OFF) Daevid Allen latest update

[Abra Cadabra]

from an email exchange between me and Edward Ka-Spel of the LPDs....:

I wrote:

Sad that Daevid Allen suffers so much. I consider him a Holy Man, a
Boddisattva and they never know suffering and live blissful lives....
the latest update from his son who takes care of him on Allens death
bed was so saddening.

Edward wrote:


hi Christian...I read the update too- I hate the thought of that
lovely man suffering, just feels cosmically wrong....

Thanks for the pre-order of Shock Exchange..first track is LPD return
to spacerock! til later edward

2015-03-08 22:28 GMT+01:00 mary sullivan <maryann.sullivan1 at verizon.net>:
> 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.