It just occurred to me tonight that I have not seen any post or other word from Androboy lately. I tried to email him but he is not accepting emails from this board.

Does anyone know anything? Is David ok?

If anyone has contact with him, please let him know we care...

I saw his name on the browsing list last night, around 11 pm or so but have not heard a thing from him. I am getting concerned as well.

it's a moment since david androboy has left us hungry with the sequel of the tribes

I hope nothing's happened to him.

G

gontran (imported) wrote: Mon May 12, 2003 11:10 am it's a moment since david androboy has left us hungry with the sequel of the tribes

I hope nothing's happened to him.

G

something has happened. the good news is that it wasn't fatal -- i haven't been quite as forthcoming about the issue of my health as i could have been. i have chronic kidney disease -- over the past year it has gotten worse requiring multiple trips to the hospital each week.

in february i began preparations for transplant in oder to solve the issue. the prepation included a daily drug cocktail that included antirejection drugs and blood thinners. as a result on 4 march i suffered a stroke and spent several months at a rehab hospital learning how to use my hand again and to walk and talk.

we have 88% return in my right hand, and have been successful in getting me to walk for very short distances, the speech is improving -- although i still have a nasty stutter that won't go away.

the one downside about rehab is that i didn't have access to a computer or the internet, and so, i couldn't keep up with my writing. i am back home now (although i still have outpaient rehab 5 days a week) and i should be able to continue writing very soon.

david

sorry to hear you haven't been well - i will pray for a full recovery

I for one have missed all your stories

I wish you all the best for your health! You seem to stay in good mood despite it all - and that's very important!

I hope you can continue the Tribes story soon. I join those eagerly awaiting each new chapter. I find it to be among the very best stories in the archive, and I feel with the Shiprats, would like to help smashing or converting the vile Brotherhood, and I wonder what else the little quicksilvery and so lovable inventor will come up with!

Il Musico

You have my best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I missed you.

ringlo

Doggone, David!

As much as I enjoy and miss your writing, that is obviously not the issue here! Thank God you are OK and seem to be positive.

Please, PLEASE! If there is anything I can do, let me know, and I am sure I am not alone here.

In the meantime, please be assured you have my concern and my prayers.

Just know we are with you and behind you... We love you man!

Well, now we know where Androboy has been, and the news isn't as great as I would have liked although he seems positive and upbeat.

For details check out the Story Reviews forum under "Tribes."

I am posting this here just in case there are those who don't regularly review Story Reviews. We all need to get behind Androboy. I have known for a year or so that his health wasn't all that it might be, but I had no idea how serious it was!

Please, guys and gals, let's all let Andoboy how much we can love.

David, we've been missing your writing, but I for one miss YOU MORE!!!

thanks guys.

i really appreciate the thoughts and prayers. the worst is behind me at this point. on friday i learned that it is possible to walk even though the muscle response below the knee hasn't returned. well, that's not exactly true -- it's the conscious muscle response that hasn't returned yet. my right leg does what it wants from the knee down -- there's a whole range of twitches, jerks, and jumps that it demonstrates at various times.

with a sure-step ankle brace strapped on i can now manage to stand and do a nifty boris karloff impression. what passes for a walking gait really resembles the karloff shuffle from the movie "the walking dead."

i really missed you guys -- the biggest problem for me during rehab was not having access to a computer and the inernet. please be assured that i am recovering nicely and as soon as time permits i will be back to writing and posting.

david