News on former Lake Worth resident Tom McGow (author of Tom's Page)

Hi Lynn and Wes (in alphabetical order!),

I'm not sure if you know that Tom has suffered a major brain aneurysm.  It happened early Father's Day and he has been in the hospital since.  First, the emergency ward, then surgery  ( a "thread" that went from his groin all the way to his head where they wrapped a coil around the aneurysm).  Then, two weeks being tethered and heavily sedated in the intensive care unit.  Last night he was moved to a "regular" floor.

His daughter, Tessa, flew down from Maine after the doctors told her he had a 50-50 chance.  Of course, they told me nothing as we are not related in any way.  

We have beat the odds so far and his sense of humor is still intact, although he couldn't remember the name of the best little city in Palm Beach County!........just kidding.  I saw him take four steps today with a walker and two therapists present and it is hard to watch.  His nurse made him feed himself.  This is the therapy phase after two scary weeks.  

We want him home soon since all infections are gone and he has no insurance.  We will have a therapist or two visit everyday until ...when?.........I don't know.

His daughter Tess, has set up a donation page at youcaring.com/Tabman.  That is his professional name as he is the internet go-to guy for Bennett Marine, a company he has worked for for the last 15 years.  The boating community has been generous in their condolences and donations.....but, you know how hospitals and health care are!

Anything you guys can do to help Tom will be MORE than appreciated.  Tom's Page was the editorial cartoon of Lake Worth for a time.  He tried to pick on everybody equally!  We'll be watching the raft race...........well, I will and will tell him about it.

Hello to everybody.  I know he wishes he were there taking photographs instead of this.

Thank you,

Donna Ross

(Donna is a former Lake Worth resident and still a property owner here. We served on the CRA together for a time - Wes)