Lighting a Candle for GPanda
 

I will be lighting a candle as I think of and pray for Andy (GPanda) tomorrow morning when I get up and have breakfast. I wondered if all those Fodorites who have benefitted from Andy's great posts over the years will join me, all over the world, wherever you are, as your day begins on Monday Jan 3rd, light a candle for Andy and hold him and Beth in your thoughts and send strength and healing thoughts his way as he undergoes this surgery.
Please join me and let all Fodorites know where your candle will be shining

Sue Huml, will be lighting a candle in Chicago Illinois, USA.

Andy & Beth
It will still be night here on your Monday morn but be assurded that HT will be out lighting all the tiki torches of good luck here in Hawaii for you both. IMUA !

Aloha!

We will do the same a.m GMT here in the UK

Andy & Beth-

A candle will be burning for you in Honolulu.

We're all rooting for you.

Got it ready. Our thoughts are continually with he and Beth.

Cheryl and I will light a candle here in Seattle.

Will light a candle for you from Montreal,Qc, Canada

You know---at least I <i><u>hope</i></u> you do---there's always a light on for you in Michigan.
((L))
BC

Bloomington, IN, will shine a little light on you!

There will be a candle lit in Virginia.

I will turn on our 1 electic candle when we leave for the hospital to stay with Beth. We will let you all know his progress when we get home. Both Andy and Beth are so warmed by all your thoughts, prayers, wishes, etc.

Candle ready here. ((R))

A candle will be lit in Florida and our prayers go out to both Andy and Beth.

I'm home tomorrow so the candle will be lit. All best thoughts will you.

...and another in So. Calif.

It is already January 3 here in Beijing. The day dawned hazy but now the sun is shining which I take as an excellent omen here in the ancestral land of Pandas.

Heading out soon to find both joss sticks and a candle to light in anticipation of January 3 dawning in Boston soon. Can't be too careful so a little eastern insurance and a little western insurance sounds about right.

Wouldn't we love to see a satellite photo of candles lit 'round the world in support of Andy? Panda-monium on the planet,'tis.

Andy, for what it's worth, we spent hideous dark months at the Brigham a few years back and thought that all was coming to an end but miraculously it didn't. I don't presume to know your journey but I do know from hard-won experience that life can surprise us -- fortunes can turn just when we are certain that they won't. I am thinking of you.

More candles for Beth, Bob, and Karen during the vigil ahead.

We will be thinking of all of you and watching for updates.

I'll light one here in Maryland, too. All the best.
Karen

Considering this was only posted about four hours ago, this is so heartwarming and special. Just thinking of all that focused energy and thought coming from so many parts of the world all beaming in towards our GPanda. Even if your dawn has already broken in Australia, Thailand, Japan or India, it's not too late to join us, because Jan 3rd hasn't arrived here (in the US) yet.
I want Beth to picture our earth from outer space with burning candles/joss sticks/ tiki torches on many continents with us humans spending some focused moments sending our healing thoughts towards a special friend to all of us - one who I've never even met.
Sue

Sue, but of course you know he's not nearly as nice in person as he is on Fodor's?

Only joking!!! But Andy is a seriously funny guy, so that comment was in his honor.

My candle is ready, and I'm going outside to wish on a star right now.

No candles available in my Trichy hotel (there was an emergency one in the bathroom at the last place), but am sending white light and healing thoughts from India.

It's already 3rd January here in Italy and I've just seen this topic but the candle is lit and our thoughts are with Andy & Beth at this moment.

There's one shining brightly here in Sydney, too.

His sister, Liz, has lit one in northern Sweden and planning to cross-cross ski as a celebration to Andy's love of life.

Will light a candle here in San Diego. Much love and best wishes to Andy and Beth.

I passed by the Erewan Shrine in Bangkok earlier this afternoon and stopped to say a prayer. Hoping for good results!

Candle burning in Kanazawa.

Your niece will light a candle for you in Maryland.
I sure hope the surgery was successful.

and in NYC a candle will be burning. Heartfelt good wishes for a good outcome.

...and soft evening light shining in SIN...

macintosh (robert)


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Andy and Beth are in our prayers today

Olive and Bill

Shining brightly in Western Australia too. Our love to you Beth and Andy.

From Mary and the Roo bashed one.

we are here with beth... andy left for the operating room about 7:15, so they should be 3/4 finished by now

our candle is burning in needham as well

My candle is also burning in the Boston western suburbs. Maybe if we have a candle ring around Boston it'll keep out all the bad stuff.

we saw andy about 2:30 and stayed for about 1/2 hours.... they did extensive surgery as the tumor had more than doubled...

he was alert, or as alert as you can be after 5+ hours of surgery. He had color in his face and was moderately talkative although they had just given him some morphine for the pain.... He did complain about a huge headache---duh....

his vision, which he most feared for seemed good straight on but his left perpherial vision is not good....the dr. explained that this MAY improve after the swelling goes down. His right eye seemed fine.

beth is doing well, at least on the surface....

it is expected that he will return home before the end of the week...

bob

Bob,

Thanks so much for the update. I'm happy you were able to talk to Andy. You all must be exhausted but relieved the surgery is over. All good thoughts for Andy and Beth.

Thank you Bob for keeping this site on-going. A hug to all 4 of you from his sis, Liz

phew.

Thanks a million,Bob.
Fingers crossed & best wishes to everyone.

I'm amazed that Andy was talking already. Thanks for keeping us in the loop. You have all been on my mind today as you sat with Beth. I just loved thinking of all those people united together from every corner of the world all sending the healing vibes Andy's way.
Please keep us updated Bob.
And, we will all keep the GPanda in our thoughts.