tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086361246902345453.post2064275943898150492..comments2008-03-20T23:00:41.324-04:00Peter Anthony Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944720458489961053noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086361246902345453.post-48060424396991454562008-03-20T23:00:00.000-04:002008-03-20T23:00:00.000-04:00An astute and telling observation... and a fashion <BR/>faux-pas is the unavoidable outcome - where, pray tell, DO you find shoes to match one's colostomy bag?<BR/><BR/>"And why, should I care, anyways?", you might ask. <BR/><BR/>How about just a little sensitivity here? It's bad enough to have to deal with the slosh, slosh, slosh that even the simplest of movements provokes in said collection system, but to be at a loss for matching accessories,<BR/>....have a heart!<BR/><BR/>No, have a tongue, speak up and speak out, the colostomy collective will be heard...<BR/>and all of the rest of you, with your antiquated internal plumbing, be dammed!<BR/><BR/>Wishing you, Mr. Holder, a full and complete recovery.Richard Rapoportnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086361246902345453.post-35912080928591146512008-03-18T19:45:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:45:00.000-04:00If you come home from the hospital with a colostomy bag and/or some extra tongue, I swear I won't laugh. Probably.<BR/><BR/>I must say, here in the U.S., those of us who have private health care really like it. Not that by being privatized, our system has some power to prevent medical mistakes, but ... well, think of it this way -- would you rather spend an hour at Starbuck's or on line at the Motor Vehicle Department office?<BR/><BR/>Wait, don't answer that, you sick man.<BR/><BR/>BPJBen Patrick Johnsonhttp://www.myspace.com/benpatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086361246902345453.post-28820756283398397732008-03-17T23:19:00.000-04:002008-03-17T23:19:00.000-04:00Hey Peter,<BR/>I guess "break a leg" wouldn't be appropriate here. <BR/>Make sure someone you trust is double-checking what gets loaded into the IV drip. Those are the medical errors you want to be worried about!!<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>AndrewAndrewwww.pubnix.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086361246902345453.post-56352072760485625132008-03-16T12:30:00.000-04:002008-03-16T12:30:00.000-04:00Handsome new blog layout since I last visited, Peter!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for having me on your radio program again last week to discuss Internet Riches. <BR/><BR/>And best of luck with your upcoming surgery - all the mishaps you detailed here certainly give one pause. At least it looks like none of them are in Montreal hospitals...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Scott Fox<BR/>Author, Internet Riches<BR/>http://www.ScottFox.comScott Foxhttp://www.scottfox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086361246902345453.post-22954322997627313072008-03-16T11:14:00.000-04:002008-03-16T11:14:00.000-04:00Well done! <BR/><BR/>I remember researching the ephedrine scare which, here in Canada "may" have killed one woman out west...but Health Canada didn't want to go on record confirming that...<BR/><BR/>At that time I learned of some sick statistics...a few of which stood out while I was reading your blog;<BR/><BR/>Every year in Canada:<BR/>Approx 200 ppl die from overdosing on ibuprophen. <BR/><BR/>Approx 10,000 ppl die from medical error!!<BR/><BR/>Approx 45,000 die from smoking related diseases....<BR/><BR/>The smoking...Most ppl have become numb to thos stats...but the medical errors??? Yikes!David Siscoewww.siscoegym.comnoreply@blogger.com