Sunday, August 21, 2005

Return from pacemaker implant - What the bleep do we know



Hi Steve, Today I returned from Ohio and Mom's pacemaker insertion. It seemed as if the device was greatly needed and that she may have fainted with hurtful consequences if the operation had not been done. The procedure took about an hour and a half a on Friday with recuperation in the ICU until Saturday afternoon with transfer to a room on the same floor. She had a monitor for the full say which ended today in the late morning. Gary and I took her home followed by a nice brunch at the Catawba Island Club enjoyed by all. I also talked to a couple of boat owners at the docks. Mom seemed to do well through the ordeal and hopefully we will have avoided a major problem though at this age one can't tell. After visiting hours on Saturday I met Gary, Gary D. and his wife Sue a rock band concert at the Mon Ami restaurant on Catawba Island. It was loud and we soon went home for beer and pizza with some cheese and wurst. It was fun talking about old times. On Sunday after brunch I took off for the airport and my flight home through Baltimore. During the flight I finished the book "Beyond the Bleep" by Alexandra Bruce which was a commentary on the film "What the Bleep do we Know?" This book brought out the association with many of the principals in some new age groups and especially one that makes a lot of money called Ramtha that is based on some women channeling a spirit that is around 25,000 years old. This makes the film more questionable although some well credentialed scientists participated in the film.

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