Rumor has it Chuck P has had a heart attack

[Ed Harrow]

I called Chuck tonight, as I've been doing every week or so since his accident. A person unknown to me answered the phone and, when I asked for Chuck put me thru an inquisition before telling me he was in intensive care.

No further information is available, at least from me.

[Hughman]

UH-OH! :(

[JimD]

Let's hope he's ok

[John Bell]

..... :(

[Ross M]

Thank you, Ed, for keeping us posted. :(

[imported_Steven Bauer]

Oh man. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Hang in there Chuck.

Steven

[whb]

Thanks Ed,

Prayers and good wishes on there way.

Howard

[Meerkat]

Oh! This is the last thing I needed to hear! :```(

Please hang in there Chuck!

[Hwyl]

Best wishes ====== Gareth

[imported_Daniel]

Come on Chuck, we are all pulling for you!

[Ian McColgin]

Here's hope.

[nedL]

:( I'm saying a prayer over here.

[Wild Dingo]

Hold fast the tiller of life Chuck ol mate... seas to sail places to see and people to meet and all that

Gawd I hope he pulls through

Thoughts from the great southern land

[Dave Fleming]

Ed you will keep us informed of Chuck's condition won't you?

I don't wish to call and bother whomever is there with questions.

Seems like it might be best if just one person does the checking up and lets us all know via the Forums.

[Venchka]

Chuck,

Get well, you hear! I owe you a few cold ones. I expect you to collect. smile.gif

Wayne
Praying for your speedy recovery in the Swamp. smile.gif

[Bill Dodson]

Chuck, you are in my prayers.

Bill

[htom]

Prayers from here, too. You can come out of this better than ever, Chuck!

[Mike Field]

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My case is the opposite of Wayne's.

Chuck, get well, you hear? You owe me a few cold ones, and I damn' well want to collect 'em. Here.
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[Big Red]

Damn, Chuck just did me a favour recently. I guess he's owed more beers than he owes smile.gif Hang in there buddy!

[Ed Harrow]

I have no news to report. I left a message at both phone numbers tonight.

A WBF member checked in with a local hospital, Calvert Memorial, but Chuck was not there.

I do have Chuck's home address, but I am not willing to put that out for public consumption. If/when I hear anything I will post it here.

Ed

[Wild Dingo]

Thanks Ed for keepin us in as much of the loop as you have... thoughts still headin up there to "da man"

[Bill Dodson]

I hope that no is good news, and I'm still praying for Chuck. That man has a great heart in the emotional & spiritual sense... let's hope that his physical heart is holding up too.

Bill

[Ed Harrow]

Chuck is making progress!! He is still in intensive care, and is at Washington Hospital Center in DC. Maybe someone can get an address and post it here.

[capt jake]

Progress!! Now that is good to hear!!!

[Dave Williams]

That's great to hear!

To kindness,
Dave

[Bill Dodson]

EXCELLENT :D

Washington Hospital Center (http://www.whcenter.org/)

110 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010

[Mike Field]

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Here's the latest inforrmation --
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Well, Patient Information tells me that Chuck's direct number is 202-877-4519. I guess this means he's definitely on the mend.

Unfortunately, when I tried it I couldn't get the so-and-so to answer, so I hope that means he's out having a post-prandial perambulation or chatting up the nurses somewhere. smile.gif
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We've got two threads running on this topic, but the other thread (in the Bilge) is the longer one, so perhaps we might stop adding to this one here, and instead post only to the Bilge thread (http://media5.hypernet.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=019641;p=2) from now on? (Only a suggestion, but I think that's what I'll be doing.)
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Edited to add: The hospital didn't tell me when I should or shouldn't call, but I need to have some care about when I ring because of the dramatic time zone difference. If others were thinking of calling too, it would be charitable to make due allowance the same way.
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[ 11-12-2004, 08:55 PM: Message edited by: Mike Field ]

[Dave Fleming]

Thankee M.F.!

Was thinking of doing what you just did but lagged abit on it, sigh.

Will call tomorrow, Saturday at a resonable hour for the EAST Coast of the US.

[Ed Harrow]

I just spoke to Chuck. He's sounding very tired.

"tired. Just hit me." "They haven't told me everything." "I'm just trying to stay straight."

Conversational, but not a conversationalist, if you get my meaning. He says his family is there - his brother just left. I told him I'd call him in a couple of days.

[ 11-13-2004, 11:50 AM: Message edited by: Ed Harrow ]

[imported_Steven Bauer]

Thanks, Ed.

Steven

[NormMessinger]

Thanks Ed.

[Dave Fleming]

OK, just talked ***briefly***with Chuck at 12:30 PM Eastern Time,in the US and, he sounded VERY WEAK as one would expect after such an incident.
Still has his sense of humour though! I wished him well from me as well as all here.

My personal opinion....don't every body bother him at this time. Let's just leave it to Ed Harrow to keep us informed.

Asked him if he needed anything? His reply only if I had a supply of better looking nurses than they have back there! :D

[Hughman]

Thanks, Ed. Please pass along my best wishes for a quick recovery.

Hugh

[Dave Fleming]

UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :D :D :D :D

Chuck is scheduled to be moved to a Rehab. Center tomorrow, Monday, Nov 15..

In talking with a relative at his home it was suggested that any get well type gifts be send there rather than to the hospital or rehab. center.

If anybody wants his home address contact me off Forum, please?

[ 11-14-2004, 06:59 PM: Message edited by: Dave Fleming ]

[Donn]

I've got some extra C4 he'd probably like. What do you send to a guy like this?

[Hughman]

Probably not a tie.... tongue.gif

[Dave Fleming]

O&O East, what SWIMPAL and I sent him was a nice fleece blanket.

Being Diabetic and with Heart Problems, to this uneducated old rummy, I fuggered that some way to keep warm in the extremities would be a good idea.

[Jerry Sousa]

Glad to hear that he's on the mend.

If anything, I would imagine that Chuck needs to get rid of stuff!

Could somebody please persuade him to put his memoirs down on paper!! He has had a fascinating life; an electronics engineer; an artist; as a Cold Warrior; a boat builder; a three times solo circumnavigator!!! Also, what of the book he planned to write on celestial navigation?

What plans has he made to archive his thousands of photographs? I recall reading here, that he actually developed his own colour slide film aboard his boat during his voyages! It would be a terrible waste if they were to end up in boxes in some basement, never to be seen by an interested public again! Surely a maritime museum somewhere would be interested in his collection. Perhaps the sponsors of this Wooden Boat Forum might?

Anyway send him my best wishes for a speedy and uneventful recovery.

[Cosmo Lengro]

Bump

[Ed Harrow]

Chuck is home, sounds really great (but still has some work to be done, like three more roto-rooter jobs).

He had, I think it can be said, a difficult time, and was extremely fortunate in a number of respects. He doesn't expect to be here for the foreseeable future.

[Dave Fleming]

Oh Edwin, that is Sweet but Sad news.

Sigh.....

[gary porter]

Ed, or whoever might be talking to Chuck , please let him know that everyone has him in their thoughts and we're all pulling for him. Good to hear he is home and thanks Ed and everyone for the updates.
Heres to you Chuck..... :cool:

[Alan D. Hyde]

Best of luck, Chuck...

Alan & Joy

[Mike Field]

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I've just been speaking to Chuck again. I can't say he's sounding fantastic, but he's not too bad. The drugs are keeping him dopey and he was dozing when I rang, but he sparked up and we talked for a bit. He's got a couple of nurses coming in daily -- one arrived to walk The Critter while we were talking -- and I gather he's being looked after pretty well. He told me that he's lost about 40 lbs, and although he's a big bloke (6'-3") I think that that's probably a rather good thing. He also said the medicos have told him it'll be another six or eight weeks yet before he can get out and about.

Looks like it's still going to be a while before I get those cold ones from him....
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[Stephen Hutchins]

Hi Ed, This is all new to me. Please pass along my wishes to Chuck for a speedy recovery.-Steve