OT Lanny needs your prayers and warm wishes

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  1. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Yeah, well, doctors aren’t always right. Sometimes that fact sucks.
    Other times it doesn’t.

    Hope our boy proves them wrong and can catch the Blazers making headlines to start the season.
     
    PDXFonz, Aug 23, 2022
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    Shit. I hope they let him go home and just have a caregiver there for him. That's what my dad wanted and he got his wish.
     
    tlongII, Aug 23, 2022
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    If the doctors are convinced that it is really a 2-4 week situation, I wonder why don’t they suggest the surgery? Obviously there is the risk of complications which made them feel like the surgery wasn’t worth while.

    I have like 0 medical education. Just curious.
     
    PDXFonz, Aug 23, 2022
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    Because of dialysis, he has a lot of calcification in his arteries. Replacing the heart valve won't eliminate that. He's also blacking out from a lack of O2, so anesthesia would very dangerous.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Aug 23, 2022
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    So sad to hear! I hope that he can grace us with his presence and give us some words of wisdom. If you’re reading this, thanks for everything, Lanny. Seriously.
     
    SheedSoNasty, Aug 23, 2022
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    Please pass on the love from his fellow-Blazer fans. Sad loss for the board and all who knew him.
     
    GrandpaBlaze, Aug 23, 2022
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    This is heartbreaking. If the doctors are in fact correct, is there any way the forum can do something for Mrs. Lanny?
     
    PtldPlatypus, Aug 23, 2022
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    Had to come out of retirement for this.
    Lanny if you get a chance to read this know you are a hero to many and loved by all!

    Kjironman is a fan!!!
     
    kjironman1, Aug 23, 2022
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Dammit. Lanny you are the best.
     
    EL PRESIDENTE, Aug 23, 2022
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    Lanny “Hall of Fame”
    Go Blazers!
    When I think Blazers, I think of Lanny!
    Always will!
     
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    I celebrate Lanny today while he lives, tomorrow while he lives and hope each day from here on his journey is filled with joy and love...Lanny you are a good man...that's all a person could ask for...a loving family and a good life....you'll be missed but your posts here will live on ...may you never thirst and my heart goes out to you and your lovely wife today. So sorry to hear this news but let's make you laugh a couple times on the way eh? Aloha my friend!
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Any chance the blazers can do something for the life long season ticket holder?
     
    Eastoff, Aug 23, 2022
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    What a great idea...maybe contact the front office? Get him a brass memorial plaque on a good seat in his section. We do that at our local library for volunteers who pass away..give them a plaque on a shelf.
     
    riverman, Aug 23, 2022
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Seems like they did for others that were long time Blazer Fans.
     
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    Miracles happen!
     
    riverman, Aug 23, 2022
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    I hope Lanny comes back and posts here again; and I hope it is Melo related so that it can be merged into the Melo thread.
     
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    @HomerLovesKoolAid and I are trying to figure that out. Did you go through the hospital? Insurance? County?

    Good idea. If you have any suggestions let me know.

    I just reached out to the Blazers.

    I know his name is on the wall of the Moda as an original season ticket holder. Not sure if it stays there if he no longer has tickets.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Aug 23, 2022
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    EL PRESIDENTE, Aug 23, 2022
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    No we didn't go through anything. I don't think he had the complications that Lanny has though. He had a blockage in an artery and they felt it was too risky for surgery, but they didn't give a timeline for end of life. He had been in a nursing home for a couple of weeks and insisted on going home. We brought him home and he died a few months later.
     
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