Former Commissioner Smith Face Saved
Just a few weeks before Christmas, in the Smith House, not a creature was stirring, especially the dog that tried to bite his lips off!
In a horrific case of pound dog-gone crazy, former Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Tim Smith, (that's me), rushed himself to the Broward General Medical Center holding most of his upper lip in his left hand and driving with his right.
Smith had been trying to help leash a bull terrier/german shepard mixed mutt that his son Tim ( not junior) had rescued from the Humane Society. The dog had apparently been beaten by a former owner and was very neurotic, bordering on psychotic. When Smith tried to leash the mutt, he leapt toward Smith's lips and carnage ensued.
Smith's lips hours after leaving Broward General's specialist surgeons
Only minutes after arriving in the Emergency Room, I was taken to an observation room. The attending physician took one look at my kisser and exclaimed "Yikes, let's get the specialists (Maxillofacial) called in on this one".
After a rather lengthy wait in the observation room, a most dedicated and efficient surgeon got to the scene. He took a look at my chewed up lips and called the nurses for supplies - "lets see if we can make these look like lips again" he chirped. "Give it your best shot", I mumbled incoherently.
I've been pretty miserable the last few weeks, but amazingly, the stitches (tons of them) are out and I'm looking almost handsome again ( maybe I should have asked for a full face lift while lying there!)
With my catastrophic, worthless Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical insurance, we expect an astronomic bill will arrive in the mail any day now, but my lips are worth it!
I know you're asking, so I'll tell you, the dog no longer resides at the Smith house.
In a horrific case of pound dog-gone crazy, former Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Tim Smith, (that's me), rushed himself to the Broward General Medical Center holding most of his upper lip in his left hand and driving with his right.
Smith had been trying to help leash a bull terrier/german shepard mixed mutt that his son Tim ( not junior) had rescued from the Humane Society. The dog had apparently been beaten by a former owner and was very neurotic, bordering on psychotic. When Smith tried to leash the mutt, he leapt toward Smith's lips and carnage ensued.
Smith's lips hours after leaving Broward General's specialist surgeons
Only minutes after arriving in the Emergency Room, I was taken to an observation room. The attending physician took one look at my kisser and exclaimed "Yikes, let's get the specialists (Maxillofacial) called in on this one".
After a rather lengthy wait in the observation room, a most dedicated and efficient surgeon got to the scene. He took a look at my chewed up lips and called the nurses for supplies - "lets see if we can make these look like lips again" he chirped. "Give it your best shot", I mumbled incoherently.
I've been pretty miserable the last few weeks, but amazingly, the stitches (tons of them) are out and I'm looking almost handsome again ( maybe I should have asked for a full face lift while lying there!)
With my catastrophic, worthless Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical insurance, we expect an astronomic bill will arrive in the mail any day now, but my lips are worth it!
I know you're asking, so I'll tell you, the dog no longer resides at the Smith house.
Tim,
"No good deed....."
HEEL..ahhh.... I mean HEAL
!
Thinking of you and wishing you well. Linda
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Not buying the dog story – heard it was Jim Naugle.
Feel better – happy New Year!
Steven
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Get well soon, Tim! We need you at the Visioning meetings.
p.s. As the son of a veterinarian (and a victim of dozens of dog bites to the face and hands), I could have told you not to try and kiss a dog -- you should stick to kissing babies!
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Tim...
Glad to see even something like this can't wipe that irrepressible grin off your face!!!
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Damn Tim... I am happy to hear that you are on the road of recovery.
I hate damn "pit bulls" does not matter if they are mixed breed or not. Hate the "bastards."
All that you do for the community, figthing crime, I do not believe you have gotten any true battle wounds from
drug dealers, but somehow a damn "pit bull" got you. I hope that you killed the little bastard.
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Holy Crap (I cleaned that up for publication). Tim that is awful. What a horrific experience. I wish you a very speedy and full recuperation and if you run into any more vicious dogs like that, I will be happy to take them off your hands and put them into my vacant apartments that are being so seriously vandalized, and let them dine on the crackheads that plague the neighborhood, but in the meantime I hope you have an amazingly quick recovery and that 2010 is a much better year for all of us.
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Glad to hear you're healing. Hey, everybody, let's not give Tim any lip! .......or maybe we should.....
Seriously, be well and handsome again soon.
Here I am in Seattle, where this city's solution to the homeless is to move the tent every three months. Presently it is located in a church parking lot in Bellevue, one of the most exclusive suburbs of Seattle. EVERY neighborhood takes a turn. Wonder what Coral Ridge would think of that.
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So sorry about your encounter! I hope that you mend quickly and have no lasting results - just reminders to stick to kissing your wife! Seriously, I am sorry your holidays were marred with the bad adventures...not all dogs are biters! Remind Timmy that selection means everything and rescues need extra attention when deciding if they are the right one for you. I hope the New Year bring all good things!
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Tim,
Did the dog have to get shots?
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Serious 1st Amendment issues have been raised here by Tim Smith. As a respected blogger, journalist and former politician, I am sure Tim will be the first to appreciate readers need to hear the full story. Was the incident witnessed? What's the dog's side of it? How's he doing? Is this just a far fetched tale to cover up yet another Fort Lauderdale scandal in the making? What really happened on the day in question? Tim owes his readers the whole truth.
As for the story itself - well, as my old editor used to say "in the news biz, 'dog bites man' is not a story, but 'man bites dog'...now that's a story".
However in this case, there does appear to be more here than meets both eyes, and we all look forward to seeing the entire tale soon. This story has legs and Tim needs to take it out into the fresh air of public scrutiny for walkies. Remove the leash Tim. Let it go and let's see where it takes us.
This could either end up a tall story - or a sound argument for "NO PETS".
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Tim darling,
So sorry Cindy kicked your ass and you feel that you have to blame it on a poor defenseless dog! hahahaha Just kidding! Glad they took care of that handsome face! See you soon!!
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I saw Tim at the Connie Francis Press Conference on Fort Lauderdale Beach on January 29th. I don't know what made me think of plastic surgery at such an event, but there was Tim standing near me. I said hey, let me see that lip. My judgment is it looks good a month after the terrible dog attack. Plus, as they always say Tim, "Facial scars add character".
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