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It did say a few days ago that he'd developed pneumonia, but according to Gary Hartstein this is the rule rather than the exception as the patient is unable to clear their throat in the automatic response that a conscious person would. I'm not sure the infection is too detrimental as it's treatable, but it is a complication.
The fact it's been a couple of weeks now off sedatives isn't terribly positive though.
It seems rather surreal that someone so well-known as Michael can be struck down like this so suddenly. I realise it happens all the time but some people are so familiar in the media and just get to a stage where they're part of the establishment that you almost think they're invincible. I guess Princess Diana was similar in that she was just in the media constantly (and annoyingly) but when she'd gone it was a huge shock to a lot of people.
The fact it's been a couple of weeks now off sedatives isn't terribly positive though.
It seems rather surreal that someone so well-known as Michael can be struck down like this so suddenly. I realise it happens all the time but some people are so familiar in the media and just get to a stage where they're part of the establishment that you almost think they're invincible. I guess Princess Diana was similar in that she was just in the media constantly (and annoyingly) but when she'd gone it was a huge shock to a lot of people.
The International news is sourced collectively through the normal reputable channels, BBC, CNN, Reuters, AP, UPI, a less dominant player now. It then becomes the various papers decision which stories make it to print or onto our screens. Generally they do a decent job. New Zealanders are considered to be some of the most well travelled and well informed people on the planet thanks to our news services and our curiosity due to our being so far from the worlds major events. Many of us have travelled extensively. It never ceased to amaze me that none of the men I worked with in the West End, all of them very well educated and between the ages of 40 to 65 years had ever been to Paris. It was only a twelve pound bus ride away for crying out loud. One last point, tabloid refers to a papers size and shape as opposed to a broadsheet, tabloid doesn't refer to the quality of the content though clearly some tabloids in Britain leave more than a little to be desired.
