How we spent Thursday and Friday

[epaul]

Wow. What a scary, rotten night. Good that daylight brought relief. Pretty reassuring response from your EMT folks.

[Russell Letson]

Thanks, everybody. Aside from understandable tiredness (as much from hospital protocols as anything--awakened every two hours for vitals checks Thursday night), C is her old self--though she has decided not to go up to campus and work there. Just as well--her building is locked on weekends, so I couldn't get in to check on her without calling security if she had another episode. I'm going to tie her to the sofa and make her watch NCIS reruns with me.

[aquaduct]

That's scarier than all get out. Been somewhere similar a few times in our marriage although not close to that severe.

I'm praying for you regardless. Hope it works out.

[howard lee]

Russell, I am hoping for the best outcome from over here. It seems you have good, competent health professionals, and that is something of a great relief, no?

Best wishes to C. for no recurrences.

(I also forwarded your post to Tom Crandall; I figured he'd want to know.)

[Shannon]

Russell, I'm so glad both of you made it home okay! I know that must have been terrifying. It is awful to feel helpless when a loved one is sick.

My prayers and best wishes are with you both.

[Russell Letson]

Thanks, Howard*--we've been working our way through the list of surviving friends, sending out the basic story and updates, fielding calls from family. Maybe we should put up a website. (Though I draw the line at a Facebook post.)

* And everybody else, again.

[jdd2]

Best wishes to both of you, and hoping that it'll be a one-off. It certainly does sound like from the initial EMT response on thru that you got good attention and care.

[Russell Letson]

We're not really joking when we say that our location is perfect: a 10-minute walk to C's office on campus and a 5-minute drive to the biggest hospital in the area. At one point in the 911 call, the operator said, "The ambulance is on its way--you should hear the sirens soon." And I was already hearing them. But then, I hear just about every emergency, fire, and police siren, especially at night--we're less than a mile from the cop shop and the downtown fire station, with another a bit farther, across the river. On the other hand, we're also a 15-minute stagger from the downtown bar district, so on a warm night I can tell what time it is by the sound of drunks walking home.

[Village Idiot]

I'm really glad to hear that Cezarija appears to be in good health. I read her book, and really liked her despite having never met her. It the gathering we had in Minneapolis, concert at Creek House year I met her and really liked her. She is a fine person, and I wish her the best. The same for you, Russell, you've both been through a lot and it's good to hear that you are both as relaxed as possible after this. Do hang in there, both of you.

[Tamarack]

Quite the nightmarish experience. Good to hear she is back to herself, sending good thoughts and prayers that this is a one-time misadventure.