Latest on Jobst not so good

Heard from someone closer to Jobst than I that he is "slipping." He was
accepting visitors the first couple of days but presently isn't
recognizing people and apparently has a tough time with his own
memories. There must be a lot more to this than broken ribs and femur.
This is all 3rd-hand info by the time I got it this morning; we're
seeing what we can run down.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

"Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
Heard from someone closer to Jobst than I that he is "slipping." He was
accepting visitors the first couple of days but presently isn't
recognizing people and apparently has a tough time with his own
memories. There must be a lot more to this than broken ribs and femur.
This is all 3rd-hand info by the time I got it this morning; we're
seeing what we can run down.


That's not very encouraging. But sometimes being in a hospital
environment can be disorienting (especially if on strong meds). I hope
he starts to improve.

Thanks for the info, and please keep us posted.

Art Harris

On 1/19/2011 12:52 PM, Art Harris wrote:
"Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
Heard from someone closer to Jobst than I that he is "slipping." He was
accepting visitors the first couple of days but presently isn't
recognizing people and apparently has a tough time with his own
memories. There must be a lot more to this than broken ribs and femur.
This is all 3rd-hand info by the time I got it this morning; we're
seeing what we can run down.


That's not very encouraging. But sometimes being in a hospital
environment can be disorienting (especially if on strong meds). I hope
he starts to improve.

Thanks for the info, and please keep us posted.

Art Harris

This often happens with older patients in a hospital setting. It's
sometimes referred to as hospital psychosis. Hopefully, he'll mend and
leave in one battered piece.

Massive internal bleeding and a possible concussion can cause this. It
might also be the opiates he's on. I broke my pelvis in 4 places along with
a collapsed lung and a concussion in 09. I had internal bleeding for 4 days
and needed 13 blood transfusions. I couldn't remember a damn thing and
forgot who or where I was.

I met Jobst in Yosemite a few years back. He was riding his bike
(helmetless) at the time. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's not
serious and wishing him a speedy recovery.

John

"Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote in message
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Heard from someone closer to Jobst than I that he is "slipping." He was
accepting visitors the first couple of days but presently isn't
recognizing people and apparently has a tough time with his own memories.
There must be a lot more to this than broken ribs and femur. This is all
3rd-hand info by the time I got it this morning; we're seeing what we can
run down.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

JS wrote:
(helmetless)

Jesus ****ing Christ. He broke his leg! Meanwhile, racer Amber Halliday,
who was wearing a helmet, is in the ICU with head trauma.

On Jan 19, 3:44*pm, "A. Dumas" wrote:
JS wrote:
(helmetless)

Jesus ****ing Christ. He broke his leg! Meanwhile, racer Amber Halliday,
who was wearing a helmet, is in the ICU with head trauma.

Should have known better than to listen to "Lance is Clean and Jobst
is Slipping" Jacoubowsky

"Choppy Warburton" wrote in message
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On Jan 19, 3:44 pm, "A. Dumas" wrote:
JS wrote:
(helmetless)

Jesus ****ing Christ. He broke his leg! Meanwhile, racer Amber Halliday,
who was wearing a helmet, is in the ICU with head trauma.

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Should have known better than to listen to "Lance is Clean and Jobst
is Slipping" Jacoubowsky
========

I have not once, ever, said Lance is clean.

Real classy comments regarding Jobst.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

On Jan 19, 5:06*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:
"Choppy Warburton" wrote in message

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On Jan 19, 3:44 pm, "A. Dumas" wrote:

JS wrote:
(helmetless)

Jesus ****ing Christ. He broke his leg! Meanwhile, racer Amber Halliday,
who was wearing a helmet, is in the ICU with head trauma.

========
Should have known better than to listen to "Lance is Clean and Jobst
is Slipping" Jacoubowsky
========

I have not once, ever, said Lance is clean.

Real classy comments regarding Jobst.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

It's classier there's a sense of humor about it and everyone hopes
he's doing well rather than posting that "he's slipping"

I'm sure he ****ing appreciates that.

"Anton Berlin" wrote in message
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On Jan 19, 5:06 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:
"Choppy Warburton" wrote in message

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On Jan 19, 3:44 pm, "A. Dumas" wrote:

JS wrote:
(helmetless)

Jesus ****ing Christ. He broke his leg! Meanwhile, racer Amber Halliday,
who was wearing a helmet, is in the ICU with head trauma.

========
Should have known better than to listen to "Lance is Clean and Jobst
is Slipping" Jacoubowsky
========

I have not once, ever, said Lance is clean.

Real classy comments regarding Jobst.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
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It's classier there's a sense of humor about it and everyone hopes
he's doing well rather than posting that "he's slipping"

I'm sure he ****ing appreciates that.
=======

You have a valid point about the "slipping" comment. I was repeating
verbatim what someone else had sent me, and you're right, it reads badly. My
apologies. Didn't mean for it to sound like that. "He's not doing quite as
well today as he was yesterday" would have been fine.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

On Jan 19, 7:25*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:
"Anton Berlin" wrote in message

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On Jan 19, 5:06 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:

"Choppy Warburton" wrote in message

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On Jan 19, 3:44 pm, "A. Dumas" wrote:

JS wrote:
(helmetless)

Jesus ****ing Christ. He broke his leg! Meanwhile, racer Amber Halliday,
who was wearing a helmet, is in the ICU with head trauma.

========
Should have known better than to listen to "Lance is Clean and Jobst
is Slipping" Jacoubowsky
========

I have not once, ever, said Lance is clean.

Real classy comments regarding Jobst.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

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It's classier there's a sense of humor about it and everyone hopes
he's doing well rather than posting that "he's slipping"

I'm sure he ****ing appreciates that.
=======

You have a valid point about the "slipping" comment. I was repeating
verbatim what someone else had sent me, and you're right, it reads badly. My
apologies. Didn't mean for it to sound like that. "He's not doing quite as
well today as he was yesterday" would have been fine.

As a wannabe Fabio-esque flack, I can tell you that it's best left as,
"He's not out of the woods yet." That brings mental images of Jobst
riding through Euro-forests. He'd like that.

R
RBR Flack dJour