Message from TIA:

[babylonsister]

Mods, admins, I hope this doesn't cross any lines with anyone. I know many DUers have wondered how he's doing, so I'm posting this. If it's not appropriate, please remove. Thanks!


I just got home yesterday. I'm here because of your prayers and a wife who fought for me non-stop.

I had heart surgery on Feb. 18 and spent the next four months in two hospitals. The first one wrote me off a month later. They told my wife there was nothing they could do. They said my heart was functioning at 10% and would never go above 15% (the typical range for healthy people is 50%-70%).

Of course, I didn't know this. I was heavily sedated and suffered horrific hallucinations that I will never forget. My wife demanded that I be transferred to another hospital to receive proper care. In the new hospital, my heart progressed to 35% functionality after six weeks. Then I began three weeks of physical therapy. I'm sure I'm over 40% now.

The lesson from all this: Get regular checkups. Know that doctors are human and fallible. And have an advocate (friend, spouse, etc.) who will not just give up but will fight for you when you can't fight for yourself.
Like the media election spin doctors, don't just accept the original diagnoses.

Once again, I was profoundly touched by your prayers and comments. In the meantime, I am continuing my therapy at home. I've covered selection 2004 in many posts. I'm glad my analysis has been well received.

Frankly, there is nothing more for me to say about 2004. I leave that to RFK Jr., Steve Freeman, Ron Baiman, that indefatigble patriot, Autorank, etc..

Cheers,
TIA

[akushuki]

1. I've loved all of TIA's threads...

I hope he gets better really soon.

[Hugin]

2. TIA worked so hard in the aftermath of 2004...

So, much effort... Bless him and may the work put forward help
the election reform movement reach it's goals.

Take it easy, TIA... Thanks more than I can say for your time and energy.

It's in good hands and I think ultimately reform will win!

:thumbsup:

[undeterred]

3. Such good news!

Here's to TIA! :toast:

[mom cat]

4. I am just so relieved! We were so worried about him and to hear

that he is on the mend has made my day!
Good luck and blessings from the Great Spirit in your recovery! :grouphug:

[babylonsister]

7. And a great spirit led me to find this message; I too am happy

TIA is on the mend! :hug:

[mom cat]

17. It is so good to be sharing such great news for a change.

I am just happy that he is on the mend. :hug:

[autorank]

57. You've got a great guide and intuition!!! Thank you so much. n/t

[blm]

102. Thankyou for sharing this joyous news.

.

[knowbody0]

5. man oh man!

thanks for posting, babylonsister.

[Libby2]

6. Wonderful news!

Thank you for posting.

[lumberjack_jeff]

8. It's nice to hear some wonderful news...

on this beautiful morning.

WB TIA!

[seabeyond]

9. i am so happy you posted this. what an experience for all involved

and the best at the growing fuctioning of the heart.

keep on keeping on tia. take care of self.

[NJCher]

10. Thanks for posting this, BabylonSister

Wow, what a story. I am so glad he is doing better and thank heavens for his spouse, who never quit fighting for him.




Cher

[AuntiBush]

11. You Go, TIA!

Praying for you, and thanks for posting this wonderfully hopeful message Babylonsister.

An Uncle died many years ago because he was in the wrong hospital, and he knew it. The message here is don't give-up. Get more then 1 opinion. One might love their M.D. but that does not mean they've not missed something, or know everything there is to know.

Great post.

[postulater]

12. Whatever Dem is elected president in 08

needs to invite TIA to the White House for dinner and give him the Medal of Freedom!

[librechik]

13. God bless you, TIA--keep ticking!

:loveya:

[Old and In the Way]

14. Thanks for Posting!

I knew he was extremely sick, but didn't know the details. Happy to hear that he's making a great recovery. Thanks for all your efforts TIA...you are a personal hero.

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. Good to hear he's getting back on his feet

because it looks like we'll need him again for 2006.

I really wish there was some way for the admins to 'forgive' him. A lot of us miss him and his work.

[senseandsensibility]

16. Glad to hear from you,TIA!

Best wishes as you continue your recovery, and continue your fight for fair elections. Since you seem too modest to say it yourself, I'll say if for you: TIA was right!!:)

[Judi Lynn]

18. Great news, babylonsister.

Looking forward to seeing TIA's posting again.

Thank goodness his wife has been such a strong ally. Sounds as if she really made the difference.

[Sydnie]

19. Welcome good news!

I am so glad to hear that TIA is doing so much better. I had hoped that some good news from him would come our way soon, and it did.

Thanks for sharing this Babylonsister. Best news I have heard in a long time!

[Lugnut]

20. Thanks goodness

Get well TIA.

[Name removed]

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[WHAT]

62. Let's all fight for each other, the way TIA's wife fought for him...

for the chance to be recognized, to be heard.

I have never met anyone, stronger, smarter, weaker, stupider, richer, poorer, more elegant or crude, faster, slower, ponderous, calculating, innocent, manipulative, kinder, crueler, sick or healthy, expedient, decorous, firm or wishy-washy, young, old, crippled, prescient, confounding, clear, credible, suspect, awesome, titillating, shy, show-offish, sharing, caring, and corrupt, dazzling and deminuative...(than me) without learning

They have all known something I haven't known.

the thread is woven tighter when nuance is allowed so I would fight for everyone's right to be heard because it makes the whole cloth of our lives more right.

even though a broad swath of democratic voices now seem to be muffled, it could just as easily, too, be conservative voices swaddled tight by protective and controlling parents.

Let us ALL be heard

(and TIA helped in recognizing the cacophony and wished a symphony); hats off to the man with the baton...and a good heart, and an ear for music...

Best Wishes.

[stellanoir]

22. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

gotta LOVE HIM

And thanks so-o-o much for the update.

I just woke up autorank by phone to give him the newsflash.

He is thrilled though perhaps challenged. :)

The lazy loafer (kidding.)

Thank goodness TIA's wife didn't fall for the BS and wishing greater recovery for our good friend.

[autorank]

56. WELCOME BACK TIA!!!!!!!! Stella, Thanks for the "wake up call"

What better way to start a Sunday than a 'wake up call' from Stella!!!!

I'm still in mild shock at the good news but have now processed it fully.

TIA IS RECOVERING, WELL, WITH US

Stella, does this mean I have to go to church;)

This is a great event and I'm thrilled for TIA, his wife and wonderful sister, and the rest of
the people who care so much about him.

Talk about poetic justice...just 24 days after the RFK Jr article, amid the free-fall of
the * administration, and the emergence of election 2004 Truth, we get this message.

Thank you Stella!!! and Babylonsister!!!

[stellanoir]

61. Far be it from me to ever dictate your religious proclivities

or lack thereof dear one.

Aaaand if you continue to respond so graciously to wake up calls I may have to alert all your other stalkers to your phone number and relating it to this most recent phenomenon.

Woohoo "wake up autorank at 7 am" "wake up autorank at 8 am." "wake up autorank at 9 am.. . .etc"

I'm conceptualizing an elegantly elaborate schedule as I type.

Bwahhhhhhhhh.

No. . . but seriously, thank the creatrix, TIA, his good wife and sis for their good efforts and babylon sis for posting. . .

HE IS OKAY!!!

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy again.

[Junkdrawer]

23. Looks like *Someone* isn't through with you yet...

Hang about. There's work to do....

[MissWaverly]

24. you said it first TIA, you are the man

You should write and publish, many have quoted your analysis, please publish, you could
probably publish as TIA, I hope you all the best, many of us here, miss you, and think
about you all the time. Have your wife print out your stuff and get Markos or somebody
to endorse you to a publisher.

:-)

[OneBlueSky]

25. great, great news . . . welcome back, TIA! . . . n/t

.

[sandnsea]

26. Glad you're doing better

It is a sad but true commentary that different hospitals can have very different outcomes with people's health. I'm glad you found one that got you going on the right path.

[patdem]

27. Great news..I followed many of his posts in the election forum after

the 2004 debacle...What a wonderful person TruthIsAll is! He could boil down complex numbers to make them readable. :hug: to TIA!

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. That's a relief! Thanks for letting us know.

I think of TIA all the time. I'm glad he's home and doing better.

[Solly Mack]

Great news!

[Swamp Rat]

29. Geaux TruthIsAll!!!

:hi:



:kick:

[Karenina]

30. Thank you SO MUCH, Babylonsister!!!

:loveya: Thanks for that assemblage of letters, TIA! Your heart is in the embrace of my spirit! :loveya:

[havocmom]

31. Cheers for TIA's recovery and his wife's hard work to get him care!

Many thanks to babylonsister for the wonderful update. I know many DUers have been on pins and needles, afraid to ask each other if there has been any word about TIA.

:woohoo: What a way to get our week kicked off around here! :woohoo:

[IndyOp]

32. Yeah! I am very glad to hear the news. I figured no news was better

than bad news - but am delighted to finally hear GOOD NEWS!

:bounce:

[Vidar]

33. Thanks so much for posting the good news.

[Patsy Stone]

34. TIA, all the best wishes for you.

Keep getting stronger and take care of yourself.

Thanks for the info, babylonsister!

:toast:

[EFerrari]

35. Great news! Thank you so much! And TIA is right about advocates.

Any health planning should include one!

Thanks, babylonsister. :)

[Tin Man]

36. You 'da man, TIA. You da man!

Glad to hear you're doing so much better. Keep fighting the good fight!

[texpatriot2004]

37. Hi TIA I am so happy to hear you are recovering. Thanks for

the message. I wish you all the best. May you continue to progress and grow stronger.

Lots of love and light to you and yours.

[In Truth We Trust]

38. Wonderful news TIA! I wish you a complete recovery and keep up the fight!

Thank you for posting this update B'Sister.

[salin]

39. Best wishes for a healthful full recovery for TIA

!!!!!!!!

[Lars39]

40. Thanks for posting this, babylonsister.

Truth Is All is a beloved hero in my household. :loveya::patriot:

[AAARRRGGGHHH]

41. Best DU post in a long time!

Awesome to hear from you, TIA! I'm so happy for you and your family.

[GardeningGal]

42. I'm so glad to see this post.

I was just wondering yesterday about TIA and how we hadn't had an update in quite a while. Glad to hear he is on the mend.

[HamDon]

43. What wonderful news

TIA's voice has been sorely missed.

[Melissa G]

44. LOVE TO TIA and Family!!!

So glad TIA is Better!!!:grouphug:

[Tigress DEM]

45. Can we email hospitals involved with Cheers and Jeers?

Simple, non-accusatory emails stating that the first hospital should find out what the second hospital did differently, because a prognonsis of "NEVER rising above 15% functionality" was quickly disproved with only six weeks of a change in therapy.

Hospital A could learn a way to provide better service for their patients.

Hospital B should be lavished with praise for being able to treat correctly such a difficult case and bring about a result that kept a family together in the most fundamental of ways - by keeping a family member alive to be with his family.

[young_at_heart]

46. You are a real credit to DU.........very glad you're on the mend

Your wife deserves a big hug!

[glitch]

47. thank you! this is great news. sounds like tia's wife is as smart and

tenacious as he is! k & r!

[bleever]

48. It's a very happy day.

:hug:

[eleny]

49. He sounds so vigorous - Thanks so much babylonsister!

[maryallen]

50. Good to hear from you, TIA!

I always enjoy your posts.

[goclark]

51. Yea for TIA!!!!!!!

We are thrilled to know you are feeling so much better!

[weeve]

52. Best News Yet !

You're the reason I love DU.

Keep up the good fight.

Hugs to your woman too!

[spooky3]

53. Well done, TIA's wife, and thanks, Babylonsister!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ to TIA.

[Mikimouse]

54. Cheers TIA! Glad to know that you are on the road...

to recovery. Hugs to you both!:grouphug:

[madokie]

55. Thanks for keeping us informed, sending good vibes his way

[JeffR]

58. Great news! Thanks, babylonsister!

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[dogday]

59. It is good to hear from you

I am glad you are doing better and will pray for your continued health and happiness.

[Horse with no Name]

60. Great news!

So glad to hear this. TIA was one of the driving forces that brought me here and made me anxious to stay.
Get well soon, friend.

[sellitman]

63. I wish you continued better health and a long life.

Sounds like you have a special person to live for. That makes you luckier than most.

[SmokingJacket]

64. What great news!!!

:hug: :hug: :grouphug:

[livvy]

65. Absolutely, positively made my day!

Thanks for posting the wonderful news!

[Misskittycat]

66. Wonderful news. Glad to hear it. n/t

[Peace Patriot]

67. Just caught up with this news! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Put the biggest smile on my face in about six years!!!!!

Some day TIA will be written about the way they write books about Thomas Jefferson and Tom Paine! His amazing analysis of the 2004 election over many months time, non-stop, was the singularly most important act of patriotism we will ever witness. It was "the shot heard round world" of American Revolution II.

Here's to you, TIA! You've done your part! It's up to the rest of us and to the American people now! Stay well!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :bounce: :yourock: :bounce: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

68. I'm so glad!

TIA has been in my thoughts, he's one of the main reasons I joined DU.

WE LOVE YOU TIA!

[Pooka Fey]

69. Oh this is such good news. We love you, TIA!!!

You are a true American hero and a patriot. :patriot: It does my heart good to be able to link the word American with a positive virtue; it's becoming somewhat rare these days. I'll continue to keep you in my prayers.

[uppityperson]

70. Glad to hear it TIA, hope you continue to do well.

[ljm2002]

71. Wow, what great news!

I was so impressed with TIA's analyses, both before and after 2004. And, I was so bummed to hear that he was seriously ill. Just happened to be browsing DU today, and luckily ran across this thread -- SOOO glad to hear he is on the mend!

[faithnotgreed]

72. fantastic news

very happy youre doing much better - and for your wife as well

[Roland99]

73. Good to hear you're home!

[flpoljunkie]

74. Thanks for posting this from TIA, babylonsister.

And the very best wishes to him and his family for his continued recovery. They have been through so very much these last months.

[Karenca]

75. Cheers

back at you.
I'm happy to hear you're feeling better.
I really miss you. :pals:

[H2O Man]

76. That is great news!

The Water Man thinks very, very highly of TIA. I am so happy to read this fantastic news!

[Senator]

77. You carried a very heavy baton...

...and as you say it has now been handed over to fine fellow luminaries.

Beyond that, literally millions are now running with it in their smaller arenas.

We all owe you much. But best wishes will have to be enough.

--

[CatWoman]

78. TIA

I love you :loveya:

[pberq]

79. Best wishes TIA! Thanks for the good work!

[opihimoimoi]

80. WONDERFUL NEWS in these bleak and troubling times

I hope you have a full recovery if at all possible...

We need every man woman and child on the WALL of Democracy to fend off them Ticks and Fleas(Pubs)...prepare the hot oil and treb units....

[DemReadingDU]

81. Cheers to you TIA!

Thank you for all your statistical dedication to the stolen election of 2004

[SeattleGirl]

82. I'm so glad your doing better, and that your wife fought the

good fight for you! :hug:

[hlthe2b]

83. Happy, Happy Day!

I've been away most of the weekend and feeling very emotional--thought it was just a bit of a hormonal surge. Now, I see this wonderful news about TIA and I now understand!

Best, best wishes on your continued recovery, TIA. It must seem a bit strange knowing so many "relative" strangers were so concerned about you. Hopefully, it is also reassuring. Given all the horror in this world, so many people really do care...

Thank, God for your determined wife, as well. Happy, Happy, Day!

[BrklynLiberal]

84. Thanks for posting, babylonsister.

[WyLoochka]

85. Great news, TIA is recovering

I have wondered everyday these past months how he was doing. I'm so happy to see his written words today.

[troubleinwinter]

86. Woo! Happy Day! Take care, TIA!

[understandinglife]

87. Wonderful news!!!

Peace.

[FogerRox]

88. DUDE

[Kurovski]

89. Thank you for stepping forward TruthIsAll.

Neither you nor your wife settled for things as they appeared to be, and we are all the better for it.

You've made our nation stronger, and may healing continue to strengthen your beautiful heart.

Rest well, and live well knowing you are loved and appreciated.

[Awsi Dooger]

90. All the way back, TIA

Great news and keep it up. That's terrific advice about regular checkups and loyal relentless advocates.

You know I don't agree with you that 2004 was stolen but I always admired your effort and passion. Hope you are posting regularly when your health allows it, elsewhere if not reinstatement here.

[Febble]

96. Me too

That is great news.

Congratulations on recovery!

[Kurovski]

91. Kick. And thank you, babylonsister.

:hug:

[fooj]

92. This is the BEST DAMN NEWS I've heard in soooo long!

Woo hoo! So glad to hear that you are home, TIA! We love you!:loveya:

[Skittles]

93. SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hi:

[JI7]

94. good to see he is doing ok

hopefully he continues to improve. thank you for informing us about TIA.

[UrbScotty]

95. TIA + Elizabeth Edwards = two pieces of great news!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2353118

[DemExpat]

97. Thanks for this wonderful news.

:hi:

DemEx

[Vidar]

98. So glad to hear from TIA, K&R.

[mod mom]

99. Wishing you the best on your road to recovery. Excellent News!

[Individualist]

100. kick

[sonias]

101. Good healing health to TIA

He's in our prayers. Please wish him the best from us.

Sonia

[qanda]

103. Oh, that is such wonderful news

I'm just so happy that he is still with us. Our side can ill afford to lose people like TIA. I pray that he will have continual progress towards good health.

[Vidar]

104. Welcome back, TIA. You have been sorely missed.