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Monday Open Thread | 149 comments (149 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Forgive the personal note Jerome, but you understand I think. My godson, now my responsibility since the death of his father, has been in the hospital on a morphine drip struggling with a very painful small bowel obstruction all week - ultimately related to his cystic fibrosis. Last night we finally blasted it loose, without surgery.

So what's up is that I have been weeping with joy at the sight of a bucket of shit. I would not have traded it for a bucket of gold.

The experience provides insights into the health care system as well, but those can wait for another day. Today I am happy.

by melvin on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 09:56:24 AM EST

Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 5)

No forgiveness needed. We all join in wishing the little fella well.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 09:59:02 AM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 6)

Melvin, we can use all the happy news possible. So thank you for sharing, and I am happy for you and your godson. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 10:10:06 AM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Best wishes for your godson.

And it's nice that you can find some humour in the unpleasant week you've just had.

"The womb that spawned that thing is fertile yet"

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 10:49:53 AM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

Must be the Celt coming out. Laugh at funerals, cry at the sunrise.

by melvin on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 11:12:30 AM EST
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