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mopinko

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11. sounds like my FIL, too

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 11:36 PM

Dec 2016

they fought like hell to revive him, even tho they knew he was out of the sweet spot to revive him. they got his heart going, had him on a ventilator, but his eeg was all over the place.
they made us wait several days to pull the plug while their did THEIR requisite number of tests.

and as someone else mentioned, people to get blood clots on those long flights. happened to a friend of mine. they didnt catch it right away, and he ended up pretty sick. but at least it didnt hit his heart.

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Carrie Fisher stable but being treated in intensive care unit [View all] RandySF Dec 2016 OP

All the best to her and the Fisher family Hekate Dec 2016 #1

thank goodness it happened so close to LA renate Dec 2016 #2

Christ Almighty - what a hyperventilating post rumdude Dec 2016 #3

She's not a celeb. She's loved. & so is Gary. UTUSN Dec 2016 #5

What a cruel and unnecessary thing to say. nolabear Dec 2016 #14

What? rumdude Dec 2016 #15

yes Skittles Dec 2016 #23

If you feel the need to say jerky things; leave Montana OUT of it. Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #30

Something doesn't add up. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #4

It all depends on how long she wasn't breathing between ambulance and hospital yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #6

I think he misspoke, understandable given the situation. RandySF Dec 2016 #7

Agreed. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #9

I think you nailed it, but it is possible the early assessments of bystanders were Ilsa Dec 2016 #8

I want to thank her for saying/publically that DRUMPF's nose *snorting* is likely abuse, UTUSN Dec 2016 #10

sounds like my FIL, too mopinko Dec 2016 #11

And sometimes they're just giving loved ones time TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #13

this is true. mopinko Dec 2016 #19

They stabilized mom and she seemed to making a comeback for a few days RandySF Dec 2016 #17

yeah, that likely would have happened. mopinko Dec 2016 #18

May the force be with her. nycbos Dec 2016 #12

Vibes. I loved Postcards from the Edge. Great movie. applegrove Dec 2016 #16

May the Force be with her Gothmog Dec 2016 #20

It's eerie that the last question in her interview in the current Rolling Stone magazine was Vinca Dec 2016 #21

Here's hoping... backscatter712 Dec 2016 #22

Her mom, Debbie Reynolds, posted on facebook QED Dec 2016 #24

Debbie is frail herself TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #25

I am so sorry about this, and I hope she fully recovers, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #26

I heard her on NPR a few weeks ago, I couldn't believe her voice LeftInTX Dec 2016 #27

I was simply looking at pictures of her on line, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #29

Dinosaurs got cancer? cwydro Dec 2016 #31

Yep. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #32

Lol, and I see it was not the meat-eating ones. cwydro Dec 2016 #33

Keep in mind that cancers that can show up in bones, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #34

Yes, but it appears to be only the duck-billed dinosaurs. cwydro Dec 2016 #36

It's called addiction. backscatter712 Dec 2016 #28

Makes me think of my uncle HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #35