Keep Rurik in your thoughts
TSO and I met Rurik at Winter Soldier. He was dressed like one of the aged hippies to blend in with the crowd and he took a mound of notes on a legal pad while TSO and I were typing on our laptops. As a result, I’ve always said that his posts that he wrote when he got home were the definitive report on Winter Soldier.
Since then, I’ve been dependent on the steady streams of emails that I get from Rurik to keep me up-to-date on stuff I probably missed. He’s sent us a steady stream of traffic from his own friends’ blogs, too.
Rurik was one of us – an Army combat engineer in Vietnam.
1stCavRVN11B emailed me that Rurik went in the hospital last night for a series of tests.
So keep your fingers crossed, pray, light a candle, sacrifice a unicorn or whatever you normally do in these circumstances specifically for our buddy Rurik. Get better soon, pal.
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Will do. Please keep us posted. Certainly a great American
I will certainly keep Rurik in my prayers, a true patriot to the core.
Dan
~peers suspiciously over at TSO who looks to be starting a bonfire to sacrifice some ‘nirthers’ for Rurik’s recovery…
I talked with Rurik tonight and he seems to be in very good hands at the VA Hospital. Says the dotors and staff have all been exceptional. The docs confirmed that he had a minor stroke that affected his speech a bit and plan to keep him for a few more days of test and such. As expected, he was a bit cantankerous and got into a minor skirmish with the nurse when they insisted he be pushed in a wheelchair for test. They won that one. LOL
He’s looking forward to getting discharged and back in the fight. Rurik is a true patriot.
Thanks for the update 1stCav. I will keep pulling for his continued improvement and recovery.
I spoke to Rurik about a half hour ago, he is still very much himself and while the care he’s getting is excellent, he doesn’t say much for the cuisine 😉
Keep him in your thoughts and prayers folks, he’s a really special man.
Thanks, USMCdaughter1. That he’s complaining about the food is a good sign.
I too just spoke with Rurik and got a similar impression as USMCdaughter1. He did say that they just told him he may be kept longer than the initially estimated couple of days. No idea at this time how long that is. And he wanted me to express his deepest appreciation to everyone for all the support.
God Bless him! I’ll light a candle for him.
Rurik is released and has been home for about half an hour. I thank you all for your warm support. Though the preceding comments just might force me to return to the VA for treatment of severe blushing. Patriot? Hero, True American, etc.? Not one bit more than any of the rest of you. But all the praise is one mort thing I must live up to. As we engineers say ESSAYONS! Now, to confirm, it was indeed a sroke, in my case, affecting the speech areas, and having minimal effect on coordination. And, bad new for the IVAW and Code Punk crews, no effect on my thinking abilities. As before, I will continue to live by Spellcheck. But the stroke now gives me an additional backup excuse. I must also say my own fine words about the care I received from the Sioux Falls VA. From the moment I set foot in the doorway, everyone of very solicitous for my care and showed remarkable efficiency in processing me intop the system, and beginning emergency evaluation. And I showed up with only a DD 214 and an outdated C-number. I was seen by the ER nurse within minutes of my arrival. In the past I have slaved as a VA medical administrator and knew what to expect, and the reasons for the expected delays and hassles. I was not expecting their efficient and warm reception. I know there are (have been) some really bad VA stations, and have even workd at some of them, so I know how it was/can be. But there are also some exemplary places. I know; I’ve been in one. IMHO, this partiicular hospital seems superior to public hospitals in our area. Further, being at the VA, led to bonding with some of my fellow patients and some of the staff. The patients were a much finer class than I would expect to meet at a regular hospital. Previously, I have written about the VA. and about medical care in general from the perspective of an administrative wank and generalized intellectual (Yes Jonn, If you say… Read more »
Well done Rurik. However, to be sure you will be following orders, we’ll keep an eye on you from time to time.
Welcome home 🙂