[Oe List ...] Update on Jack Gilles

[Sherwood Shankland]

Hey Jack - the plumber who was working at my house last week - went to the
hospital with a gall bladder crisis, got the surgery done with tiny
orthoscopic incisions and was back to work in two days! Fear not the
knife.nor the mini probes.

I thought you might like some local research on the subject.not a huge
population sample, but one case of rapid healing and recovery is one case of
rapid healing and recovery. So pick up your repaired bladder and walk (and
by the way that dusty Jesus character tells me, with strong references, that
in addition: Your sins are forgiven, you know the future is open and all the
jazz. 

Be well, soon. Grace and Peace, Sherwood and Eunice

 

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[mailto:oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Harper
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 9:26 PM
To: Order Ecumenical Community; Colleague Dialogue
Subject: [Oe List ...] Update on Jack Gilles

 

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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