From: "Ted White" <twhite8 at cox.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Jack Chalker in hospital - more
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:14:40 -0500
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From: "Elspeth Kovar" <ekovar at worldnet.att.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:35 AM
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Jack Chalker in hospital - more

> At 10:13 PM 12/8/04, Walter Miles wrote:
> >Hello Ted
> >
> >On 12/09/04, Ted White wrote:
> >
> >TW> How old is Jack's son?
> >
> >The one that hacked his site to put up the message (Steve) is
> >around twelve, I think.  His now adult brother, David, was a
> >really cool little kid, and not entirely unlike your son in
> >personality.  Steve, although different in temperament, seems
> >to be heading in good and interesting directions too.
> >
> >Be seeing you,
>
> This was posted on Jack's website, again done by Steven:
>
> December 9th, 2004: Taken from Mom's (Eva Whitley) LiveJournal:
>
> We went in to visit Jack today and talk to the doctor about the trach.
> (This would be doctor number 4, in as many days.) This guy was very
> optimistic. Basically, if we agree to the trach, it would NOT be
permanent,
> it could be pulled out when Jack was better, Jack might be transferred to
a
> nursing home about 15 miles away but it would be a short-term thing and
> he'd be coming home. The gastric bypass surgery could wait until Jack is
> recovered and could give his consent and it would be his decision at that
> point. I am more wildly optimistic at this point than I have been in
days,
> I feel like I have been given a great gift. We also had a consultation
with
> the hospital social worker who had information for use on the choices in
> nursing homes for post-op trach weaning, a range of services for Jack
> (physical therapy, occupational therapy, maybe even counseling) to help
> him. There are risks to the surgery, but then I had similar risks when I
> had my hysterectomy last year and that went swimmingly. (In at 6 am
Monday,
> out by 2 pm on Wednesday, I could have stayed another day but ugh! ick!
> hospitals!)
>
> The surgery is tomorrow morning at 11AM so keep your prayers/good
> wishes/thoughts coming!

"Gastric bypass surgery"?   That doesn't sound like congestive heart
failure.

--Ted White