[FA Worldmusic] Andy Palacio

[Evangeline Kim]

Thank you, Mark, for posting this.  I'm praying for this one great, 
wonderful artist, Andy Palacio.

Andy, we're with you forever!

Love,

Evangeline


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Gorney" <mark at worldisc.net>
To: <fa-worldmusic at folk.org>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Andy Palacio


> 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
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