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Checking in with news about Mark Douches

beachwoman2006
beachwoman2006 Posts: 1,214 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
I'm checking in to let GOADies know that Mark Douches (long-time GOADie from the days of the WW boards) tested positive for COVID about a week ago. He's in ICU at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. His oxygen levels are very low so he's on high-flow oxygen (no ventilator yet) and IV antibiotics since he's also dehydrated. He's going to be started on a study drug and they're hoping it's the right one.

Please keep Mark and his family in your thoughts.

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  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    Thanks for info
  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,421 Member
    Thanks Cindy...I saw that on FB but didn't realize it was covid. 😔🙏 for sure.
  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,354 Member
    Is this the Mark whose GOAD name was KRAMTI?

    Sending good thoughts.
  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 9,155 Member
    Thanks Cindy.
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,836 Member
    Thank you, Cindy.
  • beachwoman2006
    beachwoman2006 Posts: 1,214 Member
    whathapnd wrote: »
    Is this the Mark whose GOAD name was KRAMTI?

    Sending good thoughts.

    Yes...the same one.
  • linmueller
    linmueller Posts: 1,354 Member
    beachwoman2006 wrote: »
    whathapnd wrote: »
    Is this the Mark whose GOAD name was KRAMTI?

    Sending good thoughts.

    Yes...the same one.

    I never put that together! 🤯
  • beachwoman2006
    beachwoman2006 Posts: 1,214 Member
    linmueller wrote: »
    beachwoman2006 wrote: »
    whathapnd wrote: »
    Is this the Mark whose GOAD name was KRAMTI?

    Sending good thoughts.

    Yes...the same one.

    I never put that together! 🤯

    It's IT Mark backwards LOL

  • linmueller
    linmueller Posts: 1,354 Member
    beachwoman2006 wrote: »
    linmueller wrote: »
    beachwoman2006 wrote: »
    whathapnd wrote: »
    Is this the Mark whose GOAD name was KRAMTI?

    Sending good thoughts.

    Yes...the same one.

    I never put that together! 🤯

    It's IT Mark backwards LOL

    Didn't know that either! Learning so much LOL 😂
  • linmueller
    linmueller Posts: 1,354 Member
    Pete texted with Mark's wife. Here's today's update ...

    All, just heard from Mark Douches’ wife, Maryellen. He was put on a respirator last night with the hopes it’s for a short duration. He and his doctor spoke to Maryellen before the procedure.
    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 9,155 Member

    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,354 Member
    🙏🙏
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,836 Member
    🙏
  • podkey
    podkey Posts: 5,236 Member
    Sending my best Ts and Ps. Ah I see the logic of KRAMTI now.
  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,421 Member
    😔🙏
  • linmueller
    linmueller Posts: 1,354 Member
    So sorry, the news is not good. Mark passed into His Saviors arms today. Pete posted this on Mark's fb page ..

    😢❤️🙏

    My dear friend I will always remember you in my thoughts and prayers.
    Give our Lord a hug for me and ask Him to pour His graces upon my poor soul.
    I will also pray for your wife and son and family’s comfort in the days ahead.

    Until we meet around the Throne of grace again, I will miss you! 😢😢❤️🙏
  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,421 Member
    edited November 2020
    So so sorry to hear this news. Thoughts and Prayers for Mark's Family. RIP Mark Douche we will miss you.🙏😔
  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,354 Member
    So sorry to hear this. I can't think of the old GOAD "neighborhood" without thinking of him.
    He joined shortly after I did.

    RIP Mark.
  • louisstone
    louisstone Posts: 2,805 Member
    I'm so sorry to hear this. May G-d bring comfort to his family and fine his soul into heaven.
  • steve0mania
    steve0mania Posts: 3,226 Member
    What a shame. I am sorry to hear this, and condolences to his family and those who knew him. I remember that unique avatar picture he had at the beginning of his joining GOAD. It was so unusual and I am still not sure what to make of it!
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    Sorry that so many are facing the sad times we are in.
    :cry:
  • beachwoman2006
    beachwoman2006 Posts: 1,214 Member
    RIP Mark. I will miss you so much and I'm so glad that we had the opportunity to meet for dinner a couple of times when your work brought you to NC.
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,836 Member
    I truly am saddened by this news. His family will be in my heart.
  • whathapnd
    whathapnd Posts: 1,354 Member
    I remember Mark's avatar as well. Crazy. I also remember how much he wanted to lose weight so that he'd be considered for main roles in local stage productions. He was involved in staging/sets and had had small roles, but he felt the weight was holding him back from getting bigger roles. I remember how proud he was when he lost the weight then scored a role he wanted. And how happy the GOAD board was for him.
  • myallforjcbill
    myallforjcbill Posts: 5,843 Member
    Receive him in your tender mercies Lord. Comfort his family, friends and those whose life he touched. Lord, he wouldn't be opposed to having some minor league baseball up there.
  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 9,155 Member
    Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 4,790 Member
    Very sad to hear this. I liked him a lot, and missed him when he did a Charlie and disappeared. (Disappearing in a “Charlie” is like a huff, but without the snit or pique. Nowadays, people call it ghosting.)
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