The Waiting Room

Your omniscient author in absentia:
(UPDATED 11:30am 3/16 via comment to this post)
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Today's the big surgery today for my wife, so the Soxaholix site will be on standby until things normalize a bit.

Rally caps are on.

 

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Comments

[kinyahbrutha]

Christ candle is lit. All the best.

[Natalie]

Indeed on the rally caps- my imaginary one is reverse bent with a softball in the brim (old high school trick).

In actual reality, I am wearing my pink Kintees "JTek: A Real Fenway Hero" tee-shirt today in your wife's honor, hb. If the spirit of Varitek and his thighs can't help, I don't know what can. Good thoughts your way...

[vermonter]

Of all the attributes of a Red Sox fan, the strongest is the heart.

Be well, Mrs. h.b.

[Kaz]

May the end of the day bring you both peace of mind and heart.

[Soulie]

Best of wishes to Mrs. H.B. The lucky 2004 hate is on. We're with you guys, H.B.

[Harwich Rich]

Dig in and hang tough,you'll both be home before you know it. Rich

[COD]

I'm wearing my 2004 World Series Tshirt today. What could be a more powerful portend of good karma than that?

[Isaac]

Best of luck Mrs. H.B.

[rk]

Longtime reader, first time poster - good luck with the surgery.

GAME ON MRS SOXAHOLIC

you know which way we're rooting...

[yazbread]

Wishing you the best on this difficult day.

[VT Sox Fan]

Good luck and be well Mrs. HB! RSN is rooting for you today.

[jamesfrmmaine]

I will be thinking of you and your wife today HB. Best of luck and a speedy recovery to your family.

jfm

[louclinton]

mrs hb haiku

rally caps are on.
docs know what they are doing.
Things will be better.

all our best thoughts,

lc

[denversoxfan]

You guys are in my prayers today.

[oilcanllyod]

Read your blog for a long time. This is my 1st comment. Hope and pray everything goes well with your wife. Thank you for the smile and info you bring me each day with your cartoons.

[iwanttobealion]

Best of luck to both of you today.

[Armen]

All the best to you and your wife!

[Steve in MD]

God bless and God speed.

[truth]

We'll be thinking of Mrs. HB today. Rally caps on, prayers sent.

[beth]

hey hb, i'd fallen behind in my reading and only just caught up with soxaholix last night. i'm so sorry you're going through this, and i'm pulling for you and your wife with all of the big-papi-at-the-plate-in-the-bottom-of-the-ninth mojo i can muster.

[Lisa MK]

Good luck to you both! Hang in there!

[Lisa MK]

Good luck to you both! Hang in there!

[Professional Hitter]

Best wishes for a flawless procedure and an Ellsbury-like recovery.

[Rooster]

Thoughts and prayers go out to you both. Best of luck for a successful surgery and speedy recovery.

[Jeffrey]

Sending positive energy your way.

[rubysox02138]

Cowboy up, Mrs. HB!

[Devine]

RA-LLY-CAP! RA-LLY-CAP!

I hope everything goes great. We wait and hope with you, h.b.

[-Di.]

I have my Red Sox Life is good #7 Fenway shirt on!

We are all sending along our positive thoughts and energy to you and your wife!

[zac]

Good luck h.b and Mrs. h.b.!!!!!

[sonomasox]

all the best mrs. hb & to you too h.b.

strength, resolve, faith...got us through 86 years, it'll work now. Go team brachen!

[cal]

hoping for the best...good luck!

[ponch]

good luck, good luck, good luck.

[jaxtraw]

Continued thoughts and prayers for you and your wife.

[dirtdog in ny]

We're all pulling for you mrs. hb.

[Nan RedStripe]

Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to mrs. h.b. and a stress-free doctor's report to you, h.b.

[rose]

Rally cap, fingers crossed, prayers said, and I'm wearing my lucky underwear.

[jake]

Good luck and hope it went well especially to Mrs. H.B. and the waiting-room pacing H.B.

[h.b.]

UPDATE

Scheduled o.r. was occupied by an emergency case, so actually surgery didn't start until about 30 mins ago.

It's going to be a long day into night

[soxdownunder]

Go the clever surgeons! Thinking of you.

[Gravypan]

Stay strong h.b.

Us dedicated Soxaholix are thinking of you and Mrs. h.b.

[RichardG.]

Our prayers with you. Got the rally cap on and awaiting good news!

[paula]

Thinking of you and mrs h.b.

[SoSock]

Got the good-luck game hat on and pulling for a successful day in the home dugout.
Been here, done this myself, and I know how hard all this waiting and dreading is. Here's hoping things go smoothly. There's a lot of good vibes going your way, pick 'em up!

[Another Bob]

One more of your mostly silent legion wishing you and the missus good luck and speedy recovery.

[bigEinSC]

Best wishes and all our thoughts and prayers are with Mrs. h.b. and you too Mr. h.b. Also with the team of doctors.

[mattie]

don't really know what to say. you've given me a lot of good feelings and laughs, so if karma does really work then there's a lot of love coming your way, at least from this family. all the best.

[pinstripe thunder]

Vermonter said it very well, so I won't try to improve on his words. Just know that many fans are rooting for you both, Mr. Brachen...

Please update us when you get the chance.

[astrosox]

sending positive vibes to the hb's

[Audrey Mango]

rallying with you and keeping you both in my prayers!

[Tom]

Best wishes for you & your wife, HB.