBay. Badly written in barely legible English, or even worse, written in the dreaded “Txtspeak”. Comic fonts, bright colours, text centrally aligned and out of focus pictures.
Don’t think that’s just confined to eBay. These are a lot of your competitors! All you need to do is be just a little bit better than that, give your customers slightly better service, reply to their emails, thank them for their business and you are onto a winner.
So please don’t worry about your competitors, most of them haven’t got a clue what they are doing – and they are still making money!
My second point is that everyone, including YOU, has information or knowledge in their heads that someone else will pay for. I promise you that you are, or can market yourself as, an expert on something. It may be a hobby, it may be through your J-O-B, it may be something you learned when you were still a child, it may be a particular negative experience you have overcome.
Every internet “guru” tells us to create our own product. Everyone has some piece of specific knowledge that they can sell to others. Sure, you may not be able to write your own eBook about it because you don’t see yourself as a writer but…..you can outsource that to a writer for less than $200.
I tried many different things online from blogging to affiliate marketing to eBay and plenty of things in between. Because I didn’t have a “techie” background and I was a newbie to internet marketing I didn’t think I had knowledge to sell. Then it hit me one day – the principles that led to the success of my own offline business are almost identical to the principles for successfully selling online.
One quick example – about 3 years ago the latest buzz word on the internet was “viral marketing”. Guru after guru was proclaiming this as some great discovery. Funnily enough I was using “viral marketing” to grow my own offline business back in 1985 before internet marketing even existed! Only I didn’t think to call it that or even give it any sort of name, it was just one of my marketing strategies. So don’t get overwhelmed by all the “marketing speak”, it’s almost certainly all been done before.
OK, thanks for having the patience to read this through to the end! I promised you a free gift didn’t I? Actually you’re going to get 2 – one from Ray by way of an apology for not being here, and 1 from me by way of thanks for making it here.
All you have to do is leave a comment or question below – whether good or bad it doesn’t matter, all that counts is your feedback. You will get
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Your choice of one of Ray’s products (just choose one and email me on admin@bestmultimediaguides.com and I’ll see you get your product by reply)
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Your choice of one of my products from my main Resale Rights and PLR site www.bestmultimediaguides.com
Thanks for reading and I’m sure you’ll join me in passing on best wishes to Ray for a speedy recovery.
Please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll see Ray get’s every one of them!
Robert Black
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65 Responses to “Ray Johnson Rushed To Hospital… (And Why It’s Good For YOU!)”
Good luck Ray, I know from experience how painful kidney stones can be.
Keep up the good work.
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Hey Ray …. Sorry to hear you are poorly and wish you a speedy recovery.
Rose
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Hi Robert,
Glad you could stand in for Ray.
When you next see him or speak to him give him my very best regards.
I’m sure he will be back in harness shortly, just as the pain alleviates.
Best of luck,
Reg Warden.
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Hi Robert,
good to hear from you again and good to see you back on eBay
Wish Ray well from me and my family please. Tell him we hope to see him up and about soon.
Warm regards,
Richard
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Best Wishes for a speedy recovery!
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Hi Robert, Good of you to stand in for Ray and, I hope Ray is
up and well, pretty soon.
An heads up for you, Robert … your URL :
http://www.easyauctioncashsytem.com is MISSING AN “S”
( See, I’m the BEST proof-reader on the net He He He )
A question now .. we can choose ANY product from either
Rays Range or yours? …. really?
Best Regards, David A-L
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Nice to meet you here robert. sorry to hear about Ray. Kidney stones are extremely painful. Give my regards to him. Can you tell mw here to get your gift please.
Jo
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Hi
Thanks to everyone who’s posted – I’ll make sure Ray gets your messages.
Thanks David for spotting my typo (in the worst possible place as well!). It’s now fixed. In my defence I will say I was up all night and I wrote that at about 5 o’clock this morning .
There’s a lesson there for all of us.
OK, re the freebies. The deal is pick one of Ray’s products in the drop down box under “Sites” just below the Optin box at the top of the page. Send me an email to admin@bestmultimediaguides.com with your chosen product PLUS any one of mine from
http://www.bestmultimediaguides.com
I’ll send mine out directly to you, and forward your orders for Ray’s product to him.
Thanks for everyone’s emails, I’m starting to work my way through them and EVERYONE will get a reply today!
All the best
Robert
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Hi everyone
Many thanks for all your comments above – I’ll be sure to pass them on to Ray.
David – well spotted on the typo (worst possible place for a typo as well – unforgiveable!). In my defence I’ve been up all night and wrote that about 5 o’clock this morning. There’s a lesson there somewhere!
Richard – thanks for your comments, good to be back on ebay after the fun and games we both had in the autumn!
Peter, Rose, Reg, Max and Jo – I’ll pass on your best wishes, thanks for commenting
To answer a question above – yes you get 2 free gifts of your choice but ONLY by leaving a comment here.
1.Choose ANY of Ray’s products from the drop down list marked “Sites” at the top of the page just below the optin box.
2. Choose ANY of my PLR/RR products from
http://www.bestmultimediaguides.com
Send me an email at admin@bestmultimediaguides.com and I’ll send you my freebie and forward your request for Ray’s freebie to him.
Many thanks for all the emails coming in, I’ll be sure to let Ray have a copy and I promise I’ll get back to every single one of you TODAY!
Robert
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Hi Robert,
Nice blog post. Thanks. Please give my best to Ray and tell him I wish him a speedy recovery!
Dorothea
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Hi Robert,
Sure hope Ray get’s through this quickly.
I’ve had kidney stones multiple times and
it’s the kind of thing you’d hardly wish on
an enemy…
“Bring on the morphine drip”, I say.
I am with you 100% on not worrying about
competition. Especially if you’ve clearly
defined what differentiates your business..
Once you’ve accomplished that you can
often embrace your competitors as allies..
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All the best Ray – may you have a speedy recovery
@Robert
Thanks a lot for reassuring me that competition is not only a good thing – but as one marketer puts it, “Its the best thing” It shows that there is money to be made.
I will really take that to heart.
Meshack More
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Hi there Robert, I hope you are well. I was quite shocked when I saw the email message title that Ray had been rushed to hospital.
Some years ago I had gall stones and ended up having my gall bladder removed. If the pain that Ray is going through with kidney stones is anything like the pain caused by gall stones, then I honestly do feel for him.
Please can you send him my regards and tell him that we are all thinking of him and tell him to make a speedy recovery.
I need to speak to the man!!!
I also want to say that you have filled Ray’s shoes very well as I really enjoyed reading this post. (Hmm I’ve been waiting for his mentoring course to open again) nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
Take care
Valda
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You are doing a great job standing in for Ray , Robert.
I haven’t posted on here for a while as I have been really busy like most of us but the email subject line was too urgent to ignore.
Best wishes for Ray’s speedy recovery so he can get back in the saddle (or computer chair) as soon as possible.
Glad it’s not too serious.
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Hi Robert,
Ray left his blog in good hands, you wrote a good piece. Like everyone else, I send best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.
You can tell him he should take the time he needs to get properly well – he needs it, and if you can figure out how to get to bed earlier than 5am, you are doing great minding the shop!
And, thank you both for fantastic generous give-aways.
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Get well soon Ray, Look forward to your speedy return,
and your helpfull information!
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Painful!!
Hope all is going well and you will be back soon. Robert is doing a good job; an interesting article.
Many thanks
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Robert, you are doing a good job. Please pass along my prayers and best wishes for Ray’s fast recovery. But tell him not to push it too fast – his health is way more important than anything, including us.
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All I’ve got to say about kidney stones is OUCH! Tell Ray I hope they pass soon. On the bright side, his pain is our gain, that was a very inspiring post, Robert. Thanks for that!
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Hey Robert,
I wish Ray a speedy recovery, and the least possible pain for his condition. Ray’s a great guy and ya know you can’t keep a good man down for long.
Your post here was a very good read, but you still need to fix the link with the missing “s”. You and I have a least one thing in common.
Pertaining to the free gifts, the word “ANY” is a very powerful word, making my product choice of Ray’s a NoBrainer. I thank you for that!
Nuff said. Give Ray and his family my best regards, and keep up the good work Robert!
Mike
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I pray that Ray recovers really soon, & thanks for the great info. I am in Victoria, Australia & we are just getting over our worst Bushfire attack in Australia’s history, 200 confirmed dead, 5000 homes burnt, 7,500 people are homeless. If you, or anyone you know would care to make a donation to help the unfortunates please go to http://www.redcross.org.au
keep well,
Robert Ringin
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Hi Robert,
I’m sorry to hear that Ray went to the hospital and I hope he starts feeling better. Thanks for the free gifts and the best to you both.
John
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Hello Robert,
I am sorry to hear that Ray was rushed to hospital – probably in severe pain, I would imagine! Please pass on my Best Wishes for a successful recovery and returning home to his family.
He probably doesn’t know me, I am a subscriber to his blog, which I read when I have time to spare.
I am also a ‘student’ of John Thornhill. Although I should have finished his course at Christmas, I am still on week 9 and haven’t yet uploaded my first e-book! I too, have had hospital treatment for 2 cataract operations during the last 6 month; visits and work have delayed my progress in becoming an Internet Marketer but I am still moving in the right direction.
From Ray’s blogs, I have a high regard for him. I haven’t taken any advantage, or bought anything from Ray, to date.. As John said, it is not really profitable until you have finished your course with me, as you may well buy things you don’t want and waste your money. This seemed good advice. Enough of this!
Back to Ray. Please do give him my regards and maybe a copy of this e-mail for him to read!
HI Ray! Get well and back home soon! It’s much nicer at home – and the food’s usually better too!
I’d like confirmation that you have recovered 100% in due course.
Kindest regards,? ? ?
Allan
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for your great advice.
Do send my regards to Ray as I hope he’ll get better soon.
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Hi, Robert,
These two points you make are very true, never worry about the competition, but, maybe learn from their success.
Everyone really does have knowledge that is valuable to others, you just need to make this knowledge available in some form.
Ray, tap your heels three times and repeat after me,
There’s no place like home,
There’s no place like home,
There’s no place like home.
Tim
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Hi Robert
Thanks for your post, I particularly liked what you had to say about marketing yourself. Please pass on my best wishes to Ray for a speedy recovery and my thanks for adding my Blog to his Favourites
Best wishes
Antony
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Hi Robert,
I am truly sorry to hear about Ray, my association with him has been nothing but good. He has always been honest and upfront upholding all of the virtues that you could wish for in building good relationships. Please pass on my sincere good wishes and I hope he is well soon. I am not surprised that Ray has someone to step in for him, he is a great guy, buy all the same many thanks Robert for jumping in to lend a hand. If there is anything that I can do then please let me know.
Regards,
Ken Biddle
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Nice to meet you, Robert. Of course, Ray need not apologize for kidney stones! So, thanks to you both for making the best of a bad situation with this kind offer.
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Thanks everybody for your comments and kind words.
I’ve been inundated with emails – please keep them coming in! I will reply to them all today.
Apparently the link I posted to my training package still isn’t right and I don’t have admin rights to Ray’s site, so I can’t change it.
This is the CORRECT link (I promise
)
http://www.easyauctioncashsystem.com
All the best
Robert
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Ray,
Get well soon, bud. Any excuse for a couple day off! ;8)
Pat
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Hi Robert, thanks for doing such an awesome job of filling in for Ray.
Ray, hope you have a speedy recovery and Oww, it’s hurts just thinking about passing those stones man I feel for you.
Thanks for all of the great advise and products, God Bless.
Rick
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Just a quick note – on the web site
http://www.bestmultimediaguides.com
there is a button at the top “Audio Books” which links to, surprisingly enough, a web site selling Audio Books. That is an affiliate link to that site, I cannot therefore give these away for free.
On the main index page underneath the “Welcome” section there is a heading titled “Latest Premium Ebooks” – this is also an affiliate link to various Clickbank products. Again I cannot give these away for free.
You will find the FREE products on the left hand side navigation bar under “Site Categories”. This lists all the various subcategories of Ebooks, Software, Graphics etc.
There are about 450 different products there in about 100 niches. These are the FREE products – all come with either Resale Rights or Private Label Rights, all come with a sales letter as a minimum – many come with a full ready-to-go web site.
If you read the product description that will give the full details.
Apologies for any confusion – I should have made that a bit clearer.
All the best
Robert
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Hi Robert, thanks for filling in for Ray, you did an excellent job. My best to Ray for a speedy recovery, kidney stones can be a bear to deal with.
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Hi Robert,
I hope Ray feels better soon.
It’s nice to have friends like you to step in and help out in a crisis and to explain to his subscribers.
One marketeer that I was dealing with, just faded away into nothing. It wasn’t until a few months later that I heard he had had a severe car crash.
It was a shame that he didn’t have anybody relay what was happening in his IM world. It left a lot of people high and stranded. Not so in Ray’s case.
I’m looking forward to more.
Kind Regards,
Gary
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Robert,
Thanks for stepping up and helping. I work with Ray on a lot of his content. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Please pass my best wishes for a speedy recovery on to him.
-Scott Siegel
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Hello Robert,
Ray’s blog is in safe hands.Your post is clear and useful something that so called “Guru’s” forget.Subscribers need to rely on good advice not be bombarded with sales pitches.I have only recently joined Ray’s newsletter but already have used his valuble tips to help my business.Best wishes to Ray for a speedy recovery and well done Robert.
Best Regards Davidb.
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Hi Ray/Robert,
I’m sorry to hear about your hospital visit. I hope you get well soon and I’ll say a prayer for you.
Get well soon Ray
Stuart
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Hi Robert,
I have picked up many useful and valuable tips from Rays newsletter and have joined his digital media masterclass which is excellent!
I wish Ray all the best in hospital. Get Well Soon.
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HI Ray/Robert,
Ray get better soon matey
Robert good on you for keeping things ticking over …
Cheers
Tommy
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Hello Robert
Please pass my best wishes on to Ray and wish him a speedy recovery.
And all the best for your stand-in role, your doing well so far!
Best Regards
Paul
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Hi Everyone
I’ve just spoken to Ray, he is feeling rough but wants to extend his thanks for the best wishes received from you all. Also all of his freebies will be delivered tomorrow. In the meantime if anyone who’s commented on this post still hasn’t chosen their free items – 1 from Ray and 1 from me – can you please let me know. Email me at
admin@bestmultimediaguides.com
I *think* I’ve dealt with every freebie request that I’ve promised, if I’ve missed anyone off please let me know
Cheers
Robert
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Hello Robert,
Please send my wishes to Ray for a fast recovery. He’s a fighter and he’ll get over it … i hope he feels better very soon.
Regards,
Stelios
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for filling in for Ray. Great job on the post.
Message for Ray:
Hope your pain eases soon. My thoughts are with you.
Regards,
Glenda
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Great post Robert. Get well soon Ray!
Best Regards,
Keith
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hi robert , thanks for filling in for ray , all my best to ray and his family , i hope ray recovers soon
Regards
Jim
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Hi Ray,
Hope you heal quickly! I have several friends who have passed or had other kidney stone issues.
Thanks for all you do!
Paul
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Ray and Robert, thanks for the gift. Its been said by women that have had kidney stones that its more painful than child birth… and it looks like thats got to hurt. You need a doctor that’s also a good plummer and generous with the pain meds to get those pesty gremlins out. I hope you have a speedy recovery.
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Hi Ray,
I’m sorry to hear about you having a kidney stone,i’ve been throught hat myself and it was a terrible and very painful experience,i hope you can pass it without the lithotripsy i had to go through
Get well soon,and get rid of that painful rascal!
Best Wishes,
Paul
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Hi Robert
Great job, give Ray my best wishes.
Thanks Gary
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Hi Ray,
Get well soon!!
Hi Robert,
Very Informative post!!
Regards,
Mary
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Thanks for your comments everyone – keep them coming!
I’ve now emailed everyone who contacted me with their freebies – if I haven’t replied to your email yet then I didn’t get it. Can you resend it please
admin@bestmultimediaguides.com
Also if you’ve submitted a comment but haven’t yet claimed your free gifts – WHY NOT??!!
Remember you get one of each of
1) ANY of Ray’s Products as listed at the top of the page in the drop down box just underneath the optin
2) ANY Resale Rights/PLR digital product (ebook, software, graphics, articles, templates, etc) found on my web site
http://www.bestmultimediaguides.com
FREE of charge! (except Audio Ebooks and ebooks under “Latest premium ebooks on the main index page – those are affiliate products, not mine)
So if you haven’t already done so, drop me a line and let me know which 2 items you want!
Cheers
Robert
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It’s a nice offer Ray and Robert. Thanks. Get better fast, Ray.
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Hope Ray’s feeling better and up and about again soon. Enjoy reading his blog and good info that he passes on. Nice of you to fill in for him Robert!
Thanks for free product offer also!!
Have a great day…
Tina
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Our prayers to get well!
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[...] …and although I’m NOT “officially” back to work yet because of my Kidney Stones trouble, I just wanted to stop by and say a HUGE thank you to you all for your kind wishes and comments on the last post. [...]
RAY !!!! Get well soon !!!!! Health’s # 1 !!!!
Hope u get home very soon !
Thanks for your amazing blog and products !
Much love to you and your family !!!!
Sincerely
SammyC
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Your in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Just got the ‘offer’, nice work, hope I squeeze through the gate. Hope Ray gets unstoned and pain-free soon, what a battler!
ciao jj
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Hi Ray
Thanks for the fantastic product of Richard Legg for us to try
Get well soon
God Bless
Stuart
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