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darrenthornton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I've meaning to post for days. Has anyone been fighting a cold?
> Maybe Doc Sharon could suggest the best remedies. You have to be sick
> to take TheraFlu. Lately, I've been using store versions of Robitussin
> DM. My preferred name is what I say after taking a dose: Yuck!
> Jeanne Boulet is a character I've wanted to see again for a long
> time. I'm a little fuzzy about when she left. It may have been around
> Season 6. This also brings up how much folks keep in touch.
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She left in late season five, early 1999.
>
> I've managed to keep up with a few former coworkers. Some I
> lost due to changes in email addresses. Two I found online. One didn't
> remember me.
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It sounds like ER handle it realistically then.
>
> Apparently Haleh was the only one around who still remembered
> her. Frank acted like he didn't know her. Duh, he was a clerk when
> Jeanne was around.
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Actually, Jeanie left in late season five that is spring of 1999. Frank
didn't become a desk clerk until spring of 2000 in the middle of Season
Six, a full year later. Before that he was a police officer and he was
seen only once in the pilot in 1994 as a officer shot. It is possible
that they never crossed paths before. A policeman only spends a short
time in a hospital and I would surmise mostly in the Emergency Room
looking after a wouned suspect, a victim, or a fellow officer mostly.
Also, after Frank was shot he could had been reasigned to another precint
in Chicago and wouldn't had the need to go to county whatsoever. And yes
I think Chuny is the only persons other than Haleh and Anspaugh left she
would recognize. Chuny came aboard in 1995. There has been a lot of turn
over in the past eight years and nine months or so since Jeanie left.
>
> I seriously doubt that she's never been by County
> since.
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Well that is how they are playing it, so that is how it is. This was her
first time back since early 1999. Perhaps her job doesn't require her to
go to any hospitals and she went with her son to other hospitals to have
herself and her son treated. Chicago is a big city.
>
> It's possible that she didn't know about Kerry leaving. Luka and
> Abby would have known her. Who else didn't miss Abby? TPTB should have
> given her a scene with Anspaugh. After all, she helped care for his
> son.
> This isn't the first time shows have goofed. One time Sheriff
> Taylor visited Gomer Pyle. Apparently everyone forgot that he and Sgt.
> Carter had met before. It was in the pilot.
> Also, The Facts of Life brought back some Eastland girls from the
> first season. Jo acted like they were strangers. Yet these girls
> made cameos after being bumped as regulars.
> It was nice to get some verbal updates on the old gang. I still
> want to see them in person! We also learned that Al died of AIDS. Did
> we have the same actor playing Reggie?
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Yes it is the same actor.
> I would have liked more background on Jeanne's life post County.
> It did seem that Dr. Laura wrote her exit. How long was she a
> full-time mom? Did the clinics start out of some part-time work?
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I am sure they did but as I say below it becomes a mission.
>
> Is she getting a salary? Since she and Reggie separated, that
> seems likely. Where is the funding coming from: donations, grants,
> etc? It does appear that she's went to the other extreme. Those
> clinics are taking time away from Carlos. At least she and Reggie are
> still on good terms.
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I am sure she is getting a stipend. This things become a mission to
people understandably. Her being a health care provider makes her by
nature proactive.
>
> Did anyone else think that Jeanne didn't look so good herself?
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I think it is the pressure of the job she has and of her son's condition
more than the HIV she has herself.
>
> What are the chances of her getting AIDS too?
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Good unfortunately. AIDS isn't the death sentence it once was with both
modern treatments and a selected few having a natural resistance to the
disease, but the odds are still against her.
>
> She seemed a little
> ignorant of some procedures. Wouldn't her background cover most of
> this stuff? Of course, she's dealing with this as a parent.
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I admit her wondering about things did strike me as odd. I would think
she would know as someone working with AIDS patients even if she no
longer practices as a PA. Parents of children who are potentially
mortally sick are often more up to date on the latest procedures and
treatments than the doctors.
>
> I'm surprised that she didn't compare Pratt with Benton.
> Ironically, if things go well, she could put in a good word with
> Anspaugh. I still rarely read spoilers. So if Jeanne's not scheduled
> for a return, please write one soon!
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I am sure Anspaugh is still greatful for what she did for his son so I
would think her word would carry significant weight.
>
> The pictures from Neela's cousin did emphasize the family
> atmosphere of County. Frank was right. This place could be in the
> dictionary under dysfunctional. One article claimed that only Frank,
> Haleh, and Malik are still around from the pilot. Has anyone seen Malik
> lately?
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No, but as long as he is a paid actor on the show...
>
> Pratt should get the chief job. But there is a paradox. His
> experience is good, but lacking in some places. Still, the board has
> shown very bad judgment in choosing chiefs lately. I guess Carter
> didn't buy them out after all. Skye seems nice. But this job isn't
> for her.
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I forgot what the terms of the by out was for anyway. I can take it or
leave it as to whether Pratt should get the job or not. He should fight
for it for sure.
>
> I'm so glad that Pratt chose to stay. It's bad enough that
> Luka has all but checked out for good. How many more blows can this
> show take? Somebody needs to shore up the pillars.
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I wouldn't say Luka has checked out. He is just having family problems
> We need moratoriums on love lives here. Neela and Sam aren't
> allowed any more romantic interests for awhile. It looked like Sam and
> Tony might hook up. I could have done without more antiwar stuff.
> Note that adoption wasn't mentioned as an alternative for Beth. Spare
> the flames. When was County's last talk on zero tolerance for violence?
> At least hang up a NO SHOVING sign.
> Harold remains a kid. Will Jazz deflower him next time? Wait
> a minute; she hooked up with Morris. It could still happen. Is there
> a rule that every guy Neela crosses wants her to work with, and maybe
> something else?
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Why are you surprised? She is a very beautiful woman. I don't blam
DeBenko et. al. at all. :-)
>
> Overall, this was one of the season's better episodes. DNA can
> prove parentage. But rape will probably not be so easy to prove.
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Not after she was seen smilling with her attacker comming off the plane.
I believe she was raped, but doing that creates reasonable doubt a mile
wide. Physical evidence, in the form of vaginal brusing and tears are
long gone. As an objective juror, without other evidence, I would aquit
her attacker. The only recourse is to have him brought up on charges for
having an relation****p with a soldier under his command.
>
> Archie covered most of the main spots. Who else would enjoy an ER tour?
> Too bad someone didn't introduce Jeanne to everyone. That would
> be a good episode.
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Too much time and it would distract from the main story. Archie Morris
questioning who this woman was drove home how long she has been gone. So
did her interactions with Pratt. She didn't know him, she didn't trust
him.
>
> Which former character is the biggest living legend?
> Folks who never met the person still hear the stories. What if the
> legend reurns? Stay tuned.
>
> Sincerely,
> Darren Thornton
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Oh that is easy: Doug Ross, However, only a few people would still be
around to care given the turn over.
--
----->Hunter
"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."
-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907
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