Trot Insider has learned that well-known Atlantic Post Calls editor Doug Harkness has been hospitalized
since November 9.
Standardbred Canada Truro Raceway field representative Diane Daniels, who also works in the Truro race office, told Trot Insider that Harkness was admitted to Cumberland Regional Hospital in Amherst, NS on November 9 due to pneumonia.
Harkness, who will be turning 71 years of age on Saturday, November 28, was transferred to the Halifax Infirmary in Halifax, NS yesterday for testing on his heart.
Daniels told Trot Insider that Harkness spoke at length with horseman Scott Daniels yesterday and that he was in very good spirits.
According to Diane, Scott said that unless you knew that something was wrong with Harkness, you would have no clue that there was anything wrong with him.
With his mind always on the Maritime harness racing scene, Diane said that Harkness spoke with Scott about the year-end edition of Atlantic Post Calls.
Check back with this story for updates on Harkness, as they will be posted when they become available.
Please join Standardbred Canada in sending best wishes and a full recovery to Doug Harkness.
Doug we wish you a speedy
Doug we wish you a speedy recovery and our prayers are with you and your family.That is quite a lot of surgery so you will need many weeks of recovery time. Be good and we hope to see you soon. Take care.Bob and Nina
DEH Best wishes from your
DEH
Best wishes from your old buddy Moe Brown and the TT gang. Harris, Eddie and Elizabeth send greetings. You will be back in harness soon. Moe Brown
All the best Doug for a
All the best Doug for a complete recovery. You have been doing a tremendous job of promoting the Atlantic Standardbred Industry for a long time. Kind regards. Lloyd Palmer
Just a quick update Doug is
Just a quick update Doug is doing well and his surgery has been rescheduled to tomorrow morning around 7am and should be out between 1 and 3pm. We will keep all of you posted, thanks for all of your heart felt thoughts and concerns.
Donna-Jo, Doug, Heather & Todd
Hi, to all of you...Doug is
Hi, to all of you...Doug is planned to undergo heart by..pass surgery on Monday...double, triple , quatruple??? I do not know please know that he is thinking of you all and can not wait to get the year end edition of Post Calls out. Thank you from our family for your love and sincere support. We will be keeping you posted by blog as things progress.
Love, Doug, Donna-Jo, Heather & Todd
All the best and pray that
All the best and pray that you make a speedy recovery, a sub 2 minute one. Bob kirkpatrick, Saint john N.B.
doug have a sub two minute
doug have a sub two minute recovery. all the best from inverness.
get well soon Doug you are
get well soon Doug you are the only true voice of Harness Racing in the
Maritimes. Wally & Doris at Woodmere
doug wishing you the best
doug wishing you the best from all in inverness.speedy recovery.
Doug we are very sorry you
Doug we are very sorry you are not well. Please take care of yourself as we miss your columns and Postcalls. Hope the Doctors are looking after you really well.You are like Bob ,he too didn't want the lasix just in case he had to race.
Donna- Jo , Heather and Todd , we know what you are going through and thats' tough. Our prayers are with you1
Nina and Bob
Doug, Looking Forward To The
Doug, Looking Forward To The Year End Addition Of The Atlantic Post Calls...Wishing You A Speedy Recovery And We Hope You Are Back At The Track Soon.
All the best Doug. Looking
All the best Doug. Looking forward to seeing you at the track soon.
John