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Michael Belman
Dear Classmates. Some in the class received a note that Paul Gottlieb suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage while hiking at high altitude in Machu Picchu. He was hospitalized locally where he undewent surgery, remained there for several days and then was moved to Lima where he is now. He exhibited some brain dysfunction but this appears to be clearing. The following note was forwarded by Michael Eliastam and comes from Paul's wife Denise.
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Note from Denise
"We’re in Lima. Paul’s neurosurgeon thought it was dangerous to fly, so we’re just going to hang out in Lima for a while. Might be a week. But it’s in a bigger richer city so the hospital is so much better. There are very attentive docs who speak English (thank the lord!!), the families really good and food much better than any hospital I’ve been in.
He’s been cleared by the cardiologist and now we just wait for the neuro guys to feel the same.
He’s better in the morning and as the day wears on he gets tired.
He has some not very bad paralysis on his one side, finds it harder to move that arm or leg and has some dysphasia. But today he was in a chair and was trying to feed himself which is an improvement.
Yesterday when we moved from Cusco by ambulance then air then ambulance then hospital, we were both exhausted but I went to bed without setting my alarm and woke up feeling so much better.
It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn and I feel fine!!!
So’s Paul.   ️"
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