The bad news: I just spent four days at Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital because of a ruptured appendix. The good news: I knew Huy works there as an ER nurse.

When I got settled in to the ER, I asked one of the techs if Huy was working that day. He said yes, he'd be coming in soon. I told him to tell Huy that his good friend Jim was a patient. I suspected Huy would have no idea who the hell Jim was. He came into my room later and said something like, "Oh - it's JIM Jim."

Huy talked with me for a few minutes - then came back later, sat down, and spent some time with me. He also visited me a couple of days later in my room (in the Oncology ward, of all places!). He brought a card and a little gift. He even offered to help me at home this weekend if they discharged me and I needed anything. Really, truly: WHAT A GUY!

It's funny how we think of each other in the S2K Oregon Group. I see a lot of you as friends - but you're not on my "friends" list because you're on my "S2K friends" list. (I don't know if you all tend to keep those separate the way I do.) It's a fresh revelation to me that at some point those lists are the same. I could probably call on you for Help In Dire Circumstances, too. That's comforting. This may not be a club, but it's much more than a club.

 

Jim,

Sorry to hear about the ruptured appendix. But good to see that through that rough time you ran into a good friend.

Brian

 

(from Aaron)

Wow Jim. That's really awful to hear. I'm glad you're ok and also that Huy was there to help you out if you needed it.

Huy!

 

get well soon, and for huy

 

Hi Jim,
I hope you're well on your way to recovery. As I have said time and time again, this S2ki thing is amazing, we gather together here because of a common car, but in the end it's not about the car at all, it's about the camaraderie and friendship. I consider you guys some of my closest friends...but then again, who else can understand this obsession that I have with my car? Everyone else thinks I cuckoo

Yay for Huy! He's a hero.

 

Get well soon....Jim and props up for our good friend Huy for taking good care of you.

 

Hi Jim,

I thought things got awfully quiet from you there for a while!

We hope you have swift recovery! Huy didn't use Fix-A-Flat on you did he? I hear that stuff is pretty tough to clean up!

To Huy for a job well done!

Larry and Debbie

 

Hope you recover completely and quickly.

Huy is a great guy. He didn't offer to redo your I.V. did he?

When I need a hospital, it will be Sunnyside, just to give Huy a hard time.

 

let's give 'em a big cheer!

Hip-Hip Huy-ray!

but seriously sorry to hear about your misfortune, glad to hear you had a good experience from it though! And props to Huy too for being a great guy!

 

Jim, Very sorry to hear that you were in the hospital, but glad you are on the mend.

I consider my S2ki friends to be almost like family.