[NSRCA-discussion] The Nats vs. Gary Courtney

[Phil S.]

Well, a ray of good news, anyway...

On 7/28/2012 10:54 AM, Jon Lowe 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.
> -- 
> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>
> 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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>
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