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[71.168.105.188]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id i24-v6sm7498062qtc.89.2018.08.25.14.05.43 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sat, 25 Aug 2018 14:05:43 -0700 (PDT) To: WG5 List From: Steve Lionel Subject: Stan Whitlock X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett Message-ID: <98abee28-4909-4988-a90d-b97d7465a355@stevelionel.com> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:05:41 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Language: en-US Sender: owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Precedence: bulk Those of you who were at the "Geezers' Meeting" in Berkeley may have noticed that Stan was not his usual jovial self. A few weeks after, I found out why; Stan was having severe neck pains and headaches. When he went to the doctor to find out why, it was discovered that he had Stage IV pancreatic cancer that had spread to his lungs and neck vertebrae. Stan underwent radiation treatment and had started chemotherapy - this helped with the headaches but he soon developed other problems.  Eventually it all became a bit too much and Stan was moved to a beautiful hospice facility nearby. Initially, the doctors had said that Stan still had a few weeks left, but recent changes have shortened that time-frame by a lot. I visited him today - he is comfortable but heavily medicated and in a neck brace. He awoke for a minute or two while I was there, but I am not sure he recognized me. His son and daughter were there and they told me he often was not lucid when he woke up. I have attached the latest update from Stan's wife, Carolyn, which has more information. Stan is no longer reading email, but if you wish to send some thoughts you can do so to Carolyn at carolynwhitlock at comcast dot net. Just a week or so ago Stan had sent me an email titled "Worst Retirement Plan Ever", in which he asked if I would "say something quietly at the next FIDS". Stan's children (David and Jen) agreed today that it was best to tell you now, as October is likely to be too late. Stan wasn't hiding his condition, but he was extremely reluctant to have it be generally known. Stan has contributed so much, not only to the Fortran standards process but also in making sure that the DEC/Compaq/Intel implementations were the best they could be. He was very pleased to be granted "Emeritus" status on J3. That his time left with us is short is extremely sad. Steve -- Dear Family and Friends, Unfortunately, Stanley had his 7th fall in one week last Sunday and finally agreed to go to the hospital.  A CT scan and a MRI at that time showed further deterioration in his C1 vertebra, new deterioration in his C2 and C3 vertebrae, and enlargement in the tumor in his neck.  The pancreatic tumor still has given no indication of trouble except in the form of pancreatic cancer cells metastasizing to the neck, lungs, and liver. On Sunday, the oncologist told us what options there were and after consultations with other doctors, we all agreed that the only compassionate option was to let nature take its course.  We discontinued the chemo after his first treatment.  On Tuesday afternoon, Stan was admitted to the Community Hospice House here in Merrimack.  At the time he left the hospital to be transferred to hospice, his oncologist had estimated that he had 4 to 6 weeks left before he completed his life.  Today, the hospice doctor went in to check on him and, afterwards, told me that she believes he’s declining more quickly than the assessment on Sunday.  For the three days that he has been in hospice care, the children and I agree that he has declined more each day. This afternoon, Stan told me that he felt ready to let go.  He’s fed up with the discomfort from not being able to stand without assistance and not being able to get out of bed or change his position in bed by himself.  He isn’t eating.  He sleeps a lot. He is receiving palliative care including meds to relieve his pain and anxiety. This doesn’t necessarily mean that death is imminent.  If any one of you wants to pay a short visit to him at the hospice house, please understand that he may be asleep when you come (it is all right to wake him).  He is not particularly verbal (hard to believe, isn’t it?) because it’s hard for him to talk with a neck brace on.  You may not want to remember him as he looked when you visit.  That’s certainly understandable. Our son, David, has come from Oregon.  Jen still has to go to work in Manchester, NH, but comes directly to the hospice house after work.  David and I are at the hospice house with him from late morning until Stan gets sleepy in the evening. Please know that we all are touched by your caring, kindness, and concern.  We really appreciate your offers to help in any way you can.  We all wish we had a magic wand that we could wave and have him return to the “good old Stan, who was always making people laugh.”  Your emails, cards, and telephone calls help keep me going.  Thank you! Fondly, Carolyn