Bouche’s Neighbors

pop!

nobody@vox.com(The Doug) — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:51:53 -0400

Ran out of floss last night and forgot to buy more today. I ended up using one of these plastic throwaway flossers that my 8-year-old uses. I was on the second tooth and--pop!--off fell the crown. 11:30 PM.

I have to figure out how to get to my dentist tomorrow.

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My Uncle Again

nobody@vox.com(Strive2Be) — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:42:28 -0400

Hi guys,

For anyone that has been following this soap opera, my Uncle came out of the surgery at 5pm...so it ran from 7:30am to 5pm. Can you imagine how tired the surgeon and staff must have been? The first surgery my Uncle had, when he was brought into the city because of that incompetent small-hospital surgeon, was begun around 8pm and lasted into the wee hours of the morning. She caused "severe injuries", we were told. Well, trying to murder the poor man would be considered "severe", I would think. *smile*

Anyways, he made it through and is now in ICU. It just is up to him to survive. Whether he has the strength left or not is yet to be seen, and as most people know, patients don't usually die in the Operating Room but during recovery. His poor body has been through so much, and he even went into a deep depression while waiting to build up his strength for this second surgery (they gave him anti-depressants for that). He still wasn't strong enough, but he hasn't been able to keep any food down for the past 4 days, didn't have the strength to walk anymore, and his legs and toes were beginning to have spasms and twitching. They couldn't wait any longer. But he made it through, the tough old man! I just hope he recovers because the staff has been making us quite aware that the body can only take so much. And he was weak to begin with, going into this second major surgery. Apparently they stated that it was more complicated than they had anticipated. Well, if you have bile leaking out into your body.....since the first repair surgery wasn't a COMPLETE success but they were just trying to give him time to gain his strength.....I can't imagine how many organs and body structures that bile could have damaged. He was just slowly dying again, poor man.

Prayers would be appreciated. He has quite a battle in front of him, and he may just want to go Home and be done with this world by now. Who could blame him? Remind me never to get gall stones...or ANY stones for that matter! Actually, no surgeries would be a good idea all around!!!! Lol.

Thanks for reading our little soap opera, and I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks.

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Woo Hoo! Go Cali!

nobody@vox.com(uncagedbird) — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:52:55 -0400

Gay Couples Celebrate California Court Ruling

SAN FRANCISCO — Gay and lesbian couples in San Francisco rejoiced Thursday over a California Supreme Court decision affirming their right to marry even as political leaders on both sides of the issue girded for an extended fight in the courts and at the ballot box.

NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/15cnd-scene.html?ref=us

Course, it'll probably be bumped up to the US Supreme Court, but hey, this is awesome!

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It's a proud day in California.

nobody@vox.com(Secret Agent Scotch) — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:53:09 -0400

Thank you, California Supreme Court, for finally making this right.

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QotD: Oh Sorry, Did I Offend You?

nobody@vox.com(elaynne) — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:32:43 -0400

Who was the last person you offended?
Submitted by May.

I have no idea!

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Another Update On My Uncle

nobody@vox.com(Strive2Be) — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:05:43 -0400

1.Well, one day...possibly three days in the hospital for gall stones.

2. Surgeon completely severs bile duct from liver...oh well...sews him back up and sends him back to a regular hospital room to die.

3. Nurses finally get him into the city after ONE WEEK because he obviously was not reacting properly, and the surgeon wouldn't come visit her patient.

4. Doctors did emergency surgery here, lasting into the wee hours of the morning for the severe injuries done to him.

5. Four months later, he can't even keep any food down or walk (after having a lung collapse and blood clots in the other lung).

6. Went in for second major surgery this morning at 7:30am....it is now 4:00pm....just heard it will be another hour in the operating room.

7. Will be going straight to ICU for a few days

8. If he survives, then he'll go to Recovery for a few days

9. If he survives, then he'll be transferred to a surgical floor to heal.

That surgeon should be not only lose her license to practice, but be put in jail for murder (the sliced artery on another patient) and attempted murder on my uncle (she knew he would DIE with his bile duct not even attached to his liver!).

They say for every person who gets caught stealing a car, that they have already stolen 4-5 more without getting caught. How many deaths has this woman caused already?

I'll let you know what happens.

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WOMEN OWN JUST 1% OF WORLD'S TITLED LAND

nobody@vox.com(Maya) — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:19:56 -0400

Girl in veil

My neighbor Pax has informed me that May 15th is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights day. Thanks, Pax! What a cool idea.

I read this story on BBC a while ago and it kind of shocked me: 70 percent of the world's poor are women, and they own only 1 percent of the world's property. There have also been reports that women own less, and inherit less than men worldwide.

The severity of this issue is emphasized by another BBC report about a bakery in Afghanistan that was run by the U.N. to subsidize bread to the poorest women in Kabul, until the Taliban shut it down. How has this happened?

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California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

nobody@vox.com(Kevin Wolf) — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:56:51 -0400

California is not subsequently consumed by the Fire of Hades. Surprise! Funny how the world doesn't end when things like this happen.

Meanwhile, the country continues to be embroiled in an immoral and illegal war, the economy continues to creep toward complete meltdown, and our president cravenly invokes "appeasement" for the purpose of smearing a Democratic candidate while speaking in Israel. This fucker still has half a year to destroy America, people. Don't lose sight of that just because there's some good news from California.

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Autism and Athletics

nobody@vox.com(Kirk) — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:03:09 -0400

Here. Hit the play button and do a little bit of feeling good today.

Handicap Schmandicap

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Sarah tagged me...

nobody@vox.com(uncagedbird) — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:22:52 -0400

But I had done this one back in March.
I think my favorite is still
time is never wasted being me

Hey...everyone who hasn't done it yet - tag, you're it. ;)

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