Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:44 +0100
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: MOD Mike Collum update 11/18
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Ya know David, I am not sure you should have said that on the list...
but...
4 years ago I lost my father to a burst aneurysm on the aorta between
his heart and stomach. It was a month of hell and if you would have
made the same pronouncement, I would have agreed. His chances were
slim and none and I am not sure putting him through a month of ICU was
the best way to handle it, as if we really had a choice.
So all my best wishes to the family. If you haven't gone through this
particular pain. please be quiet.
Thanks David, this is a difficult position for you to be in.
tim in san jose
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:21 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you were a professional, you wouldn't have made that irresponsible
> negative pronouncement to a thousand people, many of whom have never met
> Mike personally.
>
> It was just your opinion, and you should have kept it to yourself.
>
> Jake de Villiers
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 8:53 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear Volks,
>>
>> I finally heard from Mary two days ago, and I'm now at a place in my
>> travels where I have a connection. I don't want to get
>> into details, but as of a couple days ago Mike's condition was very
>> grave, and looking at the list of things he has piled up against him
>> right now, and I beg you to keep this amongst yourselves, in my
>> professional opinion he's not likely to recover. I hope I'm wrong,
>> but the excellent internist at whose house I dined tonight and in
>> whose bed I'm sleeping likewise sees little chance for him based on
>> Mary's email. And when I mentioned Goodpasture's disease, my friend
>> immediately said "Mphm...that's a very serious disease, hard to
>> treat. I've never had a patient with it and I'm very glad of that."
>>
>> I wish I had better news, and Mike's joie-de-vivre and powerful will,
>> and his great love for Mary are all points in his favor. He's been
>> transported to Charlottesville where they have better facilities and
>> is being treated vigorously. As it has all along, it still seems to
>> be a race between the steroids and the reaper.
>>
>> Sadly yours,
>> David
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
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