It's A Small World

Recently we watched a report about Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.  In January she was critically injured in Tucson.

They were interviewing the Chief of Surgery who treated Ms. Giffords.  Daddy yelled, "That's Dr. Gruesnner!"

Mommy and Daddy have had a lot of experience with Dr. Ranier Gruesnner.  He did 3 surgeries on Mommy while he was practicing at the U of M.  The first was when he removed her gall bladder during the work-up for her first kidney transplant in 1995.  He decided to do the surgery himself (usually a resident would do this minor surgery) so he could do some exploration for a future pancreas placement.  For the kidney transplant in May 1995, Dr. Najarian (Dr. Big Hands) took a kidney out of Auntie Tammy and then Dr. Gruesnner put the kidney into Mommy!

The last time Daddy and Mommy saw him was in 2003.  It was after Mommy's pancreas transplant.  Mommy was very sick with extremely high fevers.  Dr. Gruesnner told them she needed emergency surgery.  Delirious, Mommy said, "Okay, I'll do it if you promise to give me the good stuff so I don't throw up for 3 days after."  (Mommy had trouble with regular anesthesia).  Dr. Gruesnner promised.  Daddy smiled.  Mommy came home in in 3 weeks!

Love,
Rudy the Grateful Poodle