Date:         Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:50:01 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Karl Von Salzen
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Karl Von Salzen <aufever@hotmail.com>, a Vanagon listmember from way
before the list split, (now on the T2 list) has been experiencing a
health problem.  Thought that the gray beards of this list ought to
know.

Samba thread here:
<http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337647&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
 >.

Synopsis from a p-mail I received last night:

"13 days in the hospital, of which the first 9 were in ICU. Day 4
overnight was the turning point. I was DNR and not expected to
survive. My platelet count had crashed to 13. Holding steady now at
20. Normal is 150,000! And my body rejected both transplants. It is on
its own to produce them. My 6 year fight of a non curable bone marrow
disease, Polycythemia Vera, has now morphed into full blown leukemia.

"I cannot walk or lift anything yet. The muscles are gone. I cannot
risk any bruising or will get internal bleed out or DVT [deep vein
thrombosis]."

Please keep him in your thoughts.

Jim