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Category Archives: Joan Hyler
Joan Hyler Making Progress
The Hollywood talent manager and producer was hit by a car on PCH ten days ago. From carepages.com: Only good news. When Joan arrived at UCLA she had a bleed/bruise/subdural hematoma next to the brain. Yesterday’s C-T scan reveals no further … Continue reading
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Tagged c t scan, chest tubes, clavicle, good shape, hollywood talent manager, hyler
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Joan Hyler Update
From carepages at noon today: Joan rested comfortably during the night. She tolerated the surgery well. The swelling in her face has greatly decreased. At variously times she has appeared to recognize familiar voices and has started to fleetingly open … Continue reading
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Tagged carepages, fracture, morphine, morphine drip, substantial impact
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Joan Hyler Update
From carepages.com: Only good news. Joan is scheduled for surgery today at 10:30am. If all goes as anticipated the procedure will last about 6 hours but this includes travel time to and from the OR, prep time there, etc, etc, … Continue reading
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Tagged lung capacity, morphine drip, prep time, tibia, upper arm
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Joan Hyler Update
The Hollywood talent manager got hit by a car Friday night. Here’s the latest: This is essentially a quiet period between the operation Joan underwent on Tuesday and the planned procedure for tomorrow to insert a pin in her leg. … Continue reading
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Tagged hollywood talent manager, hyler, quiet period, trauma team, ucla staff, vital signs
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Joan Hyler Update
The Hollywood talent manager and producer was hit by a car on PCH Friday night. The latest news is good: Joan remains stable and her vital signs are good. Everything is as described in the last report–with one exception: When … Continue reading
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Tagged act of kindness, endeavor agency, hollywood talent manager, hyler, sedation level, two fingers
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Joan Hyler Has Returned From Surgery
Here’s the latest update on her condition: Only good news. Joan has just returned to the ICU from the surgery. She responded well to the surgery and the doctors were able to do everything they had scheduled to do in … Continue reading
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Tagged blood and circulation, brenda jones, ellen degeneres and portia, ellen degeneres and portia de rossi, lower extremities, portia de rossi
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Joan Hyler Update
Joan was hit by a car on PCH Friday night. She’s at UCLA medical hospital. About 20 of her friends gathered last night in Pico-Robertson to recite Psalms on her behalf. I ran into a couple of them at Jeff’s … Continue reading
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Tagged gary wexler, hyler, sedation level, sister joan, ucla medical hospital, vital signs
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Please Pray For Joan Hyler
The Hollywood producer was hit by a car Friday night and is in critical condition at UCLA. I noticed this recommendation in one of the emails: "It is best to use her Hebrew name and say your prayers in the … Continue reading
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Tagged cathy seipp, critical condition, hebrew name, hollywood producer, hyler, jewish friend
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Hollywood Producer, Talent Manager Joan Hyler In Critical Condition
From the Daily News: Authorities say Hollywood producer and talent manager Joan Hyler was in critical condition after she was hit by a car Friday night on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Hyler, who has represented Bob Dylan and … Continue reading
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Tagged hollywood producer, hospital spokesman, malibu california, nonprofit women, pacific coast highway, ucla medical center
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