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Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 11:11 AM To: Standlee, Kevin Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: FW: Re: Sad news re Kelly Turner] I don't know if this has made the rounds in Bay Area fandom yet, but Kelly was a local to you guys for many years, worldcon masquerade winner, one of the folks who started CostumeCon, etc. Susan de G (numb) ----- Forwarded message from an g t <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- This was sent to me from Kelly Turner's ex-wife: >Kelly is in Intensive Care in the Irvine Medical Center in what is now >a "persistent vegetative state." > >He was rushed there on the 5th after complaining of chills, and was >admitted with a temperature of 108 and a blood pressure of 50 (no lower >number; just 50). He was stabilized within 24 hours to a temperature of >102 and a blood pressure of 100, while the doctors tried to figure out >what had happened to him. He has been unconscious or only >semi-conscious (eyes open for 30 seconds at a time) since admission to >the hospital. He appeared to have heart damage, and his liver and >kidneys were not functioning properly, so he was put on dialysis late >last week, in an effort to take some of the load off his organs. >Friends and family with him said they thought they saw small >improvements every day, but he suffered a seizure during dialysis on >the 13th. He appeared to be "resting quietly" for the last two days, >but when the doctors checked him yesterday, there was NO brain >activity. His family has been told there is now no hope for recovery. >He has a Living Will in place, so he will be removed from >life-supporting equipment this Sunday (the 18th) so his family can be >present. Nobody still has any idea what happened. He was still >relatively young (43) and healthy. My last contact with him was less than a week before this all happened, and he was fine. > >Kathy and Brian Mix have been at the hospital every day, as well as >Kelly's current life partner Tom, and his mom and sister Roz. Brian has >been sending out updates once a day, and you can ask to be added to his >list by emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >I just received the stunning news about the persistent vegetative state >yesterday in a phone call from Alys Hay, and have been trying to help >get the word out, as there are people Brian doesn't know or wouldn't >think to write. > >This is a sad, sad day, especially so close to the loss of Bobby Gear. ----- End forwarded message -----
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