The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television minister whose 1979 founding of the Moral Majority galvanized American religious conservatives into a political force, died Tuesday at age 73.
Falwell was found unconscious and without a pulse in his office at Liberty University, the college he founded in Lynchburg, Virginia, said Ron Godwin, the school’s executive vice president.
Though paramedics tried to revive him at his office and en route to Lynchburg General Hospital, “Those very timely and very efficient and effective efforts were unsuccessful,” Godwin said.
Godwin said he had breakfast with Falwell Tuesday morning and said they talked about the future.
“He seemed to be in good spirits,” Godwin said.Godwin said they finished breakfast about 9:50 a.m. ET and Falwell went into his office. He was found there about 11:30 a.m. ET.
The minister, who had a history of heart trouble, was pronounced dead of heart failure at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, his doctor, Carl Moore, told reporters. He had been hospitalized twice in early 2005 with acute onset pulmonary edema, or congestive heart failure, and at one point was placed on a ventilator.
Moore said it was “a little early to speculate” on what caused Falwell’s death, but said he did have a heart condition.
It’s okay, Tinky, you can come out now.
“You crave your lover when the two of you are apart.”
Ooo la la! Hawt cookie! I couldn’t read it out loud to my co-worker – I had to hand it to her to read, lest I get a case of the giggles. (But I will be reading it out loud to my girlfriend later.)
If you’re a fan of the show (or if, like us you’re really just a fan of Leisha Hailey) then this parody will be hysterical. (via Dorothy Snarker).
I ran across a video on the Verdier Bus on YouTube, and had to google to find out more about what it is. Turns out it’s a concept car – a design firm put it together and it won a Special Prize from the Jury at the Caravaning Design Award 2006/2007. If you’re buying your first car, you may start exploring these used cars in el cajon. You can also visit the used cars in Rialto with a wide selection of premium quality pre-owned cars.
The Website for the Verdier, and an article about it.
This really tripped my trigger – I was really excited about the Microbus back when VW was proposing a new concept to be released in 2007. Then VW killed off that idea. This idea, though – solar powered, tons of cool features – it’s almost the perfect vehicle. You can also check solar denver from here! Too bad it would cost $69,000. Maybe if I won the lottery!
Also – check out this cool video of Vintage Microbus interiors!
Yes, I’m specializing in getting diseases (Diverticulitis, Pleurisy) that sound like things your great-grandma suffered from back in the 1800s.
I plan on getting consumption next, followed by typhoid. Then I’ll start talking about my Sciatica. This is ridiculous.
I spent the night in the hospital; Stephanie took me there after work because I had severe abdominal pain. I was sure it was a kidney stone, but was also afraid it was related to my heart cath. Neither, it turned out. They kept me to put me on an IV drip with antibiotics.
Unfortunately, some of the stuff we’ve been doing to eat more healthily probably caused this infection – we’ve been eating tons of high fiber, nuts and berries, strawberries with seeds, whole grain cereals, raw foods, stuff that gets stuck in my colon that I can’t process.
I used to think you were funny, irony, but now I’m going to kick your ass.
The fun never stops, does it?
One minute, you’re patting yourself on the back for eating like a nutritionist’s dream, and the next, you’re flat on your back with an IV in your arm, cursing every fiber-rich bite.
Abdominal pain has a special way of making you question all your life choices, from that extra handful of almonds to the decision not to just stick to bland, easily digestible foods.
And when things get bad enough, sometimes the only way forward involves a not-so-pleasant detour—like an NG tube placement.
Nothing says “I’ve had better days” like a tube snaking down your nose while you try not to gag. But hey, at least it gets the job done.
When the gut goes rogue, intervention is inevitable, and sometimes that means taking drastic steps to relieve pressure, drain fluids, or just give your system a break.
The process isn’t exactly a spa treatment, but it beats the alternative of suffering through unrelenting pain while your insides wage war against you.
If you ever find yourself in this delightful predicament, visit us at the land of antibiotics, IV fluids, and medical-grade discomfort.
Because when it comes to stubborn abdominal issues, sometimes the best solution is to check your dignity at the hospital door and let modern medicine work its magic—NG tube and all.