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Good morning all!
I just returned home form a Portland Swap Meet brunch and had the following in my email.
I got a call from Sis Barker and she informed me Bill had Surgery Saturday night due to an injury which occurred several months ago. The effect of the injury kept getting worse until she brought him to the emergency room at Evergreen Hospital last night. An MRI revealed a blood clot putting pressure on the left side of the brain. The surgery went well and He will be in ICU for a day or two. He is doing well but does not like the hair cut they gave him. Please, no visitors and we will keep you up to date.
Thanks, helgy
As you can see from Helgy, please no visitors at this time. As soon as I have more information about Bill I will post it here. If anyone has any question please direct them to me and I will try to answer them as best that I can. Bill is one of my closest friends and friend to many of the Chevrolet community please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
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Thank you very much for sharing this news with the Chat community........Bill can rest assured that there will be many thoughts and prayers coming his way.
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Can you let Bill know that his friends from downunder are thinking of him and we wish him a speedy recovery.
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Thinking of you and sending prayers for a steady and healthy recovery Bill.
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Thanks for the information. We all wish Bill a speedy and complete recovery.
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Best wishes to Bill for a speedy recovery.
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Bill does more for our hobby and the VCCA and for each of us individually than just about anyone. I know we all wish him a speedy and full recovery. 
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Thinking of you Bill... Feel better soon!
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Just a quick update on Bill, they moved him from ICU today to a private room. Again more when I get news.
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As all previous posts stated GET WELL SOON Bill. A bad haircut is the least of your worries for now.
It was saddening to read of the medical issue but the improvement posting was a relief.
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Good news!!!
Thanks for the update.
Stay with it Bill.
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Those of us from the Northern New England Region Chapter wish Bill a speedy recovery!
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I add my well-wishes to those who have already expressed them. Bill is a super guy and deserves the very best. He is in my prayers and thoughts. Charlie 
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So sorry to hear this. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
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Hey Guys,
Here is the latest from Helgy, hot off the presses.
Update on Bill Barker:
Bill was moved to a (regular) private room and no longer in the ICU. He still has the drainage tube in and drainage is slowing down. They will get him up and walking to day. His memory is good and is holding conversations without losing the trend of though. He still has some hurdles and needs time to heal but the prognosis looks good.
I am now reading between the lines. The word is he is getting ornery which may be because he getting tired of 4 women (wife and 3 daughters) telling him their side of the story that lead up to the surgery and what caused the injury.
Note, he now can have his laptop and I bet Bill will tell the rest of the story.
helgy
As you can see, Bill now has his laptop and I bet in a few hours he will be on here. Looking forward to talking to him soon!
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God will watch over you Bill. I wish you a speedy recovery and thank you for all the work you do and will do for the VCCA and it's members.
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It's not 100% official but I have heard that Bill is now back home. More as soon as I know them!
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Here is the BEST NEWS yet!
Update on Bill Barker (10-31-2017)
Bill is home and happy he is out of the Hospitals. He is doing well and as stated early he just need time to heal. He does have some restrictions. His movements are limited. (Don’t even think about going out to the garage.) Of course he will be on some medication and a special diet for a while. There is one more thing. He is not to drive for a month. That is going to be his challenge.
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Thank You for keeping us up to date on Bill.
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Great news!!!!
Be well, Bill.
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That's great news!!!
Thanks again for the update.
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Has anyone heard how Bill is? We hope he is making a full recovery and will be back on chat soon.
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Hi Guys,
No new news that I know of at this time. What I do know is he is slowly getting better and it will take some time for him to be back to 100%. If I hear anything else I will let you know.
Bruce
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Get Well Soon Bill Barker. Now we in Oklahoma know why you have not inquired about the Oklahoma Route 66 V8-era tour.
We will have the application and tour details for the Oklahoma Route 66 V8-era tour ready by Thanksgiving.
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