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by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  April 23, 20195:00 am| 40 Comments

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Folks, due to family emergency, nothing today. I expect I’ll be able to post Bill’s submission tomorrow. Depending on results and timing, the rest of the week is touch and go. Much like with John’s father, my father-in-law has urgent, unplanned heart (triple bypass) surgery coming the next day or two. Well wishes/prayers welcome.

 

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  1. 1.

    NobodySpecial

    April 23, 2019 at 5:05 am

    Best wishes for an easy surgery and a full recovery.

  2. 2.

    Mary G

    April 23, 2019 at 5:22 am

    Holding you and your family in the light.

  3. 3.

    p.a.

    April 23, 2019 at 5:23 am

    Yes, positive thoughts in 3, 2, 1…

  4. 4.

    satby

    April 23, 2019 at 5:43 am

    The very best wishes for a great outcome and quick recovery!

  5. 5.

    OzarkHillbilly

    April 23, 2019 at 5:48 am

    Fingers? Crossed. Toes too.

  6. 6.

    JPL

    April 23, 2019 at 6:04 am

    Alain, We will be thinking of you and your FIL. Thank you for sharing the information.

  7. 7.

    Barbara

    April 23, 2019 at 6:48 am

    Fingers crossed, thinking of your family.

  8. 8.

    Cermet

    April 23, 2019 at 6:52 am

    Wish only the best for your father-in-law and as a fellow by-pass patient, I understand only too well. It is a well tolerated surgery and has an extremely high success rate so don’t worry too much.

  9. 9.

    debbie

    April 23, 2019 at 7:00 am

    Hoping for a speedy recovery!

  10. 10.

    Sloane Ranger

    April 23, 2019 at 7:08 am

    Everything crossed for your FiL. Don’t spare a thought about us, we’ll cope. Make sure you look after yourself .

  11. 11.

    Kristine

    April 23, 2019 at 7:14 am

    Healing thoughts headed your FIL’s way.

  12. 12.

    Amir Khalid

    April 23, 2019 at 7:37 am

    hope your FiL’s surgery goes well.

  13. 13.

    JeanneT

    April 23, 2019 at 7:48 am

    Best wishes for your FIL, and you and your family through the treatment and recovery.

  14. 14.

    rikyrah

    April 23, 2019 at 7:50 am

    Sending positive thoughts for your family ???

  15. 15.

    Wag

    April 23, 2019 at 7:52 am

    Best of health to him

  16. 16.

    cintibud

    April 23, 2019 at 8:05 am

    Here’s hoping for good outcomes

  17. 17.

    Elizabelle

    April 23, 2019 at 8:16 am

    All the best to your father in law, Alain, and your whole family. Hope he comes through better than ever.

  18. 18.

    sherparick1

    April 23, 2019 at 8:16 am

    Best wishes on father-in-law’s surgery.

  19. 19.

    kindness

    April 23, 2019 at 8:50 am

    Sending energy for the FIL. Hope it goes well.

  20. 20.

    zhena gogolia

    April 23, 2019 at 8:58 am

    I’ll be praying for your father-in-law.

  21. 21.

    TomatoQueen

    April 23, 2019 at 9:12 am

    Extending very best wishes for successful surgery and speedy recovery for your father-in-law.

  22. 22.

    Wanderer

    April 23, 2019 at 9:19 am

    Sending wishes for FIL’s speedy recovery.

  23. 23.

    gbbalto

    April 23, 2019 at 9:33 am

    Good luck and a quick recovery for your FIL and best wishes for your family.

  24. 24.

    Alain

    April 23, 2019 at 9:51 am

    Thanks, everybody. Looks like more tests and planning today and surgery tomorrow. He cannot wait to get onto the post-surgery recovery and getting past all this!

  25. 25.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    April 23, 2019 at 9:59 am

    Hoping for a good outcome and fast healing for your FIL.

  26. 26.

    dww44

    April 23, 2019 at 10:11 am

    @Alain: Best of luck to your FIL. I can certainly endorse his forward thinking on his upcoming surgery. That’s the best way. I can vouch for that tactic myself, albeit I wasn’t facing triple bypass surgery

  27. 27.

    TaMara (HFG)

    April 23, 2019 at 10:12 am

    Tossing in my thoughts for your family and a quick recovering for your FIL.

  28. 28.

    AliceBlue

    April 23, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Wishing all the best for you and your family

  29. 29.

    West of the Rockies

    April 23, 2019 at 10:46 am

    You’re a good man, Alain. I wish your FIL the best.

  30. 30.

    Aleta

    April 23, 2019 at 11:00 am

    Good wishes for his care and fast recovery.

  31. 31.

    J R in WV

    April 23, 2019 at 11:10 am

    @Alain:

    Alain,

    As Cermet says above, this sort of surgery is well-tolerated and has a very high success rate today. Everyone i know who has had it comes out feeling much better in just a few days. So best of luck to your family from the Mountain State!

  32. 32.

    Miss Bianca

    April 23, 2019 at 12:06 pm

    Best wishes for a successful surgery and speedy recovery!

  33. 33.

    Noskilz

    April 23, 2019 at 12:31 pm

    Good luck!

  34. 34.

    low-tech cyclist

    April 23, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    Well wishes/prayers welcome.

    You’ve got ’em. Your FIL will be in my prayers.

  35. 35.

    Brachiator

    April 23, 2019 at 12:35 pm

    @Alain: Hope everything goes well. Fortunately, these surgeries are almost “routine” and patients are in recovery and even doing light walking around fairly quickly.

  36. 36.

    scav

    April 23, 2019 at 1:01 pm

    All the best to everyone involved.

  37. 37.

    Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho

    April 23, 2019 at 1:32 pm

    Wishing your FiL an uneventful procedure and a speedy recovery. Best to all the family at this stressful time.

  38. 38.

    MaryLou

    April 23, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    Best wishes and prayers for your FIL, strength to your family.

  39. 39.

    Mai Naem mobile

    April 23, 2019 at 7:05 pm

    Best of luck to your FIL. Good thing they caught it now.

  40. 40.

    Debbie(Aussie)

    April 23, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    Hope all goes well for your f-i-l. Just like Mr Cole, he will be and around soon, better than new. ?

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