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Residents and Recovery

6/23/2011

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

I had another hastily-scheduled surgery on Friday (basically the follow-up to my 2008 hysterectomy), so I missed a whole weekend of Bingo – but I didn’t miss hearing from a couple of my best-buddy residents.

Ray McDade sent concerned emails asking how I was doing and expressing sympathy for my future of fake hormones. And when my son and I got home today from my first actual outing (to buy more bandaids!), I had a phone message from Bill Crowell.  

“Ray told me you were in the hospital,” Bill said. “And that you had a litter of kittens.”

It took me a minute, but then I laughed out loud. It hurt, but in a very, very good way.


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Bob Montoya link
7/17/2011 05:13:36 am

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bobmontoya/journal/5

How is it we have never met?

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Sandy link
7/19/2011 10:27:17 am

Hi Bob.

I can't imagine, but I'll be at Bingo Friday night if you'd like to stop in! I look forward to reading more of your journal.
--sandy

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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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