Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted, I really think Sandy was just rying to kiss you good bye :) Now correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't one of your brushes with the medical profession result in a book? Glad your OK!, an old friend - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Matt Kollasch got more than he bargained for! ;-) > Hey Ted, > > My first thoughts too were, "where are the photos?". Quite frankly though > I'm much happier that you are still around to tell the story! Looks like > everybody did the right thing. > > Mike D > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 7:07 PM > Subject: [Leica] Matt Kollasch got more than he bargained for! ;-) > > > > Matt got more than he bargained for, plus some! ;-) > > > > LUG member Matt Kollasch came to Victoria the other day to visit with > Sandy, > > Irene and I to pick-up some tips in the darkroom, shooting, plus whatever > > along the lines of using Leica's M & R. > > > > However! ... "damn that word can have scary meaning at times!" > > > > Back the clock up 24 hours to yesterday lunchtime. The four of us had gone > > for lunch, Japanese of course, when I felt an odd kind of pain in my chest > > and suddenly didn't feel like eating, which led to a quick move to the > > men's. > > > > As I couldn't see what I looked like I suppose I gave others a start with > > the quick change of colour and quick departure leaving my M6 on the seat > for > > good wife to care for. > > > > My good fortune was I had the solid character of Matt's stature to chase > > after me and within a minutes I was lying on the floor with such severe > > chest pains I thought I was about to meet my Maker. Most certainly not my > > idea of how I was going to leave planet Earth writhing on the floor of a > > men's room. > > > > Next came Irene and Sandy who immediately called 911, without question > this > > was major heart attack situation. Well it sure looked like that with me > > clawing at chest and in such pain there wasn't any question the heart was > > about to do me in. > > > > Para-medics and two ambulances to the scene along with all the life saving > > bits and pieces, man what a hell of a commotion it must have been with all > > these medics, family and friends with moi crying out in pain and figuring > > this was it... the big departure! :-( > > > > Off to the hospital, good wife Irene riding shot gun up front with the > > driver and me beginning to feel relief and almost "why the hell am I lying > > here in an ambulance when I'd rather be out shooting with Matt & Sandy?" > > > > Get to hospital into ER bigtime with nurses and doctor doing there thing > and > > within 3 hours, several tests and x-rays I'm cool, everything is A-OK and > I > > walk out. So here I am relating one of the most scaring episodes of my > life > > and trust me I have been in situations where I was so scared I wet my > pants > > there wasn't any question I was going die right where I was. That was > then, > > this is now. This was really big time scary! > > > > It had nothing to do with the heart at all! :-) :-) Man I can smile and > make > > light of it today! Yesterday? Whew, not a hope! :-( Like hell I hadn't > made > > out my "Leica will" yet and whom I'm leaving my gear to. ;-) OK folks I'll > > correct it, as I figure some of you are waiting. :-) > > > > The agony and pain was created by an Esophagus contraction, this occurs > when > > food becomes stuck in the esophagus, then it begins to contract to try and > > move it, when the food doesn't go anywhere, the esophagus just contracts > > harder and harder creating sever pain in the centre of the chest in my > case > > and without question ... to me... was a heart attack of magnitude 12! > > > > So later after I'm released........ "Matt did you take any pictures of > what > > was going on?" He," No I was just worrying and paying the bill!" :-) > "Your > > a hell of a photojournalist, here we arrange a real life near death moment > > and you don't take a picture. :-) I of course was kidding, because without > > this fine human being there at the initial stages, God knows what would > have > > happened. > > > > Which once again proves how we build strong friend and brotherhood bonds > on > > the LUG and all because we play with one little Leica camera. > > > > Matt didn't take any pictures. But! I'm in ER and the next thing I know > > there's Sandy with a camera shooting me! Oh well one for the record. ;-) > > > > Funny moment during it all, it's easy to think of these today. :-) > > > > Sandy was on the phone with 911 and says, "he's not breathing!" They, > "give > > him mouth to mouth, pinch nose and breath into his mouth. > > > > I'm lying there and of course still breathing and the next thing I know > > someone is kneeling beside me, has pinched my nose, and for a moment I > > thought I was getting the kiss of death! :-) However, it was good Sandy > > giving me mouth to mouth! Today I can laugh about that one, but because > > Sandy had seen someone die a few years ago because no one would give mouth > > to mouth and she didn't know how to do it. She learned how and vowed she'd > > never hesitate in the future if that was necessary. > > > > My most good fortune she kept her vow! And my good fortune it wasn't > > necessary. However. ;-) > > > > So guys and gals you didn't lose the old guy after all and hopefully > you're > > as glad as I that this isn't being typed by someone else because I didn't. > > :-) > > > > Just thought you'd like to know one of the scary moments in the life of an > > age old leica shooter. ;-) > > ted > > > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html