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Thumbs up on Ralph 2

Pic posted November 21, 2018

Liked how Ralph kept saying Eboy


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Really looking forward to my first approved Wild game tonight


@kingsbury tweeted November 21, 2018


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Free breakfast bingo

Pic posted November 20, 2018

Lots of ink, but no winners


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Four hours of tough therapy this morning, but now I feel like I could build a rocket and decode the Enigma cipher in my head


@kingsbury tweeted November 19, 2018


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Riding the Express bus

Pic posted November 19, 2018

Quicker than the train (at least to HCMC)


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This stuff is so good

Pic posted November 18, 2018

…but super expensive


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Speak only if it improves upon the silence…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Quote posted November 18, 2018


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Charlie and I could talk recovery

Pic posted November 18, 2018

Another excellent show at his largest venue yet


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My return to live music is going well so far


@kingsbury tweeted November 17, 2018


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Watch out internet, I’m attempting to code with one eye open (and a brain injury)


@kingsbury tweeted November 17, 2018


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Last of the egg white bread

Pic posted November 16, 2018

Cecil's Deli

From the @kingsbury Instagram account


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Week Three Update

Posted November 16, 2018

The third week out of the ICU started with lots of family time and a return to HCMC to meet with a neurosurgeon P.A. to have the sutures removed from the top of my head. Since we were so close, I also stopped in at the office for a short visit. It was so great to see everyone (and get more hugs than I can ever remember). After Colleen’s excellent suggestion, I also took the opportunity to clean out my office refrigerator and empty the trash and recycling cans. During my appointment, I was cleared to attend sporting events and concerts, so I hope to return soon for the basketball classic (as a fan) and get back to the Xcel Center with my uncle to catch a Wild game. My first concert should be a perfect one to ease back into live music – Charlie Parr tomorrow night at the Palace Theater up the street.

I was hoping the Monday appointment would be more definitive on determining clearance to return to a number of things, but that was not the case. It was great to get the sutures out (which didn’t even register on the pain scale compared to things in the ICU); a return to work estimate will have to wait until next month. We added some new future appointments and had to reschedule a few others, so now I have a pretty full schedule the next few weeks. It looks like spring will be a fine goal for a return to driving (seizure risk) and biking (warmer, head injury risk). My planned 50th birthday ski trip will have to wait a season, but truly just glad to have a 50th birthday. Haven’t talked much yet about a return to running…

My brother flew up from Orlando last weekend and my sister came down from Duluth, so we spent a lot of time together. We had Carbone’s for lunch at my aunt and uncle’s house on Saturday and my brother wanted to take us out to one of his restaurants in St. Louis Park Saturday night (Yard House). He’s now with Darden Concepts as a corporate trainer and really seems to like the company. Colleen, SK and I introduced him to the magic that is Raising Cane’s the day before he flew home. Also on the foodie radar this past week: lunch with another aunt and uncle at Handsome Hog, lunch with my friend and mentor Doug at Buttered Tin and SK’s first solo server shift at Saint Dinette. I’m really spoiled with so many great options within walking distance of our place (and to have so many kind offers to buy us lunch).

It’s been very strange defining my weekdays by Price Is Right in the mornings and Jeopardy in the afternoons, but I have been working on things other than sitting on the couch and watching TV. I designed some new personal business cards and the thank you cards with SK’s custom artwork arrived this week. Finding addresses and hand writing cards takes a long time, but is actually great therapy for me. I also rolled out the artwork on all the social media platforms, as there are so many people to thank (and I don’t have all those mailing addresses). I’m just amazed at all the communities who have supported us throughout this medical emergency:

  • U.S. Bank Stadium colleagues
  • Allina Health colleagues
  • Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority staff
  • Minnesota Vikings staff
  • National Football League IT staff
  • Hennepin Healthcare doctors, nurses, EMT and support staff
  • Metro Transit Police
  • Minneapolis Police and Fire Departments
  • Fortune Bay and the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
  • High School for Recording Arts
  • Northwest Airlines alumni
  • St. Paul Central and Ramsey Junior High alumni
  • WeRunMpls and the online running community
  • MMR

This whole time period has felt like soccer’s stoppage time – I feel like every day I get beyond Oct. 8, 2018, is a bonus. It seems crazy to me that this could be one month or another 50 years. Appointments next week include the long-awaited ophthalmology session on Friday with Dr. Chang to discuss my daily occupational therapy eye exercises (see above) and options for prism glasses to help resolve the double vision.

Cheers, DK

Week 2 Update
Week 1 Update
Brains!


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The cinematography in the first three minutes of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is incredible


@kingsbury tweeted November 16, 2018


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Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…

— Fly Like An Eagle

Quote posted November 16, 2018


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Man, he was only 57

Pic posted November 15, 2018

Feel like it’s almost time to revisit Paisley Park


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First solo shifts for SK

Pic posted November 15, 2018

Saint Dinette

From the @kingsbury Instagram account


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Hey therapists, check this out

Pic posted November 15, 2018

I think this is about as good as I get (pre- or post-incident)


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Thanks DJP!

Pic posted November 15, 2018

Lunch with Doug @ Buttered Tin


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To all my tweeps, thank you for all the love and support after my aneurysm ❤️


@kingsbury tweeted November 14, 2018


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Thanks Jeff and Joyce!

Pic posted November 14, 2018

Handsome Hog

From the @kingsbury Instagram account


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I could be wrong, but selling 100,000 $45 tickets to the 3M Open on a holiday weekend in MN seems like a tough job


@kingsbury tweeted November 14, 2018


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Heartbreaking news about the Zup’s fire in Cook – hope they can get back up and running soon


@kingsbury tweeted November 13, 2018


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Love my neighborhood

Pic posted November 13, 2018

Big River Pizza

From the @kingsbury Instagram account


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The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky, are also on the faces of people going by. I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do. They’re really saying I love you…

— Louis Armstrong

Quote posted November 13, 2018


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Great to see everyone

Pic posted November 12, 2018

Stopped in at work after my HCMC appointment


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