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   Kerr-Mudd, John to No Name   
   Re: Rumors of my demise, if any   
   13 Jul 22 09:13:57   
   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:16:31 -0700 (PDT)   
   No Name  wrote:   
      
   > are unfounded. I have, however, been ill.   
   >   
   > In late May, 2021, during challenging kidney stone surgery, they gave me   
   sepsis. I was hospitalized for over three weeks... All my systems went   
   haywire, I'd almost died. I was virtually paralyzed, unable to even move   
   myself around in the bed. Personal    
   sanitation required attendants' attention.   
   >   
   > It felt like I was learning to walk again. The convalescence has been long   
   and difficult, but proceeding positively, albeit slowly.   
   >   
   > I'm feeling much better now.   
   >   
      
   Wow. That's a lot in a small summary. Glad you made it back here. As you can   
   see, it's mostly just Mr Fever going on trips.   
      
      
   > There. Will. Never. Be. Flying. Cars.   
      
   Maybe drones? pshurely self-driving cars are nearly here.   
      
   --   
   Bah, and indeed Humbug.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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