Hoodat

I wonder if his mail is being sent to his sons home or if a neighbor is picking it up. Maybe we can send an inquiry? Just a thought.

Man oh man... I really wish we would hear something! You would think that his son would have at least logged on for him long enough to tell us how he is. :-( Makes me wanna hop a plane to SD!

We miss you Hoodie!!

Something to think about folks is he may not have gone home. He's probably doing a tour in a rehab facility to get his strength back up. He had a major surgery, which includes cracking the sternum (literally break the bone to open up the chest to get to the heart) to get access AND he had vessels removed from his leg. So not only did he have his chest opened up and take the wind out of him he's not going to be very mobile due to his leg that was included in the operation.

The risk of infection is always present, plus when they open up the chest like that, there is always a risk of pneumonia settling in because he won't want to take a deep breath because it HURTS. And given his age (Im sure he's in much better shape than many people his age) I'd be shocked if they just let him go home to recooperate. Most rehab facilities are 24hr places where you stay for a few weeks and they do intensive therapy to make sure when you go home your able to care for yourself. Especially if you live alone which Hoodat may. They are usually pretty nice places and they do serve a good purpose. Only downside is unless he's got a smart phone with internet access I don't think he can get online.

Plus with all the rehab he's doing its going to take a lot out of him, it takes a lot out of anybody so he may not feel up to trying to find internet access. I really believe that's what's going on with Hoodat. What I just described is a VERY common course treatment for someone in his age. It could have been a knee or hip replacement and he'd be going through the same tour of rehab and the same questions would be asked.

I'm sure he'll be back on here as soon as he gets to his home and starts getting around again. I hope this helps put everybody at ease a little bit. So until then we need to continue to keep Hoodat in our thoughts and prayers.

Just got back from 10 days away for my mom's 80th birthday and had to check on Hoodie. Here's hoping and praying everything went well. :bouquet

Oh Jared, I didn't need the visual!

I do not do well with doctors or hospitals... I can deal with manure, but that's the extent of what I can handle. I'm TOO visual!

I'm sure there is a lot he has to go through to recover, and it will be slow. I'm sure he will be thrilled when he finally comes home and see how much we've missed him and worried about it. Then he can jump back in and take garden again knowing he wasn't forgot! :tools

Sorry wasn't trying to give freak you out, or gross you out, was just trying to help give some people some insight into what Hoodat's probably going through so people don't think something really bad has happened to him.

My Pop just had a quadrupedal. He was home in a week, but the recovery has been considerably longer.

Let us all pray for news soon!!!

Hoodat is a gardener. He works hard and hopefully eats well. He is fine, just recovering. Soon He will be chattering our ears off!

If it helps, I've got his name & address info.. He sent me some seeds a while back SASE.. If someone wants to PM me, I can forward the info -- I don't want to post it here -- or if you can wait a few days I can get a postcard written up and do it myself..

Do we just want one to be sent or one for each interested person? I don't want to overflow his mailbox..

Ok.. I've had a few PM's and SweetMissDaisy will be sending off a card to Hoodat's home in San Diego on behalf of the TEG group. She's got his contact info and is good to go. Hopefully we'll hear something at some point.