"Gale Harold is out of intensive care and improving daily," a rep for the Desperate Housewives actor, who was injured Oct. 14 in a motorcycle accident, said in a statement issued Thursday night. "A full recovery is expected. He thanks everyone for their good wishes."
Now that we know Gale Harold — who, you may have noticed, has his own category on PopWatch — is recovering nicely, I’d like to take a moment to do the following:
1. Remind people that the correct way to inform someone that a person he or she enjoys has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident is not to send an e-mail with the subject line "Gale!!!" It’s true, three exclamation points does convey a sense of urgency, but chances are your friend will be thinking that the emergency is something good, like, a rare talk show appearance that she or he needs to tape. Recommended reading on the proper handling of a PCH (Pop Culture Heartache): The PopWatch Confessional (Vol. 36). Have more tips/stories? Share them below.
2. Inform my colleague Michael Slezak that I will not be returning the giant comforting cheeseburger-shaped pillow that I borrowed from his office on Oct. 15 (after reading an email with the subject line "Gale!!!"). I know it was a gift (from Annie Barrett, naturally), but I’ve never once seen him hold it the way I did that day. (At my desk. As I worked.)
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Bless his heart,I am so happy to read this… I just hope he’s not stuck in the 1980′s memory-wise right now or something. But getting out of ICU is a great sign! hope his recovery is rapid. Loves me some Gale!!
It’s nice to see Nancy Seltzer finally earning her money with accurate information for a change.
Excuse me but why is this a PW blog?
Thanks, Mandi. I always look out for your Gale posts. I was so happy to see this news show up in my email last night before I went to bed. I really hope Gale makes a quick recovery.
That’s great news, and a nice way to start the weekend!
You go, Gale!
Ha. Bless teh Gale! I’m so happy he’s our ot ICU and doing better.
Keep up the Gale posts!
Thanks so much for the Gale update and thanks for giving him his own category..he so deserves it.
I am happy he is recovering and hopefully he will be back on DH good as new and ASAP. Get well Gale..your fans love you!!
I love that the Gale Harold category has “!” around it. And that it exists. And that he’s doing better. Think I’ll go home and watch a couple eps of QAF tonight.
thanks so much for the update.so relieved to hear the good news
Thanks for the update, glad he is doing well! So cool that he has his own category, lol!
But won’t the cheeseburger pillow just bring back bad memories of when Gale! was at death’s door?
Whoo! SO VERY HAPPY TO KNOW HE’S DOING WELL. GREAT NEWS, WAS REALLY SO WORRIED AND HOPING TO GET MORE INFO,THIS IS NICE TO HEAR. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. SENDNG OUT LOVE AND GOOD WISHES TO YOU GALE.
Oh Gale my love!!! Great news!!!!
I’m so glad he’s going to be okay! I was so upset when I first heard the news and I had to go to work that day, which made it even worse. So I’m outside ready to walk through the door and of course I’m just thinking “Oh, Gale!” and when I look up, there is none other than a beautiful black jeep diectly in front of me. I took that as a very good omen. It is also nice to know that there is someone at Ew who is as in love with Gale as I am! Yay!
I have loved this man since Queer as Folk.I was one of the many women who watched the whole series. I caught him in Deadwood and much to my delight he came to Desperate Housewives. He is great and sexy as hell. His whole demeaner. wishing him well.