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Subject:Re: MODERATOR Mike Collum status
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:11:25 -0700

Take your time Mike - what am I saying, you drive a Vanagon right?!

I hope you get your health back soon.

Seeya, Jake

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Mike Collum <collum@myfairpoint.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> First, it was not my intention to make a fuss on the list but, in that
> my wife was really worried this time (I just never get sick), your
> comments and support were most certainly appreciated.  I want to
> sincerely thank all of you!  Your many posts and pmails really served to
> cheer me up!!
>
> As you know, I came home from the hospital Friday evening but I'm still
> not out of the woods.  I'm not oxygenating well so I have to (for now,
> anyway) wear oxygen 24-7 and have to turn it up to max if I'm going to
> walk or move around a bit.  I seem to be improving in that area though
> the going is slow.  My immune system is really low so I'm not able to
> have visitors until at least August 31st.  I'll be reevaluated at that
> time.
>
> I do have double pneumonia but, other than that, the doctors don't know
> what they're treating.  It's not the run of the mill pneumonia that
> they're used to seeing.
>
> For the meanwhile, I'll be lurking more than participating in that I'm
> only online from time to time.
>
> Mike
> Houlton, Maine
>

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Jake

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