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... david gans, and to all who are in need...

and a golden road to david gans, and all our friends who need it.

when i asked my priest to bless me prior to surgery the oil he used was patchouli. what a surprise THAT was.................david gans get well NOW!!!!!....yes, right NOW!!!

this from Gans hisself: "Hey all - thanks for the kind thoughts! I am in a hospital in Carson City, Nevada. It turned out not to be pericarditis, but a "mild to moderate" heart attack. Last night I had an angioplasty and I now have three stents in my heart. Had a long meeting with the cardiologist this morning. He expects I will make a more or less complete recovery. I woke up yesterday morning in Lee Vining CA, in a motel overlooking Mono Lake. My plan was to drive out into the Basin & Range to visit Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, but I felt kinda weird after breakfast and so I sat in my hotel room until checkout time, hoping the bellyache would pass. Still feeling pretty rocky, I decided to head for the nearest city rather than go ahead with my middle-of-nowhere plan. When I hit Carson City two hours later, I was not feeling much better so I went on into the ER. " more healing vibes and ++++ vibes for all! love&peace.

Thanks to all of you for your kind thoughts. We spoke at length with the cardiologist today, and he is confident that my recovery will be pretty close to 100%. I have been (for the most part) doing the right things, lifestyle-wise, for several years, but my genetic predisposition to heart disease means I have to start taking some meds. I had to cancel a few gigs, but I will be on my feet and ready to rock with the Reptiles at the Starry Plough in Berkeley on September 4 - extra poignant for me, since it is a memorial for our longtime partner Al Feldstein, who died of a heart attack on June 21. Gans/GD Hour blog
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glad to hear yer ok man. iv'e heard of people's hearts attacking them.....not supposed to be fun

So glad to hear your doing well !! Keep up the good lifestyle , stay healthy . Best of wishes to ya !!

we're all sending healing vibes your way....see ya at Schwagstock 42!!!!It'll be great to finally meet you in person Brother. www.theschwag.com "In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head. Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul."

We'll just know that Love willdominate, eradicate, and destroy all suffering.

David I am a devoted listener and love all the shows hope you get better soon. I am also watching the terrible fires in LA and am praying for a nice big series of rain storms to help out we could use less humisdty in Miami. And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

I very much appreciate your kind thoughts. For those who are interested, here is a lengthy account of my adventure, with photos and maps and everything: http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com/archives/2544 Gans/GD Hour blog
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are there circles and arrows involved?

Arrows, yes; circles, no. Gans/GD Hour blog
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of each one to be used as evidence? Heehee Johnman!********************************** Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark Twain

and paragraphs

Thought we were pretty continuously there :) Good health vibes to you David. How negligent of me not to have said so already! Wish you peace and health. ********************************** Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark Twain

The Group W bench !! :-)

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get well soon david, please

May you stay forever young... Sorry you lost your longtime friend. Galaxy beams and hugs!

My wife Candy is in the hospital with the swine flu and pneumonia in both lungs. She should be home in 3 or 4 days. Please everyone get your flu shots. There a lot of very sick people waiting to get admitted with complications from the flu. And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

get well soon!

Bobba Lee, my best thoughts to your wife. Good health!

Best warm wishes for a full and speedy recovery. Will be vibing you as strongly as I can. How is your daughter doing BobbaLee?********************************** Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark Twain

+++ vibes for all and ++++ vibes for folks in Samoa and Indonesia. peace.

Thanks for all the kindnessshe is a little better my daughter is fine And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

God bless EVERYBODY!!!.....no exceptions!!

Get well soon wishes for Candy and for anyone else who needs them !!

Candy has been moved to the ICU she has a very serious pneumonia she is a fighter. And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

Am keeping Candy in my thoughts. Strength to your family!********************************** Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark Twain

Our hopes and prayers are with you. Peace

My prayers and healing beams to Bobbalee, Candy and David Gans. Wow, I had heard David was sick but three stints sick...? I had no idea! Thank goodness you decided to stop in at the ER dude. Bobbalee, hang in there... our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.

Candy is sedated and on a ventilator which sounds worse than it is. This allows her body to rest and the machine actually forces more oxygen and medicine into her lungs. Her temperature is normal and the bacteria count is dropping . It will be a long journey however I feel more hopeful than yesterday. In speaking with the ER and ICU nurses this is the beginning of a Tidal wave of Flu to Pneumonia cases. By midnite they had admitted 5 other patients all under 55 with the same problem, Get your swine flu shots and stay on top of anyone feeling sick and not wanting to go to the doctor. Thanks to all our extended family! Love Bob and Candy And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

Candy is sedated and on a ventilator which sounds worse than it is. This allows her body to rest and the machine actually forces more oxygen and medicine into her lungs. Her temperature is normal and the bacteria count is dropping . It will be a long journey however I feel more hopeful than yesterday. In speaking with the ER and ICU nurses this is the beginning of a Tidal wave of Flu to Pneumonia cases. By midnite they had admitted 5 other patients all under 55 with the same problem, Get your swine flu shots and stay on top of anyone feeling sick and not wanting to go to the doctor. Thanks to all our extended family! Love Bob and Candy And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

Has there been any H1N1 flu bugs elsewhere around the world lately?

Nope its everywhere! Now that the USA has paid its United Nations dues you are allowed to look at this ;-) http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_10_02/en/index.html lots of maps and stats

thanks for the updates on Candy. Sending her all good wishes!

to candy.. she will be in our prayers

Keeping Candy in our prayers. Best thoughts to all who are in need.

Well today we all including the wonderful staff were smiling a little-her oxygen level continues to rise and her temp. dropped a little more.It is strange how the terrible becomes routine-When I walk into the ICU unit I look at the monitors to see what her oxygen/blood, breathing and blood pressure rates are. As I suit up and put on my gloves and mask I ask the attending nurse how the latest X ray was and the PEEP level of the respirator. A week ago I knew nothing of these terms or what the numbers meant. Now I ask as casually as I would if I asking for cream in a cup of coffee. It is surreal. I am looking at ( this a wild guess) thousands of dollars of trained professionals per hour in the ICU, millions of dollars worth of equipment and medicines. In one ICU in a hospital that 4. And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

for Candy and BobbaLeePeace & Love, Gigi xoxo Here comes sunshine, here comes sunshine!!

healing vibes to candy.....things will get better bobbalee....have faith!!

I just read my post of Oct 5 and today it seems so long ago. By the 7th Candy's situation was getting worse the H1N1 was still showing up in tests her white cell count was low and her oxygenination level was slowly dropping. The Doctors told me to to be prepared for the worse and call the kids home. That afternoon the doctor in the ICU in charge of infectous diseases asked a friend at the CDC and The FDA to release an experimental anti-viral drug. It stops the virus from reproducing. They flew it down by courier from Atlanta and that afternoon they started administering it. Now it was literally a matter of keeping her alive long enough to allow her body to kill the H1N1 off. Sunday and Monday were tough I sat by her through much of the day holding her hand. Monday afternoon her oxygen level began to pick upBy Tuesday morning her temp had dropped her oxygen level increased even more. Tuesday afternoon the doctors and staff thought her lungs were sounding better. The medicine had worked. Each day has shown an improvement. She is not out of the woods yet but I think We are real close to saying she has beaten the H1N1 and the pneumonia. Thanks all for all of your love and thoughts. Bob and Candy, Matt,Alex, David and Missy Mihm And the road goes on forever.... BobbaLee

jus' gotta have faith!!