[Editor’s note: OK, we admit it — Angela’s got the
World’s Worst Luck.
Angela started experiencing sharp pain in her lower
side at 3pm Saturday the 5th. At 7pm we went to the
emergency room, where we determined that she had
appendicitis. She was admitted to Good Sam
hospital around midnight.
After delaying the start of the procedure *ALL*
*DAY* Sunday due to other people’s emergencies
(and who cares about THEM, anyway, right?), they
wheeled her down to the O.R. and laproscopically
removed her appendix. The operation turned out to
be as straightforward and uncomplicated as the
doctor could have possibly wished for.
It was all done in less than an hour (2+ hours, if you
count recovery time), and she was back in her room
sipping broth and doing fine. She was released the
next day (Monday; two days after she first felt the
pain), and has been recovering since.
As a result, she’s not up to writing a column this
month, but she ought to be able to attend the CSS
meeting in a week...
Angela’s generally the one in charge of scanning and
cleaning up newspaper clippings for this newsletter
— her overall health since the car accident 10 months
ago is one of the main reasons why you’ve seen fewer
clippings pages than we used to run. (That, plus the
fact that there’s just been SO MANY AMAZING
ARTICLES that have screamed out
for inclusion!) We’ll make extra
effort to have clippings pages back
by next issue.
So thanks for all your well wishes
(and for Peggy Dearing’s delicious
specially-delivered home-cooked
dinner)! And, assuming Angela’s
feeling up to it by then, after the
CSS meeting on the 19th, we invite
you to join us at Riley’s Family
Pool Room in Albany for delicious
all-you-can-eat barbeque chicken
and ribs! ]
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