BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please

Subject: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Fortunato
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 01:59 PM

Dear Friends,

Today I was sent this message:
...learned that our fellow Mudcatter, Severn, had
burned himself badly in a kitchen accident and was in the Johns
Hopkins Burn Center. The burn happened on Wednesday evening, covering 30% of his body (left arm and torso) with third-degree burns before he managed to get his shirt and undershirt off. On Friday and Monday they did skin grafts, and he is expected to stay in the hospital for a month.

I'm sure he could use some cheering up by cards,
The address for cards is:

> Severn Savage
> Johns Hopkins Burn Center, Room 9
> Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
> 4940 Eastern Avenue
> Baltimore, MD 21224
>

Chance

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Megan L
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:01 PM

Our thoughts and prayers are with him

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Maryrrf
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:02 PM

Oh no this is terrible news!

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Emma B
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:04 PM

I was quite concerned that I hadn't heard from him for several days, so unlike him.
So sorry to hear this news - card will be on its way asap
Thanks for letting us know

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: ClaireBear
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:09 PM

Oh, dear. Yes, Chance, thank you for letting us know.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Micca
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:16 PM

Best thoughts and wishes on their way from me too, burns are nasty.
Micca

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Bill D
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:27 PM

...... it ain't fair, says I. I barely know what else to say.
If thoughts alone could heal, he would be well already. But I know no better place than Hopkins for medical treatment to add to what we all are sending.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Skivee
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:28 PM

Man,oh, man. It's not like Severn needs more bad crud falling in on him.
I've passed the info along to some folks in the local shanty community. Maybe we can be helpful in some way.
I am assuming that infection issues involved in skin grafting will put visits out of the question for a time.
Thanks for informing us about this, Chance.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: SINSULL
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:28 PM

That's terrible news, Chance. He was finally recovering from last year's illness.
Scribbled note in the mail. A pretty card later.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Wesley S
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:33 PM

Thanks for the tip.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Leadfingers
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:37 PM

I'll get a Rood Card off to him ASAP ! Thanks Chance

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Tinker
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:40 PM

Good thought sending -- more later

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Rasener
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 02:41 PM

My best wishes to Severn and thanks for posting this Chance.
Les

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Alice
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 03:58 PM

Oh, NO! If you visit him, say hello from me.

Alice

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:05 PM

Thanks for letting us know. I'll get a card off to him, also. Please let him know, if you can, that we are all thinking of him and sending him good thoughts of healing well!

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Bill D
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:25 PM

One local friend spoke to him briefly this morning. She says he "hurts all over", but is coping and would be glad for cards. I think that a print-out of this thread might be a good tonic in a few days....perhaps with some 'tasteful' puns included. You know Severn...'tasteful'... ;>)

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Noreen
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:31 PM

Thanks for letting us know, Chance. Will send a card winging its way asap.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Charley Noble
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:39 PM

Damn!

It's dangerous out there, and even in one's kitchen!

What was he cooking?

My best to you in the long healing process.

Good to hear that you're at least in a place that knows what to do with nasty burns.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:40 PM

This is truly dreadful news -will send best wishes post haste

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Amos
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:49 PM

HE has taken his desire to be truly hot stuff entirely too far.

May he heal fast.



A

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:53 PM

Will be praying for him... I said praying... good thoughts are OK but there is no God to deliver them.... Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: kendall
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 04:54 PM

Damn! How much can one guy take?
Definition of time, "Just one damn thing after another."

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 05:01 PM

How horrible. Highest healing wishes coming from across the pond.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: skarpi
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 05:41 PM

yes Kendall I was thinkin the same :(

what some have to go through .

kv Skarpi

P.s , good thoughts and prayers from us here

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Sorcha
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 05:56 PM

Well, Damn, damn and damn. Severn I thought I TOLD you about this 'cooking' stuff....card on the way.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Rog Peek
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 05:57 PM

Really sorry to hear that. Do hope it's not too long and too painful a recovery.

Rog

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: JennieG
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 06:05 PM

Ouch! As one who has scars from a childhood accident with scalding hot water, I can sympathise. Good thoughts coming your way from Oz.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 06:06 PM

best wishes & virtual hugs from this side of the other, bigger pond.

Ozcard on the way!

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: gnu
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 06:44 PM

Sweet Jesus... I have been trying to get in here for over an hour since I was told... dunno what was wrong with my connection... but I finally got in...

Dearest Severn... one of the finest, kindest, most generous persons I have ever had the priviledge to know... dear and great friend... my eyes are filled with tears, and my heart filled with hope that you will recover from this quickly.

I'll stop before I say anything too sappy... I'll save that for when they stop cutting off phone calls. I got cut 4 times... Skarpi got cut too. I guess they are treating you like the celeb you are.

Take care... take your rest...

Love and hope,

Gary

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Ebbie
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 06:47 PM

"...good thoughts are OK but there is no God to deliver them.... "

Ah, Georgiansilver, that's where you are wrong.

***********

Severn, I remember our little chat on the hillside at Camp Ramblewood. The best of wishes from Alaska to a good guy.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Janie
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 06:54 PM

Severn,

Light and love going out for easing of pain and speedy healing of your burns.

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 06:56 PM

I'm so sorry to hear this. Positive thoughts sent from North Yorkshire for a speedy and full recovery with as little discomfort as is possible.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Alice
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 07:41 PM

Severn, letter sent snail mail from Montana today.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Azizi
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 08:33 PM

I don't know you very well, Severn, but I know that you have such a quick and wonderfully creative witty mind.

I wish you as fast a recovery as possible and I'm sending you positive vibrations.

-Azizi

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: olddude
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 08:41 PM

OMG
in my prayers
get better soon please

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Sorcha
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 08:52 PM

I hope someone is looking after his cat, Molly.

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 09:03 PM

Healing thoughts, prayers, white light and everything else I can think of. Heal well, heal fast, hope the medicos can make this as painless as possible.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: gnu
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 09:10 PM

Took me a while to find this. Sev, click this.

No change...

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: bobad
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 09:13 PM

Severn.....heal!

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Peace
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 09:20 PM

Severn,

You're one of the finest people I've never met. I'll get a card/letter off to you first thing tomorrow. Spirits up. Just the way it was when you beat the other thing.

Luv ya, buddy.

Bruce

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: KathWestra
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 11:18 PM

Dear Severn,
Thinking of you and sending wishes that you will be as free from pain and fear as is possible with injuries like yours. You're in the best possible hospital, and that's a blessing. Please let us know what we can do--for you, for your cat, for your house. We locals will help however we can, so don't worry about that part. Thanks, Chance, for sharing this news. Kath

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 11:38 PM

Is this Severn of the horrible, rotten, stinky puns? One after another, without stop? Punishing puns, as it were?

I am willing to bet real money (payable to Mudcat) that those nurses will pull out all of the stops, those doctors will try every trick in the book, just to get some relief from the PUNS. I bet he's out of there in three weeks. :-)

Severn, we've never met, we've exchanged a couple of PMs. I think you were a contributor to a couple of projects supporting one of our other awful punsters, Art Thieme. (Geez, can you imagine if the two of them shared a hospital room? The medical staff would be the ones all in stitches. . . )

Take care, get well soon, and if I can find a reasonably suitable card, I will send one your way.

My great aunt, Evelyn McCullough, was for many years a private care nurse at Johns Hopkins. She had the most wonderful stories to tell about all of the years she worked for patients there. It does sound like a good place, if you have to go to the hospital, that is.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Joe Offer
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 11:48 PM

Severn, I always enjoy your wonderful spirit. I hope that spirit pulls you through with flying colors, because I expect to see you in perfect shape for the Getaway next fall.
Get well soon.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Anglo
Date: 31 Mar 09 - 11:56 PM

I too hope to see you next year at the Getaway, Severn - I enjoyed last year, particularly your generosity giving me the LP copy of National Geographic's Songs & Sounds Of The Sea. A most unexpected gift.

Recover soon,
John

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 01 Apr 09 - 12:15 AM

Severn

Don't you know there are enough people getting fired in this economy without you doing it to yourself? I don't want to needle you, but I hope the nurses are keeping you smiling with some good painkillers there in the Halls of I.V. Not to poke too much fun, but they do get behind in their work. (These jokes would be funnier with some rim shots)

Seriously, get well soon old buddy. All good thoughts directed your way!

Ernie

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 01 Apr 09 - 12:40 AM

Jees Sev, the things you do to yourself just to get sympathy and Mudcat Womenz falling over themselves to soothe your fevered brow...


Seriously dear, take care, don't pick it and always shake the drips off.


LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Neil D
Date: 01 Apr 09 - 02:19 AM

Get well soon Severn. Mudcat needs your incredible wit.
                         Neil and Christina

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 01 Apr 09 - 02:42 AM

Severn - hope you get home quickly, before Jack and Jolene get a chance to visit.... All best wishes for a good and speedy recovery.

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: Wild Flying Dove
Date: 01 Apr 09 - 03:26 AM

What awful news - such a horrible thing to happen especially as things seemed to be going now, and your fine sense of humour back up to speed. Thinking of you Severn,
Karen

Subject: RE: BS: Severn Injured...Good thoughts, please
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 01 Apr 09 - 03:54 AM

So who can send him a collection of Rabbie's finest...

Well he is in the Burns unit....





























I'll get me white coat.

LTS