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Aftermath of an Emergency

8/28/2010

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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Update No. 1: I talked to Mike on the phone today. I wanted to apologize for dragging him into all the drama of last night; he wanted to make sure I was OK. He told me the medical nurse said she was thankful I’d “had the sense” to call for help. “You should sleep better tonight,” he said.  

Update No. 2: I called the hospital today and learned my new friend had been admitted. I dialed his extension and asked the man who answered whether I had the right room. “Speaking,” he said. (!!!) I was thrilled. He said he had had severe pains, but they had eased. A stress test was scheduled and, in the meantime, he was trying to talk the hospital staff into “a shot of Irish whiskey.” Now that sounds like progress.  (And not a bad way to ensure a good night's sleep, now that  I think about it.)
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    My name is Sandy Deneau Dunham. I'm a journalist who’s worked at The Phoenix Gazette, The (Tacoma) News Tribune,  The Seattle Times, Town Hall Seattle and Pacific Lutheran University. I'm now back at The Seattle Times, as associate editor of its gorgeously glossy Pacific NW magazine. I've been a volunteer at the Washington Soldiers Home and Colony in Orting, Washington, since January 2009, and I am still a remedial videographer.   

     

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