# Please send a get-well message to Fierra

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 18, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930 "2001-07-18T14:38:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/1 "2001-07-18T14:38:18Z")

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Early this morning US time, my **Fierra** was taken by ambulance to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. She was treated for it and eventually released, and will be heading home soon.

She still is feeling _very_ under-the-weather, as can be expected. Can people please send her some get-well wishes?

Una

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/2 "2001-07-18T14:42:20Z")

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Holy shit. What happened? Dodgy shower equipment or something?

Glad to hear she’s gonna be OK. Get well soon, fierra!

Una, thanks for the heads up.

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**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/3 "2001-07-18T14:52:11Z")

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Feel better, **Fierra**!!! Take it easy and pamper yourself a bit, you’ve definitely earned it!

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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/4 "2001-07-18T14:57:03Z")

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On its way. Both of them (E-mail is weird today).

Is she going to be alright? What happened? How did you know (I saw your plea in GQ) what happened?

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/5 "2001-07-18T15:00:06Z")

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Woo! Don’t scare me like that, **fierra** –you get better soon, k?

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/6 "2001-07-18T15:04:42Z")

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Well, I don’t want to go into the details of how I found out, as it is too traumatic for me to relate. How it happened - she has been running her heater lately (stupid cold-ass English weather, in **July** of all times!) and well, the heater isn’t doing too well evidently…shudder.

Like I posted in GQ - I was about to go flying over there later this afternoon if I didn’t get some assurance that she was alright. Shit, if the Concorde was running again out of New York I would have cashed in all my BA air miles to upgrade to a Concorde ticket over there, just so I could cut 3 hours off of the trip…

Damn, I was so scared!!! ☹

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**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/7 "2001-07-18T15:07:21Z")

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☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹

Oh god. As long as she’s okay.

Are you okay Anth? That would be horrible for you as well.

{{{{{Una and fi}}}}}

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**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/8 "2001-07-18T15:10:44Z")

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Both Nym and I are thinking of you two. Keep us informed please.  
{{{{{{{{{fi & una}}}}}}}}

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**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/9 "2001-07-18T15:15:35Z")

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Oh my! I’m so glad to hear she’s ok. **Anthracite** , you must’ve been terrified! Thank goodness she has you or who knows what might’ve happened. When you talk to her, please send her my get well wishes and a hug.

And here’s a hug for you for what you went through…

**{{{Anthracite}}}**

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Jeg elsker dig, Thomas

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**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/10 "2001-07-18T15:31:14Z")

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That is so scary… too many people I know have had a brush with this. I’m sorry that you had to.

Here’s to **Fierra** getting better soon. I’m sending you all kinds of healing thoughts.

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/11 "2001-07-18T15:31:27Z")

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I’m OK now, guys - your concern should be towards my poor little **Fierra**. I did learn that I have the ability to scream at police officers in other countries to get them to do things they are reluctant to do. I re-affirmed that when someone I love is threatened, one **does not** get in my way.

**Fierra** was able to get the ambulance to come by herself, so she didn’t do too badly. She should be heading home at this moment, in fact.

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/12 "2001-07-18T15:31:55Z")

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{{{{{{{{{{{{{Fierra}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

::MsRobyn goes into the kitchen and makes a special batch of Jewish Mother chicken soup with lots of carrots and noodles::

Robin

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**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/13 "2001-07-18T15:33:25Z")

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- goddammit, that’s too bloody scary for words.

Loads of get-well-wishes and healing thoughts being beamed across the channel. **fierra** , you get well, OK ? And then move to a decent climate, fercryingoutloud.

And a hug for you, **Una** : {{{{{ **Anthracite** }}}}} - for what you went through.

You are two of my very favourite SDMB ladies, and I will **not** tolerate bad things happening to you.

S. Norman

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/14 "2001-07-18T15:43:19Z")

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Oh yeah, and of course I’m sending you all my best too, **Una**. I’m glad she’s got you looking out for her.

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**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/15 "2001-07-18T15:51:02Z")

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Get her out to that fresh western air. a heater in July…  
At least people recover from CO completely in most cases.

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**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/16 "2001-07-18T15:55:34Z")

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Damn, that’s scary.  
Get well soon, **fierra**  
Getwellsoongetwellsoongetwellsoongetwellsoon…

Like **Rasa** , I’m glad she’s got such a devoted lady as you. Your love is right there with her, even when you can’t be.

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**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/17 "2001-07-18T16:21:21Z")

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I am in shock right now so I am not very coherent…to one of my closest friends on the boards, get well {{ **Fierra** }}, don’t scare us like that…and another hug to **{{Una}}** for being so devoted to her dear one…

Keith

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/18 "2001-07-18T18:06:12Z")

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Get that heater repaired!!

**Fierra** please get well soon.

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/19 "2001-07-18T18:34:07Z")

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That is so worrying. Even worse when time is of the essence and there’s nothing you can do directly.

How you’re recuperating now, fierra, and are none the worse. Also, hoping the exams are over.

Take care and best wishes.

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-send-a-get-well-message-to-fierra/72930/20 "2001-07-18T18:42:44Z")

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I hope this reaches you in better spirits, **Fierra**.

I think you could use some time outside in the fresh air, maybe on a beach with someone special and I know just the woman for you…speaking of, glad to hear you’re a bit more calm, **Anth** , that must mean she is doing better or I figure you’d be on a plane right now.

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