posted by Gilly at 3:37 PM
Upon return from Africa, Gilly suffered severe un-gillylike symptoms(hearing loss, double vision, inability to program our VCR...) YIKES!. After three eye doctor appointments, we began to worry. Gilly changed his cell phone in a desperate attempt to hear clearly, but to no avail. When a complete physical by our own family GP revealed a possible tropical disease, we decided to take matters into our own hands. We visited the Montreal General's Tropical Disease Department, and traversed a whole new route for some time. Cindy was informed of a condition called acoustic neuroma by her friend Randee: Gilly had all the symptoms. Cindy googled it, and dashed to the GP to ask for an MRI immediately. No hesitation this time. When we learned that there was a mass on Gilly's left thalamus,the news sent us rushing to the emergency room, and the next morning he underwent surgery to have a shunt (a neat drainage system designed to relieve the pressure on his brain-Gilly loves to explain how it works to anyone who is interested in knowing!) installed. Since the operation Gilly's motor skills have succesfully returned, and he remains in good spirits, optimistic about what lays ahead.
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2 Comments:
I feel bad for Gilly he deserved much better than that. I hope he will keep mending the little trains whereever he will travel now.
My thoughts go to Cindy, Tamara and Yaron. It is very sad but life goes on.
Love,
Amnon Granit
I met Gilly while on a job at Bombardier. I was having great difficulty after work due to the language barrier in Montreal. He befriended me and brought me home, where I met his loving wife Cindy. They treated me like family, for which I will always be grateful. I changed jobs in 84, and Gilly was able to find me at Grumman Aerospace, where our location, phonebook and extensions were confidential. We lost touch again when I got into law school, had to care for aged and sick parents, etc. Nonetheless, any mention of Montreal would always bring fond memories.
It was with tremendous shock and distress that I found this blog today. I am so sorry, but feel fortunate to have known him.
Not that it is any consolation to his family for their loss, but everybody dies - but not everybody lives. Gilly truly lived, and enjoyed life with the most important achievment one can attain in life: a loving family. This was obvious to me 25 years ago, and it is obvious to me now from reading this blog.
May Hashem watch over his soul, protect his family and give them peace.
Sincerely,
Ike Aruti
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