Please donate to the Arthur Blythe Parkinson’s fund
Update: Oct 14th 2013
To every person who has offered money, words and prayers for Arthur Blythe, he would like you to know… he could not sing loud enough to thank you for your help. Arthur has Parkinson’s disease and is currently in a rehabilitation center in Antelope valley.
He will be released at the end of this month. The release is based on the medicare system cutting off funds which has been providing him with 24 hour healthcare. The next step is to out fit his home with a walk in tub to enable his therapy to continue. With the suggested $10 donation for this piece of music, we will use all of these funds towards his in home rehabilitation. Arthur’s condition Parkinson’s disease has no cure and is progressive.
Arthur is on medication which allows helps him to speak and swallow limited foods. He is still wheel chair bound , as his physical therapy continues the hope is he will be able to walk with-in the next 6 months. His spirit is strong and he does offer us all humor, in the only way Mr. Blythe can. The music His voice is so strong here and this is a pure improvisation by him.
With respect and sincerity,
Gust Tsilis
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On June the 3rd, 2013, Arthur went into the USC Keck Center to have a large benign tumor removed from his right Kidney. The operation was serious, as Arthur spent one week after the procedure in an induced coma in their ICU unit. His health has been a challenge for him for several years now. The Parkinson’s (Arthur has been living with Parkinson’s for 8 years) has developed more rapidly and at this time he is in a rehabilitation center in Lancaster, CA. His goal is to be back home (?) within the next 30 days. The recent operation he underwent diminished his ability to walk and swallow foods. He is fighting hard each day to gain his strength back.
Please understand for Arthur to ask for help from his friends and fans, of his person and his music, was a difficult question he pondered over for some time. Arthur is a man of great pride and humility. His respect for people and their daily struggles has kept him from announcing his own dilemma for several years. Now he is facing an immediate need to procure a new neurologist to evaluate him after his recent surgery.
Arthur needs to remain in a secure place economically in order to fight Parkinson’s disease. Your donations will be a main source of his recovery. All the monies raised will be used to help him in his quest to regain his health and to stay current with his basic bills. Thank you in advance, with all sincerity and profound humility… from Arthur himself. Updates on his condition and the progress of this fund drive will be posted regularly. All of your good wishes and words will be read to Arthur.
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http://gusttsilis.com/arthurblythe/
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