I'm so sorry to hear this.  David, please do keep us posted.  Mike and Mary
are kind and generous people - as anyone who has driven up through Maine
will know!  I hope he recovers fully and quickly.

Joy

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:04 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Sadly, Mike's not doing well.  Here's what Mary wrote me this morning:
>
>  Thanks David for letting the list know what is going on.  I have printed
>> out
>> all the emails and taken them to the hospital to read to Michael.  Things
>> are not looking too good, they moved him into ICU during the night last
>> night and they are having a problem with getting oxygen in his blood.
>>  Today
>> they gave him Lasix to get rid of the fluid and that seemed to help some.
>> They did tell him that he can cancel his camping trip planned for Friday.
>> Still are not sure what type of infection they are treating and have not
>> heard back from the CDC as to the swine flu or Legionnaires test.  I am
>> hoping for a better day tomorrow,  Mary
>>
>
>
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