OFF) Daevid Allen latest update

[mary sullivan]

Mike, I wonder, if other medicines would impair the mind less, with
meditation, but if used with the opiates they could work in tandem, but I'm
sure Daevid would know a lot more  about those kinds of things than I would.
If I had lots of money I'd invest in research to determine how sound
frequencies work to strengthen meditation. The Om the crowd did before a
show when Daevid played was cool, all voices, no matter what key blended
into one.  I am playing a lot of Gong, I hope Daevid's passing can be made
as comfortable as possible. We're sending out the most positive vibes we can
to a wonderful being.   

Peace, and love,

Mary

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Damn that cancer. Peace to Daevid. Hope his resting wit sparks up.

2015-03-07 18:02 GMT+01:00 mike glossner <insect.brain at gmail.com>:
> Hello-
> My own day went to HELL as soon as i rolled out of the bed I made in 
> here by the computer and now i just saw this, posted by Jim S, 
> elsewhere...
>
> Latest update....
>
> Hello, I'm Daevid Allen's youngest son and his current carer. It was 
> suggested to me recently that perhaps I should blog a bit about his 
> current day to day condition, to keep the fans in the loop. While I 
> decided against actually starting a blog, I thought maybe an update 
> here and there wouldn't be remiss of me.
>
> Dad is in quite a lot of pain at the moment, most of it sourcing from 
> an open wound on his neck that will not close over because of a 
> suspected cancerous origin. While this is fairly easy for me to attend 
> to, it makes it difficult for him to move his head/left shoulder- and 
> has become an almost constant source of pain. To help manage this we 
> have been using special opiate patches on top of his regular intake of 
> painkillers. The most significant downside to this is a loss of 
> cognitive awareness- making him very hazy about his surroundings and 
> situation.
>
> In an effort to bring back a modicum of his usual bright-eyed wit, our 
> nurse was helping me experiment with the opiates' dosage over the last 
> couple of days. Sadly, as it often does with cases like this, it comes 
> down to either having a high dosage with no pain and a comfortable, 
> drifting awareness or a few hours a day of mental acuity with intense 
> discomfort and pain.
>
> Obviously we are going with the former option with his happiness and 
> comfort being my top priority.
> He still has a flow of close friends and family dropping by to spend 
> time with him, and even when he's a bit out of it he still enjoys the 
> company and pleasant conversation.
>
> Unfortunately he doesn't have the energy to parse the masses of well 
> wishes you all have been sending him, but he's aware and grateful of 
> all the support and every now and then I'll play a little something 
> one of you has done in the background.
>
> For the most part he's relaxed and happy and slowly winding down in 
> the warm comfort of his favourite chair.