[Boatanchors] =?unknown-8bit?Q?N=D8JM?= =?unknown-8bit?Q?Y?= - Tom - Status

[mikea]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 06:48:52PM -0500, Robert Nickels wrote:
> To friends of Tom Farland NØJMY and customers of Hayseed Hamfest -
> 
> I received a note from Tom's family this evening with some unfortunate 
> news.  Tom has been hospitalized and is suffering from some serious 
> medical problems, the full extent of which are presently unknown.  I had 
> an email from him Sunday saying he'd been in the local hospital for 
> tests, and still had a lot of pain.   Evidently things got a lot worse, 
> as he was taken to the Emergency Room later that night and transferred 
> to an ICU in Cedar Rapids yesterday, where he's mostly sedated due to 
> pain.  They think it may be pancreatitis, but the diagnosis is uncertain 
> at this time.
> 
> Tom's wife asked me to pass this information along, for the benefit of 
> anyone who may be waiting on a reply to a Hayseed Hamfest question or 
> order.  Please be patient until things get sorted out, and pass this 
> information along to anyone who may be asking.
> 
> In the meantime, thoughts and prayers for Tom and his family would of 
> course be appreciated.   I'll provide any further information as I 
> receive it.

Thanks very much, OM. Having had pancreatitis and gallstones (frequently 
associated), I have some idea what he's going through, and hope that the 
pain meds can make life tolerable until the docs get the problem fixed.

My very best wishes and my prayers go to him and for him. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin