From: Karan Fairchild <alderspr@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 10:24 AM
Subject: [obol] update on Tim Blount with an address
To: Oregon Birds Online <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I am resending this message, because now there's a contact address.
Jeff Wimer
4140 E. Thomas Mill Dr
Nampa, ID 83686
Jeff will be visiting him in Boise and has offered to bring Tim this
mail.****************************** ******************************
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I saw this on the Friends of Malheur Facebook page- I hope it's okay to send
out here. If someone could please re-post this to the BOO listserve, I'd
appreciate it.
Karan Fairchild
Tim Blount Health Update:As some of you may be aware, late last week Tim
suffered a severe health issue. After suffering from fatigue and generally
feeling unwell for most of the week he was taken to his local hospital on
Friday with what appeared to be stroke like symptoms. After initial observation
it was decided he should be immediately LifeFlighted to Boise. In short, Tim
has had both a very significant Cardiac Event as well as a substantial stroke.
He is currently at St Lukes RMC in Boise but we anticipate being moved to their
Acute Rehab Facility within the next 24 hrs for specialized treatment of his
stroke prior to decisions on how to treat his heart which is operating at very
substandard capacity. As you might imagine the treatment of these two issues
and how one affects the other is a very fine line and a challenge to his team.
It’s anticipated that his stay here will be at a minimum 4 weeks, at this time
to recover from the stroke alone.Tim’s stroke was confined to a portion of the
brain that controls cognitive thinking and memory recall, but thankfully he has
no paralysis from the incident. He struggles with recall of both long term and
short term memory and speech. In lay person speak, moving an idea from the
brain to the mouth is very disjointed at this time and he has challenges
verbalizing what is on his mind. Needless to say calls probably aren’t terribly
effective right now but any messages or communications will get back to him
through John or me-- whether they are sent to us or Tim directly. If you send
messages to John or I please give us a little context as how you know Tim so we
can help him establish the connection of how he knows you—this is a big
help.His best friend John Shewey and I are both with him and we are glad to
answer any questions or convey messages. Tim really appreciates hearing that he
is in the thoughts and prayers of others right now and as he begins this new
and very strenuous journey. I think once he gets to the new location, he will
be on a more established regiment and visitation will become far more practical
as well. We’ll certainly provide updates on when that might be and how things
are progressing.
