I spoke to Mark Basch today and he asked that I post up a little update as to his situation in the hospital. He has been impossible to reach obviously and knows that many of you are probably wondering as to the status of your parts, builds, groceries, etc.
The doctors have diagnosed Mark with a pulmonary embolism in his right lung - basically an artery in the lung is blocked by a considerable blood clot. As simple as this sounds, pulmonary embolisms are known to be the third most common cause of death in the US.
To add salt to the wound, one of the hospital staff missed Mark’s vein and injected 50ccs of iodine into the muscle tissue in his arm while preparing for a cat scan last weekend. Other than looking like a lopsided version of Popeye according to Jane, Mark seems to be doing OK under the circumstances.
The good news is that Mark still has his sense of humor and is hoping to be out of the hospital after this weekend. He’s not sure how much time he will have to spend away from any major activity but is planning on working at the shop under a more “administrative” title for a while.
By the way, today is Mark’s 50th birthday to boot.
-Devin
The doctors have diagnosed Mark with a pulmonary embolism in his right lung - basically an artery in the lung is blocked by a considerable blood clot. As simple as this sounds, pulmonary embolisms are known to be the third most common cause of death in the US.
To add salt to the wound, one of the hospital staff missed Mark’s vein and injected 50ccs of iodine into the muscle tissue in his arm while preparing for a cat scan last weekend. Other than looking like a lopsided version of Popeye according to Jane, Mark seems to be doing OK under the circumstances.
The good news is that Mark still has his sense of humor and is hoping to be out of the hospital after this weekend. He’s not sure how much time he will have to spend away from any major activity but is planning on working at the shop under a more “administrative” title for a while.
By the way, today is Mark’s 50th birthday to boot.
-Devin