[FA Worldmusic] Andy Palacio

[Mark Gorney]

From: Jacob Edgar [mailto:jacob at cumbancha.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:40 AM
To: Jacob Edgar
Subject: A very important announcement about Andy Palacio's health situation

 

Dear Friends:

We're deeply saddened to report that Andy Palacio has experienced what was
apparently a severe heart attack and is in grave condition. He is currently
on life support and the prognosis is not good. We are all hoping for a
miracle and that Andy will regain consciousness, but at this point this does
not seem likely.

Andy started feeling poorly a few days ago and visited a doctor with
complaints of dizziness and blurred vision. On Thursday he began
experiencing seizures and was rushed to a hospital in Belmopan, Belize and
then on to another hospital in Belize City. The doctors initially though
Andy, who was still conscious and communicative at that time, had
experienced a stroke, and were even diagnosing multiple sclerosis at one
point. At this point, we were all hopeful Andy would recover.

Yesterday, Andy's condition worsened and he began experiencing more
seizures. Andy is a national icon in Belize, and the story of his illness
has not only been big news there, the Prime Minister has been putting his
full support behind Andy's treatment. When Andy's condition started to
decline, he was placed on an air ambulance to Chicago where he was expected
to get treatment at one of the premier neurological facilities in the
country.

En route to Chicago, the plane stopped in Mobile, Alabama to clear
immigration. At that point, Andy was unconscious and it was determined that
he was too ill to continue on the flight to Chicago. Andy is currently in a
hospital in Mobile, Alabama where he is in a coma. His cousin, Michael
Polonio, is by his side and Andy's daughters will be arriving shortly .

It is impossible to describe the pain we feel from this unfathomable
tragedy. We will notify you if we hear any significant updates on Andy's
condition. In the meantime, keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,


Ivan Duran and Jacob Edgar