Message to All and an Announcement

Dear Don
I wish you God Speed in the recovery process. I will add you to my list of people who require special prayer. May God bless you abundantly with healing.

I walk 18 holes of golf three days per week and am 80 years of age, so I can understand how your time in recovery will affect your game.
All the very best
Cedric Payne

Dear Surge, wishing you a successful outcome! If you devote your energy to your recovery with the same vigour that you teach golf, then you're bound to be better in no time at all. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
All the very best.
Peter Perry.
Calgary, Canada.

Don, I am sorry to hear of your heart problem. So pleased you found out in a timely manner. I shall be praying for you each day and so will our church prayer group.

Thank you all you do for each of us and the game of golf.

God Bless you Don. We'll see you in 3 months. Take everyday for recovery.

Don, I will be donating blood to A.H.A. the day of your surgery. My prayers & thoughts will include you & your family. Rejoice in the Lord, & praise Him for your blessings. michael mckee

You go for it Surge. I am sure you will tackle this new challenge head on, as you have done in the past. God bless, & know that come rain, hale or shine, you will always be an inspiration to me, & many, many others. See you soon mate
Cheers Russty

All the best Don hope your back on the golf course soon.

Also from Denmark I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery. Hope to see you back on the fairway some.

Hi Surge, Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I had an Echo cardiogram 2 months ago and as I have not been contacted have assumed all is well. I am going to chase up my results today, having heard your story-thanks.
(PS. Also I recently had clubs fitted by Doc (in Lingfield UK). I used them yesterday for the first time and won 4 & 3. Delighted!)

Dear Surge,

I would just like to wish you good luck on your upcoming heart Operation and a speedy and full recovery.

dear Don,
You have been helping and supporting thousands of people with their golf and their back pain and now informing us also about the early signs of heart attacks Be assured thousands of people will pray for you these next months!
Love Georgette

All the very best Surge, " Lang may your lum reek"

Love,

Bruce H.

Don, very sorry to hear you have to have surgery again. As you say you have been blessed with a second & third chance which is terrific. I might book myself into the Doctors for a check up just to make sure everything is ok.
Take care and wishing you a speedy recovery.
Andy

Surge wishing you a speedy recovery. Arturo from Spain

Surge,
Thanks for the warning re heart problems.
May your surgery be successful and your recovery swift.
From a fan Down Under,
Pete de Boer

I am so sorry to hear about your heart problem and wish you very best wishes for a successful operation and a speedy recovery. I so enjoyed our day together last month at Lingfield UK and am doing my best to put your invaluable advice into practice.

Peter

Admire your Spirit, Don - Good luck with the surgery.
From a fan in Tasmania

Dear Don,

Thanks for sharing such a personal message with Surge Nation. Your candor is matched by your courage. You and yours will be in my prayers until you're fully recovered.

Dave from Michigan

Surge, it was great speaking with you last week. I was so sorry to hear about your upcoming surgery but so glad that they found the cause of your shortness of breath in time.

The BEST OF LUCK and for a SPEEDY RECOVERY.

Always Keep Vertical.

Randy Wolf

Don; I just viewed the video as I've been out of pocket for a few days. I thank you for all the information you provide your viewers in the past and present with regards to not only PPGS but general health itself. You are a great mentor and also a guardian angel by sending us these types of messages. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family as go through your procedure and process of recovery. Get well soon and looking forward to up coming videos. God Bless you and your family.

Abe Adames

As hard as golf is we forget life is harder. Don have a quick and easy recovery we are rooting for you.

I will second the call to buy a video if you have not. Open heart surgery is not inexpensive in the least.

Don, I was very selfish and sad when I saw your announcement and I thought what will I do without turning on my computer and looking for my daily "Surge" fix. I have never met you, however, you have become part of my private family over the last five years or so that I have been watching the videos. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.

I'll be praying for you Surge. I've been a follower of yours for over four years and you have always been there for me with great golf and life tips. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
CJ from Rochester NY

Surge,
Speedy recovery and with the Lord's help, we will see you in the backyard driving range in a few months.
Paul

wishing you an easy surgery and a quick recovery.

Best wishes for this upcoming surgery. My thought's and prayers are for you now and the recovery time. I've had heart surgery and know what your going through.

Richard J.

Best wishes for your upcoming surgery Don! Do everything the Doc's tell you and you'll be back in no time.

Don, so sorry to learn of your heart issues. Will be praying for you and the doctors during this procedure. Looking forward to successful surgery and a speedy recovery. I know after the surgery this will be a test of patience for you, but you don't have a choice so hang in there and everyone looks forward to complete success and your return to full time PPGS activities. You are one of a kind, Don, and we appreciate your dedication to golf and all Surgeites.
Jim

I'm a long time Surgite. We met during the Honda Classic at PGA National very shortly after your surgery in 2010 and walked 6 holes together, following DJ. We exchanged notes on each of our "widow-maker" experiences and counted mutual blessings. Spending that time with you was a wonderful experience and I look forward to taking a lesson with you in the near future, when you're back. Very best of luck, Don.

Don, Sorry to hear you have to do the surgery again, but glad that they caught it before disasters struck. You are definitely "one of the good guys" I've met in my long golfing career, and a super instructor. We'll keep you and the family in our prayers, and hope to see you the next time you come to The Villages area. BTW, I've met Tom Limeburger at Harbor Hills and plan to get some PPGS "tuning" with him this Summer.

Surge,

If there is time in the video to quickly review your tip last week regarding turning the right arm in at address please do. I found what I did after using what I thought was correct helpful but may have missed a bit. Most importantly, Bless you and prayers for a successful surgery tomorrow followed by a quick recovery. Prayers are with you and the family as well as the Dr.

tony v

Hello Surge I wish you a successful heart procedure and recovery.

Your easy to view and understand techniques makes for enjoyable/knowledgeable viewing.

Good Luck!!
Tom fro Walpole MA

Just a line to let you know what a blessing you are to those who are striving to better their game and also to let you know that you will be in my thoughts and prayers as you go through the times that lay ahead. Godspeed !!!!

Hey Don-
I am very confident you will get through this surgery with great success, just
by watching your enthusiasm and drive in life itself. I can't even come close to thanking you enough for all you have taught me about the golf game over the last few years. I never thought I would be close to a scratch golfer, but through your great video instruction I am now a 2 handicap. I've purchased every video you've ever made and hope to purchase many more in the future!
If you Surgeites haven't purchased all of Don's instructional videos that's what you can do for the next 3 months while he is healing. That's where all the nuts and bolts are for his excellent instruction. Once again Surge I appreciate everything you do and my prayers will be with you and your family over the next three months during your recovery.
God Speed!
Alan C
Fayetteville, Ar

Surge,

Thank you for sharing. All the best to you,

Best wishes,

Joe

Don, praying for you all the best and a speedy recovery!!

Don...speedy recovery and will be praying for you and your family

Also I have been playing golf for 8 months now and have been a surgite for all 8 months...I live in central California and wanted to find out how to get in touch with other members of the Surge nation who are nearby to play and practice with.

All the best

Prayers for you and your family.

Hi, wishing you a speedy recovery , and look forward to your healthy return , you need to take your own advice and return when you are fit and able , with your passion and commitment I am sure that this will not be too long. Alan in the UK

Don i am wishing you the best in your upcoming surgery

Don:

I am praying for a successful surgery for you and a speedy recovery.

Jeff Rudolph

I appreciate your candid comments on your health and coming surgery. You'll be in my daily prayers for the "GREAT PHYSICIAN" to guide the surgeon's hands.
Blessings,
Ray Kuzniar

I was scheduled for the golf school you were to give 6.21.14, in Aurora, IL.
I was so looking for to meeting and learning more from you in person. I have been playing golf for over 50 years and I have learned more from watching your videos than I have from all the private lessons, books and magazines I have read over those years. My game has markedly improved and I am having more fun playing golf than ever before, since I have been following you.
I look forward to rescheduling once you have convalesced.
In the meantime, my prayers and thoughts are with you.
God Speed!
David Ivey

Don; My pleasure to meet you late 2012 in Phx. at the Academy where Stretch Conder was shortly thereafter certified. You are as genuine and committed to golfer's and the game as you appear in your dailies, which I have watched since 2008.

Because of your Faith, Family, and great convictions - I know you'll get through this like you say....on and on, solid and square to the target. I should myself know better on health, being a dedicated runner who looks healthy (you might remember that running guru Jim Fix dropped of a heart attack around the age of 50 - my age!). But I shrug things off too often.

I am borrowing this other saying from another instructor that John C. of your Canada teachers knows of: On your way out of this sand trap and up to the green, may you "land softly like a butterfly with sore feet".
Eager to have you back later this season.
Jim McCarty, Mesa, AZ.

Don best wishes. You have a strong constitution and a great attitude. You'll do great.

Surge,

My prayers are with you as you go through this surgery. Looking forward to your recovery and having you back to impart wisdom for us golfers.
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Dave

Hope all goes well tomorrow. Will be looking forward to comments from the lounger on the backyard driving range. Healing thoughts headed your way.

Heavenly Father, we ask that Your healing powers will rain down on this situation. That you would guide the hands of the surgeons, that Your spirit will fill and sustain Don in his recovery and that you would grant peace to his family, friends, and his fans as we wait for this situation, like all others, to be brought in conformance with Your will. Amen

Words can never describe the feelings I have right now on hearing the bombshell news on Don's impending heart surgery : - ( By some miracle I managed to catch part of the live announcement during the live interactive broadcast. Just know Surge/Don you are in our hearts and prayers for a speedy and successful recovery from the operation. You and your PPGS golf swing has given so much to so many. Many of us would not be able to play were it not for your unstinting advice on painfree golf.
From DH and DL in NZ
My fellow golfing nut in Christchurch New Zealand picked up on a remark I made,ie: "God is a golfer", when the weather changed for his round tomorrow, Wednesday here in NZ. May he show us all that this is indeed the case.Please Lord Bless our friend and benefactor Don Trahan on behalf of ALL Surgites everywhere. Amen
DH

Surge,
Just want you to know this die-hard Yankee fan is rooting for you to hit this one out of park. My prayers are with you and your family.
Lynn