[opendtv] Update on Bill Ruck in Greece

From: "Larry Bloomfield" <Larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 17:38:39 -0500
Received the following from Bill Ruck's wife today:
       I was able to talk to Bill for a few minutes this morning.  He
       doesn't remember the accident - didn't know what hit him (it
       was a car, not a truck) and was surprised to hear that his hip
       was broken.  He wasn't able to talk too long but he sounds like
       himself (though I suspect he's on some pretty substantial meds
       at the moment).

       His roommate (who has the advantage of not being sedated) said
       that Bill came through surgery very well, and now has a few
       pins in his femur and a cast on his leg.  He still has a
       breathing tube to help with his deflated lung, but that should
       be coming out tomorrow, and they'll be able to cut back on some
       of the sedatives at that point. They expect that he will be
       able to start rehab in the next 2-3 days, and may be released
       from the hospital as early as this weekend.

       At this point, the whole issue of him staying or returning to
       the US is up in the air.  Obviously the project has to keep
       moving, so I guess they have someone else enroute to pick up
       his part of the work. He won't be allowed to fly for at least
       2-3 weeks because of the lung, and the broken hip would make a
       15 hour flight problematic.  If he has some mobility and feels
       up to it, they may have him work some, since he can't go
       anyplace anyway.  It will still be a few days or more before
       this picture gets clearer.

       I'll be heading over at some point, but haven't made plans yet.
       Bill said I should wait until my already scheduled trip in
       June, but that may have been the drugs talking.  The other
       possibility is that I'll head over this weekend, to be there
       when he gets out of the hospital.

       Haven't been able to get a good mailing address yet, but hope
       to when I next communicate with his roommate.  I am compiling
       all of the wishes, prayers and thoughts that you've sent and
       will be forwarding them to his roommate, who'll print them out
       and bring them to Bill when he visits tomorrow.  (I did tell
       him about all of these responses when we talked today.)  If you
       want to send a card, one option would be to send them to our
       house and I'll send over a batch via FedEx, or hand carry them
       if I head over this weekend.

       Finally, I just want to say thanks for all the messages of
       support and goodwill.  I truly appreciate it during this rather
       trying episode, and we are both lucky to know so many good,
       caring people.  Thank you.

       Siobhan  <siobhanruck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

  It's not unusual to have no memory of such an accident.  
  Keep Bill in your thoughts and prayers.  It's not over yet.


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Larry Bloomfield, KA6UTC
The Road Show - A Taste of NAB
1980 25th St.
Florence, OR 97439
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