12 Hours Later ...

Hello everyone -- it's guest blogger Karl with round-the-clock Tumor Night coverage. Or something. I'm waiting for more news from Dan's parents, but the last two reports (2pm and 6pm) were the same: Dan is still in surgery, his condition is stable, and the vast flank of extremely smart doctors are trying to separate the foqf8a98sdf from the lower parietal idaffigglism. At this hour, there's nothing new to report. In all likelihood, Dan will move to the ICU tonight for post-op recovery. Tomorrow he may be ready to talk. The doctors say there's a rare chance he'll come out of the operation speaking only in anapestic meter. Let's pray for free verse, shall we? Because we all know what Dan's like when he's on painkillers and Yeats. By Wednesday tea time, he'll be spouting measureless reams of signature Stroehprose. At least, that's the prognosis I've chosen.

In the meantime, I'll have information on where you can send cards, flowers, candygrams, and the like. Stay tuned -- I'll post again the minute I hear from Dan's family.