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Me too, fervently. And I

LisB — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:08:47 +0000

Me too, fervently. And I meant to say "his grand-uncle".

I saw that too. I thought

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:37:18 +0000

In reply to I saw an update at Yahoo on

I saw that too. I thought that I posted it as an update, but I guess not. I hope that means that it's not life threatening.

I saw an update at Yahoo on

LisB — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:48:17 +0000

In reply to News note - Obama's grandmother is gravely ill

I saw an update at Yahoo on her health condition, including some comments from her brother, Obama's 83-year-old uncle, today. Apparently she broke her hip, which was why she was in the hospital.

stillidealistic at TPM came

CaliforniaPaige — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:17:00 +0000

In reply to News note - Obama's grandmother is gravely ill

stillidealistic at TPM came up with the idea of sending Mrs. Dunham messages of hope and appreciation, so I've set up a website for voice messages at: www.thankyoututu.com. No way to know whether these messages will ever reach Mrs. Dunham or whether she would be able to listen to them... but it feels good to say something, anyway.

I just saw this on the news

AM — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:31:49 +0000

In reply to Thanks to demosaur for

I just saw this on the news too. I really hope she pulls through at least to the election.

Thanks to demosaur for

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:00:51 +0000

In reply to News note - Obama's grandmother is gravely ill

Thanks to demosaur for passing on the information. Sorry that the chat was cut short. I lost my internet connection suddenly.