[Oe List ...] Update on Jack Gilles

[Gordon Harper]

Colleagues --

With Jack's permission, I'm sharing this news with you about his current 
health situation.

As some of you may know, Jack has had several quite painful gall bladder 
attacks over the past few months.   They've mostly occurred while in 
Litibu and mercifully been of fairly short duration.  He's elected on 
those occasions not to take the surgery route but to treat the stones 
medically, and this has seemed sufficient.

Jack and Judy have been in the States these past three weeks or so, 
preparing to attend the Archive Team's Fall Sojourn in Chicago.  Jack 
had the most severe of these attacks while here--as it happens, while 
staying with David and Margaret Scott in Kalispell, MT.  He has 
basically been wiped out, this time for several days, with major pain 
and unable to sleep.  He's now been diagnosed once again with stones, 
and this time an inflamed pancreas and an irregular heartbeat.

Thankfully, I don't think the Gilleses could have picked a better place 
for this to happen.  The Scotts are providing incredible care for both 
of them and ensuring that Jack has access to fine medical resources.  
Further tests are scheduled for this week, and Jack has pretty much 
decided this time to go for gall bladder surgery if the doctors give him 
the nod.

Jack and Judy won't be joining the Archive Team in Chicago this weekend 
for the start of the Fall Sojourn.  Depending on how things go, (the 
eternal optimist) he's holding open the possibility they might make it 
the second week.  Given how much Jack is in communication with so many 
of us, he wants to let everyone know the current situation, and, if any 
of you were wondering, why you haven't heard from him lately.

Regardless of the medical evaluation, those of you who know Jack know 
that when he can't bring himself to get on the Internet himself, he 
clearly can't be in the best shape. I know he'd appreciate any of our 
prayers or emails wishing him improved health.   He was feeling somewhat 
better this evening when I talked to him, having been able to get some 
sleep today for a change.  He's scheduled for further tests related to 
those irregular heart rhythms tomorrow, with discussion of the surgery 
depending on how they turn out.

More as we learn more --

Gordon





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