Special request from LynneSin to send good vibes to another Du'er

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

Apparently, DU'er Chovexani collapsed when they got to Madison Square Garden. She had to be taken by paramedics as they felt she was very dehydrated.

While the paramedics were taking her, a camera crew showed up and tried to film it. LynneSin was blocking Chovexani's stretcher from the film crew and said, "Don't film her! I wouldn't want my picture in a stretcher." and the camera man said to her, "Why? She's our casualty!" This statement was witnessed by others.

Nothing like the 4th estate living up to it's "If it bleeds, it leads" motto. :nuke:

Anyway, Chovexani...if you're out there or home yet...we're all wishing you a speedy recovery and LynneSin wants you to know she's thinking of you.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Prayers and good thoughts sent your way

from the Arkansas Ozarks! Feel better soon!

[7th_Sephiroth]

13. is lynne sin

the one i saw topless at the protest?

[wryter2000]

2. Chovexani

:hug:

[pagerbear]

3. "She's our casualty"?

I hope THAT gets on the news!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. News that makes news look bad isn't news. (nt)

[JohnKleeb]

4. Hope she's ok

[Cha]

5. Hope you're well hydrated by now, Chovexani!

And Quick thinking, Lynne! I wouldn't want my picture taken on a stretcher, either.

[Kagemusha]

6. LynneSin's got my support here. Very decent thing

And it's not like dehydration is like police brutality. Very indecent to try and make her into an instant public figure.

[roguevalley]

7. drink lots of water, honey. you're my hero today.

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. Best regards to both Chovexani and LynneSin

[Bluzmann57]

9. Hope you are all right Chovexani

And hope those "newspeople" are proud of themselves. Assholes. Please be well Chovexani and the hell with those media people. And thank you for exercising your rights as an American.

[jukes]

10. i'll light some joss n/t

[MuseRider]

11. Chovexani,

recover quickly and thanks for going from me who could not. LynneSin, great move!

[Beware the Beast Man]

12. Best wishes, Chovexani!

"Our casulaty?????" :wtf:

[sundog]

14. Get better Chovexani. Thanks for all you have done...

We all send you our best. Thanks for lending your spirit to a great cause.

Thanks from all of us who could not be there, hope you are well soon. :)

[burrowowl]

15. Get hydrated soon!

Thanks you guys for marching for us!

[Ramsey]

16. Lynne is one gutsy lady

Don't get in her way!! LOL!

I hope Chovexani is doing well. It was hot as blazes today. Lynne called me and told me the police were very very helpful while the media were being assholes.

[Christof]

18. I'm sending good vibes Chovexani's way.

May you have a speedy recovery.

[DemBones DemBones]

19. Best wishes to Chovexani and "You go, girl!" to LynneSin

for speaking up to the media vultures!

:toast: (That's Gatorade, folks!)

[MaineDem]

20. You rock, Lynne!

Thank you for taking care of Chovexani. I know what she's going through. I fainted at Kerry's announcement speech in Boston (just about a year ago) because of dehydration. I had great people with me too. It's good you were there for her.

Get well, Chovexani! You - and Lynne and the rest - have my gratitude for marching in this important cause!!!

[Nikia]

21. I hope that Chovexani is alright

I hope that she gets better after iv treatment.

[Crewleader]

22. Bless You All!

:grouphug:

True Patriots!!! Proud of All Of You!!! Feel Better Chovexani! :hug:

[flamingyouth]

23. Hey, Chovexani, best of luck to you

I've been known to pass out from heat and dehydration in public places (including Rome and the Illinois State Fair), so I hope you're doing okay.

Sending good wishes your way. :loveya:

[SarahB]

24. Thinking about you, Chovexani.

I hope everything's ok now even as I'm writing this. :hug:

[LynneSin]

25. It wasn't just me

lapislzi, johnnyblitz & friends, peace buzzard and volitaire were all there to help her out too. The police would only allow a few of us past the brigade so PB, Lapis, JB and myself helped her out. The only reason I was there when the camera showed up is because we were still carrying some of her stuff when the paramedics were taking her to the hospital room.

I have no idea who had the camera and was filming her (btw, there was another woman with a film camera who helped Chovexani out when she first passed out - I got snippy with her for a second thinking she was going to film Chovexani until I realized she was getting some water for Chovexani).

Thanks NSMA for posting this so folks knew we had a DUer that got was hurting. I'm sure Chovexani will appreciate the well wishes!!

Lynne

Edit note: Chovexani was a real trooper. She wanted to get back into the march, but the paramedics took her blood pressure and it was really low. The police hanging out by the Hotel Pennsylvania were all SUPERSTARS for how the helped out. That hotel is across the street from MSG and security was extremely tight there. The police did everything in their power to help out Chovexani and you gotta respect them for that!

[jonnyblitz]

28. I didnt see your post.

before i posted mine. I wasn't expecting you to be home so soon..

[smirkymonkey]

26. Feel better soon Chovexani and thanks to LynneSin

for taking care of her! I went home early myself to lie down as I started to feel like I was going to pass out.

[jonnyblitz]

27. I just returned and was with them.

Chovenxani is supposed to PM me whenever she gets home and near a computer. There were lots of helpful people. docters and medical people who were marching near us were very helpful>(everybody looks the same in shorts and t-shirts)Lynn was great with the "camera crew". I thought I was gonna have to referee and fight. It was so freakin hot. I was also kinda worried about Lynn also since she just got out of the hospital. thanks for posting this Teena!! :hi:

[LynneSin]

29. UPDATE: Chovexani is alive & kicking and ready for the next protest!!!!

Just got this PM from Chovexani:

Oops, I tried calling you about 10 minutes ago but the call didn't go through. I got home around 20 minutes ago and I'm doing just fine. The EMTs took me to St. Vincent's Midtown and I was checked out, I was pretty much just dehydrated and overcome by the heat. They gave me an IV and some routine blood tests, and then they let me go. The funniest part: there was a Republican woman in the bed next to me who'd also passed out. I talked to her husband for a good 10 minutes, LOL. I'll post about it in the lounge or something, it was pretty amusing.

I really appreciate all the concern. In spite of how it turned out, I'm really glad I was able to meet you guys, hang out and protest a little...it made me feel much better about things in general.

[Amaya]

30. So glad she's feeling better!

It was great seeing you and all the other DUers! LynneSin, you've gotta be exhausted? I know I am!

[GOPisEvil]

31. Good to hear! I'm glad she's well.

Kudos to you Lynne. :yourock:

[jonnyblitz]

36. I ditto the kudos to Lynn!

don't forget she also did the Planned Parenthood march yesterday on top of the one today and this is after being in the hospital!

[Chovexani]

32. Thank you so much everyone!

I just got home not too long ago, and I'm doing just fine. I have anemia and I'm very prone to passing out in hot weather, and today was just INSANE. We've had a relatively mild summer in NYC this year but the last few days have been brutal. Something told me to stay home, but I was just so angry...this is my hometown and damn Republicans were taking it over...and I really wanted to march with some DU'ers. I tried to be extra careful (plenty of water, good breakfast, etc), but the heat was just too much. What made it so bad was in front of MSG, the march stopped for some time and there was no breeze or wind of any kind. I started to get lightheaded, and I know that feeling but there really wasn't much I could do at that point. I leaned on jonnyblitz for a few seconds and the next thing I knew I just fell backwards. But I didn't hit the street.

One marcher was a doctor and tended to me, people were handing me trail mix, juice, water. The outpouring of aid was unbelievable. I was kind of dazed so I don't remember some of it, just that I felt really embarrassed. :( Eventually I was moved off to the side, and I would like to echo Lynne's comments about the PHENOMENAL attitude of the cops, EMTs, security people from the hotel...everyone was wonderful and helpful and totally professional.

To be honest, I didn't see the news crew trying to film me. I did see one schmuck with a camera in front of me, and I was annoyed but I was too weak at that point to really care. But I want to thank Lynne for stopping it. My family was very concerned about me going to the march today, mostly because they were afraid I'd get arrested or beat up by the cops, but I know if they would have seen me on the news like that it would have really freaked them out. This kind of thing gives me even more reason to go out and protest, this is how messed up our country's become...the whore media won't report on people demanding that their voices be heard unless there's something "sexy" about it. It makes me sick.

At any rate, I was taken to St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital and was given IV treatment and everyhing, and I'm fine now. The amusing part about my stay was the woman in the bed next to me had also passed out from heat exhaustion, but her and her husband were Repubs in town for the convention! As if lying in a hospital bed instead of standing at the rally wasn't bad enough (I did get to read some more of Lying Liars at least :P), I had to sit and overhear these Pubs go on about how they wanted to meet Pickles and Lynn Cheney and how gosh darn cool it all was. Just when I couldn't take it anymore, Mr. Repub walks by my bed and I decided to be nice and say hi. Him and his wife were guests of some family members who were delegates (from Atlanta) and the guy about freaked when I said "hey I was just protesting you guys." :D We ended up chatting for about 10 minutes, I told him where the good places to eat were, and talked a bit about 9/11 (I asked if they had visited Ground Zero). The guy was really cordial and decent, the total opposite of your average mouth breathing Freeper. I told him it was nothing personal, I just totally disagreed with the way Bush is handling just about everything and that I thought we were in desperate need of change. Mr. Repub said that even though he disagreed with my views, he respected my right to protest and said that dissent was what made America great. (!) The funniest part was when I left, I told his wife I hoped she felt better and she wished the same for me, and then he goes "hey I guess we'll see you later" and then I said "bet on it!" :evilgrin:

Even though it didn't end so well, this was still one of the best experiences of my life. I met so many cool DU'ers and I'm sitting here crying reading these posts, I know that with everything that has gone on here lately this is sort of miniscule, but all the good vibes mean a lot to me. DU is full of such wonderful and caring people, and I am so grateful to everyone for thinking about me...especially Lynne who was my knight in shining armor without me even knowing! :) Thank you so much everyone. I better shut up now, I'm getting too sentimental, it's probably from all the sugar...

Love,
Jessi

[jonnyblitz]

34. thanks for the PM!

we have to hang out again soon. no more prancin' around in the heat tho...an air-conditioned movie perhaps! ;) :hug:

[Chovexani]

35. LOL

You don't have to tell me twice! ;)

I had fun today. DU'ers are the coolest people on earth.

[Pale Blue Dot]

33. Good vibes sent to both of you

Did she catch what you had, Lynne? :shrug:

Hope you're both feeling better. :hug:

[ikojo]

37. Quick thinking on LynneSin's part

and hugs to Chovexani for a quick recovery.

LynneSin you are a mensch!

Thank you to all who marched today!