Re: [Philmont]: Medical Problems

Gee, this is not good. This will mean no one else over weight will be sent out the rest of the year no mater how much they try to talk them into it. The one thing I saw when we were there in June was that most people that haven't been out to Philmont before, think its like going to their local State Park, I did the first trip. The day you get back to base camp is the day before you are really ready to go out on the trail.
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  From: HICKER1@aol.com
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
  Sent: Wednesday, 16 July, 2003 17:20
  Subject: [Philmont]: Medical Problems

  Just returned from participating in a great course during relationships weeks at PTC. One of our chaplains who taught one of the sessions asked us to pray for four backcountry heart attack victims, two of whom apparently did not survive.

  PTC had its own problems. Early in the week we were told repeatedly to drink more water as apparently a few of the course participants were falling ill. That was the official refrain all week. Later in the week there were numerous cases of vomiting, diarrhea and fever. Most of the ill were males including some young boys. When I left on Saturday afternoon, there were Philmont staff members everywhere disinfecting all conference rooms, latrines, and most of the tents in South Tent City.

  Jerry Jung
  DesPlaines Valley Council

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Received on Thu Jul 17 20:05:23 2003