A message from himself
Posted in Events, Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Jul 13th, 2009 5 Comments »
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Paul is coming home
Posted in Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Jul 11th, 2009 4 Comments »
I’m very pleased to be able to announce that Paul is going back to his apartment on July 20th. He is, as you might imagine, quite excited and a bit anxious about the transition. And as I acknowledged to him this morning when we spoke, this is a day that at one point I frankly [...]
Dinner party on June 17
Posted in Events, Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Jun 20th, 2009 5 Comments »
Dr. Charles E. McClelland of the University of New Mexico is working at the University in Berlin this summer and graciously reported on the gathering for dinner on June 17 of the Berlin circle of Paul’s friends who have been helping him since his stroke. Paul seems to be recovering nicely from the stroke. I [...]
Some word from Dr. Möller
Posted in Administrative, Health, Letter from Berlin, People on May 8th, 2009 1 Comment »
Today Dr. Helmut Möller replied to a request from me for information about Paul by saying that he had picked up some of Paul’s things from his apartment and taken them to him at his new location earlier in the day. He commented that Paul’s walking was much improved and that he would be participating [...]
Paul has been moved again
Posted in Health, Letter from Berlin, People on May 2nd, 2009 2 Comments »
Today I heard from Dr. Helmut Mõller that Paul has been moved to his own room in a new location where he can receive all the physical and speech therapy that he will need. Although I don’t yet have all the details of where he is or how to communicate with him in writing, Helmut [...]
Paul’s family visits him
Posted in Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Apr 25th, 2009 3 Comments »
Here is some reassuring photographic evidence for those of you who may have been concerned that Paul has not been able to see Maxe since his stroke. The picture is dated February 24, 2009. It was sent to Paul at his Gmail address by Wolfi Petri, who is apparently a member of the family that [...]
Direct Contact – finally
Posted in Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Apr 20th, 2009 Comments Off
For a little over a week, I’ve been talking with Paul almost daily. Usually our conversation lasts no more than about 10 or 15 minutes, but it has been regular direct contact with him which has been encouraging to us both. Dr. Robert K. Bolan, Paul’s former physician when he was in the U. S., [...]
Paul on Good Friday
Posted in Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Apr 10th, 2009 Comments Off
Christian Steinhoff visited Paul today and shared this picture of him. By clicking on the image, you will get a larger display of it and you may then save that image to your own hard disk if you wish. Christian reports that Paul is receiving therapy at the hospital and will be able to stay [...]
An upcoming move
Posted in Events, Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Apr 5th, 2009 1 Comment »
On Friday, April 3, I heard from Stefan Kempinski, who is now back in Berlin after a three week absence, that he had seen Paul the day before and found him in better shape than previously. Stefan said that Paul can now walk without help and that his psychological situation is also much better. He [...]
Nothing new to report
Posted in Health, Letter from Berlin, People on Mar 14th, 2009 4 Comments »
In a recent comment on the previous posting, Paul’s friend Leonard Marcus expressed his concern that there had been no new posting to the blog since Paul’s birthday. I realize that others may share that concern, so I felt it appropriate to share my email reply to Leonard with you all to allay any fears [...]
