Hello everyone,
as you know I usually don’t use FTR for personal messages to specific people, but I will make an exception in this case. Those, who are on EU forums as long as I am (over two years now) probably do remember one of the more interesting forum dwellers, Ed Francis, aka Edfrancis001, a (well deserved) community contributor, an author of many historical articles on EU forums (example) and a man known for his passion for tanks and their history.
Unfortunately, today, I recieved an e-mail from his brother, Ben. I hope he won’t be angry for me publishing it, but… here goes.
Good Morning
This is Ed Francis brother Ben
As some of you may know, my brother after a long period of illness was taken into hospital in a critical condition in June after multiple blood clots damaged his lungs and heart. despite the odds he has survived and is slowly recovering in care. he is worried about any projects or outstanding work he had left unfinished but not able to go into detail at this time.
I’ve sent a round robin email from his account just to let everyone know where he is and why he may not be answering his emails or replying to queries etc. if there was anything outstanding or something he was working on please let me know and I will pass on the details, but for now its rest and rehab.
Thanks in advance for your patience and hopefully he will be up and back to his old ways soon
Ben Francis
So, without any more comments – best of luck, Ed, wishing you all the best and get well soon!
First!
Be serious Kid. This is a serious thing.
And BTW, get a life after being banned.
Ugh, you should try and remember the days of donkey, lorraines and 113′s. Sad scary time. Old FTR was not a good place to read comments
Get well soon.
SS: ban that mother fucker 113 already!!!!
I just miss donkey
And lorraine
Calm down both of you, this is not a post to troll or bicker under :(
I know that, tell it to the troll who thinks First! is a comment to be written when someone’s life is hanging on the line…
And him not making jokes would specifically heal that guy Ed. Stop being obnoxious with your begging for bans of specific people around here. That being said, all the best Ed!
God bless you. WOT community need more of these people.
Hope he gets well soon! By soon as in a long vaction, this man deserves a break
My dad died from that last month
Ow, god bless him :c
Sorry to hear that, but coming from someone with a AnusLover nick it kind of looks awkward… Just sayin…
Anyway Iam very worried that my dad will sooner or later experience something very similar…
jupp..But my dad had also lungcancer so he was fucked anyway
Excellent article on the Aussie Sentinel, would love to see this in the game.
Get well soon Ed.
Well that’s just a shitty situation lets hope he gets better soon.
Get well soon ED! That is a serious illness and my Father is on high risk of experiencing the same in the future.
Also quite some luck in the end coz these blood clumps tend to reach the brain and then there is no help possible.
I had a Aunt died from clots because she would not take the situation seriously. That condition is not to take lightly.
I don’t know Ed Francis since he is on another server , however I can say as a fellow WoT player on the NA server I wish him all the best and get well soon. May his health be Godspeed in recovery.
Out thoughts are with you Ed, get well soon.
The illness of one man is a tragedy, the illness of millions just statistics…
Stalin said it differently, but its true.
Get well, Ectar, – dont let those camper blood clots to cripple you!
Ectar?
Its so hot in here I cant even read clearly.
And I confuse both of them :D