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The Great Hook Escape

December 20, 2012January 30, 2014 / Writings By Rosemary / 8 Comments

As I sit in the hospital cafeteria and dream of life outside the walls of St. David’s, my POW-stricken husband lies in his 5th floor room being poked, prodded, picked, and occasionally pampered. With a hollowed, gaunt look of someone who has been starved and beaten, Hook’s recovery continues but his appetite struggles to rise … Continue reading The Great Hook Escape

Getting Back on Schedule

December 10, 2012November 24, 2013 / Writings By Rosemary / 4 Comments

You all must have been praying double-time because from about 7 o’clock yesterday evening to most of today, Hook's situation has improved: Sunday 7:00PM: A great second shift weekend nurse, Justin, entered the hospital scene.  I was looking forward to having Nurse Daniel back because I didn’t want to break in another night nurse.   But … Continue reading Getting Back on Schedule

Musings from an Intensive Care Unit

December 7, 2012June 19, 2014 / Writings By Rosemary / 16 Comments

The first words Hook spoke to me when I saw him in ICU were, “I guess I made it.”  As I rubbed his little, bald head, I whispered, “Of course you did.”   That was the last lucid conversation Hook had with me until this afternoon. Yesterday, the nurses were kind enough to allow me to … Continue reading Musings from an Intensive Care Unit

It’s All About the Surgeon

December 6, 2012November 15, 2013 / Writings By Rosemary / 18 Comments

At 9:12am, I received a phone call from the surgical assistant that Hook was anesthetized with all IVs running at full speed and that everything looked good.  Wow!  They call you from—what?—a medium clean room or maybe the cell is in a plastic bag and the surgical assistant is punching the numbers with a gloved … Continue reading It’s All About the Surgeon

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  • IN MEMORIAM: DR. ALLAN W. HOOK — YNN Austin interview about Dr. Allan Hook; with Dr. Bill Quinn, Dr John Abbott, and pre-med student, Mike Satcher on St. Edward’s University’s campus in Austin, Texas.
  • WILD BASIN WILDERNESS PRESERVE — The Wild Basin Preserve is 227 acres of wilderness surrounded by residential neighborhoods in west Austin. The preserve was established by the visionary work of seven Texas women to protect the Texas Hill Country from Homo sapien destruction.

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  • ABOUT: HOOK WILD BASIN FUND — -– Full description of the Dr. Hook Wild Basin Fund, developed to support creative research at the Wild Basin Preserve in Austin, Texas. Any undergraduate / graduate student in the world, enrolled in an accredited university, is eligible to apply.
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