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by **Jason Ferris** » Mon 01 Mar 2004 10:45 am

The message below is posted on behalf of Alison Hargreaves

On Saturday at the Golden Retriever Trial at Chateau Tahbilk, Ian was suffering from chest pains whilst on the first run. After convincing him that he needed to go and have them checked out, it became obvious as we drove him from the run that he was in some trouble. We called an ambulance whilst driving through the property and organising for them to meet us at the main entry into the cellars. Once they arrived, they stablised him and took him to Seymour Hospital. The club rang the hospital in the afternoon to check on him and was advised that he had been transferred to Northern Hospital in Epping (Melbourne) for further tests. Ian's wife Julie called us back on Sunday to thank the club for all it's help with getting Ian to hospital and to advise that he had in fact suffered a heart attack. He is still in hospital but looking much better.

If anyone wishes to sen Ian a get well card, his address is: 126 Bluff Road, Black Rock Vic 3193

Regards

Alison

by **Julie Cramond** » Mon 01 Mar 2004 10:48 am

Ian,

I hope you make a speedy recovery.

Lots of love,

The Cramonds

by **Peter Betteridge** » Mon 01 Mar 2004 11:00 am

Ian
Best wishes for a speedy recovery and all the best
from WGC of NSW

by **Teresa Parkinson** » Mon 01 Mar 2004 12:14 pm

Dear Ian,

We just look forward to seeing your smiling face at the next trial!

Take care.

Teresap

by **Prue Winkfield** » Mon 01 Mar 2004 1:21 pm

Very best wishes for a speedy recovery Ian and hoe to see you at the next trial. Prue (Hope someone is passing this on to Ian?)

by **Kate Eltringham** » Mon 01 Mar 2004 1:32 pm

HI all,

Even though the situation was serious with Ian there were still moments of humour.

For those of you that know Ian it would be fair to say that he is never short of a word or two. Alison advised us that in the ambulance the attendants had to ask Ian, in the nicest possible terms, to shut up so that they could get an ECG reading.

Follow up conversations with the hospital really let us know how he was as the nursing staff were fully versed on the running of the trial, where it was and of course all of the exploits of his dear Doodle (Sue, his dog)!!

Nice to know that some things about Ian don't change regardless of the circumstances.

We'll find a way to may sure he gets all of the messages off the site.

Cheers

Kate

by **Robert Tawton** » Mon 01 Mar 2004 3:51 pm

Hi Ian,

Our thouhts are with you for a speedie recovery and I have no doubt that you were leading the trial when it all went wrong!!

Kindest regards, from the Canberra Push and the ACT Gundog Society

by **Joe Law** » Wed 03 Mar 2004 11:46 am

Dear Ian
Get well soon. What are our chances of being serenaded again each morning at the Easter trials? Hope all continues to go well. Joe & Mary.

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