[TAC] K8DD in the hospital

[Meyers Kurt]

Ian: Thanks for the info. I had just emailed Hank but obviously got no 
reply.  We talked at the Findlay Hamfest and at that time he was looking 
forward to some uncertain surgery. Please keep us informed.

73, Kurt W8IQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian - K8MM" <ihk8mm at charter.net>
To: "Ulrich Ann" <dl2hbx at gmx.de>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:42 PM
Subject: [TAC] K8DD in the hospital


> My amateur radio friends,
>
> Hank, K8DD, went into the hospital (Lapeer) last week for surgery to
> repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The surgery went as planned and he
> was recovering nicely but he developed pneumonia. The pneumonia has
> steadily worsened and Hank has gone from being treated with supplemental
> oxygen, antibiotics and steroids to being sedated and put on a
> respirator. It will take roughly a week to see if the current course of
> therapy is working as hoped. I was up there to see him today and he
> groggily awoke for a short while and tried to communicate with me using
> hand gestures that I couldn't understand. I told him to squeeze my hand
> in morse code and he sent the letters GO two times, he's still stubborn
> and doesn't want us worrying about him. ;-) Needless to say he's in
> rough shape and in very dangerous territory, so please keep him in your
> prayers.
>
> 73,
> Ian - K8MM
>
>
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