susan
7/12/2008 7:16:00 PM
On Jul 12, 6:30 am, UneElle <mstad...@zoominternet.net> wrote:
> On Jul 11, 10:56 pm, fvicar...@aol.com wrote:
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> > On Jul 11, 4:22 am, UneElle <mstad...@zoominternet.net> wrote:
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> > > Hi Fredo,
>
> > > I was. Featured a travelogue of famous sites that had Bruce
> > > connections (the Agora, the Allen Theatre, the construction site of
> > > the yet-to-be completed Rock Hall of Fame) as well as my own
> > > "Hometown".
>
> > > Sadly, no, I never saved those Sprzzzzz posts. Perhaps Billy, Chet,
> > > Matt or Mike saved them. I do, however, still have my Sprzzzzz tee
> > > shirt from the great 1993 Prodigy NYC confab.
>
> > > L
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> > > On Jul 10, 9:46 pm, fvicar...@aol.com wrote:
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> Fredo,
>
> Sorry...I wasn't able to go to the A3 show. On June 9th, my hubby of
> 44 years (44th anniversary yesterday!) had a massive heart attack and
> was life-flighted to the famed Cleveland Clinic. He had a heart cath
> that day, then underwent a quadruple bypass on the 12th when the
> massive dose of blood-thinning Plavix that was administered in our
> local hospital to keep him alive, finally began to wash out of his
> system.
>
> He was in the Clinic for two weeks due to a few setbacks and
> complications, finally being released on June 23rd. His recovery has
> been slow, but, Fredo, he's alive and he IS getting better! It was,
> to say the least, terrifying...as I know you know all too well given
> you, Anna's and your beautiful daughter's history with the medical
> profession. Suffice it to say that when Dan had his heart attack,
> while IN our small community hospital, the local cardiologist insisted
> that he be life-flighted to another (albeit somewhat larger) local
> hospital. I had to face him down while Dan was in the midst of his
> attack and demand that he be sent to the best f*cking heart hospital
> in the country (for 14 years running!). He was NOT amused, and
> apparently not accustomed to being questioned or countered. It was
> the single most terrifying moment of my life...I've never felt more
> alone nor more frightened...knowing that I was holding my husband's
> life in my hands. The cardiologist reluctantly agreed to contact the
> Clinic and off Dan went. The jerk has admitting privileges at the
> other hospital, practices there, and has a business relationship with
> it. So, to him, it was a business decision. To me..it was my
> husband's life. And I wanted him at the very best heart hospital in
> the world, not some 2nd rate suburban facility.
>
> Given all that happened, it was most assuredly the right
> decision...Dan's surgeon is world-renowned and Dan is alive and
> recovering from what could have been a Tim Russert-catastrophe. Thank
> goodness.
>
> L
L,
I just wanted to congratulate you on your wedding anniversary and
commend you for being your husband's champion when it mattered so
desperately. It sounds like your heart and mind really rose to the
occasion. That was a very heart warming thing for me to read-I wish
you both the best in the months to come.
(I've been a patient at the Cleveland Clinic a few times, as was my
Dad-boy that place brings back memories. It is one of the best
hospitals in the world, I think, and I'm glad you got your husband in
there)
susan