Such good news! Thank you. Ben On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 11:21 AM Wolfgang Hochbruck < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > ...i guess the fact that she posted this on facebook allows for > redistribution here: at least Hiroko hasn't lost her sense of humor - > > (Hal’s Update: Hiroko fights back with a gratitude list) > 1. No spinal cord injury > 2. No known bone fractures > 3. Hal didn’t bite his tongue > 4. All the heirloom rings were NOT stolen > 5. Hal kept calling my name until he became unresponsive. No other > woman’s name was mentioned > 6. A possibility of personality change may not be all that bad if it > means taking off the rough edges > 7. We have yet another opportunity to be in solidarity together. > 8. I might have an opportunity to beat him in chess > 9. Maybe he might be less sensitive to light and sound so that I might > not have to tiptoe around him. > 10. I won’t feel as inferior with my short term memory loss. > 11. We have gazillions of friends supporting us. > 12. Hal got to have a private room in a brand new hospital. > 13. SLU has the reputation of being No1 in brain trauma. > 14. I am cared by the Leiboviches lovely home only few minutes away > from the hospital. > 15. His vital signs are stable and in particular BP has been in normal > range for my past 2 visits. This is special bc he didn’t receive any > medication for it. > 16. Hal is negative with COVID-19 > 17. All of the staff at the hospital have been inoculated with the new > vaccine. > 18. The English Department of SLU professors responded so > compassionately and empoweringly. > And now I am beginning to appreciate the the safety net of this grace > and mercy that surround me.... Thank you all and I choose to give > credit to the phenomenon of love network as a modern day miracle > God—power definitely far greater than myself > > > > On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:30:19 +0000 > Steve Courtney <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >I'll join Pete Messent in wishing a speedy and safe recovery to Hal > >Bush, our partner in the editing of the Twain-Twichell letters, a > >frequent contributor to this group, and someone I always enjoy > >corresponding and conversing with. > > > >Steve Courtney, Curatorial Volunteer > >The Mark Twain House & Museum > >351 Farmington Avenue > >Hartford, Connecticut 06105 > >860-302-8969 > > > > > >Even though The Mark Twain House & Museum is temporarily closed to the > >public, we are still offering many online programs. Visit our > >website<https://marktwainhouse.org/> for virtual programming, and the > >most up-to-date information on all things Mark Twain House & Museum. > > If you are able, consider making a > >donation<https://ci.ovationtix.com/35359/store/donations/>. > > > Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hochbruck > Dept. of English > Centre for Security and Society > Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg > Rempart St. 15 > D-79098 Freiburg > Germany > -- Ben Click Professor, English Director, Writing & Speaking Center Editor, *The* *Mark Twain Annual* Director, Twain Lecture Series on American Humor and Culture (240) 895-4253 St. Mary's College of Maryland