Forry update
May. 13th, 2002 01:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nolly(i'm removing people's email/phone info but otherwise posting the relevant portion of the email verbatim -- it is from a public mailing list)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 00:40:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Elisa Sheets <elisa@xxx.xxx>
To: Darkstar Science Fiction List <scifi@darkstar.ucsd.edu>
Subject: Good News! (was - Re: [scifi]: Forry in hospital)
The claims in the letter to Locus have been disputed.
Here (below) is a copy of an update posted to another list by a friend of
mine. Note: that the information is as of Saturday, May 11. The news
seems much more encouraging.
If anyone has personally visited Forry. Please let me know. We (the
SMOFs) are very worried. Even though Forry is doing better please still
send cards and messages or personally visit him. He has no family
"technically" beyond the family of fandom. The address to send cards to
is in the original letter to Locus.
Thanks to Cathy for originally posting on this topic.
~Elisa (Darkstar member and ex-president in exile: Silicon Valley)
xxx-xxx-xxxx home
xxx-xxx-xxxx cell
xxx-xxx-xxxx pager
__________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 17:13:31 -0700
From: Glenn Glazer <gglazer@xxxx.xxx>
Hi, all.
For those who do not already know, Forry Ackerman is the hospital, Kaiser
on Sunset. He had either a stroke or a heart attack. They are in the
process of trying to rule out a heart attack.
We just got back from visiting him in the hospital. First, they have
transferred him out of ICU (as of yesterday) and he is now in room 634 in
building H. Second, his face really lit up when Allie walked into the
room, which means he can still recognize people. In fact, other than
being tired, I would have to say his mental functioning is completely
normal. He is aware of time passage and recognized people from family
pictures we showed him.
He cantankerously groused about having to stare at the ceiling all day and
all of the poking and prodding (like blood tests) that goes with a stay in
the hospital. He says he's bored, but the nurse says his phone keeps
ringing, enough to tire him out, so go figure.
Now for some real good news: while we were there, an occupational
therapist came by and said that she would be back in half an hour to help
Forry *WALK AROUND* (emphasis mine). Forry didn't quite hear what she
said and wanted, winkingly, to know "What new torture have they devised
for me?" in a voice of mock horror that sounded just like the Forry of
old.
So, for reasons of patient confidentiality, I can't really report on his
medical condition, but if will and joie de vivre are enough, then I will
happily dispute the claim on the Locus webpage
(http://www.locusmag.com/2002/News/News05Log.html) that he is not expected
to recover. I'm not a doctor, of course, but my Father looked much more
ill and "out of it" when he was dying.
Best,
Glenn
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 00:40:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Elisa Sheets <elisa@xxx.xxx>
To: Darkstar Science Fiction List <scifi@darkstar.ucsd.edu>
Subject: Good News! (was - Re: [scifi]: Forry in hospital)
The claims in the letter to Locus have been disputed.
Here (below) is a copy of an update posted to another list by a friend of
mine. Note: that the information is as of Saturday, May 11. The news
seems much more encouraging.
If anyone has personally visited Forry. Please let me know. We (the
SMOFs) are very worried. Even though Forry is doing better please still
send cards and messages or personally visit him. He has no family
"technically" beyond the family of fandom. The address to send cards to
is in the original letter to Locus.
Thanks to Cathy for originally posting on this topic.
~Elisa (Darkstar member and ex-president in exile: Silicon Valley)
xxx-xxx-xxxx home
xxx-xxx-xxxx cell
xxx-xxx-xxxx pager
__________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 17:13:31 -0700
From: Glenn Glazer <gglazer@xxxx.xxx>
Hi, all.
For those who do not already know, Forry Ackerman is the hospital, Kaiser
on Sunset. He had either a stroke or a heart attack. They are in the
process of trying to rule out a heart attack.
We just got back from visiting him in the hospital. First, they have
transferred him out of ICU (as of yesterday) and he is now in room 634 in
building H. Second, his face really lit up when Allie walked into the
room, which means he can still recognize people. In fact, other than
being tired, I would have to say his mental functioning is completely
normal. He is aware of time passage and recognized people from family
pictures we showed him.
He cantankerously groused about having to stare at the ceiling all day and
all of the poking and prodding (like blood tests) that goes with a stay in
the hospital. He says he's bored, but the nurse says his phone keeps
ringing, enough to tire him out, so go figure.
Now for some real good news: while we were there, an occupational
therapist came by and said that she would be back in half an hour to help
Forry *WALK AROUND* (emphasis mine). Forry didn't quite hear what she
said and wanted, winkingly, to know "What new torture have they devised
for me?" in a voice of mock horror that sounded just like the Forry of
old.
So, for reasons of patient confidentiality, I can't really report on his
medical condition, but if will and joie de vivre are enough, then I will
happily dispute the claim on the Locus webpage
(http://www.locusmag.com/2002/News/News05Log.html) that he is not expected
to recover. I'm not a doctor, of course, but my Father looked much more
ill and "out of it" when he was dying.
Best,
Glenn
