Kendall at Mass Gen. 16 Feb (and current silliness

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Leadfingers
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:01 AM

Glad to hear that things are progressing Jacqui ! I KNOW mom is looking forward to meeting him when you come over the pond later in the year !!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:11 AM

I agree with Tam. I will organize the Groupie Mud Wrestling Team and have them fitted out in time to deal with Kendall and any wayward nurses. "Sweet"? Jacqui, you mke damn sure his hospital gown is laced up the back. He's not wearing the leather jacket is he? Maybe we need to get Ratched over there to supervise things...

I love you, Kendall.
Mary

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: My guru always said
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:23 AM

So very pleased to see this heartening news, still sending positive thoughts for kendall's recovery.

Q: is his leather coat with him in the hospital??

Love & Hugs & runs for cover...
Hil x

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Tinker
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:39 AM

Hmmmm..... Black leather and a hospital bed.


Jacqui will take care of it.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:44 AM

Tom is at Mass General today meeting with the anesthesiologist for his surgery on Tuesday. He's hoping to get to see Kendall and Jacqui while he's there -- before he has to head back to North Station and the Downeaster home.

Linn

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:46 AM

We're holding you all in our thoughts and hope to keep hearing good news.
                                       Neil and Christina

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Hollowfox
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:49 AM

Yeah, Lynn, I hope the weather is kind to all of you in all of this. Up at 2:30 AM? Sounds like quite a party. Hi to all from snowy Ohio, Mary

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: GUEST,Steve the Canadian
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 09:15 AM

Hey look! I can laugh and cry at the same time!

Steve S

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: jacqui.c
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 09:25 AM

We've just been in to check on Kendall - catheter's out and they are just waiting for a bed on the ward so that they can discharge him from ICU. He's looking well and has a sense of humour this morning. They are also going to be giving him something to eat this morning - he wrote NOT GRITS on his pad.

The girls are going back to Maine now and Elaine is coming in at about lunchtime. I'm going to pack a bag with the stuff he'll want in his room and go back and spend the day with him.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:00 AM

Sense of humor is good. Thanks jacqui. Out of the ICU in 24 hours is wonderful.
Mary

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Nancy King
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:05 AM

Sounds great! They wouldn't DARE try to feed him grits! Glad he's moving out of ICU -- bound to be more restful (though probably not by much) elsewhere. I hope Tom and Linn are able to get in to see him.

Keep mending, Kendall!

Love,
Nancy

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:07 AM

I take it he was a good boy and they deflated the catheter before yanking it out.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:13 AM

Keep healing, Kendall.

Love
Rhiannon and Mick

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:27 AM

Tom's solo on this trip; I'm home in Nottingham, Nancy. But I hope Tom can stop in and see Kendall & Jacqui before he has to get to North Station for the train home.

Linn

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:43 AM

So glad to hear the good news about Kendall. Give him love from the Shaws.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Amos
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:50 AM

I can see him pushing an IV rack down the hall now, a glint in his eye, his black leather jacket swinging stylishly from his shoulders, and nothing at all below the waist, chasing the redheaded nurse who tried to get him to eat breakfast.

A candidate for the Mass General Patient Hall of Fame, I don't doubt.


A

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:53 AM

Now picture him in the same condition but with the catheter in.
heh heh


I know.
CELLAR!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 10:54 AM

Glad to hear he's moving to a friendlier part of the hospital. Do the nurses know about his sense of humor, is that why the first batch is moving him along? ;-D

I agree about the grits! Why do they offer up such an awful food that many people in their right minds wouldn't touch in their healthiest of times? If you didn't grow up with grits, they don't suddenly become appealing when you're a captive audience in a hospital.

And if they give him oatmeal instead, make sure they use some salt (or it tastes as bad a grits.)

SRS

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:01 AM

My father, at 84, being paraded down the hall by two nurses with tubes and bags flying, told them that he's tired of being led around by his penis.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: olddude
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:01 AM

give the old fool a hug from me Jacqui, and if he doesn't come home soon I am going to find some Kenny G CD's to send him. Now if that doesn't make him want to get better and leave nothing will

Love you all
Dan

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:03 AM

I love grits. Discovered them in my 40s and love them with just a touch of salt, pepper and butter. So good with eggs. Did I mention that I love grits? Have them at home in the cupboard for Saturday breakfast.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Fortunato
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:09 AM

Great news. Wonderful to hear that the Cap'n is progressing well. I'm gratified to know he's sitting up and taking nourishment.

I am, however, disappointed to know that he's forgone the wondrous healing power of grits. It is a known fact that they possess mystic healing properties first noted by the Mayans.

Plus they taste really good. But then Kendall hasn't had Susette's grits.

All the best to Jacqui and my friend, Kendall, may he live a thousand years, for I'm sure there's a few mistakes he hasn't had the fun of making.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:13 AM

Thanks for the good news update, Jacqui! Give the captain a squeeze from Hunt and me!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: EBarnacle
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:13 AM

He doesn't need grits. He's got enough of his own.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:21 AM

I've got a recipe for grits souffle that's outa this world. Had it first in Williamsburg. Talk about something you wouldn't think would be good but is!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Bill D
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 11:29 AM

Grits? North of the Mason-Dixon line? Can't be authentic...does the box say "Genuine Ersatz Grits Helper"?

Ah, well....tell him he has MY permission to use any grits they try to serve him as a gritty snowball. (and if he does, take pictures!)

I hope they treat him anywhere near the manner in which he would like to become accustomed....

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 12:14 PM

I love grits too. But can't get them in the UK.

bum

So I have to get my Mom or daughter to send/bring me care packages. My 3 boxes of instant grits from Hilary's Christmas visit this year are dwindling fast.

I could have done without the image of any man in open hospital gown and black leather jacket. Enough to put me off me grits!!!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: catspaw49
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 12:51 PM

Sandy Paton told a great story about being down south, North Carolina as I recall, and stopping in a little diner for breakfast. He ordered eggs and bacon and toast but the waitress told him the grits weren't ready yet. Sandy explained he really didn't care much about grits anyhow and he'd be happy with just the eggs and bacon. The waitress still refused to serve him eggs without grits, it just wasn't done that way! So Sandy waited for the grits he really didn't want anyway to be served with his eggs.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: catspaw49
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 12:56 PM

BTW......My guess would be that "food" at this time is along the lines of consomme and Jello...............

Spaw

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 01:16 PM

Gamble Rogers once claimed that his home town of Snipe's Ford, Florida had an "outsized number of rural alchemists. It's not what you're thinking - we have an inordinate number of people who spend their waking hours trying to figure out ways to bleach their used coffee grinds and sell 'em to tourists on the interstate for grits. Which goes a long way towards understanding why so many northerners don't give a hoot for Southern cooking."

Dan

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 01:33 PM

Kale in potlikker is good eatin' too.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: gnu
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 01:54 PM

Spaw... popsicles. Last time, I was told by a nurse, "No more today. NONE!"

Next visitor, I said, "Popsicle, but don't let anyone see you." She followed him! Twice!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 02:02 PM

Exactly how many popsicles had you had, gnu? Kendall has to watch his sugar.
Auntie SINS

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 02:19 PM

Best drink I ever had was ice water and then cold Coke right after I had shoulder surgery last July. Of course, I'd also had two shots of morphine and a codeine pill.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: MikeL2
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 02:20 PM

Hi

Grits ?? Grits????.... You eat them ???

Over here in England we throw them on icy roads....lol

Cheers

MikeL2

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: frogprince
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 02:26 PM

At the risk of being just a little serious, popsicles are readily available sugar free; they're still cold and wet, and I doubt if many people would notice the difference.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 02:52 PM

Just caught up with the new thread and would like to be added to the list of well-wishers!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 02:56 PM

Mike L2, you may confusing grits with Grapenuts.

Dan

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: gnu
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 03:07 PM

SINS.... Rocky brought me at least four before Ian arrived. Ian brought me at least that... more I think.

It was double hard to get by the nurse as they had put me in a room across from the nursing station for "close observation." Apparently, I was bleeding a lot. The room had three beds and a desk. A lot of the time, there was a nurse directly across from me.

Man... was she ever good lookin. About 40. If I hadn't been in such pain and looped on drugs, I'd have been embarassed.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 03:23 PM

Any updates from Jacqui? Kendall fit to compute?

gnu, I think she was flirting with you. And you were too doped to know it. Happens a lot.
SINS

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: gnu
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 03:29 PM

Flirting? With me? Hahahahaaa.

Then again... I AM an engineer and we all know how enamoured women are over engineers. Almost as much as over librarians. They are the epeetomy of sex appeal.

YO... K! When you read this thread, that doesn't apply to you. Unless Rapaire gets a cool leather jacket too.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: EBarnacle
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 03:33 PM

When I was hospitalized for an extended stay [pneumonia] in the Winter of '95/96, I found that a little lemon squeezed into the water made it more palatable.

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 03:55 PM

More good news. Jacqui called. Kendall had oat meal and scrambled eggs for breakfast and mac and cheese for lunch. Not much but he did eat. He can't have liquids yet so no scotch but he can have Jell-O shots. (I made that up.)

He is a tired boy. Coughing is a bitch. He walks a bit. And sits in a chair for a while - in other words he's fighting to get well. He is also flirting with the nurses and we have at least four new Groupies to initiate.

There is a picture soon to be posted.

All good news.
SINS

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: wysiwyg
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 04:39 PM

Txgivings.

~S~

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: gnu
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 04:46 PM

sniff

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 06:40 PM

Fabulous news - love from SP - Kendall - the mayor says GET WELL and you know he is all powerful.....!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Amos
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 06:43 PM

For SURE you doan wanna mess wid Da MAYOR, Skipper...


A

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 06:55 PM

Trust me - as someone who has been married to the mayor for 32 years (well he wasn't Mayor for 32 two years but there you go....) he does NOT want to mess with the mayor!

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 07:29 PM

all good news

sandra

Subject: RE: Kendall at Mass Gen. 2.16.10
From: Charley Noble
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 08:00 PM

Keep it coming!

Charley Noble