@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 To: •••@••.•••, •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• >From: "David H. Rothman" <•••@••.•••> Subject: Andy Oram, Cyber Rights co-moderator, is leaving hospital Andy Oram (•••@••.•••), a veteran net.activist hit by a car after he stepped off a bus earlier this month, expects to leave Massachusetts General Hospital today. He's fairly alert despite some grueling surgery, has been reading the Boston Globe, knows about the Telecom Act horrors, and will welcome phone calls. Given what the bozos in D.C. did to us, *everyone* on the Net deserves a little sympathy. The driver was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian. Andy sounded pretty forgiving toward her, considering what happened. Four rods now stick out of his right wrist--yes, he's right-handed--and it'll be many, many months before he can type again. He has seven pins in his left leg and is getting around with a walker. Luckily Andy's enjoying great treatment from the insurance people and from O'Reilly & Associates, where he's an editor. ORA has him on full salary for a month--insurance will help take it from there. But he misses his duties as co-moderator of Cyber Rights and would love to *hear* from us. People from CyberRights, Communet, TPR-NE, and Andy's other hangouts can phone him at 617-641-1261--calls will be more appropriate than email, given his condition. Or folks can send letters or get-well gifts to 38 High Haith Road, Arlington, Massachusetts 02174. He'd especially appreciate books on hardware, particularly telecom-related; Jewish matters; and histories. Andy's New Year's Resolution is to do his PT exercises--the key to regaining and keeping full movement in his wrists. He's a pianist, too, not just a creature of the computer keyboard, so the accident has been a double blow. Andy is looking forward to using Dragon dictation software. NOTE: I tracked down Andy at Mass General and asked what would do the most good--it isn't as if he's begging. Also please be aware that I checked with him before putting his snail address and phone number here on the Net. David Rothman | •••@••.••• http://www.clark.net/pub/rothman/road.htm P.S. Apologies ahead of time to Richard and other Cyber Rights folks for repeating some already known stuff. [Feel free to reproduce this note on relevant lists and newsgroups.] @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
