In alt.punk, Joe Freezetag said:
>
> "stacey" <
sta...@prairienet.org> wrote in message
> news:Pine.LNX.4.44.04050...@bluestem.prairienet.org...
> > On Mon, 3 May 2004, Joe Freezetag wrote:
> >
> > > This is weird. Not that I'm posting from a hospital, but because I have
> a
> > > computer here, I feel way too comfortable. Scary.
> >
> > Are you getting your new lungs yet? You'll have to keep us updated. I hope
> > you're doing well.
>
> I'm doing pretty well actually. I'm in the hospital, but it'll probably be a
> short stay. It's just a routine (for me) case of bronchitis.
>
> The new lungs will come as a suprise phone call. I won't even know until
> about 3-4 hours before I go into surgery, and then I won't know how it went
> until I wake up. I'm on the list, but my name probably won't come up for
> about 9-18 months. When it does, I'll get a call, and then I take off to the
> hospital where they rush me into surgery as soon as I get there.
>
> > I've got a bad cold or upper respitory infection or something right now,
> > so I feel like garbage. I just hope it doesnt turn into bronchitis, I'm
> > sure you know how un-fun that all is.
>
> I hate regular head colds worse than bronchitis, but then again I'm kinda
> nutty. Colds aren't as serious I know, but I think they're more annoying.
> Walking around with a sore throat, runny nose, and a sinus headache fucking
> sucks. I hope you don't end up with bronchitis though. Get well quick.
>
> > It'll all be ok, cuz I've got a purring little grey kitty on my lap.
> > Orbit's also got lung problems, too. She was born the runt, and she got a
> > kitty cold or something when she was a baby, and they thought she was
> > going to die. She pulled
> > through, but the doc said it damaged her lungs a bit, and that she'd
> > probably always have kitty asthma. So she has these sad little coughing
> > fits every now and then, but otherwise she is ok. i wish I had a kitty
> > inhaler to give her or something.
>
> Hmm, kitty asthma. I wonder if a human inhaler would be too much. Maybe if
> you held it really far from her and just let her get a whiff? Nah, I
> wouldn't try it either.
>
it would be cool if they
gave you bionic aqua-lungs