Spokesman: Kelsey Grammer has `mild' heart attack
Garondo Marondo
is recovering in a Hawaii hospital after a mild heart attack this
weekend.
Stan Rosenfield says Grammer is "resting comfortably" in an
undisclosed hospital after being stricken Saturday. Rosenfield says
the 53-year-old actor will be released early this week.
Rosenfield says Grammer — the star of "Cheers," "Frasier" and the
recently canceled Fox sitcom "Back to You" — was paddle-boarding with
his wife, Camille, when he experienced symptoms.
The couple lives in Kona, on Hawaii's big island.
Rosenfield says Grammer was immediately taken to an area hospital
where it was determined that he had suffered a "mild heart attack."
The spokesman says he is unaware of any history of heart trouble for
Grammer.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_en_tv/people_kelsey_grammer;_ylt=AucJCy9NHhEsxc6IN4UVXwhxFb8C
Dorcie
My heart actually skipped a beat when I read this a couple of minutes
ago at another site.
Today has sucked. A friend of mine actually woke me up to tell me Bo
Diddley died, I read Charles' post about Saint, and now this.
Dorcie
manitou
While we're on the subject of mortalities, I can mention my Maris-like
friend passed away last Wednesday, at a clinic in Switzerland. In 71
years, it was her first visit to Europe.
Very sad story, though not without ironies and many bizarre
complexities. If David Lloyd, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan and David
Lee spent a year brainstorming, I doubt they could come up with a more
worthy scenario for Maris herself to pass on.
I last spoke with her on May 6. She phoned, sounded very well and
more upbeat than in some time, but sadly this didn't last.
Charles
manitou
>
> Today has sucked. A friend of mine actually woke me up to tell me Bo
> Diddley died, I read Charles' post about Saint, and now this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/arts/music/03diddley.html?hp#
Charles
Dorcie
I am very sorry to hear about that, Charles.
I know this sounds strange, as I never met the woman, but this made me
feel bad. You've talked about her for so many years, and have told so
many stories about her, that she became a real person to me.
Dorcie
Starword
>> manitou wrote:
> While we're on the subject of mortalities, I can mention my Maris-like
> friend passed away last Wednesday, at a clinic in Switzerland. In 71
> years, it was her first visit to Europe.
>
> Very sad story, though not without ironies and many bizarre
> complexities. If David Lloyd, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan and David
> Lee spent a year brainstorming, I doubt they could come up with a more
> worthy scenario for Maris herself to pass on.
>
> I last spoke with her on May 6. She phoned, sounded very well and
> more upbeat than in some time, but sadly this didn't last.
>
> Charles
I am very sorry to hear about that, Charles.
I know this sounds strange, as I never met the woman, but this made me
feel bad. You've talked about her for so many years, and have told so
many stories about her, that she became a real person to me.
Hi, Dorcie! It's been a while, huh?
I had the same reaction as you, Dorcie. I have a vivid picture in my head of
the Maris-like friend (I seem to recall her actual name is "Daphne") of
Charles, brought to life with such animation through the years of his
sharing of charming and humorous anecdotes about her. I'm very sorry,
Charles. I do remember you sharing some time back that she was suffering
from a number of serious health problems, and had been in chronic pain and
underwent surgeries and such. Hardly a shock to read of her death, but I
know what a dear friend she was to you, so I know what a loss it is for you.
My condolences. If it's any small comfort, Charles, it's at least nice to
hear she had a spate of respite from the severity of her suffering, enough
to sound so much better when you talked to her last.
As a huge fan of Switzerland, I'm especially saddened that she made her
first visit to Switzerland without any chance to enjoy that beautiful
country. = (
I'm visiting today too aftter hearing the news about Kelsey. Very relieved
to learn it was only a mild heart attack. Not to be distasteful, but when I
read that line, I couldn't help but think of that Frasier ep. where Martin
suffers "a very mild heart attack" after Frasier wants to show his dad he
can too play good practical jokes, and dresses up like a clown with a
cleaver and jumps out at Martin from the powder room, literally nearly
scaring him to death.
How ya doin' Dorce?
Nat
manitou
> I am very sorry to hear about that, Charles.
>
> I know this sounds strange, as I never met the woman, but this made me
> feel bad. You've talked about her for so many years, and have told so
> many stories about her, that she became a real person to me.
Many thanks, Dorice. She was indeed a *very* real person, larger-than-
life in many ways which of course was one reason I always found her so
interesting. But what I enjoyed most was that we communicated so well
on literally all subjects and consequently became supportive and
empathetic to a degree I've experienced with only a few, and no one
more so. She was 33 when I met her in 1970, though the friend (now
living in Ottawa) who introduced us had talked about her for several
years even then. The only friend I've known significantly longer is
my Yale PhD friend whom I met in Grade 8, 50 years ago this fall.
The fact that you never knew her in person, Dorcie, is one factor
which made her Maris-like. Even most of my own friends and family
here in Ottawa never met her --- my mother once spoke with her very
briefly on the phone decades ago, when a mutual acquaintance committed
suicide --- and only one or two friends from our older days in Toronto
met her more than once or twice.
I hadn't seen her in person for some time myself, but we usually spoke
every few weeks or so, and more often when interesting or challenging
things were happening for either of us, so she's been a major presence
for me most of my adult life.
I'll miss her for the rest of my own days.
Charles
manitou
> I had the same reaction as you, Dorcie. I have a vivid picture in my head of
> the Maris-like friend (I seem to recall her actual name is "Daphne") of
> Charles, brought to life with such animation through the years of his
> sharing of charming and humorous anecdotes about her. I'm very sorry,
> Charles. I do remember you sharing some time back that she was suffering
> from a number of serious health problems, and had been in chronic pain and
> underwent surgeries and such. Hardly a shock to read of her death, but I
> know what a dear friend she was to you, so I know what a loss it is for you.
> My condolences. If it's any small comfort, Charles, it's at least nice to
> hear she had a spate of respite from the severity of her suffering, enough
> to sound so much better when you talked to her last.
Thanks, Nat.
She'd been having major problems, and her system was obiously weak
from so much stress, as well as a wide range of heavy medication. She
died of complications from a leg infection which spread to her
diaphragm.
As I said, she was sounding amazingly well when we last spoke, but
suffered a bad turn the next day.
> As a huge fan of Switzerland, I'm especially saddened that she made her
> first visit to Switzerland without any chance to enjoy that beautiful
> country. = (
It *is* ironic, though it's been reported to me via the cousin who
accompanied her there that she had a lovely room and view.
> I'm visiting today too aftter hearing the news about Kelsey. Very relieved
> to learn it was only a mild heart attack. Not to be distasteful, but when I
> read that line, I couldn't help but think of that Frasier ep. where Martin
> suffers "a very mild heart attack" after Frasier wants to show his dad he
> can too play good practical jokes, and dresses up like a clown with a
> cleaver and jumps out at Martin from the powder room, literally nearly
> scaring him to death.
Yes --- there's always some humour in these things, even if it might
not be funny for the person in the middle of a crisis.
Charles
Dorcie
>
> How ya doin' Dorce?
>
> Nat
I am well, thanks. I am currently taking a two month vacation before I
head back to college next month. I am spending my time doing
absolutely nothing but watching Cubs games. As they are in first place
in all of baseball right now, I have been feeling great!
Dorcie