Get Well Soon, Robin Williams

Robin Williams underwent heart valve replacement surgery at the Cleveland Clinic yesterday and he is recovering nicely. Here is the statement from his doctor:

"Mr. Williams' operation went extremely well and we expect him to make a full recovery. The 3 1/2 hour heart surgery was conducted to replace his aortic valve, repair his mitral valve, and correct his irregular heart beat. His heart is strong and he will have a normal heart function in the coming weeks with no limitations on what he'll be able to do.A couple of hours after surgery, he was entertaining the medical team and making us laugh."

He is in good hands. My mother had her heart valve replacement surgery there and she's doing fine a decade later.

Poo Can Cure You

There's an article on msnbc.com about curing digestive tract diseases like C.diff infections by putting a tube down the patient's nose that has fecal matter from another person with healthy bacteria in their bowel movements. The poo makes its way through the digestive system and infuses the sick intestines with healthy butt mud and voila! 85% of people who have gotten this done were cured.

Can you imagine the first person that they tried this on? You're going to put what down my what?? How do you not hurl? And hurl spectacularly. And the scats rejoice...