tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post3737062183101995577..comments2023-09-30T14:24:49.616-05:00Comments on EVERYTHING'S JAKE: Heart Attack CruiseJohn Guzlowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052735138993479204noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-17222689014513846182011-09-17T12:57:54.743-05:002011-09-17T12:57:54.743-05:00DEAR JOHN,
I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR STUBBORN OR AF...DEAR JOHN,<br />I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR STUBBORN OR AFRAID OF DEATH. I WILL COMMENT ONLY ON HOW GOOD A WRITER YOU ARE. I ENJOYED READING THE PIECE, OF COURSE YPUR SURVIVAL HAD MUCH TO DO WITH IT.<br />MICHAELmichael benageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514508354375401280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-91081849778410376172010-04-29T00:37:58.290-05:002010-04-29T00:37:58.290-05:00Scary; Intense! Please keep us updated, and take ...Scary; Intense! Please keep us updated, and take it easy. <br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Beckyeyeslikesugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-81138158745729541502010-04-28T19:08:53.758-05:002010-04-28T19:08:53.758-05:00What can I add except you have my support--added t...What can I add except you have my support--added to those who offered such lovely comments. Here's hoping you'll be healthy enough for Vegas. Jean is looking forward to seeing you, and I'm sending a hug with her for you, Linda, and your heart : )<br /><br />robinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-24377689391771221812010-04-28T12:29:06.216-05:002010-04-28T12:29:06.216-05:00John, I'm glad you are still here, and I wish ...John, I'm glad you are still here, and I wish you sto lat.D Goskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-43161493481298553002010-04-28T09:23:41.207-05:002010-04-28T09:23:41.207-05:00Sto lat, John. I hope everything checks out OK fo...Sto lat, John. I hope everything checks out OK for you and your heart. Christina PacoszAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-89667380671337494052010-04-27T17:29:49.181-05:002010-04-27T17:29:49.181-05:00Wow, John, what a scary thing. And on a cruise, fa...Wow, John, what a scary thing. And on a cruise, far away from home, at that. I hope you feel better!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163728540160219294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-85725365073962244782010-04-27T15:15:27.796-05:002010-04-27T15:15:27.796-05:00John: Yikes! Whew! I'm so relieved that you ar...John: Yikes! Whew! I'm so relieved that you are all right. Really, you and Jules Verne display equal aplomb. Thank you for letting your friends and fans know. Your post on this alarming misadventure is characteristically direct, precise, frightening, evocative, and funny. Ahoy! Keep us posted. XX, Beth K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-4046087029149702022010-04-27T09:22:48.949-05:002010-04-27T09:22:48.949-05:00Oh, good Lord, John!!!! I'm so glad you'r...Oh, good Lord, John!!!! I'm so glad you're okay! But didn't you always want to see Lisbon? Blessed be!Sharon Mesmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01091415492371120338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-34702352003762402122010-04-27T09:22:48.950-05:002010-04-27T09:22:48.950-05:00Such a story...and I have to admire your ability t...Such a story...and I have to admire your ability to laugh, now, with the line about "I'm glad Linda didn't stop at the casino." Hugs to both of you!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619211671334466665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-21021351354885153702010-04-27T08:56:24.746-05:002010-04-27T08:56:24.746-05:00I'm glad to hear you are on the mend -- thinki...I'm glad to hear you are on the mend -- thinking of you.Karen J. Weyanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870809238605691875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-61165979880125986132010-04-27T08:56:24.747-05:002010-04-27T08:56:24.747-05:00John -- I am astounded that you kept your wits abo...John -- I am astounded that you kept your wits about you at such a time, validated your own experience, and I feel grateful, as well, that you're married to such a very smart woman. Thank goodness you're OK. I'm sure your wise self will make even more wisdomcake of this. I have only heard that sharp, sudden, radiating pain can signal heart attack. Now I know more! Peace,<br />GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-32175588922146474302010-04-27T07:56:17.790-05:002010-04-27T07:56:17.790-05:00Dear John,
How terrifying that must have been. I...Dear John,<br /><br />How terrifying that must have been. I agree with Jared, what you write is important and you need to be here to keep doing it. But it goes beyond that to what a fine person you are-- something all of us lucky enough to know you are intimate with. Take good care of yourself. <br /><br />And keep us posted.<br /><br />LolaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017933006659732757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-32712514505537295992010-04-27T06:42:57.739-05:002010-04-27T06:42:57.739-05:00Dear John, you are able to make a description of a...Dear John, you are able to make a description of a heart attack sound poetic! But I am glad that your heart is under control and that it was minor. My dad had three heart attacks. I remember seeing him on the stretchers being carried out of our third floor appartment to the ambulance. He is 88 now. He was in Armia krajowa and then in Majdanek, a brutal concentration camp near Lublin, Poland. He sometimes woke up at night screaming about German camp guards and their dogs attacking him. We were never really surprised that he had all those heart attacks.Anianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-78422779527451078882010-04-27T00:41:39.843-05:002010-04-27T00:41:39.843-05:00It's good that Linda got back when she did. L...It's good that Linda got back when she did. Lisbon is a wonderful city, but not to stay in forever. How shocking it is to learn that even if we are careful with our health, eat well, exercise, that our bodies will still misbehave badly. Stay well! (Also I am impressed with the doctor on your ship.)Nancy Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615964608365616271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-6231983635721527392010-04-26T23:47:06.176-05:002010-04-26T23:47:06.176-05:00Geez, Dr. G . . . .I knew you were stubbon, but yi...Geez, Dr. G . . . .I knew you were stubbon, but yikes! We'll keep you in our prayers for healing. Please keep us posted.omajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-8067985629741390912010-04-26T23:25:25.521-05:002010-04-26T23:25:25.521-05:00My God, I can only try to imagine what that kind o...My God, I can only try to imagine what that kind of arrhythmia feels like...I know I am only a youngster, but I remember what it felt like when I was a kid and had a bad reaction to the Ritalin the doctor prescribed for me, and what panic attacks feel like, and I'm trying to multiply that by about 4 times and consider the feeling and it's making me queasy.<br /><br />I know you will do your best to take good care of yourself, but I can't help but mention it anyway. I will hedge bets for you by contacting the Eastern Gods that I can. Buddha and co. may have some karmic pull that could be useful.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557059180551222796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-83946981593497634602010-04-26T21:57:21.045-05:002010-04-26T21:57:21.045-05:00Dear John,
I am so sorry to hear of your heart at...Dear John,<br /><br />I am so sorry to hear of your heart attack. I feel as though I know you through your book Lightning and Ashes although I have never met you in person. That is what supurb poetry will do!<br /><br />Take good care of yourself.<br /><br />----Margie SkellyMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624702695419471417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-82762928715758919452010-04-26T21:21:52.911-05:002010-04-26T21:21:52.911-05:00Oh John, I am so sorry to hear you're going th...Oh John, I am so sorry to hear you're going through this. Please know our thoughts and prayers and good wishes are with you from here in Valdosta. I hope all goes well with the docs and you are feeling absolutely one hundred percent soon. (My dad had a heart attack/bypass in 1985, and stents in 2006, he's fine and he walks three miles a day now.)<br />Sending healing wishes your way,<br />Christine JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-40897745896284647912010-04-26T20:59:01.528-05:002010-04-26T20:59:01.528-05:00Cruises are such fun, aren't they? If you HAD ...Cruises are such fun, aren't they? If you HAD disembarked in Lisbon, you can be certain the ship would have been glad you had and sailed without you. No liability that way. Sorry, but true. I had angina a few years back… scared the poop out of me—needed an arterial stint to get better. You referenced your recently departed friends, Jay B. is one of those, I'm sure. Wow, how the "good die young." Don't be good, John. JoeJoe Manfredinihttp://www.manfrediniphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-57524632424155666042010-04-26T20:59:01.529-05:002010-04-26T20:59:01.529-05:00John, I'm glad you are OK. I have heart issues...John, I'm glad you are OK. I have heart issues too and they can be managed. You'll be with us for a long while yet. MattUrkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086121300436012432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-65023760860253291462010-04-26T20:47:31.480-05:002010-04-26T20:47:31.480-05:00Glad to hear you're okay. Yes, yoga is good, a...Glad to hear you're okay. Yes, yoga is good, and you're already exercising. You've stopped smoking, yes? But don't ditch the red wine. And keep writing the poetry, the blog, the Facebook entries, the novel. Listen to your doctor, but not always.daiva markelisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-85720994606633634162010-04-26T20:19:16.534-05:002010-04-26T20:19:16.534-05:00I'm very glad you got through your heart attac...I'm very glad you got through your heart attack and you're feeling better John! I hope all goes well at the doctor tomorrow and the cardiologist. Take it easy for awhile.<br /><br />-KristiUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132879480620433198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-8675915063164711902010-04-26T20:15:04.920-05:002010-04-26T20:15:04.920-05:00John --
Do be careful. You and your writings are...John -- <br /><br />Do be careful. You and your writings are important to so many people!<br /><br />JaredJared Carterhttp://www.jaredcarter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-89911004914603715292010-04-26T20:10:17.125-05:002010-04-26T20:10:17.125-05:00wow. we'll be watching this space for more ne...wow. we'll be watching this space for more news--and reading everything carefully before we sign.Fernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30385557.post-67075929058945207222010-04-26T19:51:02.293-05:002010-04-26T19:51:02.293-05:00John,
That must have been a scary and sobering (no...John,<br />That must have been a scary and sobering (not that you ever need sobering) experience. Sounds like you made a wise decision -- Not sure I would have had the presence of mind to weigh the consequences of that form.<br />Hope to hear that it was indeed very minor and you are feeling fine.<br />Bruce K.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683456103170849347noreply@blogger.com