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Title: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: mrjuggins on August 14, 2002, 10:16:37 AM: This was part of ShadowGram Update #82 but it also needs to be posted separately. PLEASE consider sending him a GET WELL CARD!!

Tim

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JOHN KARLEN (Willie, Carl, William H. Loomis, Desmond, Kendrick, NODS' Alex) is recovering at home following hospitalization for a diabetic attack. If you would like to send him a get-well card, please do so now, so they can be forwarded as soon as possible.

Send cards to:

John Karlen
c/o Marcy Robin
ShadowGram
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Cassandra on August 14, 2002, 11:00:01 AM: Hi Tim, This is such bad news to hear. :'( I had no idea that John Karlen even had diabetes. Im glad that he is at home and recovering and hope he continues to do so nicely. My prayers will be with him and I hope that everything will be okay with him. Thanks for posting the address for sending Get well cards, and thanks for keeping us posted.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: ROBINV on August 14, 2002, 12:27:55 PM: I, too, had no idea Karlen was diabetic! How awful! As most of you know, my husband, son and I suffer from diabetes (my son is insulin-dependent, my husband and I controlled with pills). It's a dreadful disease, sometimes very hard to control, and you must be very careful to take care of yourself as stringently as possible.

I will certainly send Mr. Karlen a get-well card, and also express my hope that he is able to bring his illness under tight control.

Thank you so much for making us aware of this.

I'll pray for him, too. Never hurts!

Love, Robin
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: VAM on August 14, 2002, 12:41:32 PM: So very sorry to hear about Mr. Karlen's illness. I certainly will add him to my prayer list. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Connie on August 14, 2002, 02:18:55 PM: Quote
I, too, had no idea Karlen was diabetic!

You never know. He might not have known either. Maybe he got hit with it and became ill. In any event, I'm hoping he has friends and loved ones who are taking good care of him. I'm sure his DS pals who live out on the coast, like KLS and Selby, are keeping close tabs on him.
Hoping this is just a minor "glitch" in a long fruitful life.

-CLC
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: jennifer on August 14, 2002, 02:42:14 PM: Quote

You never know. He might not have known either. Maybe he got hit with it and became ill. In any event, I'm hoping he has friends and loved ones who are taking good care of him. I'm sure his DS pals who live out on the coast, like KLS and Selby, are keeping close tabs on him.
Hoping this is just a minor "glitch" in a long fruitful life.

-CLC

you are right Connie a lot of people find out in the ER
hopefully he'll be able to control it!
Wishing him the best and a speedy recovery :)

jennifer
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: ShadowsAtlanta on August 14, 2002, 04:04:20 PM: Here's hoping that Mr. Karlen has a quick and complete recovery!!

Joe
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Eleanor_Rigby on August 14, 2002, 05:08:25 PM: I am sorry to hear that John Karlen is in the hospital. I am going to send him a card. Is he online at all? If he is, he might like to see this thread and see that he has many fans that care about him.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Carol on August 14, 2002, 06:02:53 PM: I certainly wasn't expecting to see this news when I woke up today.

If he's willing to change his ways by giving up alcohol, follow a healthy diet, exercise, take his medication/or insulin injections, have a good support system with friends(crisis sometimes brings families together) then his prognosis should be good.

Let's offer him our best with prayers and well wishes of support.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Annie on August 14, 2002, 08:08:55 PM: Hello, Tim thanks for posting this info. I will
continue to pray for John as well. My Sister has
Diabetes and she has the pump and does great
with it!! Love Anne :'( ;)
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Cassandra on August 14, 2002, 09:09:35 PM: Quote

If he's willing to change his ways by giving up alcohol, follow a healthy diet, exercise, take his medication/or insulin injections, have a good support system with friends(crisis sometimes brings families together) then his prognosis should be good.

You're so right about that Carol. In the diabetic center where I work that's all we preach to them about. The ones who follow this advice and come in for regular check-ups do very well. It's unbelievable just how many people have this terrible illness. The scary part is that we see more & more young people every day. Hopefully, they will find a cure for this awful disease very soon.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Carol on August 14, 2002, 09:32:47 PM: Quote

You're so right about that Carol. In the diabetic center where I work that's all we preach to them about. The ones who follow this advice and come in for regular check-ups do very well. It's unbelievable just how many people have this terrible illness. The scary part is that we see more & more young people every day. Hopefully, they will find a cure for this awful disease very soon.

Acceptance of the disease will be half the battle, tho.

My mother and grandmother both had diabetes and it was hard on my mother to accept the fact that she would have to inject herself, keep strict dietary controls, and to get out of the house for exercise. Many times she felt like giving up but with constant encouragement, she improved.

Both my brother and I are well aware of the possibilities that either one of us may develop diabetes altho both of us have hypoglycemic tendencies. Our respective doctors have informed us, tho, that as we age, the low blood sugar may consistently increase with age and that we should monitor it with yearly check-ups.

And that's not a bad idea for all of us to do.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: lurkerintheshadows on August 14, 2002, 09:35:45 PM: Sorry to here this! :'(Hope he recovers soon! :)
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: scout75 on August 14, 2002, 10:48:48 PM: Poor Willie... :( :'( :(

Very sorry to hear about this. Thanks for the heads-up on the get well cards, mrjuggins... :)
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: ProfStokes on August 14, 2002, 10:54:25 PM: Thank you for keeping us informed, Tim. I certainly wish the best for John Karlen's recovery.

ProfStokes
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: ROBINV on August 14, 2002, 11:10:28 PM: Cassandra said:
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The scary part is that we see more & more young people every day. Hopefully, they will find a cure for this awful disease very soon.

From your lips to God's ears!!

Love, Robin
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Gerard on August 15, 2002, 12:30:56 AM: Let's all hope that this was just a "scare" and that he'll fully recuperate! And the advice of eating right and exercising and all that is vitally important. My father had "borderline" diabetes and died of renal failure related to it. After that, I started to exercise, eat nutritionally, and lost 100 pounds. Better safe than sorry!

Here's to John's/Willie's/Carl's/Will's//Desmond's/Kendrick's/Alex's recovery!

Gerard
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Mark Rainey on August 15, 2002, 01:13:50 AM: I join in sharing best wishes to John, and I hope he'll have a quick and full recovery. I lost my dad to complications from diabetes about a year and a half ago, and it can be a very insidious disease. It doesn't rate the same kind of attention as cancer, heart disease, or AIDS, but in its severest forms, like my dad had, it can be every bit as bad or worse over a very prolonged period of time. Nowadays, fortunately, there are a lot more effective treatments for it than Dad was able to get.

Hoping for the best!

[shadow=navy,left,300]--Mark[/shadow]
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Craig_Slocum on August 15, 2002, 01:35:34 AM: Quote

Hopefully, they will find a cure for this awful disease very soon.

There is increasing hope that diabetes and its complications can be cured as significant research progress has been made. I hope and pray for the best for John Karlen, and also for permanent, positive control of his diabetes. At the bottom of my post, it says "Walk To Cure Diabetes". This is a worldwide team building fund raiser, I am involved in regarding Craig Slocum. In honor of him, I am a member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, www.jdrf.org.

I participate in the annual Walk To Cure Diabetes, with the Nevada Chapter here in Las Vegas. It is held in September. Craig Slocum passed away on September 12, 1978. My funds raised, go in memory of him. I also go to the annual Diabetes Festival, held in October, at the Diabetes Treatment Center in one of the hospitals here. They piloted a cookbook project. Bon Appetite!

I have a number of books on diabetes. I knew very little about the disease until a few years ago. Thanks for the info about John Karlen, I will send him a get-well card. While there is no cure for diabetes as yet, it can be controlled. The main goal of diabetes treatment is to keep blood glucose levels as close to the normal range as possible. The treatment used to control blood glucose levels depends on the type of diabetes a person has.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Carol on August 15, 2002, 01:37:01 AM: Quote
I join in sharing best wishes to John, and I hope he'll have a quick and full recovery. I lost my dad to complications from diabetes about a year and a half ago, and it can be a very insidious disease. It doesn't rate the same kind of attention as cancer, heart disease, or AIDS, but in its severest forms, like my dad had, it can be every bit as bad or worse over a very prolonged period of time. Nowadays, fortunately, there are a lot more effective treatments for it than Dad was able to get.

Hoping for the best!

[shadow=navy,left,300]--Mark[/shadow]

I'm sorry about your dad, Mark. My mother eventually developed heart related problems and succumbed to a massive heart attack. We later found out that her body wasn't producing insulin and that it would've been just a matter of time.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Misty on August 15, 2002, 01:40:33 AM: :-[Add me to the list. I am praying for Mr. Karlen's recovery. This is a terrible disease, I know. And yes, it is often found among young people too. As a teacher, I have had several students over the years with diabetes. Diet and keeping a healthy lifestyle are crucial. I hope Mr. Karlen will follow his DR.'s orders and stay with us for MANY years to come.

Prayers-------Misty
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Maria_Merriweather on August 15, 2002, 04:09:39 AM: I am hoping for his quick recovery and have sent him a card. Thanks Mr. Juggins for posting the address for get well cards and thanks to Marcy for forwarding them.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Lindsey on August 15, 2002, 04:13:46 AM: I, too, am praying for John Karlen. He is a wonderful actor, as well as a fantastic person.

Cassandra said...
Hopefully, they will find a cure for this awful disease very soon.

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We did a large unit on genetics in Biology this year. Scientists are getting closer and closer to finding a cure. They have come such a long way, considering the double helix model of genes was only discovered in 1969.

Now, I am trying to remember this correctly, as well as using my mumbo-jumbo notes ;) . Bacteria cells have separate circular strands of DNA in their cytoplasm (plasmids). You can use a certain enyzme called Eco R1 that cuts cells at certain places to cut the plasmid at the same spot as a human gene. Then, you can put the good gene in and the bacteria will make insulin. This is one way that could really help with the cure of Diabetes. Kinda confusing, but the scientists obviously know what they are doing and just need to keep working at it. :) (Hopefully, I am remembering this right.)

-Lindsey
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Tanis on August 15, 2002, 06:08:22 AM: We have diabetes in our family also. My mother who passed away 1976, or complications and also my borther has it. My doctor really watches me for it but so far I have not contracted it. I have many friends with it.

Hope for a speedy recovery for John Karlen. Loved his work on DS and also Cagney and Lacey. Wonderful actor.

Tanis+
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: petofi on August 16, 2002, 07:02:38 AM: Get better, John![oky]
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: The Ghost of Sarah Collins on August 16, 2002, 07:25:39 AM: I would like to wish John a speedy recovery, I pray he takes better care of himself for everyone who loves him...
I also had a loved one who endured diabetes.

May God Bless John Karlen, his family and friends...

Love
Sarah
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: John_in_NC on August 17, 2002, 01:38:31 AM: I hope Mr. Karlen is much better very soon.
John
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Selby_D._Pearson on August 17, 2002, 11:03:40 AM: I, too, wish Mr. Karlen the best in his recuperation. It will not be an easy thing, I fear, as our exercise, eating and drinking habits are well established in our formative years and with the slowing of our metabolisms as we age, we need more exercise and less food to have the best health. Recently, it was in the news that some scientists/doctors/people believe that we would all be healthier if we ate less, less meaning to come away from the food table NOT satiated but still a bit hungry. I fear in our country, with our way of life, this would be almost an impossibility for most of us (I know it would be for me!)

Diabetes is an insidious and deadly disease. The exact cause is not known and despite extensive research and education, more people are diagnosed with it than ever before. It is especially epidemic in children and although Type I Diabetes (insulin dependent) is the type most children are diagnosed with, doctors are concerned that the growing percentage of obese children are showing signs of Type II (non-insulin dependent). I personally believe that our modern diet and sedentary life-style is most to blame for this increase in the disease. We eat too much and sit at our TVs and computers too long (I'm more guilty than most.)

My mom (whose mother had diabetes) developed gestational diabetes when she had my youngest brother in 1971. This type can be temporary but my mom still has (Type II) diabetes. Sadly, she smokes like a chimney and doesn't watch her diet. Smoking complicates diabetes greatly. My dad found out he has Type II about 2 years ago. He has always been a non-smoker but he doesn't get much exercise. He tries to watch his diet. I have a cousin, early 50s, who lost a tremendous amount of weight, had a continuous terrific thirst and didn't eat well-balanced meals. He had no idea he had diabetes, even though his mother died from complications. He is now insulin dependent.

May we all continue to wish Mr. Karlen well and draw strength and inspiration for the maintenance of our own health and that of our loved ones.

SDP
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Craig_Slocum on August 18, 2002, 07:15:09 PM: Yesterday, while I was at the store picking up my daughter's school supplies, I got a Get Well card for John Karlen, just finished signing it, and added a photo of us that was taken at the Fest in Anaheim. I hope he is feeling better. I am also going to the Bank Of America next weekend, to pick up the info on the JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes, the Walks are coming up next month here in Las Vegas and Reno, NV. My daughter went with me last time, wants to go again. Looking forward to it! :)
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: VAM on August 18, 2002, 07:21:56 PM: Quote
I am also going to the Bank Of America next weekend, to pick up the info on the JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes, the Walks are coming up next month here in Las Vegas and Reno, NV. My daughter went with me last time, wants to go again. Looking forward to it! :)

I have done the walk/run here with the local hospital-great way to suport a special cause!
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Craig_Slocum on August 19, 2002, 05:17:18 AM: Quote

We did a large unit on genetics in Biology this year. Scientists are getting closer and closer to finding a cure.

The genetic component of diabetes has long been the focus of intense worldwide research, leading scientists to some important findings. Diabetes depends on both genetic and non-genetic risk factors. I have heard of Islet Cell Transplantation, don't know if this is what you were talking about. Let's just hope they find the cure! :)
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Craig_Slocum on September 29, 2002, 06:17:44 AM: The Nevada Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, held the Annual Walk To Cure Diabetes, today at UNLV, to raise $450,000.00. The money goes to diabetes research organizations here in Las Vegas. This was my third Walk. My daughter Stephanie joined me again for the second time. It was fun. We turned in a good amount of funds in Craig Slocum's memory. It's because of him, that I got involved. The Walk draws people together in a healthy activity for a worthy cause. I feel good about being a part of it. About 2500 people turned out today! I'm glad I was there.
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Cassandra on September 29, 2002, 11:13:16 AM: Quote

The Nevada Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, held the Annual Walk To Cure Diabetes, today at UNLV, to raise $450,000.00. The money goes to diabetes research organizations here in Las Vegas. This was my third Walk. My daughter Stephanie joined me again for the second time. It was fun. We turned in a good amount of funds in Craig Slocum's memory. It's because of him, that I got involved. The Walk draws people together in a healthy activity for a worthy cause. I feel good about being a part of it. About 2500 people turned out today! I'm glad I was there.

Hey, that's great Cheryl!

Hopefully one day (soon) they'll find a cure for this dreaded disease! :-)
Title: Re: John Karlen home recovering from diabetic attack!!
Post by: Afan on September 30, 2002, 03:51:43 AM: [hello]Dear Mr. Karlan,
Please get well soon. I have enjoyed your performances for over thirty years now, and hope to see many many more.
Afan