Phil Sanderson had a massive heart attack yesterday.

[GJPinAU]

He survived it so far but is in bad shape.
I'm hoping to get to see him today. Will keep you updated as I find out things.

[Zeuk in Oz]

He survived it so far but is in bad shape.
I'm hoping to get to see him today. Will keep you updated as I find out things.
Please pass on our best wishes.
In which hospital is he ?

[GJPinAU]

Please pass on our best wishes.
In which hospital is he ?
Nepean.
Cheryl has contacted us this morning and asked that no one ring or go to see him today as they're doing tests.

[632 Regal]

Wish him the best from all his friends on the bimmer board!

[Jr ///M5]

Please tell him that the board is thinking and praying for him. We wish him and his family a speedy recovery and plenty of patience, all the way from the other side of the planet.

Jr

[Zeuk in Oz]

Nepean.
Cheryl has contacted us this morning and asked that no one ring or go to see him today as they're doing tests.
I presume that he is in ICU and so flowers are probably not a good idea.
Please keep us informed if there is anything we can do and tell him that we are all thinking of him !

[BigKriss]

This news is very bad, we where going to meet up with him tommorrow also.

[Alexlind123]

I hope he comes through and recovers. Send him our best wishes.

[GJPinAU]

This news is very bad, we where going to meet up with him tommorrow also.
He was washing his cars when he had it.
Guess the choice of which car to take was too much for him ;)

[pundit]

I hope he makes a full recovery and we see him back here soon.
Go Phil!!!

[mattyb]

absolutley second that. please send my regards.

[wingman]

Yeah I was looking forward to seeing him tommorrow. I haven't spoken to him in about 8 years. All the best big fella and get well soon.

[MarkD]

He survived it so far but is in bad shape.
I'm hoping to get to see him today. Will keep you updated as I find out things.


Tell him Mark D'Sylva sends his best wishes for a speedy recovery. I sent him an email but he probably won't be reading any email for a few weeks.

I had a heart attach back in Feb. 99 and I had an angioplasty with 2 stents installed, now I'm almost good as new! :D

MarkD

[Zeuk in Oz]

He was washing his cars when he had it.
Guess the choice of which car to take was too much for him ;)
Greg, you mentioned you were going to see him today ? Have you been ? If so, how was he ?

[GJPinAU]

He survived it so far but is in bad shape.
I'm hoping to get to see him today. Will keep you updated as I find out things.
Spoke to the nurse at 4:00pm. She said he was asleep so I couldn't talk to him, but he is stable - good news.

[Paul in NZ]

Add my best wishes to when you see him too!And best wishes to his family.

[Stacy (Sydney)]

Greg, Please pass on my regards to Phil.

[Johntee540]

Send him best wishes for a speedy recovery from Johntee540 in Virginia. I have great hopes for him and his recovery - I am sure in short time I will be facing the same risk! So he has plenty of sympathy here. - JT

[Phil Sanderson]

Hi Everyone
This is Cheryl -Phil's wife. Thank you so much for your wishes, I will pass them all onto Phil tomorrow.
I guessed you would all be checking up on him, so I thought I would pop in and let you know how he is.
He had a bad night last night and was exhaused today. He was unable to settle as he has fluid on the lungs and tonight he had a bit of temperature and rapid heart beat. The doctors and staff are great and are keeping a constant eye on him. He is improving slowly.
I will keep you updated.
Phil is going through withdrawals, with not being able to check in on Bimmer Info and he was trying to work out how he could get his PC into the hospital.
Regards Cheryl

[Rigmaster]

Get well soon Phil!!! Best wishes.

Bret.

[Randell]

puts things into perspective, who cares if the car is having a few problems!

i hope he makes a full recovery

[Tiger]

wifi network? cell phone internet? Best wished for speedy and full recovery.

[liquidtiger720]

Phil, get well soon!

You'll be back in no time.

[DueyT]

Phil, take care and get well soon!

Cheers,
Duey

[calmloki]

Phil - Best wishes from Oregon to you and your wife. Sounds like the Aussie crowd wants you on site and active soonest!
Tom Walrod

[myles]

Best wishes Phil, take things easy and get lots of rest for a while.

[Alan_525i]

Best wishes to him and his family for a quick recovery. I'm sure he'll be back posting in no time.

[GJPinAU]

I went to see him yesterday (19th Feb)
He was in good spirits and we enjoyed our time with him.
The hospital has given him a nicotine patch so he wasn't as grumpy.

If you'd like to get in touch with him or send flowers etc.

Bed 22, Level 5
West Building, Nepean Hospital
Penrith, NSW Australia 2750
Phone: (612) 4734 3030

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/5403/philinhospital0ua.jpg

[angrypancake]

glad to see he's doing well, and not grumpy :) here's to his speedy recovery!

[Cactuar]

Hi Phil I've no idea who you are but from the messages I've read you're a great person. Just letting you know that I'm praying for you and hoping you'll be back on your feet ASAP!

Take care

[Jeff N.]

Glad to hear things are getting better! See you back here soon Phil!

Jeff

[Dave M]

Sounds like you've got quite the bimmer.info support team. You could always ask the nurses to bring you a few auto mags and wrenches ;)

We'll be reading your posts in no time,

Dave M

[Javier]

Javier

[Traian]

Congratulations on the recovey mate!

[genphreak]

wifi network? cell phone internet? Best wished for speedy and full recovery.No go there... they don't allow wi-fi in hospitals over here, not even cell phones are ok.

Crumbs, I just read this thread, not having been there on the w/e I missed seeing him or hearing the news even- gee Phil, good luck mate. These days if you can make it through such a thing without losing it, once they revive you the repairs the ol' cardiovascular setup needs are not dissimilar to an e34 cooling system in nature... given the comprehensive approach Phil's taken to his cars, and the considered pearls of wisdom he's passed on to me the two times I have met him, I have no doubt he'll take charge of the situation and recover fast.

I guess the body is a bit like an old bimmer, it simply doesn't like changes as much as a new one...

Good luck Phil; I suggest you keep some mechanic's smelling salts (min 98 RON) handy so you can avoid the shakes next time we are headed for a big day out... you know we are all looking forward to hearing all about it, that pic Cheryl so kindly posted won't win you a job on a catwalk (even at BMW CCA function)!

All the best, :) Nick

[GJPinAU]

Good news.
The docs let him home yesterday (22 Feb).
He's probably lurking here already!

[rob101]

Sounds like you've got quite the bimmer.info support team. You could always ask the nurses to bring you a few auto mags and wrenches ;)

We'll be reading your posts in no time,

Dave M
just make sure they auto mags have no evil new age bangle designs bmws, It can cause anxiety in some people. :D glad to hear he is getting better, heart problems are not good at all.... unfortunately having heart problems just makes it more likely to have worse problems down the track usually....

[DanH]

Still many hours left of Feb 22 here...

Take it easy at home Phil. It'll take awhile before you feel well from what I've heard, and you dont want to cause a second attack. Not to worry you, but I know of people that had 2 or 3 of them a few days/weeks apart and had to go back in the hospital. Probably didn't follow the doc's orders either. But they are still kicking a few years later.


Good news.
The docs let him home yesterday (22 Feb).
He's probably lurking here already!

[old bob]

Great to hear you are back home Phil. Take it easy and don't volunteer to do the lawns for at least a year or wash the car or...........

[Steven G]

Glad to hear you're back home and wishing you a quick recovery!

[Gayle]

Phil--I am so glad you are ok. I like genphreaks comparison of the heart to the e34 cooling system. I am sure you will come up with a fix.