Minor stroke puts Keillor in hospital

[CreekDog]

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota humorist and author Garrison
Keillor had a minor stroke over the weekend
and has been at the Mayo Clinic's St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester since Sunday night, a
hospital spokesman said this afternoon.

Keillor, 67, suffered his stroke Sunday
morning and "is up and moving around,
speaking sensibly, working at a laptop, and
it's expected he'll be released on Friday,"
said Mayo spokesman Karl Oestreich. "He
plans to resume a normal schedule next
week."

In 2001, Keillor underwent open-heart
surgery at Mayo for what was described as a
common valve repair.

A Facebook page for the host of radio's "A
Prairie Home Companion" initially reported
his hospitalization, unleashing dozens of
get-well wishes in response.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/style/58076947.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUac8HEaDiaMDCinchO7DUs

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Get well Garrison. :hug:

[Taverner]

1. Aw shit not him too!

Get well Mr. Keillor

[grasswire]

2. no no no

My family was just talking about his meaning to American life on Sunday when I had him on the radio.

All my best wishes to The Voice that has made me laugh and cry so many times over the years.

I heart Garrison Keillor.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. :^( I am so sorry to hear that. I hope he will be okay.

[pleah]

4. I hope he gets better soon!

[dbonds]

5. Good wishes to him.

[MissDeeds]

6. Oh no!

I love Garrison Keillor's PHC. Hope he's getting better and will do all that the doctors recommend.

[Brickbat]

7. Speaking sensibly?

Huh. :evilgrin:

Best wishes to him.

[Bette Noir]

8. Best wishes for a quick recovery.

[madrchsod]

9. i think his brother died of a heart attack or a stroke.

dam what would america do with out poweredmilk biscuits and catsup?

[Lance_Boyle]

14. hrm... rhubarb pie? n/t

[pnorman]

10. Here's one of my favorite quotes of him:

"So the Republicans have decided to run against themselves.
The bums have tiptoed out the back door and circled around
to the front and started yelling: “Throw the bums out!"
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2008/10/npr_host_garrison_keillor_rips.php

I printed that out and have made several fridge mags of it. Quite popular!

pnorman

[gauguin57]

12. You want a lot of good Keillor Kwotes about the Repugs? Buy this fabulous book!

Or ... better yet ... buy the book on CD ... I listen to it nearly every night as I go to sleep. It'll make you so proud to be a Democrat!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_1_21?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=garrison+keillor+homegrown+democrat&sprefix=garrison+keillor+home&sprefix=garrison+keillor+home

[bamacrat]

11. That suck I really like him.

I'm one of the only people under 40 that I know who know who he is. I'm so glad I was raised on NPR. Made me a better person........atleast that's what I think.

[Mrs. Overall]

13. Oh no! Get well soon, Garrison. I hope it's not too serious.

[yellowcanine]

15. He needs to follow his own advice and eat more ketchup and buttermilk biscuits.

Brought to you by the Ketchup Advisory Board.

[CreekDog]

19. your post inspired a tweet

https://twitter.com/sanbrunamo

"Garrison Keillor is doing better after minor stroke, to leave hospital on Friday. This news brought to you by the Catchup Advisory Board."

[nolabear]

16. I met him at a Kerry fundraiser

I posted this elsewhere before I realised the thread was up, but I met him at a fundraiser for John Kerry at which, for understandable but disappointing reasons, Kerry didn't show. He was nice enough to wish me well as a writer and then went out and kept the enormous crowd eager and happy in spite. I have loved his work forever, and aspire to have him read one of my poems on The Writer's Almanac (and am terribly envoius of two friends who have had that pleasure).

Be well and do good work, Mr. Keillor.

[IndianaGreen]

17. Get well Garrison!

You brought many smiles to millions. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

[Coventina]

18. Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

So sorry to hear about this.

:-(

[Vidar]

20. Best wishes to Garrison.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. Speedy recovery to you, Garrison...

~vibes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>

[CBHagman]

22. I always listen to the Writer's Almanac.

I just love hearing that voice every morning.

http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/


He'll pull through. Godspeed to him.

[dflprincess]

23. The local news reported it was a minor stroke

that he is up and around and "writing on his laptop" and expected to be released by the end of the week.

He originally went to a hospital in St. Paul but was moved down to Mayo because, per a press release he put out "they know all about me there" (that's where he had heart surgery a few years ago).

He is expected to make the season premire of PHC on Sept 26.

[robo50]

24. Best wishes to my favorite radio hero!

He brings such joy to my life while on the road.

I cannot imagine a ride in the car on the weekend without him, and Car-Talk,



I hope he's back soon! Love him

[Manifestor_of_Light]

25. Get well soon, Garrison. And eat your Mournful Oatmeal.

A cool dude.

He sings back up on a CD I have of Stephen Foster songs sung by Thomas Hampson (known as Thomas Handsome in opera female groupie circles).

Garrison sings backup on "Hard Times Will Come Again No More".

Check it out at www.hampsongs.com

[midnight]

27. The link did not work for me. I have heard him sing on Prairie Home Companion.

Hope he has a successful recovery.

[Festivito]

26. Glad to hear he's up and around so fast. It means full recovery.

And that makes me glad.