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Checking in with news about Mark Douches

beachwoman2006
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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.
Please keep Mark and his family in your thoughts.
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Thanks for info1
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Thanks Cindy...I saw that on FB but didn't realize it was covid. 😔🙏 for sure.0
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Is this the Mark whose GOAD name was KRAMTI?
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Thanks Cindy.0
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Thank you, Cindy.0
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I never put that together! 🤯0 -
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beachwoman2006 wrote: »
Didn't know that either! Learning so much LOL 😂0 -
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.
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Sending my best Ts and Ps. Ah I see the logic of KRAMTI now.1
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So sorry, the news is not good. Mark passed into His Saviors arms today. Pete posted this on Mark's fb page ..
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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! 😢😢❤️🙏0 -
So so sorry to hear this news. Thoughts and Prayers for Mark's Family. RIP Mark Douche we will miss you.🙏😔0
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So sorry to hear this. I can't think of the old GOAD "neighborhood" without thinking of him.
He joined shortly after I did.
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I'm so sorry to hear this. May G-d bring comfort to his family and fine his soul into heaven.1
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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!2
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Sorry that so many are facing the sad times we are in.0
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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.0
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I truly am saddened by this news. His family will be in my heart.
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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.0
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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.1
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Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.0
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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.)0
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