Burt’s Eye View: Coping with a medical scare

Iknowthis is supposed to be a humor column, but occasionally I deviate for cause.

It was the Tuesday after Dr. King’s birthday. e day was not especially distinguishable from most other days. Little did I know what was in store for me. e day started o inconspicuously enough. Dolly at the Malibu Barber Shop shortened the few hairs left on my head, and then I went to take care of a couple of errands in Los Angeles. On my way back home, I stopped o at Malibu Seafood and bought two pieces of trout for dinner. And a little before 4 o’clock I spoke with a group of students at the Malibu Boys & Girls Club about the day I hosted Dr. King.

My bride and I had dinner, watched the news and then some show on Net ix, and around 10:30 p.m. I headed to bed. Little did I know my life was about to change. Suddenly the room and the world started to spin. I made it to the bed where I collapsed. I could not open my eyes or sit up. My bride wanted to call 911, but I stubbornly resisted, thinking all would be well if I got some sleep. She did reach a nursing line, and after a phone evaluation, was told to let me go to sleep and call the doctor in the morning.

When I woke up several hours later, my condition the stula, he aspirated in postop and his lungs nearly lled with uids. He was placed in a medically induced coma and put on life support. e doctors gave him a 20 percent chance of waking up, but he came around after a week and is still recovering.

Meanwhile, Touboul was working her way up the ladder in the television industry. For the past 10 years, she’s been assistant to David Shore, a producer, writer, and the creator of “ e Good Doctor.” He’s also been involved in a number of other successful television shows over the years.

Touboul had wanted to break into television writing for a long time, and was nally given an opportunity to sit in on writers’ meetings and begin participating in that work starting about four years ago, which had her doing two jobs at once — still being an assistant as well as learning about the writing process, which requires a lot of research on a medical show.

She was rst exposed to script writing as a career by her stepdad, Elias Davis, an award-winning TV comedy writer for shows like “M*A*S*H,” “Cheers,” “Frasier,” and “ e Carol Burnett Show.” Her mother, Gail Block, is a retired PR consultant.

Touboul’s rst big assignment for “ e Good Doctor” was to cowrite part of the fth-season nale, considered to be “an important script,” which aired last May. at, along with her writing on the episode inspired by Lyon Herron, has now given her enough credits to join the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA). She will shortly join the show’s writing team full-time.

In speaking about Herron, Touboul said, “He shares openly about everything going on — he does podcasts, and does it with such positivity, it was very inspiring to us. He’s hopeful and optimistic, and has an anti-cancer clothing line. We were able to use Herron’s personal beanie from the clothing line on the show, which says ‘Heaven Ain’t Ready.’ at really spoke to us.”

While the story on the show was inspired by Herron, it’s not intended to be his biography.

“Herron’s character in the show is played by a teen, younger than Herron in real life, who also has a positive mental attitude,” Touboul said. “Lyon is really close to his mom in real life, and so is the character on the show. He’s such a good guy, I feel lucky I got to share his story.” had not improved. is time I relented, and my bride called 911. e paramedics manning Fire Station 71 were at my home in minutes and they were extremely professional (thank you!). Shortly thereafter they transported me by ambulance to the emergency room at UCLA in Santa Monica. I had not been in an ambulance since I almost died at age 3 from double pneumonia and measles. ere were no rooms available in the emergency room. My bride and I were there in the hallway for roughly 6 hours, and the doctors and nurses conducted a battery of tests including an MRI. ey ruled out a stroke, a heart attack, and a brain tumor. I was diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), although I did not experience the episode as remotely benign. I returned home still lying down in the back of a medical transport. e road back to normalcy has been slow but steady. For the rst two or three days I did little but sleep. Gradually I was able to sit up, and the room spinning has been replaced by a light dizziness. My friends tell me I have always been a little dizzy anyway. they see their favorite toy and get their favorite toy or when they’re on their way to a birthday party and we get to add to that excitement,” Park said.

Herron is now married to another MHS grad, Danica Locker. He was raised by his mother, Barbie Herron Conkling, who still lives in Malibu. Whenever healthy enough, over the years, he continued to surf, snowboard, and take photos.

As of this writing, I am getting around in a wheelchair, and with physical therapy sessions underway, I hope to be ambulatory soon. is whole experience has reinforced a long held belief of mine — we are all walking time bombs, so suck the juice out of the fruit every day. We need to be grateful for the many blessings we enjoy, for our time to enjoy them is limited.

She said she enjoys being a part of the local children’s joy when they receive toys from the store.

“ e most magical thing for me is when a child gets a gift for Easter, Hanukkah, or Christmas and they run in to tell me all about it, and I already know all about it because I wrapped it! It’s really fun to be a part of that joy and excitement and to see it all play out,” Park said.

She said she has watched children grow up within the store and go on to become parents themselves and continue the tradition of coming to the store with their own children.

“Kids we used to sell toys to bring their babies to us now,” she said. “We’ve provided something special to them when they were kids and now they want their kids to have that same magic.”

Park said the Malibu community has supported them over the last 25 years and said she hopes families continue to value the importance of providing their kids with an old-fashioned toy store experience and continue to support local business.

“Let your kid come to the toy store and play with the toys, see what they really love and want,” she said. “You won’t get that same experience when you put your kids in front of a computer and have them pick something on a screen. ere’s no magic there.”

Store employee Stella Williams said she grew up going to the store and said she can’t even remember how young she was when she began visiting the store but knew her family had gotten her toys there as a baby.

She said it was always a treat for her to visit the store.

“Coming in, I’d always feel so welcomed,” she said. “I remember there were always cars on display that I’d play with. I’d be there as long as I’d want.”

She said now she hopes to continue to create that sense of comfort and maintain the atmosphere that Toy Crazy has had over the last 25 years.

“It’s really calm. Everybody is happy, everyone’s happy to be there,” Williams said. “I just want it to stay the same. It’s stayed the same since I was a kid and that’s really special to me.”

Kendall Malinarich grew up visiting Toy Crazy, and said she recalls visiting the store 25 years ago. She said her family would stop in after her ballet classes at the country mart.

She now visits the store with her 8-monthold son, Milo.

She said when she found out she was pregnant she bought Milo’s rst toy at Toy Crazy.

Malinarich has also been a nanny and said that both as a nanny or a mother, Toy Crazy is always a special destination.

“You can’t stop at the country mart without stopping in here,” she said. “It’s an outing, it’s an adventure. I’ve always brought kids here and they get to pick their treat.”

Moore praised the Malibu community for all their support over the last 25 years and said she is committed to continuing to serve the community for what she hopes would be another 25 years and beyond.

“We appreciate Malibu so much,” she said. “It’s a beautiful, beautiful place and a very intimate community that deserves to have these great boutiques and stores that bring smiles to people’s faces, and I just want to say thank you.”

However, on the latest update to his GoFundMe page, posted Dec. 19, 2022, it states that Herron is currently living at his mom’s because he needs assistance and his wife works full-time. A visiting nurse and physical therapist come twice weekly. He’s in and out of the hospital frequently due to large amounts of edema ( uid), multiple blood clots in his right leg and a systemic E. coli infection. But he reportedly still has a positive atti- tude and stays focused on “overcoming each hurdle.”

Herron receives disability payments and help with medical expenses, but nances are still a worry. His current GoFundMe, at https://www.gofundme.com/f/ help-lyon-recover , has raised $22,672 of a $50,000 goal from 159 donations. To buy one of his “Heaven Ain’t Ready” beanies or T-shirts, go to https://lyandco.la/ collections/heaven-aint-ready.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. PALMS TO PINES RV SERVICE AND REPAIR

11110 BRADNER PLACE, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91326, LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable):

5358108

Registered Owner(s): 1. KIZMET INC

11110 BRADNER PLACE, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91326

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This business is conducted by A CORPORATION

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Signed, KIZMET INC, WARREN S. JONES, CEO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 12/27/2022.

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-22-939756-CL

Order No.: 2165528CAD YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/13/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ALBERT I STERN AND PATRICIA A STERN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY Recorded: 3/21/2007 as Instrument No. 20070638462 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 2/21/2023 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,002,610.52 The purported property address is: 30333 MORNING VIEW DR, MALIBU, CA 90265-3618 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 4469-016-002 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-939756CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee