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Old 04-12-10, 22:52
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Default Important announcement

The following message regarding Geoff's situation has been posted on Tanknet so it is appropriate you, our membership are aware of this sad situation. I'll quote it in full and with their permission.

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Ladies and Gentlemen of Tanknet, it is with heavy hearts that we share with you news of one of the old ones.

Geoff Winnington-Ball is currently in a hospital in Newmarket Ontario fighting pneumonia, blood poisoning, and kidney failure. He is in an induced coma to allow his body to fight and hopefully recover. Staff are in contact with his son Shawn and will post any updates. Canadian Privacy Laws will not allow the Hospital to release any information so please dont call the hospital, we will wait on his son Shawn to keep us up to date. We do not know anymore than this at this time but as we find out more we will let you know.

Please include him in your prayers, best wishes only

Staff
I'm sure we all share the sentiments and wish Geoff all the best for a complete recovery from this serious situation.

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Old 04-12-10, 23:48
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darn get well Geoff as your friends will miss you if you don't.

I'll pray for a speedy recovery and look forward to hearing from you once you are better.
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Old 05-12-10, 00:34
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Whilst I am concerned about how our friend and leader is getting on, we can only hope that the best of attention will prevail.

If the Canadian hospital system is the same as ours there is another matter that could be of concern, and that is the financial impact of his recovery.

If we passed around the hat, we could come up with some practable help, which is about the best most of us can do.

Perhaps best done in Canada and I for one will one of the first to hit the can.

Just a thought the situation could be even more serious than we understand now.

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Old 05-12-10, 00:51
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Oh Dear...
This does not bode well, lets hope he is as resilient as the trucks he is so fond of.
All the best to Geoff and family.
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Old 05-12-10, 02:16
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Whilst I am concerned about how our friend and leader is getting on, we can only hope that the best of attention will prevail.

If the Canadian hospital system is the same as ours there is another matter that could be of concern, and that is the financial impact of his recovery.

If we passed around the hat, we could come up with some practable help, which is about the best most of us can do.

Perhaps best done in Canada and I for one will one of the first to hit the can.

Just a thought the situation could be even more serious than we understand now.

Regards

Col
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Old 05-12-10, 05:01
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Dig in, and fight!!!.....Wishing you well and awaiting your full recovery Geoff.
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Thank you for letting us know, Keith.
Do you have a snail mail address for his family or even the hospital please?
The Holgates would certainly like to make their support known
Here's hoping for some good news in the following days.
Howard, Jo, Sid, Errol.
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Old 05-12-10, 10:46
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Sorry H I do not have any of these - We'll just have to wait for further developments.
I'm sure people's support will be conveyed to Geoff whenever possible.


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Thank you for letting us know, Keith.
Do you have a snail mail address for his family or even the hospital please?
The Holgates would certainly like to make their support known
Here's hoping for some good news in the following days.
Howard, Jo, Sid, Errol.
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Old 05-12-10, 13:10
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and prayers are with you Geoff. Rob
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Old 05-12-10, 15:26
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Shawn and Ashley are both very aware of Geoff's extended family at MLU and TANKNET. Geoff is at ICU at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, they will not release any information. His Son Shawn is sending SITREPS on Geoffs condition for us to share with everyone. Mates it does not look good. I received this this AM for release. I have posted it at TN, and in fairness you should see it as well.
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Andrew I received this message from Shawn very early this morning. I will let you post in the forum what you decide to post about it ... I am unable to right now ...

"Dad's condition is worsening... since Thursday night when we spoke, his blood pressure has dropped and his kidneys began to fail, necessitating dialysis treatment. a few hours ago the hospital called to let me know that his heart rate had begun fluctuating, and that they were putting him on appropriate medication for that.

They had taken him out of sedation earlier in the evening, and yet as of my last conversation with the nurse, he still hadn't regained consciousness, which isn't unusual. I was finally told during this conversation that his condition has gone from bad to worse, although the staff are still guarded about where it is all going. I expect that they won't make that call until they've exhausted all their options as medical professionals. ... please pass this along to those of dad's friends with whom you've been in touch."

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Old 05-12-10, 16:10
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From the Murray Family:

Such sad news to this point but know Geoff, Ashley, Shawn and Sally Ann that our prayers are with you for a better turn of news and an eventual recovery.

Geoff is tough as nails and if anyone can overcome this adversity it would be him I am sure.

Thank all of you who are keeping us in the loop. Really very many thanks and I know it is not easy on you.

Bill & Pat Murray
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Old 05-12-10, 20:12
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Here's hoping for the best.

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Old 05-12-10, 20:21
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I hope that Geoff won't mind if some of us turn to our religion to invoke some extra divine assistance.

Church of England (Anglican) in my case


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Old 05-12-10, 20:58
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Geoff you are in our prayers the Pearce's
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Old 05-12-10, 23:18
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My prayers go out to Niner and his family.
At the risk of sounding insensitive we have to give some thought to succession. Even given that Geoff will pull through he will not be able to run MLU for a while. First things first, we should all make a donation in order to get that problem out of the way and buy some time. Secondly, somebody has to step up to bat to take the load off Geoff. My professional situation doesn't allow me to do so but I am sure that there is at least one MLU'er who could.
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