I am just waiting for this to print Karen, and saw your post. BELIEVE ME... he has already asked. They won;t let him have it in the ICU or the regular room either! I think the withdrawal will be the worst part in the next several days.

He will sure have time to catch up though when he is home.

Arlene

I continue to have tears in my eyes as I read this thread....... now it's happy tears! Your updates mean so much to all of us! Thank you for taking your precious time to keep us posted!

Love and hugs to you and Marc and all your family, Arlene!

That's my boy! I hope you have a big supply of printer paper so you can print out all the interesting posts for him to read ;)

Arlene, You sound so relieved. We didn't get to see you folks in 2005 and are in Levin withdrawal!! What a scare. Both you and Marc should think of only the good things ahead.

Marc and Arlene,

I hope today is a far better day for you both!

Marc,

Have you worked out the per diem rate comparision - ICU vs. RSSC? I hope in your computations you take into account ICU has no balcony and in-room bar set-up! Is ICU all-inclusive? And, the meals!! Not up to CR standards, for sure! And, did hospital staff serve Arlene cinnamon ice cream while sitting in the waiting room? I think not! :D

Some people will do anything to get some R&R before ROAR! ;) Hope you are out of that bed (no down comforter and pillows/duvet) soon!

Take care!Love from Alan and me! :hug:

Great news - best wishes for a speedy recovery! You should be ROARing to go to Africa by April!

I'm glad to see he has his priorities straight!!! :)

Arlene don't know if you saw the thread in the Radisson forum, but Ngaire posted the full 2007 schedule on her site. Go to search by ships 07 on her site to get the schedule by ship

Marc and Arlene, I echo the good thoughts of our LCT friends in wishing you strength, health, and a speedy recovery. I'm glad the surgery turned out well.

Dena

Marc, wishing you a speedy recovery and so glad everything is positive. Arlene, thank you so much for keeping us up to date.

Nancy

Continuing prayers for Marc and you. :hug:

Trish

Very relieved at the good news so far! Hope you have a quick recovery, Marc!!

Masaki

Continued prayers coming your way for a speedy and as pain free as possible recovery for Marc and may you find peace and comfort knowing so many have you both in their thoughts/prayers.

Arlene,
I hope Marc had a comfortable day today....I'm wishing him a very speedy recovery for ROAR.

Marc, ordering a speedy recovery, wishing your bride and you the best...r/wes

Dear Arlene and Marc..sending you good wishes and prayers for everything to be okay!

Just saw this thread. Marc & Arlene, best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Arlene & Marc,
I am a bit slow to catch up on LCT news...sorry! Arlene, consider yourself hugged! You and Marc are both in my thoughts. :hug: :hug:
Love you both!
Sheri

I too just found this thread, what an ordeal. Very best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Marc, have been on Army business in St. Croix, just read this...warm wishes for the speediest recovery sooon you will be tackling the lions and hippos (taking pictures I mean) wes

Arlene, I missed this thread until now, and for that I apologize. Now, however, I am keeping you and Marc in my thoughts as are so many others.

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick note to fill you all in...

Marc is doing really well. They finally moved him to a regular room tonight. Believe it or not he walked down the hall to his room competly on his own. The nurses in the ICU had to tell him to wait for someone to go with him! He had been through a lot, but has really been a dream patient for them. We are thinking he will be able to come home (and thus start posting again) on Wednesday, maybe Tuesday if we are lucky.

Thank you all so much for thinking about him and for praying for him.

Arlene, this is such good news! Don't let him do too much. He needs to get strong for ROARING! Tell him I said hello. :banana:

So happy to hear from you Arlene - Olivia gave him good advice - slow down!!! Joanna

Great news, Arlene. All's well that ends well. You are a trooper and he is lucky to have you. And you are lucky to have him. Our best to you both. Please tell Marc we are looking forward to hearing from him again.

Tell him I was thinking of him as I got some very expensive vintage port and thought this isn't as good as that left over, special vintage port they served Marc and me on our last cruise together. Yum.

Yes, if he doesn't behave himself and rest, then he will wear his resistance down. He needs his strength to heal!

Take care you two! We're thinking of you.

Great news, Arlene!

My very best to you both!

Wonderful to hear how well Marc is doing! It's very hard to be a patient patient. Hopefully, Marc will give himself the necessary time to heal. He's got a big trip - ROAR - coming up soon and he needs to pace himself now.

Our very best to you both! Thanks for giving us the much appreciated update. We're thinking of you both!

Denise and Alan

WOnderful news Arlene! So glad you reported this to us tonight. :app:

Like others have said - make sure he doesn't do Too Much Too Soon (Like you'll be able to stop him! :) ) .

Can't wait to see him back on here again in a few days.

Woo Hoo!! That is such good news!! :woh:

what he said! I'm really glad to hear it's going well.

I dont read off topic but the headlines of the last post caught my eye. My goodness that is a major surgical proceedure - I am so glad he is doing better now. My best thoughts to both of you.

Glad to hear Marc is doing so well!

Arlene, Thanks for the report. I'm so happy that Marc is doing so well. Hope he continues to recover quickly.

Betty

Just catching up. I'm so glad that the surgery went well - continuing to send hugs and prayers your way.

You reminded me - last time Dad was in the hospital I took him his dopp (sp?) kit. I forgot to check it first and he enjoyed several airplane sized bottles of scotch in his hospital room!

Sue: You Dad is such a great guy - glad he got to sip a little while in his room!! Joanna

What wonderful news, Arlene!! We're all dancing in the hospital halls with you!! :banana:

But, please....tell Marc he doesn't have to dance just yet...just rest and heal!!!!!!

Cruisinfanatic - JoAnn:

How wonderful to hear of your healing after losing a malignant kidney, lymph gland, adrenal gland, etc. and here you are all perky like nothing had happened just a year later. May you get the "all clear" signal when you visit the medicos within the next several weeks.

Curiouscruiser: Sue

Now you're a good daughter! Enjoyed reading about your Dad's surprise delight in having a few "belts" while hospitalized even though you didn't realize the dopp kit you delivered to him contained several airline size bottles of scotch.

Marc:

You obviously know how to work thru pain as a result of an old arthritic condition and am pleased to hear you are giving the nurses a bit of grief with your urge to move on. Obviously you're in the healing mode.

Well done. Well done, indeed!

Cheers! Ray & Penny
One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick.
(Rabbi Harold Kushner)

A lot of a rest and a little LCT is the perfect TLC :)

Arlene,

I haven't been on the boards much lately and just saw this thread. My thoughts and prayers are with you for a quick recovery for Marc. Glad to read your latest post about how well he's doing.

Hang in there!

Kathy

Arlene,
Lion's, elephants, monkey's,hippo's and giraffs are powerful motivators. Marc has been an enthusiastic ROARer since day one so he won't miss this I bet :banana: