catbirdseat Posted June 21, 2006 Posted June 21, 2006 Yes, Kurt was injured yesterday and is in Harborview ICU. I don't really want to post details now, especially as I don't know if I would get them right, but crazyjz and I will be going to see him this afternoon. Say a prayer for him if you do that sort of thing. It's a good thing he is at Harborview. They are among the best in the country for treatment of head injury. My son was treated there. Best wishes, Kurt, for a full recovery. Quote
klenke Posted June 21, 2006 Posted June 21, 2006 This sucks. And to think how many times I have conversed with Kurt about his job and its safety protocols. I was thinking it would be nice to send him flowers and a card but that would be hard to do in the cyber world. I have an idea. I will do my part with the card as such: Whoever wants, send me a PM with a short one-line get well message and I will hand-write those messages along with your name/avatar on an actual card. Click here to send me that PM (must be logged in to do so). I'll try and get the card sent by Friday (I may take it there myself). That is to say, the deadline for your message would be Friday around 5:00pm. If I get a lot of responses I may opt to put them on a poster instead. I will be out tomorrow (Thursday). Quote
wayne Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Heres to the Spraylord getting better! please let us know when he an take visitors Quote
olyclimber Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 The latest update is that Kurt is still not concious, but this is probably because of the meds he is under recovering from the surgeries. He did squeeze a visitors hand though. He took quite a fall onto some rockery, and apparently has a sizeable dent. He may not be up for hanging out with visitors for a while. He also punctured a lung in the fall, but obviously most concerning is the head injury. I'm going to go visit him with Hansel and Mark tomorrow afternoon, and I'll pass along everyone's best wishes. Quote
layton Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 what type of surgery was done??? brain? shit Kurt, get better. Quote
catbirdseat Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Did they do the one where a plate of skull is temporarily removed? They freeze it and put it back in after the swelling has subsided. They didn't have to do that with my son, but it was very close. The pressure was high for 8 days before it finally went down. Quote
olyclimber Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 I don't know. Thats all I have to report for now. Quote
Chad_A Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Hope everything turns out alright. Here's to keepin' the positive vibes going for Kurt Quote
gavastik Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Ugh. Kurt/AlpineK I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you at pub club -- surgery for head injuries is a good excuse Wishing you a speedy and full recovery. Hoping to meet you yet (soon). Quote
ken4ord Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Shit I hate news like this. Hoping for a speedy recovery for you Kurt. Quote
icegirl Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 crap crap crap! Kurt! why did you wait till I was no longer working there and could come visit/pester you on company time!!! What were you thinking! Quote
JosephH Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 That is a drag. I ran tree and roofing crews for a few years on Chicago's North Shore for a couple of outfits and ladder accidents were the bane of both businesses. Really sorry to hear the news... Quote
MarkMcJizzy Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Well, myself an his other good friends John Zehran, Kellie, and arborists Mickey, Roger, Gator, and Jack spent a good amount of time with him yesterday. He is improving, but his injuries should be clearly viewed as serious. His parents are holding up well. Right now, visitors are important, but to a clearly defined limit. He is in burn ICU (only because of space requirements), and they enforce a limit. His parents have asked that I or John Zehran be their interface on this subject. If you feel that it is appropriate for you to visit, please call me. If you do not have my cell, please PM Oly, Off, Michele, or Tanstaafl. But in all honesty, I feel that I have already contacted those people whose visitation is appropriate. But I could have made a mistake. JZ has suggested that some frozen cassaroles for his folks would be a good idea. I agree. Please PM me, Oly, Off, or tanstaafl, and I will see that they are picked up. We could also use someone who could help Kurt's mother and I hack into his home PC. His bills etc are on his PC, and I turned it off, and now because it is password protected, we can't turn it back on. If anyone else has any good ideas of ways to help, please offer them up. Also, his helper Alex could use some work in the future. By his handling of the initial emergency, I can vouch that Alex is a good man. Quote
JayB Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 I suspect that the folks that work with computers for a living might have more to say about this, but if all that you need to get past is the initial Windows2000 or XP password, you can find instructions that allow you to get past these on the internet. Quote
olyclimber Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 If XP or W2K I have a boot disk for resetting the password. If earlier than that, it is even more trivial. Quote
sobo Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 I first met Kurt last fall at Rope-Up. I have to say, he and I had a laughing-our-asses-off-rolling-in-the-dirt good time setting up for the slideshow and getting the fires going. We never shared a brew we didn't like. Here's to you, Kurt, and a very speedy full recovery. Quote
Dechristo Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Kurt is one of three that I've met from this board... standing on the King's porch waiting for dinner at Bluff Lake. I'm pulling for you, buddy. Quote
Stefan Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Damn. I am hoping you have a speedy recovery Kurt. I need you to come and cut down a tree down in my yard this coming winter! Quote
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