Syndicates: Richard Thompson On Ending His Beloved Comic Strip 'Cul de Sac'
by: Rob Tornoe
Editor and Publisher 10/16/2012
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Newsletter/Columns/Syndicates--Richard-Thompson-On-Ending-His-Beloved-Comic-Strip--Cul-de-Sac-
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Keeping up with Cyborg Richard Thompson's treatment part 5
First message from Richard Thompson post-brain surgery!:
"Hey guys, you gotta ret this. It's delightful."
"Hey guys, you gotta ret this. It's delightful."
Okay, the latest is that RT is resting comfortably, more alert than you think - more for you tomorrow.
Thank you so much for the warm thoughts and kind words...he will see and hear all of it, I promise.
Thank you so much for the warm thoughts and kind words...he will see and hear all of it, I promise.
New Update: Richard Thompson was moved to his room, finally and had an otherwise uneventful night and a good breakfast this morning. Strength in the extremities is good, he's alert, his voice is still very soft and he can only speak in rhymes. The last part I made up.
If all continues to evolve smoothly, he will be, remarkably, released later today.
If all continues to evolve smoothly, he will be, remarkably, released later today.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Keeping up with Cyborg Richard Thompson's treatment part 4
Nick Galifianakis wrote at about 5 pm:
Richard is doing well enough to be released from the recovery room but there isn't a room available for him yet in the neuro ICU.
His vitals are all good (although he keeps setting off the low-heart-rate alarm because he has the resting heartrate of a hibernating whale). He's hungry but they haven't signed off on him having solids yet. Ginger ale is the only treat.
He currently looks like a Buddhist monk.
Meanwhile, Amy Thompson says:
Richard is awake and looks a little bit like a very skinny Dalai Lama. One of the first things he told me (other than it was the weirdest thing he'd ever been through) was that the neurosurgeon told him he had a very active thalamus. We think that's a good thing.
Richard is doing well enough to be released from the recovery room but there isn't a room available for him yet in the neuro ICU.
His vitals are all good (although he keeps setting off the low-heart-rate alarm because he has the resting heartrate of a hibernating whale). He's hungry but they haven't signed off on him having solids yet. Ginger ale is the only treat.
He currently looks like a Buddhist monk.
Meanwhile, Amy Thompson says:
Richard is awake and looks a little bit like a very skinny Dalai Lama. One of the first things he told me (other than it was the weirdest thing he'd ever been through) was that the neurosurgeon told him he had a very active thalamus. We think that's a good thing.
Keeping up with Cyborg Richard Thompson's treatment part 3
Nick Galifianakis @ 11:59
Here's a cartoon Richard drew while people were poking his brain with a stick. We'll get a better scan of it soon--this was taken with a cellphone and is pretty blurry.
Re: Keeping up with Cyborg Richard Thompson's treatment
Another Cartoonist Brain Update:
Surgery started at 9:35. Richard is conscious (yoicks!) and doing great; they're testing as they go, and everything is good so far. They are about to start on the second hemisphere. The next update will probably include comments from the surgeon.
For those of you that have not had this kind of brain surgery: Richard is having a chip implanted in his brain in hopes of greatly alleviating his Parkinson's symptoms. Because everyone is different, his brain must be "listened to" and monitored while they search for just the right spot for maximum impact.
More later...
Surgery started at 9:35. Richard is conscious (yoicks!) and doing great; they're testing as they go, and everything is good so far. They are about to start on the second hemisphere. The next update will probably include comments from the surgeon.
For those of you that have not had this kind of brain surgery: Richard is having a chip implanted in his brain in hopes of greatly alleviating his Parkinson's symptoms. Because everyone is different, his brain must be "listened to" and monitored while they search for just the right spot for maximum impact.
More later...
and Amy, Richard's wife has reported now that he's out of surgery, and "Everything went great!"
Keeping up with Cyborg Richard Thompson's treatment
Cartoonist Nick Galifianakis is one of Richard's best and oldest friends and is with him today during the surgery. Nick's posting updates on Facebook about Richard's treatment today:
I try and keep this a "cartoons only" site. And since my pal, Richard Thompson, one of the giants in my field, is having brain surgery today, I'll stray a tiny bit to periodically update folks on his condition.
As of a few minutes ago:
Head shaved, halo attached, been through MRI, unconscious, surgeon about to scrub in.
The doctor agreed to let him draw a cartoon during surgery while they're testing out the placement of the electrodes. I told Richard to think of something worthy of posterity, as it will certainly be historic.
It will be posted on his blog ASAP, of course.
He has not yet put a hankie on his head and has told the brain specialist that his "brain hurts."
More later....
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