[NSRCA-discussion] The Nats vs. Gary Courtney

[Keith Hoard]

Tell him were all praying for him!!

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On Jul 28, 2012, at 9:55, Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:

Update: Gary's meningitis is viral meaning far less contagious and less
threatening to him. He is lucid but remembers nothing of yesterday. I will
visit him in icu at 1pm cdt.
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Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Those of you at the Nats know Gary lost his Spark (actually borrowed from
> Andrew Jesky) during Sunday practice. Then he judged all week including
> four rounds of fai and masters finals. He finished judging complaining of a
> massive headache which we attributed to the sun and dehydration. He
> insisted on going home without getting checked by a doctor, and to make a
> long story short, he is in the hospital with meningitis. Drs. aren't sure
> if it is bacterial or viral, but he is in bad shape at Huntsville Hospital
> in Huntsville, Al. After several hours with him in the emergency room at
> their satellite hospital they transferred him last nite to the main
> hospitals infectious disease section. On doctor's advice, I went back to
> the emergency ward and got a prophylactic dose of antibiotics because I was
> around him all week. The doctor told me that other people are at low risk.
> They are pumping him full of antibiotics until cultures come back and id
> the strain and bacteria l vs. Viral. FWIW, symptoms are bad headache, fever
> with chills, stiff neck, then extreme lower back pain. I've never witnessed
> so much pain.
> Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers and I will update as I know
> more.
>
> Jon Lowe
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