Candles for Andrew Latimer(Camel)
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Topic: Candles for Andrew Latimer(Camel)
Posted By: markosherrera
Subject: Candles for Andrew Latimer(Camel)
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 17:02
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Andrew's Health TRANSPLANT DAY! Andrew is progressing very well. Thus far, he has tolerated the treatment exceptionally well, but we still take it one day at a time. So far, he has not suffered any serious side effects and his spirits are positive and strong. Today is transplant day... Many of you have written to us encouraging us to hold an Hour Candle vigil for Andrew and we were thinking the very same thing. If you are able, please light a candle for Andrew, today, 21st November, at 1600hrs GMT. That is when Andrew will receive his bone marrow transplant. Spend an hour 'with' him, thinking of him in your way, perhaps listening to your favourite Camel album or spending time with loved ones to celebrate the good things in life. I have seen the strength Andrew has derived from the love and support he has received from family, friends, and the kind words of support so many of you have sent. That support has strengthened not only his physical, mental and emotional state, but it has strengthened his resolve to get well and get back on stage. So please light an Hour Candle for him today. If you don't get this until after the transplant hour, light a candle for him anyway, whenever you can. Light that candle and send the strength of your feelings to him at any time. Thank you for your enery, your good wishes, prayers, thoughts, candles, messages, and for your love of this wonderful man who has much yet to give in return. Until our next newsletter, I send you all our Fondest Regards, Susan Hoover Camel Productions  |
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 17:14
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 17:17
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 17:24
 I hope his surgery goes well and that he recovers quickly. |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 17:51
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I wish Andy a good recovery, this very warm and nice person deserves it
 All the best from Holland, the country that was so often a host for Camel!
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Posted By: Hamfari
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 19:07
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I hope he gets better
...but don´t see what good for lighting a candle is. ------------- Nobody needs to go anywhere else. We are all, if we only knew it, already there. |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 20:13
 ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: mattmacneil
Date Posted: November 24 2007 at 01:02
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Aww. I hope for the best, Andy.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/mattmacneil/?chartstyle=red"> 
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: November 24 2007 at 05:36
i hope the best for andy ,we love you man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Evandro Martini
Date Posted: November 24 2007 at 07:59
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All the best for you, Andrew. Looking forward to news.
------------- "You’ll never make any money playing music that people can’t sing.” Keith Emerson's father |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 08:34
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I have lit a candle and wish a speedy recovery to the man whose music has lit up my life for over 33 years.
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 08:37
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never let go, Andy... ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 09:43
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Fingers crossed, come on Andy!
------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 09:49
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For some reason, I thought he'd already been dead. I must have been thinking of someone else from Camel or another band. So this is actually good news, in a way, for me. You can do it, Andy!  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 14:18
Glad to hear that it's so far, so good for Andy. I hope he continues on his road to recovery.
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Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 14:25
| All the best of health to you, Andy! |
Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 14:25
 ------------- The best you can is good enough... |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 14:47
You've scared me marco! You usually light a candle for the one who died... ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 22:19
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It all will turn out alright
------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 22:22
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Posted By: FranMuzak
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 22:39
Me too! I'm glad he's fine and hope for a satisfactory recovery.
Let's go Andy!
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Tuzvihar wrote:Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 16:10
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Sadly I was out of the country on the 21st and didn't read about his surgery until today, but this evening, I will go home, light a candle and listen to Moonmadness and hope for a speedy recovery for Andy.
We're all pulling for you Andy. Best wishes! ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 20:52
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CAMEL: News from the Camel camp is that Andrew (Latimer) is progressing very well. Thus far, he has tolerated the treatment exceptionally well - and he underwent a bone marrow transplant on 21st November. We send Andrew all our best wishes.
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: November 27 2007 at 11:07
Here goes my candle for the master Andy Latimer, a great musician, a genuine writer/composer, a kind person, a point of reference for many of the greatest guitarists around in the current prog scene.
Get well!! Get better!! And keep on going!!
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Posted By: Rutgers Joe
Date Posted: December 06 2007 at 10:33
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Received this in an e-mail from Camel Productions a few minutes ago...
Andrew's Health Day 15 post transplant Thank you for your light. The candles so many of you lit for Andrew on the day of his bone marrow transplant were truly felt. There was a special feeling in his room when the nurses brought in the transplant, and that feeling remained for several hours. Thank you all so much. We've had many emails asking about Andrew's progress so I thought I would give you a condensed description of the process. The bone marrow is actually stem cells, harvested from a donor. The donor is given medication to stimulate these stem cells, and then they are taken simply through blood donation, much like giving a pint of blood. The stem cells are removed from the blood, and then transfused to the patient, that being Andrew. It is a strangely simple conclusion to a hugely complex process. In the end, a little bag holds Andrew's future, suspended above his bed connected to his intravenous line. It took about 2 hours for the stem cells to be fully transfused. And now, we wait. It will be many weeks before we know if it is 100% successful. The donor's stem cells must replace Andrew's immune system, and this takes time. He is sure to have some difficult days, and the inevitable effects of chemotherapy will soon begin to show. During the next 6-12 weeks, he will be in isolation, to protect him from infection and monitor his progress. So, as you can see, it is now a waiting game. His doctors are very pleased with his progress to date, and he has done well with the drug therapy. But we do take it one day at a time. Yesterday was a good day; we'll wait to see what today brings. One day at a time. Some very dear friends of ours got together and bought a lovely new guitar for him, just before he went into hospital. He has that guitar with him, so he's keeping his fingers nimble and writing a bit of music. He is strong in spirit and determined to get well. I know this strength and determination is accentuated by the support he is given, by all of us, and all of you. Please keep those candles burning. With thanks from the depth of my heart, Susan Hoover ------------- The original (and very creepy) cover of THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM...hint...look in the water... 
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Posted By: mattmacneil
Date Posted: January 08 2008 at 08:17
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After his transplant..I was just curious if anyone knows if he's still trucking along?
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/mattmacneil/?chartstyle=red">
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