# Good Thoughts Please **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063 "2003-05-04T19:50:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/1 "2003-05-04T19:50:23Z")
I just found out that an old friend is in the hospital. He’s barely lucid and probably going through total renal failure right now. Three times in the past he’s been declared clinically dead. I’d called and left emails over the last few weeks and not heard a thing. Today I called and someone else’s voice was on his message machine. Cassandra was good enough to let me know what room he’s in and a little about his condition. The guy’s name is J.B. and we used to play music together a lot. He loves to cook and we frequently broke bread. He’s into bonsai and an accomplished computer artist. Please think good thoughts for him. Include him in any hopes you might have if you would be so kind. I’m so bummed right now I can’t go into it. I’ll be down at the hospital later today. Cassandra has been doing her best to make sure he has a visitor every single day and I’m really indebted to her. Let’s go SD’ers! I want full steam ahead on the best you can do. There ain’t nothing that I know of like these boards for well wishing, so please know that I’m counting on you all. I can’t tell you what it means right now that I have this place to ask for such a favor, but ask I shall. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/2 "2003-05-04T20:03:50Z")
I’ll send all the well wishes I possibly can your way. Is your friend on a list for new kidneys? Shall we be wishing for those too?? _hugs_ to both you and your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/3 "2003-05-04T20:06:01Z")
Thanks **tanookie**. Yes, he’s now on the transplant list. I just hope he makes it that far. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/4 "2003-05-04T20:20:52Z")
Best wishes and thoughts to you and your buddy, **Zenster**. I’ll play a tune for y’all today… ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/5 "2003-05-04T20:27:41Z")
I have a friend going through a similar, though not quite as extreme, ordeal, at the moment. But, I have plenty of good thoughts to spare for your friend, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/6 "2003-05-04T21:07:37Z")
Thanks, everyone. I’ll be heading out to the hospital right now. Visiting hours just started. I really appreciate your good wishes. Play a killer tune for him, **Archergal**. Your friend is in my thoughts as well, **Davebear**. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/7 "2003-05-04T21:16:13Z")
:lights a candle for **Zen’s** and **Dave’s** friends: ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/8 "2003-05-04T21:25:41Z")
All the good vibes I can muster are headed to both friends. It so hard to know there’s nothing you can do even tho you’d do anything to help your friends. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/9 "2003-05-04T21:39:14Z")
Good vibes going out to those who need 'em – including the loving friends who brought them to our attention. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/10 "2003-05-04T22:17:06Z")
good vibes, thoughts prayers and anything else i can muster. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/11 "2003-05-04T22:55:16Z")
Definitely will be thinking of you and your friends today. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/12 "2003-05-04T23:22:41Z")
I am keeping your friend in my thoughts and prayers. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/13 "2003-05-04T23:27:50Z")
A good thought for **J.B** from me and one for you too **Zenster** , from just a bit north of you. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/14 "2003-05-05T04:00:14Z")
Thank you so much, everybody! I visited J.B. at the hospital today. On my way there, I detoured to buy some flowers for his room, since he’s big on plants. Heading for the store, I spotted a burger shack where he helped the owners get a handle on the restaurant business. J.B. has been involved with food service forever and showed them the ropes for portion control and special recipes. I knew these people would want to know about J.B.'s condition. I tried to explain through my tears why I was there and the owner said she already knew. J.B.'s Mafia is very efficient at manning the old grapevine. The owner wrote down a couple of notes for me to bring him. Time for a little good news. There were THREE people in his room when I got to the hospital! I made four and it was a real relief to see he was in such good company. He was completely lucid and really happy to see all of us. His friend Cassandra is doing her best to make sure someone visits him every day. I put his flowers in a vase and held his hand for a while. He showed me his bland hospital food and begged me to get him a small hot fudge milkshake from the burger shack. I drove back and took up the owner on her offer to fix him something. I brought it back to him and let him eat precisely four spoonfuls before draining the rest down the sink. No way was I going to put him into insulin shock from all that sugar. We talked for a while and I told him about all the good things happening to me lately. I promised him I’d show up next week. I also know another old friend of his will be dropping by tomorrow. I offered the guy a ride in from Santa Cruz since I know he doesn’t drive. Fortunately, he already had a driver so I didn’t have to worry about it. So there’s your update. Quite obviously, the extremely potent good vibes from this board opened his eyes before I even got there. I mentioned how people were already checking into his get well thread here before I even left the house. That brightened him up a lot. THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE! ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/15 "2003-05-05T04:52:23Z")
Sorry I’m late on this, but I’m glad to hear your friend is doing better. Maybe some more good vibes will speed the healing process. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/16 "2003-05-05T11:31:57Z")
Hey, your friend sounds like a tough old bird. Sending good wishes for further recovery. ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/17 "2003-05-05T14:03:35Z")
I’m so glad to hear he’s feeling a little better! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/18 "2003-05-05T14:32:38Z")
Good thoughts and prayers headed J.B.'s way from the Valley of the Sun. To your friend as well, **Davebear**. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/19 "2003-05-05T15:46:38Z")
Warm thoughts and happy vibes to your friend and his friends. Your love and concern make me smile that the world can be such a caring place. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063/20 "2003-05-05T16:08:34Z")
Sorry it took me so long to see this. Thoughts and prayers are headed out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-thoughts-please/173063.md?page=2)