I'd like to add my wishes for a smooth and speedy recovery! Cordially, Sarah On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 3:37 PM Arianne <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > External Email > > I have added prayers for Hiroko to those I already do for HAL. What a > wonderful couple Arianne laidlaw > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 8:18 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 > > > -- > Arianne Laidlaw A '58 > -- Sarah Fredericks, PhD Graduate Associate in Teaching Department of English The University of Arizona