Dan,

It must feel great to regain that other 95% of your air supply. Heal fast
and be well but be sure to use the occasion to get some extra TLC.

Connie Bagley






At 09:29 AM 01/29/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Dan, hope you feel better real soon!  Take care.  Anne Keaty
>
>
>At 06:05 PM 01/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hello everyone,
>>
>>    My dad asked me to send a message out to the listserv to let everyone
>>know how he is doing. On Thursday afternoon he went into the hospital to
>>have his thyroid removed, which is normally a simple operation. His
>>thyroid had been growing rapidly and was blocking 95% of his air supply.
>>Because of the severity and size of the thyroid, they had to go in
>>through his chest to remove it.
>>
>>The operation went extremely well, much better than the doctors had
>>originally thought. He was supposed to be in the hospital a week or more,
>>but because everything went well, and there was no damage to his trachea,
>>we were able to bring him home today!
>>
>>He is talking and able to move around. Infact he was proofing the
>>newsletter a day after surgery! He insisted that I bring it to him to look
>>over...not trusting my eyes.
>>
>>But because of the type of operation he has had, he will not be back to
>>working strength for another 5 to 6 weeks. He will be periodically
>>checking e-mail, and replying to some messages.
>>
>>He wishes to thank everyone for their support. He does however want me to
>>point out that Pat Pattison used a weak ploy to guilt people into sending
>>cards and flowers...news spreads really fast via e-mail!
>>
>>He received several phone calls, cards and flowers from ALSB members over
>>the weekend. All of which are much appreciated. Again, thanks to all of
>>you for your support. I am sure as soon as he is able, Dan will send you
>>all a message to thank everyone personally.
>>
>>Many thanks,
>>    Chris Herron