Paul is hospitalized
Apr 9th, 2010 by Perry
Today I received a call from Dr. Wolfgang Petri, who is, just to be clear, one of Paul’s friends rather than his physician, informing me that Paul has been hospitalized due to a broken clavicle that he suffered in a fall. This fall is just the most recent in a series of falls he has experienced in the last few weeks because of his trouble maintaining his balance. Lately when he has fallen he has been unable to get himself back up and has had to wait until one of his caregivers comes by to help him get to his feet again.
Wolfgang confirmed something I also noted in my last conversation with Paul this past Monday that his speech has become very difficult to understand, an almost unintelligible mumbling. However, he did manage to understand Paul’s plaintive question, “why is this happening to me?” And he noted, quite accurately I think, that Paul is very depressed.
I regret that I do not know which hospital Paul is in, but Wolfgang has promised to keep me informed when there is any further news about his condition, and when I get that news I’ll post it here of course. Please keep Paul in your thoughts and prayers.
