Body of War: Sad News Update
Sorry to be the bearer of such sad news, but Tomas Young has slipped into a coma. This link and post is from Bill Moyers' website where you can find more detail ... I bet Eddie mentions this when we see him this summer:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05302008/profile.html
May 30, 2008
NOTE: Tomas Young's struggle continues day by day. In late May 2008, he fell into a coma brought on by a clot in his lung. His mother, Cathy, tells us they are working to keep him awake and talking a few hours every day.
- Bill Moyers
Well wishing can be sent to:
Tomas Young - patient
Saint Luke's Hospital
4401 Wornall
Kansas City, MO 64111
Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05302008/profile.html
May 30, 2008
NOTE: Tomas Young's struggle continues day by day. In late May 2008, he fell into a coma brought on by a clot in his lung. His mother, Cathy, tells us they are working to keep him awake and talking a few hours every day.
- Bill Moyers
Well wishing can be sent to:
Tomas Young - patient
Saint Luke's Hospital
4401 Wornall
Kansas City, MO 64111
Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead.
I was alone and far away when I heard the band start playing!
...I was always a DeadHead, but when I first heard Winston Rodney, aka the Burning Spear, sing, I became a SpearHead too!
...I was always a DeadHead, but when I first heard Winston Rodney, aka the Burning Spear, sing, I became a SpearHead too!
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Come is a verb"
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05302008/profile.html
Since this posting, I received another update via email. I'm sending you a portion of that email below:
...tomas is back in ICU and under
sedation with pneumonia. it's been a terrible medical rollercoaster
ride and his incredibly resilient mom is getting very stressed...
...I was always a DeadHead, but when I first heard Winston Rodney, aka the Burning Spear, sing, I became a SpearHead too!
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