This is the only picture I could take of the patient! I promise it's really him, and since I'm his wife and can pretty much read his every thought, I can guarantee that that's exactly what he was thinking!
Thanks to everyone for all the emails and messages, which I have been relaying to the curmudgeony patient when he's not snoozing. We know many of you want to send flowers or baskets - we thank you, but kindly ask that you don't, since there is rarely space in a hospital setting, and they end up being an added burden of transport and care. Some floors do not allow flowers anyway, and we wouldn't want them to go to waste.
He'll enjoy reading messages from you, so please post as many as you want, and I'll make sure he sees this page at least once a day, and hopefully, he'll post a couple of messages himself soon, but don't be too disappointed if he does not respond right away.
Quick summary of last couple of days:
Al had severe shortness of breath while biking on Sunday morning. He never had a full blown heart attack, but when his breathing and heart rate did not improve, we went to a nearby clinic and had things checked out. An EKG revealed that something was wrong, and he was rushed to hospital. Medication stabilized the heart rate and further tests revealed coronary blockages. On Tuesday, he underwent bypass surgery. Did great - no complications whatsoever...he's currently still in the Cardiac ICU, and the recouperation process is going very well. Currently sitting up and getting ready for a bunch of tubes and things to be removed...and hoping that I don't take any more pictures. He'll probably go to regular room later this afternoon.
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Glad to hear the good news. Hope the recovery continues to go well. See you soon, Victor
ReplyDeleteGet well soon, Al!!!! The Garcia family is thinking of you and wishing you the best!!
ReplyDeleteRocio Garcia and family
Is that his old heart?
ReplyDeleteHi Al,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about you having to be in the hospital. We only hope they have Discovery channel available and it’s “Bird watcher’s week”.
But seriously, stay strong and get well soon:)
Diana and David Somerville
Hi Al:
ReplyDeleteTake advantage of the situation. I hear some of the nurses are pretty cute.
Don't be in a rush to get up and about.
Charles (Mae's older and wiser brother)
Hurrah! Hurrah! We're happy that you're doing better and moving out of the ICU. Zoe called me and told me that she misses her early morning breakfasts. We hope you're heading home soon.
ReplyDeleteA joke:
A college physics professor was explaining a particularly complicated concept to his class when a pre-med student interrupted him.
"Why do we have to learn this stuff?" one young man blurted out.
"To save lives," the professor responded before continuing the lecture.
A few minutes later the student spoke up again. "So how does physics save lives?"
The professor stared at the student for a long time without saying a word. Finally the professor continued. "Physics saves lives," he said, "because it keeps the idiots out of medical school."
Well, Al, was it worth it? All Mae wanted you to do was get rid of the web worms.
ReplyDeleteTMZ reports Al was seen running around his back yard with a couple of other people yesterday afternoon. They are suggesting this whole thing is an elaborate hoax. Hmmm....
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