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I'm currently in and out of hospital waiting to find out if my father is dead or not: he had  a second heart attack on Monday and hasn't woken yet. He may not.

I've had better weeks, especiallly since I'm half full of antibiotics and inhalers as part of my annual chest infection and asthma festival.

I'm avoiding commenting much here since my social skills are less reliable than usual at the moment . . .  

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 02:59:15 PM EST
My thoughts and best wishes are with you and your family.
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 03:09:07 PM EST
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Sorry to hear that - good luck.

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 03:21:15 PM EST
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I'm sorry to hear this. And be careful for yourself as well.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 03:40:18 PM EST
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I'm sorry to hear that.  All the best.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 03:40:58 PM EST
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Good luck to your father and to you, Colman.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!
by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 03:55:03 PM EST
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Awful news - good luck and good wishes to both of you.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 03:58:20 PM EST
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The rating I gave you for this post shows my appreciation of your willingness to share your problems.  I always feel queasy giving a 4 to someone when they are discussing serious health issues on account of possible misinterpretation.

If sanity be culturally normative, then by the norms of this culture I claim insanity.
by ARGeezer (argeezer a in a circle yahoo dot com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 04:08:12 PM EST
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Yes "excellent" in this context seems like an example of the way Colman sees his social skills at the moment. The comment is more important than the rating.

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 04:30:49 PM EST
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Take care.

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
by poemless on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 04:40:18 PM EST
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Hang in there, Colman.  I'm sending good thoughts your way.  If there's anything I can do, let me know.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 04:56:16 PM EST
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I'm sorry for your father, Colman. I wish he will recover.

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char
by Melanchthon on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 06:07:49 PM EST
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Good luck.
by lychee (lychee9393 A yahoo D com) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 12:25:30 AM EST
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Oh man. I wish both of you a full and speedy recovery.

"Ideas or the lack of them can cause disease." - Kurt Vonnegut
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Thu Nov 20th, 2008 at 03:04:59 AM EST
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