When You Open…. Für Deine Gesundheit!! (mostly the music) May 28, 2023
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Many blessings to everyone, and especially to anyone observing Whitsunday / Pentecost.
“Friends, what a fabulous opportunity! I want to introduce you to – my stump. So, I’m looking for, you know – I’ve been Patch for a long time, but sometimes I want to be Stumpy.”
“I mean, so, in the short form, we can call it Fun with Amputation. And in a way, this has been my message for healthcare all along: When you are alive, you can declare yourself having fun – whatever you have lost or had to gain because you were sick. This is not the last straw. This is, OK, now, what can you do with this condition?
And, to tell you the truth, before the amputation, I didn’t think of these ideas. And, now I’m think of them and I’m really excited! I have to get better; it has to heal up; and I have to have the prosthesis – and then the adventure begins. And I [beckoning with his finger] will invite you to come on the adventure with me.”
– quoted from the 2021 video announcement “Patch Adams Presents: My Stump” (explaining his below-the-knee amputation after a series of staph infections) by Dr. Hunter Doherty “Patch” (or “Stumpy”) Adams (b. 1945)
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Sunday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “10102021 World Mental Health Day (redux)”]
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