I was glued together it was so different it was a day surgery unit!! I'm still here, it was in Feb 9th between 12 noon and 4 pm and although they said it was "unusual" I left at 6 pm and went home by train under bombardment by huge explosions in the sky. They said it was a thermonuclear war. We are decimated. Christopher Strevens -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: 21 January 2007 08:20 To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: RE: Andy's Special Gallery - note from Andy Best wishes Andy. I've seen people come into the ward blue and unconscious, wake up with a scar down their front and go home 7 days later. I seem to spend time in and out of hospital, last time instead of slimming they said "eat well and enjoy life, you have lost so much, each day is life's extension after all the alternative is not worth consideration". I hope you are not in a chest ward, mine was mixed. Every day one friend was no longer there. We had TV on as a special treat it was a film about the war in independence and so many were falling dead I just collapsed again and woke up 3 days later. I had a near death experience, like going through a dark tunnel into light and there was no pain it was nice and then they sent me back. I woke and saw my heart monitor was flat and I was not breathing. One of the nurses was a girl I'd helped educate at school and set her on her career, she was upset to see me ill; another was a lady I met in Wales, she was unhappy to see me die too. I heard the nurse ring mum to say they had lost me during the night "come and collect his things". The surgeon came and said "he is not dead, it was cold last night and that protected him. That was in 1991 and I'm still proceeding. Best wishes, while there is life, there is light, and remember to accept offers of retirement with a pension you've earned, it really is worth it, but don't fall off the list. Christopher Strevens -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ADavidhazy temp in Seattle Sent: 21 January 2007 01:22 To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: Andy's Special Gallery - note from Andy Thank you to all of you for your well wishes. Guy, Rich thanks for making this happen and to all who contributed to the gallery for participating. It "made my day" as Clint would say and after a week or two of being in the dumps mentally and tastebud wise this gallery meant a lot to me and put a smiley face on my somewhat swollen eyelids and cheeks (They assure me this is temporary). The latest report from the medics who did an examination of my bone marrow indicates an absence of abnormal "blasts" and the ones that are there constitute about 5% of the something or other. But this is good they say. One does not want too many of them and of course no abnormal ones either. This is day 30 after transplant. They will do another bone marrow biopsy on day 50 or so and another on day 80 or so (just previous to normal discharge). My energy and initiative levels have been down but ingesting daily a bunch of "anti" or preventive drugs and medications plus Seattle's currently gray skies and being cooped up in a small 1 bedroom apt. may have something to do with that. Again, thank you all for the contributions and support. I much appreciate it. Andy Davidhazy > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Mason" <cameratraveler@xxxxxxx> > >> The special gallery is now up! Three cheers for Andy! >> >> http://www.richmason.com/getwell/andy.html >> >> Rich
