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Tone
Aug 10, 2017 19:44:35 GMT
Post by Twoddle on Aug 10, 2017 19:44:35 GMT
I'm sorry to say that Tone had a heart attack a few weeks ago and is currently in a rehabilitation hospital, having had a stent or stents inserted. He's making progress but doesn't know how long he'll be there.
He has a mobile 'phone and I'm using it to keep in occasional touch with him.
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Tone
Aug 10, 2017 21:06:31 GMT
Post by Dave Miller on Aug 10, 2017 21:06:31 GMT
Thanks for leeting us know. Please pass on my best wishes.
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Tone
Aug 10, 2017 22:47:59 GMT
Post by Little Jack Horner on Aug 10, 2017 22:47:59 GMT
I am sure that all of us who have enjoyed Tone's posts over the years will want our best wishes to be passed to him, Twoddle. I hope he will soon recover and be able to return to sharing his erudition with us on this forum.
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Tone
Aug 11, 2017 4:11:56 GMT
Post by Geoff on Aug 11, 2017 4:11:56 GMT
Best wishes, Tone, for a speedy recovery. I've been there and done that so I'm sure you will be OK. I look forward to seeing you here on the Forum in the near future.
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Tone
Aug 11, 2017 8:22:27 GMT
Post by Verbivore on Aug 11, 2017 8:22:27 GMT
From Yours Truly, Tone: Best wishes for a good and rapid recovery (via Twod – thanks, Twod)!
Once last year and again, earlier this year, I tried to contact Tone, but there were no responses. We'd previously kept in touch a tad more frequently than that.
I was cognisant of his health issues and, while concerned, was also conscious of intruding should I push it farther; I hope(d) eventually to hear from him post-health-crisis.
Tone, you're a valued and provocative "e-colleague" hereon, and it would be so good to deal with your quirky challenges again.
And yes, I still consult – and show off – my tiny 21st edn (1938) pocket-book of Hart's Rules. :-)
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Tone
Aug 11, 2017 20:05:03 GMT
Post by Alan Palmer on Aug 11, 2017 20:05:03 GMT
Thanks for letting us know, Twod.
Best wishes for a swift and full recovery, Tone, and here's hoping you're back with us soon.
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Tone
Dec 24, 2017 19:35:43 GMT
Post by Twoddle on Dec 24, 2017 19:35:43 GMT
I 'phoned Tone this afternoon, and wished him a Happy Christmas from all of us at the NTAPS, a wish that was reciprocated.
He's getting around his nursing home with a walking frame, albeit he says he has a tendency to lean to the right, and is generally happy there.
On the negative side he can't manage to make calls on his mobile 'phone, nor can he write any more, so he's reliant on incoming communications to hear from friends, and he receives few visitors other than his excellent next-door neighbour who calls regularly.
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Tone
Apr 10, 2018 19:58:24 GMT
Post by Twoddle on Apr 10, 2018 19:58:24 GMT
I 'phoned Tone tonight. He's comfortable in his care home and getting around on his walking frame, but I think it unlikely that he'll be back on this forum.
If anyone would like more details, feel free to PM me.
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Tone
Apr 12, 2018 15:39:14 GMT
Post by Little Jack Horner on Apr 12, 2018 15:39:14 GMT
I am glad to know that Tone is at least comfortable. If you have the chance, Twoddle, please pass on my good wishes and let him know that I especially miss his responses to suggestions for perfect synonyms. Does he have any thoughts on moreover and furthermore?
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Tone
Apr 12, 2018 21:50:26 GMT
Post by Twoddle on Apr 12, 2018 21:50:26 GMT
I am glad to know that Tone is at least comfortable. If you have the chance, Twoddle, please pass on my good wishes and let him know that I especially miss his responses to suggestions for perfect synonyms. Does he have any thoughts on moreover and furthermore? I'll be sure to pass on your wishes and to ask him about the synonyms, LJH. |
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