A friend of filk is sick...and a noted author isn't feeling too good either

[thatcrazycajun]

Courtesy of the Arisia e-mail list by way of tigerbright, I have just learned that Lois Mangan is in a hospice. (Previous reports of her being near death are now said to have been exaggerated, and I apologize for unduly alarming people.) This is a tremendous shock, as I recall Lois and her husband Paul quite fondly from years of attending cons and filk events in the Boston area and southward, and I had not possessed the least inkling that she was sick. I am reliably informed that I can post the information on the hospice:

Chilton House

65 Chilton St., Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 661-6415
Preferred visiting hours are 9:30 am to 8:30 pm.

If you are in the neighborhood, visitors are encouraged; if not, prayers and good thoughts are welcome.

And Discworld series author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease, but is likewise nowhere near dying, as he is at pains to assure us in a letter posted here. Prayers and good thoughts also requested for him, and thanks to khaosworks for the heads-up.

Comments

[gingicat]

Um... I left that entry friends-only, most folks won't be able to see it.

Also, update from Lois' husband (he has LJ but prefers not to publicize it widely):
I think Phil may have jumped the gun. Lois suffered another
setback while in the rehab facility in Brookline - gastrointestinal
bleeding (probably an ulcer) complicated by aspiration of bloody
vomit (which may lead to another pneumonia). Lois is depressed
as hell and is currently receiving comfort-only care. But this may
change (if Lois so decides), and she is NOT at death's door yet.
Her family and I have some hope for more time with her.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the notice. This entry will be edited accordingly.

[gingicat]

Um, I have a newborn - please just repost the text of Jill Eastlake's letter and don't refer folks to me?

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I do keep putting my foot in it this morning, don't I? I'm sorry, I forgot your current state. But I'm not sure I should post that letter given the more current information, nor do I wish to put the information out there for the whole world without the Mangans' consent. Is there someone else I could refer people to?

[gingicat]

Um, Jill put the letter out to be disseminated. It's been sent to many mailing lists and many LJs already.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Okay, one more post beginning with "Um..." and I'm officially checking myself in to see the brain surgeon. If you're sure it truly is okay, I may post the link; right now, I'm on the verge of simply deleting the whole damn thing since I seem to do nothing but screw it up. Anyhow, I'm not on the list, so I can't link to it.