Dear Peter
Thank you so much for the news of John - it is so dreadful and, as you say,
an absolute nightmare for Jan and the family. Thinking of them all and
saying lots of prayers......
Please could you also accept my apologies for this evening - busy with
family - but hope to be able to take part next month.
Rose
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On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 at 18:35, Peter Curtis <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Dear All,
I am having printer issues ( fancy new wireless printer that prints from
our phones and ipad but not from the desk top ! )
I thought I would try to give an update on John ahead of the meeting this
evening.
I stress that this is what I know as of 2 conversations yesterday with
those close to Jan plus a mail she sent me yesterday evening.
So, you all know of the event that put John in hospital and that he is in
ICU in Southampton.
John was very heavily sedated and placed in a coma. He suffered swelling
to his brain that they reduced. Unfortunately he suffered another bleed on
Wednesday and was back in theatre and they have kept part of the skull away
to keep the pressure off. The pressure and the intensity of sedation were
coming down. But he got a chest infection from the ventilator ( not
uncommon) and needed to be chilled and it took until Friday for the brain
pressure to reduce. Over the weekend he has had his sedation much reduced
in the hope of taking him out of the coma but as of yesterday this had not
happened and he had not shown any sign of consciousness as of yesterday (
Sunday ) evening.
Of course Jan is seeing the various consultants and I understand she was
to see the brain trauma person today but I have no further news. They can
only say that his condition is critical and it is hard to offer opinions
but that he is likely to be in Southampton some weeks before any possible
move to SDH.
As I and sure you will all agree, it is a total nightmare for Jan and the
whole family.
There is an excellent support network in place but I am sure all messages
of support are welcome.
There is also a move afoot to possibly organise some valley based events
to allow us all to show our support for John - more on this when it
develops .
One thing they are very keen to shore up is their teaching business and
they are keen to find suitable teachers who can tutor at the 11+ level and
if anyone knows suitable teachers looking for work then please get in
contact. Friends are stepping in to help with running mock exams but it
would be good to ensure the business can continue smoothly into next year
and ensure an income base for Jan.
of course John can no longer act as our Treasurer. Robin has done a great
job in supplying the update on the Portfolio but sooner rather than later
we please need a new volunteer Treasurer - please do think about it because
we cannot function without a treasurer.
I hope this helps,
Peter C.
