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DFW

(60,637 posts)
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:50 PM Yesterday

We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of.......

Cardiac surgery. In nine hours, I have to report to the Krupp Clinic in Essen. If there is trouble, I'll be out of commission for a while. If there is a disaster, I'll be gone for good. In all likelihood, however, I'll be back here late Saturday. With heart surgery, you never know, but 22 years ago, this very place saved my life, and their technology has only improved since then.

So, signing off for tonight, and, probably, tomorrow morning, too. For those of you who take religion seriously, tell the Great Pumpkin that he had better not let me down, or else next Halloween you'll be getting a Zucchini instead!

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We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of....... (Original Post) DFW Yesterday OP
Sending prayers your way. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1
Keeping you in our thoughts DFW. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #2
You're going to do great, DFW. LuckyCharms Yesterday #3
Healing vibes on the way to you! SheltieLover Yesterday #4
All the best to you! PittBlue Yesterday #5
Gute Besserung! Ocelot II Yesterday #6
Hugs for you and your family. We'll be cheering you on from here. alwaysinasnit Yesterday #7
Here's to you...... Nowadays, we have such complicated procedures and it's routine. Norrrm Yesterday #8
😁 blm Yesterday #9
Sending our best and warmest vibes to you! CurtEastPoint 23 hrs ago #10
Oh, no, not a zucchini. You'll scare the great thunder god. Biophilic 23 hrs ago #11
Magic wands at the ready!! Nittersing 23 hrs ago #12
FSM preserve you ... eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #13
Have the best outcome. See you on the flip side. Srkdqltr 23 hrs ago #14
Wishing you all best, dear DFW. 3catwoman3 23 hrs ago #15
Be well, good luck and we Pastafarians say ramen. Easterncedar 23 hrs ago #16
The Japanese say ramen, too DFW 11 hrs ago #72
But it's all noodly goodness Easterncedar 10 hrs ago #75
That's one of the perks! n/t DFW 9 hrs ago #78
Good Luck and best wishes! mgardener 23 hrs ago #17
Good luck and... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #18
Wishing you all the best. Thinking of your family as well. Solly Mack 23 hrs ago #19
Surrounding you with light and love, a peaceful, easy, no problem, only good stuff experience! fierywoman 23 hrs ago #20
Best wishes for a swift and complete recovery, DFW Grim Chieftain 23 hrs ago #21
Sending you positive vibes and a Lifeafter70 23 hrs ago #22
One of my friends just had heart surgery Marthe48 23 hrs ago #23
DFW, sending with you dlilafae 22 hrs ago #24
Just breathe. You're going to be fine. See you soon! ❤️ littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #25
Best wishes orangecrush 22 hrs ago #26
best wishes! rurallib 22 hrs ago #27
Sending prayers your way. KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #28
❤️ underpants 22 hrs ago #29
You're certainly in my prayers DFW, JMCKUSICK 22 hrs ago #30
Good luck.🙏 surfered 22 hrs ago #31
Peace, of cake. cachukis 22 hrs ago #32
Good luck and swift healing to you, DFW! calimary 22 hrs ago #33
Good luck. n/t rzemanfl 22 hrs ago #34
DFW best of luck with everything FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #35
Best wishes to you! KatyaR 22 hrs ago #36
Sending you LA Blue Bengal 22 hrs ago #37
Looking forward to hearing about it all BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #38
Best wishes for your procedure and a speedy recovery DFW.. KPN 22 hrs ago #39
Here's hoping your surgeon gets an excellent nights sleep and your results are excellent. NoMoreRepugs 22 hrs ago #40
Viel gluck Herr DFW. Wir sehen uns wieder. kairos12 22 hrs ago #41
Good luck and positive vibes🌹 Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #42
You've got this DFW. WinstonSmith4740 22 hrs ago #43
All best wishes Wild blueberry 21 hrs ago #44
Best of luck DFW! I hope it all goes really well! BComplex 21 hrs ago #45
Sending you wonderful, healing vibes! You got this! MLAA 21 hrs ago #46
Wishing you all the best! Silver Gaia 21 hrs ago #47
Sending you those powerful DU vibes and prayers as well that we'll be seeing you again soon Rhiannon12866 21 hrs ago #48
Best of luck, DFW. SergeStorms 21 hrs ago #49
Sending healing hugs and prayers to you. gademocrat7 21 hrs ago #50
Best wishes for a successful surgery and recovery! Hey Joe 21 hrs ago #51
All the best to you DFW mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #52
Godspeed, DWF. Laffy Kat 21 hrs ago #53
DFW bikeboy 21 hrs ago #54
Wishing you fast healing Tree Lady 21 hrs ago #55
Godspeed and all our best vibes from Lionel and myself! CaliforniaPeggy 21 hrs ago #56
Wrapping you... some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #57
Wishing you the best question everything 20 hrs ago #58
Healing vibes! Rizen 20 hrs ago #59
Alles gute, DFW Niagara 20 hrs ago #60
Good luck and blessings to you,DFW debm55 20 hrs ago #61
The best of luck to you! Rest, relax and heal. Maraya1969 19 hrs ago #62
You are in our embrace and we look forward to having you back healthy! hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #63
""" AllaN01Bear 18 hrs ago #64
I'm grateful that this place knows what they're doing, BigmanPigman 18 hrs ago #65
Healing vibes for you, DFW! Looking forward to seeing you back here Saturday! highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #66
The Great Pumpkin has your back! Aussie105 17 hrs ago #67
May these wizards be real, and may we see you shortly. All vibes niyad 17 hrs ago #68
Wishing you a smooth and perfect procedure with swift healing. love_katz 17 hrs ago #69
In my prayers, hope your recovery good well ms.pamela 17 hrs ago #70
Here's to a successful surgery, and complete recovery! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #71
Sending healing vibes to you! HeartsCanHope 10 hrs ago #73
Hoping the best outcome for you... MiHale 10 hrs ago #74
🫂 and 🍀to you and your family. mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #76
DFW......I'm sending you healing vibes and healing prayers. Please be well, again. pdxflyboy 10 hrs ago #77
May your surgeons do a good job, Bayard 8 hrs ago #79
I'm getting to this a bit late but FemDemERA 6 hrs ago #80
Wishing you all the best, DFW! BlueMTexpat 6 hrs ago #81
I love the way you are keeping your sense of humor senseandsensibility 1 hr ago #82

Biophilic

(6,741 posts)
11. Oh, no, not a zucchini. You'll scare the great thunder god.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:03 PM
23 hrs ago

Here’s to this being easy and very successful.

fierywoman

(8,652 posts)
20. Surrounding you with light and love, a peaceful, easy, no problem, only good stuff experience!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:47 PM
23 hrs ago

Marthe48

(23,657 posts)
23. One of my friends just had heart surgery
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:58 PM
23 hrs ago

Doing very well. Fingers crossed my prayers help you, too

JMCKUSICK

(6,772 posts)
30. You're certainly in my prayers DFW,
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:14 PM
22 hrs ago

may yours go as smoothly as mine did, accompanied by the very best nurses too of course.
God Speed!

Oh and Go Deutschland!

calimary

(91,203 posts)
33. Good luck and swift healing to you, DFW!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:16 PM
22 hrs ago

We’ll be waiting for updates, especially the good ones!

KPN

(17,564 posts)
39. Best wishes for your procedure and a speedy recovery DFW..
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:37 PM
22 hrs ago

Hope to see you back here soon. We need you.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,278 posts)
40. Here's hoping your surgeon gets an excellent nights sleep and your results are excellent.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:39 PM
22 hrs ago

I go to meet with my cardiac surgeon tomorrow to discuss my own open heart surgery.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,480 posts)
43. You've got this DFW.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:54 PM
22 hrs ago

Because we've got you. Looking forward to hearing from you Saturday night.

Wild blueberry

(8,396 posts)
44. All best wishes
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:00 PM
21 hrs ago

See you on the flip side (as we used to say when we were young).
Cheers!!!

BComplex

(10,001 posts)
45. Best of luck DFW! I hope it all goes really well!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:06 PM
21 hrs ago

And that recovery is much easier than anyone expects!

We'll be waiting to hear from you!

MLAA

(19,833 posts)
46. Sending you wonderful, healing vibes! You got this!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:08 PM
21 hrs ago

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Rhiannon12866

(260,265 posts)
48. Sending you those powerful DU vibes and prayers as well that we'll be seeing you again soon
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:12 PM
21 hrs ago

Sounds like you're in exactly the right place to get the best care possible and sending all the best to your lovely wife, too, since she no doubt could use some support as well.

SergeStorms

(20,965 posts)
49. Best of luck, DFW.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:14 PM
21 hrs ago

However, if the very worst should happen - and we all hope it doesn't - make certain DJT has the next number out of that little ticket dispenser, please? 😉

You'll be fine, and take all the time you need to recover. We got this.

P.S.
Now you're good for the next 22 years.

CaliforniaPeggy

(157,144 posts)
56. Godspeed and all our best vibes from Lionel and myself!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:55 PM
21 hrs ago

I suspect you'll do just fine and return to us late Saturday!

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,814 posts)
57. Wrapping you...
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:02 PM
20 hrs ago
in the soft, sweet eiderdown of hope and love and friendship from all of your friends here at DU. Godspeed, my friend.

Niagara

(12,365 posts)
60. Alles gute, DFW
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:38 PM
20 hrs ago

Sending healing energy and vibes your way!


P.S. And what exactly is wrong with zucchini, Mister?

hlthe2b

(114,987 posts)
63. You are in our embrace and we look forward to having you back healthy!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:08 PM
18 hrs ago

Best wishes, DFW.

BigmanPigman

(55,711 posts)
65. I'm grateful that this place knows what they're doing,
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:18 PM
18 hrs ago

Soon after your trip to The Krupp Clinic you'll be celebrating the success.

Aussie105

(8,275 posts)
67. The Great Pumpkin has your back!
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 AM
17 hrs ago

Nothing to worry about.

Just a little tweak of the pump, you will be fine.

niyad

(134,829 posts)
68. May these wizards be real, and may we see you shortly. All vibes
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 AM
17 hrs ago

for best possible outcome.

pdxflyboy

(963 posts)
77. DFW......I'm sending you healing vibes and healing prayers. Please be well, again.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 07:56 AM
10 hrs ago

n/t

senseandsensibility

(25,871 posts)
82. I love the way you are keeping your sense of humor
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:41 PM
1 hr ago

Don't know if I could, but I would try to have your attitude in the same circumstances. Here's to a successful surgery and a fast recovery, my friend. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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