I just got off the phone with my buddy, Barry.
Yeah, the same guy I talked about just 48 hours ago.
Yes. THAT guy. Not only was he awake and alert, but he was already out of Intensive Care.
Now - get a load of this:
HE'S LEAVING THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT.
He was just getting out of surgery 48 hours ago with a brand new liver through a transplant, and he's leaving the friggin' hospital.
OK, he's not going home. He's going to a Residence Inn suites hotel near the hospital for God knows how long. Because - after all, from an insurance standpoint, a Residence Inn room is cheaper than a hospital room.
I guess that's the arrangement the transplant team has. He'll be seen by a nursing service and he'll probably have to go back for tests that they can't do at the hotel, but that's got to be a much better way to recuperate.
We're invited to come over tomorrow (after baseball) to visit and even order out and maybe just stick around and just visit, depending on how everyone feels.
He sounds tired, but good. Happy, even, if you could say that.
I think he really knows today how lucky they are. And that's just gotta make you happy.
2005- Wolves 4 - Moose 3 - Western Conference Final Game 1
2004- Construction season
2003- White Sox 2 - Blue Jays 12
- Not much better...
2002- Survivor Marquesas - Episode 13
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