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CudaMan
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- Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:17 pm
- First Name: Mark
- Last Name: Strange
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1924 Cut Off Touring (now a pickup)
- Location: Hillsboro, MO
- Board Member Since: 2013
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by CudaMan » Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:01 pm
I just saw this on Steve's Facebook page.
Penny Ingram Parker - Steve Jelf
Last night we were notified by Steve's doctor that they were transferring him to Northwestern Hospital for evaluation. He had acquired a fever and an infection was suspected. He was unsteady, words slurred and not communicating very well. So, he was admitted to the hospital, seemed to be having difficulty breathing, and scan showed that one of the areas of bleeding in his brain had expanded and didn't seem to be reabsorbing as expected. He is now intubated and the decision is being made on whether to do brain surgery or not to relieve the pressure. Fingers crossed that the outcome is good.
Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
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Henry K. Lee
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- First Name: Henry
- Last Name: Lee
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: Many
- Location: South Pittsburg, TN
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by Henry K. Lee » Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:33 pm
Please tell me I am having a bad dream. Thoughts and Prayers Steve!
Thank You Mark for the update!
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Wayne Sheldon
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- Last Name: Sheldon
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Runabout 1913 Speedster
- Location: Grass Valley California, USA
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by Wayne Sheldon » Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:50 pm
Minor setbacks on this sort of recovery are very common, almost unavoidable.
Hopefully, that is all it turns out to be, just a minor setback.
Keep getting better Steve!
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1925 Touring
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- First Name: Austin
- Last Name: Farmer
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1922 Touring
- Location: N.W. Illinois
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by 1925 Touring » Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:34 pm
Wayne Sheldon wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:50 pm
Minor setbacks on this sort of recovery are very common, almost unavoidable.
Hopefully, that is all it turns out to be, just a minor setback.
Keep getting better Steve!
×2 I know it is common for brain injured patients to go in and out with recovery. Let's just hope that it is only temporary. It should be noted that I am not any sort of professional just reiterating some of the things I've heard.
Don't push too hard steve! Give yourself time to recover we are all thinking of you.
Austin from Illinois
Just a 20 year old who listens to 40 year old music, works on 75 year old airplanes and drives 100 year old cars.
The past is only simple because hindsight is 20/20.
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WayneJ
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- First Name: Wayne
- Last Name: Jorgensen
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Runabout, 1918 Runabout
- Location: Batavia, IL
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by WayneJ » Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:44 pm
Some folks missed this thread and so they were caught unaware of Steve's situation. I am bumping this thread to the top so that they have a better understanding of what transpired several days ago. Steve is currently at Chicago's Northwestern Hospital which is ranked one of the best in the country. He is in good hands.
Wayne Jorgensen, Batavia, IL
1915 Runabout
1918 Runabout
