Michael Scott McMurry in Coma
Posted by Aureth on Tue 3 Apr 2001 - 17:03
Michael Scott McMurry, longtime furry fan and founder of ZonieCon was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year. Despite an aggressive treatment, he is currently in a coma, and is not expected to recover. The following update was recieved through Mel. White via the Curtis family.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 19:01:28 -0500
From: Mike & Carole Curtis [email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kjartan ArnÛrsson" [email protected]
To: "Mike & Carole Curtis" [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: McMurry.
> Hi -
>
> You've probably already heard this, but just in case....
>
> On Friday Marty and I left town with our kids for a previously planned
> trip. We left Mike in the very capable hands of his friend Judy
> Worley. Judy moved into our home with Mike on Friday, but by Saturday
> she became concerned with his condition and called the Hospice nurse.
> Mike's nurse came to the house immediately and determined that he needed
> to be in their in-patient care unit. A Hospice van then came to the
> house and transported Mike to Hospice of the Valley's care unit adjacent
> to Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. The address to the unit is: 901
> E. Willetta, Phoenix, AZ The phone number is 602-223-3130 and Mike is
> in room 2305.
>
> Mike's parents have been at the Hospice unit all weekend with him, as
> has Judy and another friend. We arrived home this afternoon, and Marty
> rushed down there as soon as he could. Unfortunately Mike's condition
> is not good. He's on massive amounts of pain medication and he is very
> weak. Marty's gut feeling is that Mike will not be leaving the Hospice
> unit. We do not have any idea how much longer he will be with us, but
> to look at him one can only think that it won't be long.
>
> I am so sorry to pass along this sad news, but so many of you have asked
> to be kept informed. It is really a blessing to us to know that Mike is
> so well loved by his friends.
>
> Please network this information to any of Mike's other friends who are
> not listed in the "to" area of this e-mail. Unfortunately Marty and I
> don't have everyone's addresses. Again, please call us if you have any
> questions.
>
> Celia McMurry
>
>
> Forwarded by
>
> - KJARTAN -
>
>
We have since heard from the family and Mike is now in a coma and not
expected to recover. The family is planning a wake, and Steve Corbett is
also trying to organize something at Confurence.
Take care
Mike and Carole
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My prayers go out to Mike, his family, and his dear friends in this time of trial. I'll keep out hope for a good ending, whatever that turns out to be...
Reality is not only stranger than we think, it's stranger than we CAN think!
You can update your news. McMurry passed away at 4 AM, PST.
Damn.
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