[TheForge] FW: Ken Zastrow

[April & Bill Clemens]

I know that some of you know Ken Zastrow.
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
I'll keep you posted on his status as I hear more.

Bill Clemens


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Morris [mailto:remwillow at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:10 PM
Subject: FW: Ken

Hi All,
Sorry to say that I received this message from Nancy Zastrow this
morning 
and thought that I should pass it on. I have not spoken to her yet but
will 
get back to you all as soon as I get more info.
As ever,
Bob M.

>From: "Nancy Zastrow" <nzastrow at erols.com>
>Subject: Ken
>Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 07:22:32 -0500
>
>Hello my dears,
>Here is the news to date.  Last night, about 6:30, Ken suffered a
massive
>stroke.  911 took him to Montgomery General and they, in turn, had him
>air-lifted to the University of Maryland hospital in Baltimore because
it 
>is
>one of 2 top-notch stroke places, and because Georgetown didn't answer 
>their
>calls.  The plan has been to operate to remove a large clot from the 
>carotid
>(sp?) artery and had a neurosurgeon on hand when he arrived in
Baltimore,
>but further pictures at UM showed that it was too high and too large to
>follow that plan.  Now they are back to the 'old-fashioned' strategy of
>clot-dissolving drugs and waiting out this very crucial 72 hours.  At
first
>he had no right-sided functions, but when we left about 2 this morning
he
>was able to raise his right leg when asked.  He could say "yes" in
response
>to certain questions, with a lot of thought and effort, but couldn't
speak
>beyond that, but I'll be going back shortly and hope and trust there
will 
>be
>additional recovery by the time I get there.  The medical team is
guarded 
>in
>predictions, but said they would have PT and speech therapy teams ready
to
>begin as soon as possible.  When we left he was awaiting a bed in the
>neurological center.  We wait and pray, and appreciate your loving
thoughts
>and prayers.  It still feels unreal.  He is the healthy one in the
family.
>Strange.
>Love
>Nancy
>
>