John Ostrander’s Big Adventure
Ye Ed Babbles Once Again…
Once the medics got their hands on our pal John, they put him on the rack for an oil change and discovered he needed to have a few other parts cleaned out. The phrase “triple by-pass” sounds scary (although it’s scarier on most Interstate highways), but we’re assured that this procedure is really fairly routine and probably awaits many of us in the future. The surgery will happen in about a week, so it’s not ridiculously urgent. Profoundly, but not ridiculously.
Okay. Fine. Then I promise not to be scared. Thankfully, they don’t let comic book editors operate in the surgical theater. ComicMix columnist (and John’s friend) Mindy Newell just happens to be a surgical nurse, and she’ll be following this one like a hawk.
Of course, we’ll be keeping you informed.
Yo, John, my brother had a quintuple bypass (all FIVE of his coronary arteries were blocked!) so he’s got you beat, my friend! And these days he’s playing tennis and riding his bicycle on 70 mile road trips….
Stay strong, my friend!
A friend of a friend had multiple bypass surgery – many years ago – and, as reported by a mutual acquaintance, to celebrate his survival, fired up the barbecue and cooked himself a whole rack of ribs.