Well wishes for Donald Westlake

SF author Spider Robinson posted some very worrying news a few days ago to the newsgroup alt.callahans:

My favorite living writer, Donald E. Westlake, suffered a detached retina while in Hong Kong.  He’s returning to the States for a series of 5 operations to reattach it.  The eye-patch reportedly makes him look more like a pirate than ever.

To say that this news absolutely sucks is an understatement. Here’s hoping all the operations go well and that Westlake can swiftly return to doing what he does best — writing books that entertain and delight the masses.