tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post1975141542615057523..comments2024-03-23T02:00:27.106+03:00Comments on SUSIE of ARABIA: Hospital VisitorsSusie of Arabiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-26054439514649669232012-09-04T15:11:41.730+03:002012-09-04T15:11:41.730+03:00I'm really glad to read your information. Lovi...I'm really glad to read your information. Loving the information on this website , you have done great job on the posts. Thanks for providing such a great list with us.<br /><a href="http://www.chennai-doctors.com/hospital.asp" rel="nofollow">Hospitals in Chennai</a><br />Shankarabarathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570371014373665160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-73642131228989874202010-04-26T00:02:33.297+03:002010-04-26T00:02:33.297+03:00I hope that Adnan gets well soon and forever. May ...I hope that Adnan gets well soon and forever. May Allah bless him and you too :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-58052942411451734882010-04-23T20:19:45.017+03:002010-04-23T20:19:45.017+03:00Speedy recovery from up here in Vancouver. And may...Speedy recovery from up here in Vancouver. And may you leave that country sooner than later. It's not God that you should thank for the surgery, it's the surgeons. Every country of every faith around the world have surgeons who are capable of saving your husband's life. That your mother in law is irritated by you not being a good enough muslim for her son is obvious:<br /><br />"I know she means well and it is actually a compliment that she cares. She is just from a different time and a different place… "<br /><br /><br />Actually, she's in the right time and the right place. It's you that are out of synch. You should get all the surgery you both need and head back to the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-2699055477709686002010-04-23T07:19:45.260+03:002010-04-23T07:19:45.260+03:00I hadn't read your blog recently to see that y...I hadn't read your blog recently to see that your husband is home from his surgery. I know that surgery is so difficult to recover from. If he is well enough to be cranky though, he is definitely getting better! Please tell him that he has our best wishes and thoughts for his quick recovery.Efireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544441225316214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-91531939339081592192010-04-22T10:41:16.281+03:002010-04-22T10:41:16.281+03:00طهور إن شاء الله لا بأس عليك أجر وعافية.
تمنيات لك...طهور إن شاء الله لا بأس عليك أجر وعافية.<br />تمنيات لك يا بو آدم بالشفاء العاجل وربي يديم عليك الصحة دوم ويخلي قلبك حديد ما يثنيه مرض ولا سقم.<br />مع تحيات الأستاذ/ حسين ملقم سلمان باحصيص<br />مدير مكتب الدوائر السبعة للعقارHussain Melgem Bahsesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-55809678999919290792010-04-22T06:31:09.296+03:002010-04-22T06:31:09.296+03:00Hi susie... Iam happy your husband is better now!...Hi susie... Iam happy your husband is better now!<br />I would like to know i it would be possible to send you a message but like a private message through this blog? I have few questions and would love your advice but I don't want everyone reading it...<br />Let me know!<br />Chloé.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-41193515381292746152010-04-20T19:41:39.239+03:002010-04-20T19:41:39.239+03:00Kristina, but the American healthcare system is re...Kristina, but the American healthcare system is really very bad, `and very expensive to boot!<br />The dutch system is way better and costs only half as much to the state, and very little for the citizens. Japan is doing even better than that, and France I thinks tops the bill.<br /><br />Healthcare in America is bad, ineffective and expensive, everybody in the world seems to know that, except the Republicans.Aafkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208127027735552298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-54591789957237265032010-04-20T19:31:33.665+03:002010-04-20T19:31:33.665+03:00I am so happy to hear Adnan is doing well!
I hope ...I am so happy to hear Adnan is doing well!<br />I hope it will continue and that he may have a speedy recovery!Aafkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208127027735552298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-30587110115350182292010-04-20T13:28:17.585+03:002010-04-20T13:28:17.585+03:00Hello again Susie,
I just want to send another me...Hello again Susie,<br /><br />I just want to send another message of encouragement. It sounds like you are all doing as well as can be expected and it's great that Adnan is taking care and accepting that the recovery will be gradual. It's good that he can joke around, too. I hope things continue to go as well as possible.<br /><br />I think it's interesting that people find it hard to have criticisms made about the US health system. I think when we read blogs which take a sharp look at aspects of life in other countries, that it is important to be able to also look at our own societies and see what could be improved, as your blog does. After all, no country is a utopia and there are inequalities in all places. When countries have more freedom, I think we have even greater responsibilities to address inequality. This includes my country Australia, which has a long way to go in terms of how we treat asylum seekers who arrive by boat or how our country needs to do a lot more to achieve justice for our Indigenous peoples. <br /><br />Anyway, sorry about getting on the soap box but I suggest to some readers that Western countries have responsibilities too!<br /><br />All the best to you!<br /><br />KristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-6018332133725847812010-04-20T08:07:35.825+03:002010-04-20T08:07:35.825+03:00Susie,
Read almost all of your writings.
Great !!
...Susie,<br />Read almost all of your writings.<br />Great !!<br />Wish a speedy recovery and best wishes.<br /><br />SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-14855295802671373852010-04-20T07:32:17.768+03:002010-04-20T07:32:17.768+03:00Susie,
How's Adam doing?
Does he have any wo...Susie,<br /><br />How's Adam doing?<br /><br />Does he have any words to share for your blog? (Or does he have his own blog now?)<br /><br />Our thoughts and prayers go out for your son, too.<br /><br />Not easy to see one's dad wheeled into an OR.<br /><br />~Another AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-75713083202621568382010-04-19T14:57:20.387+03:002010-04-19T14:57:20.387+03:00Thank you One and All for your get well wishes for...Thank you One and All for your get well wishes for my hubby. He is amazed at the response from so many caring people that he doesn't even know. Adnan continues to make slow progress every day. He was pretty grumpy there for a few days and I thought he might be going into a depression - something I was watching for thanks to several commenters. But he has come out of that funk and seems to have accepted the fact that this recovery will just have to take time. I was trying to show his playful side with that last photo of him. I liked it better than the one I had of him just lying there... <br />Thank you again, Everyone!Susie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-88376512944676292592010-04-19T01:12:00.556+03:002010-04-19T01:12:00.556+03:00I'm so glad to hear your husband is doing well...I'm so glad to hear your husband is doing well. I enjoy your blog so much. I hope he continues to heal well and regain his strength soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-750834941113692332010-04-18T10:14:35.802+03:002010-04-18T10:14:35.802+03:00Your MIL reminded me that when I had surgery and w...Your MIL reminded me that when I had surgery and was still groggy from anesthesia...a cleaning lady made it a point to come cover my whole head with a towel because a doctor was coming to examine another patient. I nearly suffocated because I was too out of it to remove the towel from my face...*sigh*<br /><br />Im glad your husband is getting along well. That last pic it appears that he needs a bit of water...looking parched. LOLCoolred38https://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-92077450678692221182010-04-18T01:00:33.693+03:002010-04-18T01:00:33.693+03:00Hi Susie!
Please give Adnan my best wishes for a ...Hi Susie!<br /><br />Please give Adnan my best wishes for a speedy recovery! It is wonderful he is getting so many visitors, and the hospital looks quite lovely...(although I'm sure you all would rather be at home right at the moment!).Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432842450432274534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-59997458883944084222010-04-17T19:58:07.928+03:002010-04-17T19:58:07.928+03:00Hmmm, in that last photo he is looking a little hu...Hmmm, in that last photo he is looking a little hungry! Better take him a snack. :)<br /><br />Hope he is feeling much better very soon, and your lives can get back to normal.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-44751970837453613972010-04-17T00:13:00.945+03:002010-04-17T00:13:00.945+03:00Susie, Yes I realize that it's not all bad liv...Susie, Yes I realize that it's not all bad living there, and I apologize because I did not mean to come across so negative. I actually love reading your blog about your life there, ups and downs alike. I guess I just get frustrated reading negative things about the US. My country that I love with all its many faults!Jeanettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-66722985730342137132010-04-16T22:57:16.450+03:002010-04-16T22:57:16.450+03:00Hi Susie! I hope Adnan recovers well and quickly! ...Hi Susie! I hope Adnan recovers well and quickly! I love reading your blog and am quite the regular now. <br /><br />Your mother-in-law reminds me of my grandmother. She is very religious and has dressing standards of the 1940's (still). She told me once that my dress showed too much shoulder (it had cap sleeves) and my skirt, which touched the middle kneecap, was entirely too short. I brought out the fact that women wore the same style I was wearing in the 40's and that I have pictures of her in nearly the same dress 60 years ago. She means well though. I can't help but smile. <br /><br />I wish we got that type of attention here in the States. My husband has been going through rounds of surgeries to fix a botched surgery he received from the VA while in the Navy. The VA completely collapsed the inner right nostril by removing too much cartilage. This next surgery he will have to go through on the 22nd will require a reconstruction surgeon to completely peel back his nose and redo the cartilage by cutting out cartilage from his rib cage. This is the third surgery he's had to go through in a year. The first two, only his mother called us. No one came to visit except my best friend. His best friend didn't even bother to call. Everyone is way too busy here in the States to actually slow down and see what really matter. I pity them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310335707315612299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-50724536477333225652010-04-16T18:52:49.840+03:002010-04-16T18:52:49.840+03:00Please accept my constructive criticism:
The photo...Please accept my constructive criticism:<br />The photo with your husband's tongue hanging out to me seems compromising and distasteful. I recommend that it be replaced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-63808861806343850842010-04-16T16:43:01.899+03:002010-04-16T16:43:01.899+03:00Glad to hear Adnan is recovering well. (I've ...Glad to hear Adnan is recovering well. (I've been following your blog for about a year now, and I love it.)<br /><br />Having visitors can be tiring, but I think it's great people feel a responsibility to visit. Too many times I hear, "I don't do hospitals." Even though it can be wearing, I think it gives encouragement.<br /><br />What a disparity in the cost of his care compared to here. It's sad when you know there are elderly people cutting their medications in half or eating cat food because they cannot afford it. When you don't have to worry about the financial end of it, you can focus on healing.<br /><br />I hope Adnan's recovery continues to go well and look forward to updates as well as more of your blogs on living in KSA. (Your blog also led me to some other blogs that I've been enjoying as well. I'm getting a whole new education about KSA and I find the more I learn, the more I want to learn. Thank you.)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13963552047665664646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-41412041470776916332010-04-16T15:02:57.136+03:002010-04-16T15:02:57.136+03:00Great to hear Adnan is recovering well. I enjoyed ...Great to hear Adnan is recovering well. I enjoyed reading about your experiences at the hospital. I would think having visitors for all those hours would be tiring for your husband...unless he is the type who thrives on company! I'm just thinking that oftentimes when you are recovering from major surgery, rest is needed. Did he ever weary of all the company? Sounds like you were a good hostess aside from allowing your sexy forearm to show! ;) Glad you got to see some cute cousins! <br /><br />Best wishes to both of you!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-2189847771831667462010-04-16T04:23:18.244+03:002010-04-16T04:23:18.244+03:00Susie
All the very best for the three of you! May ...Susie<br />All the very best for the three of you! May Adnan recover splendidly, and you can rest in the comfort that all is well.Inalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830165481055076034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-1864974317572280112010-04-15T22:48:00.074+03:002010-04-15T22:48:00.074+03:00Thank God that Adnan is feeling better. Alhamdulli...Thank God that Adnan is feeling better. Alhamdulliah!<br /><br />He is so cute :) <br /><br />Loved this post and his photos.Suroorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151400258859526990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-65383729238844740642010-04-15T22:20:19.857+03:002010-04-15T22:20:19.857+03:00Hi Anon/Kristina -
I was astonished at the visiti...Hi Anon/Kristina - <br />I was astonished at the visiting hours as well. In the states I don't think they extend as far into the evening as here. So far, every experience I have had regarding healthcare here has been above average - from no apptments required/no waiting, to inexpensive prescription medicines without a Dr's prescription, to hospitals, clinics, and labs, to quality care from doctors, nurses and lab techs. Great hearing from you!<br /><br />Hi Jeanette - I know there are aspects of living here that are not at all appealing to Western women. There are pros and cons to living almost anywhere. KSA does have plusses too - lower cost of living almost across the board, very low crime, healthcare, and so on. It's not all bad.<br /><br />Hi Augustina - Thanks so much for your comment. My husband is amazed at all the well wishes from people he doesn't know!<br /><br />Hi Chiara - I think it's fair to say that the US - for being one of the most powerful countries in the world - is severely deficient when it comes to providing affordable and adequate health care for its citizens. It really is shameful. Thanks for commenting.Susie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-42490387732098720782010-04-15T22:06:51.777+03:002010-04-15T22:06:51.777+03:00Susie,
I am so happy for you that Adnan is doing s...Susie,<br />I am so happy for you that Adnan is doing so well and that he will have a speedy recovery. You need to take care to and not worry yourself sick.HCnoreply@blogger.com