OT: Bern's brief bye for a bit

[klingsor]

I will anxiously be waiting for your next post.

Best of luck.

 

[egelband]

Godspeed, sir! Prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Why am I not surprised ur religious?

Anyhow, good luck.

 

[egelband]

God speed

Ok so now that bern’s trade value is at an all-time low, how do we recoup?

We hold him until he comes back stronger. Bern’s value will reach an all-time high.
Then we can sell high

 

[nyrage]

Best of luck to you.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Get well soon Bern, we love you!

 

[bl02]

Speedy recovery and rest up (listen to docs orders). HF will be here when you’re ready and rested up.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

God speed brother

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Get well soon my friend.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Good luck Bern, hope to see you back and posting trade proposals in short order.

 

[Fireonk]

Good luck Bern. Can't wait to hear the counter proposals you make to the insurance company and hospital billing.

 

[mrmovies779]

Get well soon bern,heres hoping for a speedy recovery for you

 

[doomscroll]

Bernmeister D2D, not ruled out for Avalanche at the Garden.

 

[The Sweetness]

Good luck and lots of love!

 

[bernmeister]

Bern you're an original, man. I gotta give you that. I kinda always wanted to see what you looked like but I don't know if it would wreck my mental vision of you as a kind of cross between Doc Brown and Stan Fischler. I've given you a hard time now and then but in the end hockey is just a game and it doesn't matter that much in the big picture. Let's hope your surgical team has elite level synergy and you recover quicker than Kreider on a breakaway.

Not sure I even vaguely resemble that remark, but God willing, we may meet some time later this year.

 

[bernmeister]

Best wishes Bern. Good luck and may all the positive vibes and synergy be with you.

Good enuf to deserve a Homer Simpson impression:

Mmmmmmmmnnnnnn Syn er gy
aaaagggghhhhhaaaa……...

 

[bernmeister]

Good luck Bern....I was on the table in September and found out I had 1 artery completely blocked and 3 at 60-50-40 % blockage . They sent me home to take pills . I was told the fully blocked one was blocked too long and the tissue around it dead and they would not be able to bypass it . They won't do the other three until they get to 70 % blocked . I have been a diabetic for 17 years . I felt absolutely NO pain at all in my chest at any point ....actually I was being treated for bronchitis because of shortness of breath and no heart trouble in our family which was going on close to 18 months . Well...I just spent another week in the hospital in December after my heart started racing and fluttering . So now I go back again for a procedure to attempt to repair that and if it fails I get a pacemaker . I will say this...AVOID diabetes at all costs . Lose the belly and stay active . I'm 57 and a non smoker and was active.....but I should have looked after the diabetes much more diligently in its early stages . That lack of paved the way for what came next with my heart . Take care Bern .

Thanks for volunteering this great share of personal info.
A better time when mo mins are available, we'll chat/meet/share.

hang in there bro

 

[bernmeister]

Good luck, friend. I hope your procedure goes well and your recovery is speedy and thorough.

My father died suddenly and unexpectedly from unchecked atherosclerosis on October 6. It was truly devastating to a huge network of family and friends, including my Mother--his wife and partner for over 40 years, who will never really recover from it. I myself am still absolutely reeling. We donated his heart to a Cornell University Medical School study and found he had 4 arteries 70-80 percent blocked, and then one (a branch of The Widowmaker) with full occlusion. And that within the past few years, he had suffered an unknown heart attack. We figure it was likely when he was fighting for his life while being attacked by a loose pitbull for ten-plus minutes. Testament to the strength, courage, and resolve of the old Marine and Vietnam vet. He was 72.

I say that not to frighten you or anyone else, but to serve as a reminder to those of us with known family histories of cardiopulmonary ailments to be vigilant in getting checked out and taking care of yourself. My father got into a fight with the the receptionist at our family cardiologist's office eight years ago and never went to another one; had he not been stubborn and taken better care, he'd almost assuredly be here today. So please, friends and *******s that I hate, take care of yourselves, you mean more to this world than you may realize. I still smoke, eat poorly, and am now somewhat overweight. "Dad bod", FTW. But not really a win.

And again, good luck, Bern. I'm sure everything will go well, and you'll be back here in no time. I sincerely look forward to it.

thanks also for the personal share.
condolences on your loss of dad

 

[bernmeister]

Sorry to hear that. It is tough---it took me a long time to process it and everyone is different--how they handle and how long it takes. The one thing that helped is helping my mom get through it too because for her it was the hardest. Until she died a few years later I was over seeing her most every day of the week. It was easy for me though in that I retired about 3 months after my dad died.....but we ended up helping each other.

condolences as to your parents

 

[Good Intentions]

Your mindset is excellent - and will serve you well in the recovery to come. Winter is the ideal time to rest and get your strength back. And you will.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Best wishes bern

 

[RangerLifer]

Good luck, God bless!

 

[I Eat Crow]

Fingers crossed Bernie. Best of luck with everything.

 

[Hire Sather]

All the best

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Best wishes Bern!