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Dean Andrew Kantis

It all started back in 1969...Dean Andrew Kantis was born in St. Louis Missouri, son of Andrew
and Cassandra Kantis.  Dean's sister is Stephanie Ann Kantis who is a successful interior designer and owner
of a retail home store in the upper class society of Dallas, Texas.  Dean's favorite childhood experience was
spending summers up in Grand Rapids, Minnesota at Camp Mishawacha where he learned how to
fish, set up camp sites, bon fires, canoe, wind surf, sail, tennis, arts and crafts, and team work:
http://www.campmishawaka.com/
  
I grew up in Ladue, a suburb of St. Louis, MO and was very active in both school and after
school studies.  Mostly soccer.  Even though I was pretty much the shortest kid on the team,
I was also one of the most aggressive and quickest.  Yeup, that's me on the far bottom left.

My girlfriend Nikki and I enjoy traveling, dining, with some work out here and there.  She
is my best friend bar none, next to my son Preston of course.  We are very lucky to have
her in our life.  Her smile is contagious, and so is her beautiful outlook on life. 
Niksta and Dong celebrating the 2009 New Year:


Here we are in Chatham, MA "The Cape Cod Area," at a dear friend's residence, "Uncle Paulie's,"
 overlooking the beach in the distance.  If you have not been to The Cape, specifically Chatham, you
must go as it is truly a beautiful part of the USA and the architectural home designs are unbelievably classy.

Dean Kantis and "The Nikster" in front of the beautiful Hydranium flowers that were
prevalent all over the Chatham area.  Shades of blue, purple, pink, and white!

Ah...I remember this photo like yesterday.  My first boat, a twin jet engine 220 hp Yamaha
Jet Boat that would do about 55mph.  A great time with my Uncle Byron (the funniest guy
I know next to Andrew Dice Clay) and my ex-Marine cousin Nick who is chiseled like a Greek
statue and looks like he came out of a print ad.  Nick and Vidron, when you guys coming to visit?

Below is myself, Dean Kantis, Paul Flotron, a dear friend and childhood neighbor from old "Louwen/Tanglewood Drive."
Paul has an inherent talent of poetry and is a very involved Christian at Grace Church.  Paul is one of
the most genuine people that I know, and always thinks of others and ways to compliment others.  Paul,
you are due for another visit aren't you soon buddy?  See you soon!
 
Mike and Val.  Unfortunately moved to Charlotte, NC 5 years ago from Boca Raton, FL.
Mikee was my roomate for several years, we had played a lot of tennis, hit a lot of jacuzzi's
as we both Detailed Fine Exotic Cars around South Florida at the time, thus had many back
pains.  Mike and Val are now successful real estate agents in Boone, NC and have a beautiful
home overlooking the hillside of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Above, my step father Gordy, my Unc, and myself racing go carts in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Below is one of my best buddies ever.  ABA.  ABA and my mother posing for a quick shot
at my son's first bday party in our backyard.

Below from left to right is Andrew in the middle, a dear friend, and to the right of Andrew
is my brother n law Brian Anthony who lives in Dallas, TX, and then ABA and Lynnette
getting a bit "tipsy" at one of our parties.  Lynnette, Nikki, ABA, and I went to see "A
Bronx Tale" recently starring Chaz Palminteri in Fort Lauderdale, and it was sensational.
 
I will always say, "Bruce, Brucester, Brucewa, is still the Man, the Myth, and the Legend."  A quick story
about how we became good buddies.  It all started with The Apprentice tryouts in South Florida, a day
from hell I must say, one of the worst days of my life (at the time so I thought).  People were gathered by the
thousands, dressed in suits, professional attire (myself in a brand new suit as well) all looking to be the next ones
picked on the show, The Apprentice.  After about 3 hours of waiting (after arriving there at 6am) it starts to
rain, but not rain, i'm talking a mild version of a Category I Hurricane.  Women's masqera is running down their
faces, everybody gets soaked, with no where to run to or go to clean up.  Then, there is a rumor that this was
just a publicity stunt, and none of us would get picked for The Apprentice after all of this.  To make matters worse,
a bird does a "fly by" and poops on me in front of everybody.  (I'm surprised it didn't make the news).  Just about
that time, a man is walking around handing out small postcards that say:

"If you aren't one of the 12 people picked out of 10 million in the USA to be on The Apprentice, and you aren't
happy just making $250k/year, call this number and listen to a 1 1/2 hour conference call."

Well of course, I did call.  Then was asked to fill out a 3 hour questionnaire.  Then had a personal discussion with
the marketing person in charge of this business model.  We then met for lunch to meet for the first time.  This person
now is my business coach/mentor, and has one of the most brilliant marketing minds that I personally am aware of (maybe "the best").
Anyway, the lesson learned, is to think about failures that may actually be trying to point you in another direction.  Because of
my open mindness, even after the 10 hour day from hell, it worked to my benefit in helping me to find my True Purpose In Life..."

Bruce and MaryEllen above.
 
My buddy David and his son.  My favorite neighbor Ron who is one of the nicest most balanced
friends/people that I know of.  He is a role model for us all, and is one of the busiest guys I know...
He is like the Energizer Bunny, "he just keeps going and going and going..."

Jen AKA "The Great Dane" from Coppenhagen, Denmark.  My ex-brother n law who
I wish I saw more of.  I consider him a close friend and a brother and a very savvy businesman.
There he is with his son David and he has one more boy on the way soon!  Good luck Jensy!!

Above is my dad, Andrew!  To the above right a beautiful family in the making, Rafaella,
Natalia, and my son's God Father (Nouno) Chris.  Rafaella is very gifted at running corporate
events and wedding planning, while Christopher does nothing but live off of her hard work (JK...)
Chris is one of the most successful guys that I know.  He works very hard starting the day around
5am at the gym, and is in the office working through the wee hours as a Financial Planner.  Chris
just wrote a book on the current financial crisis and investing, and I hope to get the first copy signed!

My best buddy in the world in his Aunt Steph robe that was purchased at the Las Vegas
Caesar's Resort.  Preston is about 3 1/2 years old in this picture above.  Below he is 4 1/2 years old
sporting his shirt that sums it up:  "Double Trouble."


 
Above left, little Luke, Dr. Dean, Dean (me).  To the above right, Brian Anthony and sister Stephanie
enjoying a beautiful trip to Mexico and New Mexico after a day's ride in a Hot Air Balloon.

Dr. Dean and Michelle, whom I introduced thank you very much.  Michelle, as I always have
told Dr. Dean, is "as good as they come."  Smart, pretty, shapely, motherly, loyal, and savvy.
And of course, ABA, top right, appears to have an itch on his left pectorals major and is pointing.

Dr. Dimetrios and his beautiful family out of San Antonio, Texas.  His nickname is "MIMI"
and I remember a fond memory (although very stressful at the time) of my first 4 wheeling
experience after I just got my first car, a Suzuki Samarai (3rd one in the USA, shipped from the
Bahamas) and it was his idea to go 4 wheeling to see what this jeep was capable of doing.
Well, we got stuck in about 3 feet of Georgia red clay.  I went for help and he stayed there
trying to free the little jeep of nature's claws.  Luckily, and he told me that it was a good idea
that I wasn't there to hear the over-revving of the engine, in order to get the jeep out of the mud.
But he did it, and it took me about 6 hours to clean the jeep the next day.  I remember this all
too well.  Maybe it took 8 hours to get rid of all of the mud stuck on the bottom of the jeep.
It felt like 2 days, and I swore to never again go 4 wheeling unless someone else provided the jeep.

Dean Andrew Kantis, Ivan, Bruno and Eric (i think) go carting.  Van man was toying with me
in front of me, to try to pass him, and of course, me being the competitor that I am did exactly
that on that lap, and couldn't even see him in my rear view mirror for the rest of the afternoon.
SMOKINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!

Top left, Aunt Stacy, Mom Cassy, and Yiayia Helen enjoying a picture outside on Thanksgiving.
Top right, Preston, Gage, Cody and the new baby Noah.  These guys later on formed a group
named U2 and became famous rock and roll icons or something like that (so I hope).
 
Ex wife Jennifer Slezak with Preston.  Gordy and Mom whom are best friends and
always seem to be having such an incredible life traveling, smiling and just enjoying their days.
 
Captain Sashs' Family, Val, Rachel, and Clayton from St. Louis, MO.  Sash is my oldest
childhood friend next to Paul, and we had enjoyed many outdoor times together such as
bike riding, building boats, cars, and planes, playing in the creeks, etc...Sash is now a
very skilled pilot and flies private aircraft out of St. Louis, MO.
 
Above and below is Mr. Preston.  He is with me most of the week and I wouldn't have it any
other way.  I make sure he gets everything that he needs, is placed first, and has all of the tools
that he needs to find his niche' in a ever changing complex world.  We have many talks about society,
the corruption of medical doctors, specifically LASIK Doctors, and he is learning early that many
things that appear to be "good for you" are really "evil" in disguise.  Such as sugar.  He knows the
difference between "good/healthy/smart foods" and "bad/unhealthy/dumb foods." Hopefully he will
not make the same mistakes his daddy made, and entrust anybody until after reviewing many hours,
days, months of research first, to make sure that he is making the correct decision. 


In case you don't know, my vision was ruined back on August 25th, 1999 by Doctor Nicholas Caro of
Saint George Vision Center out of Chicago, IL who was very close friends with my mother's side of the family.
http://www.lifeafterlasik.com/nickcarolawsuits.htm (click on the link for full story of the Nick Caro Family).
(Negative blogs, talks about me being on MEDS or OFF MEDS, talks about me being GAY and
family abuses, are of course all counts of Libel, Defamation, and Slander which will most likely cause
me to sue the entire Caro Family and soon) http://www.lifeafterlasik.com/mypersonalstory.htm
My personal story of Nick Caro, wife Peggy Caro, son Dimitri Caro, son Spiro Caro, who all appear to follow in daddy's footsteps,
and back in 2005 attempted to sue me, the patient that he ruined, for $2 million dollars because of
my website exposing his 40+ lawsuits:  www.LifeAfterLasik.com .

Anyway, I entrusted this friend of the family with my life, and flew to Chicago, IL to make sure that I would get
the best possible treatment from our "dear friend" who is supposed to be a "caring and successful doctor."
I didn't find out the truth until years later.  I was never a candidate for this procedure as I have EBMD,
a eye disorder, and he didn't catch that.  To boot, he incorrectly cut the flap too short and not dead center,
then causing the entire treatment to be "off center or de-centered" and then used a very, very poor quality
laser to reshape and thin out my corneas.  I immediately had problems.  He then made sure that I went to
his friend in Fort Lauderdale, Dr. Jaswant Pannu of Pannu Laser for ALL followup treatment. 

Dr. Pannu, was loyal to Nick, and covered all of his mistakes (Nick even thanked him for his loyalty,
when Dr. Pannu passed, and Nick wrote exactly that on a website).  They both were on the same page at all times
over the 4 year period that I was observed by Dr. Pannu.  Both kept telling me that it would take 4,5,+ years
for my eyes to fully heal when in reality it would take maybe 16 months.  The lies were to keep me from going
to another physician and hearing the truth about how the procedure was botched, to avoid a MED MAL lawsuit.
It doesn't stop there.  I finally, decided to get 2 other 2nd opinion LASIK doctor's opinions and they said nothing.
They were eager to take my money and prescribe drops, but said nothing of the botched procedure.  Now, in case
you don't know, every state has what's called The Statute of Limitations, which is the saving grace to protect doctors
from being sued.  If you have anything done, the Statute of Limitations starts from the DATE of the procedure and NOT
from the DATE of discovery.  You may only have (1) year to file a lawsuit, or forever you are unlucky and out of pocket.
Every Doctor swears the Hippocratic Oath, to do no harm to any patient and to put their interests first.  Dr. Caro, Dr. Pannu
and all of the follow up doctors violated this oath and all should be in jail.  But because they are making MILLIONS at their
own patient's expense, they control the attorneys who keep their records/licenses clean.  But worse yet, is if you file complaints
with the AMA or Dept. of Regulation (the only entities that can discipline a doctor) you will find yourself DENIED because
there at the top, sits a medical doctor, that covers for all of his/her fellow doctors (like a secret society) and the patient loses.
In addition, the patient 99.9% of the time loses, when they sign the LASIK "Informed Consent Form" which states that you
the patient, are aware that you could go blind, see double vision, permanent halos/starbursts, contrast issues, thinned out corneas
which could result in ECTASIA or need for a CORNEAL TRANSPLANT and you are electing to accelerate the aging process
of your eyes, which most likely will result in future surgeries like ICL's etc...for accelerating Cataract Surgery, etc...
Lastly, 4 years later, I finally find other hurt victims like myself who are doctors, lawyers, successful businessmen/women who
also suffer and for no reason, while all of us were told we were the "perfect patient candidate" for LASIK and now have to
look through ruined optics with no benefit from wearing contacts or glasses to get the clarity back.  I myself, have been all over
the world, as far as Norway twice for a state of the art PRK procedure:  www.ivistech.com which did not work and was supposed
to work, being 3 years ahead of the medical FDA technology here in the USA. 

Why?  Because LASIK creates a permanent flap that never heals, and creates thinning
of the corneal wall that is responsible for making natural tears, and yielding a firm normal shape.
When you get LASIK you are electing to slash those corneal nerves (some grow back and some do not) which then hurts the eyes
ability to produce natural tears 365/24/7 which are mandatory for regular clarity of vision and No Dry Eye Pain (post LASIK
number ONE side effect and complication), and then only the outer edge of the FLAP heals, while the interior surface is left "not healed."
Think about this. Wouldn't you want to know all of the truths before electing a procedure like this that leaves you permanently altered
and for many, are left not able to get prescription or treatment through contacts or glasses?  Now do you understand why many post LASIK
victims have websites warning the masses of the Conspiracy, Corruption and Lies?  LASIK doctors have sold their souls and will do anything
for money, period.  I (along with others) petitioned the FDA back on Jan. 4th, 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTAHDLAwKkw&feature=channel_page

forcing them to finally hold a Emergency FDA Ophthalmic Device Panel Discussion to include Hurt LASIK Victim's Stories, which they did, so that they can hear the entire truths about what the news and LASIK doctors are NOT telling the misinformed public.  You can hear more about this on the below links:
www.LifeAfterLasik.com
www.LasikFDA.com
www.LasikComplications.com
www.TheLasikReport.com

Places of travel so far amongst other areas of the USA and Bahamas, with Mexico, New Zealand, Lake Tahoe as upcoming trips!!

 Greece: 1988




Italy: 2007
 









Tromso, Norway 2006 and 2007:







August 2008 Trip:  Nantucket, Chatham, Martha's Vineyard, Booth Bay, Kinnebunkport and Bar Harbor:














Las Vegas, Yearly Contact Lens Symposium, Jan. 2009:
While trying to find an Optometrist that can "fix" what Dr Nick Caro and Saint George Vision Center, Chicago, IL
"messed up," we saw "O" at the Ballagio, Jersey Boys, took helicopter Grand Canyon tour, and our first night
shows the picture from the top of the Eiffel Tower Restaurant / France overlooking the entire city...
The water show was magnificent as was the views from the top of the Eiffel Tower!





2008 NBAA:  Airplane Show, Orlando, FL:

Captain Steve flying a beautiful Challenger 604 Private Jet along with Bruce, Anthony C,
Robert C, and a smooth flight to Orlando, FL for the 2008 NBAA event!

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