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Daily Chat >> General Posts >> R.I.P. Mike Pollock http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1435104741 Message started by Hoppy on Jun 23rd, 2015 at 8:12pm |
Title: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Hoppy on Jun 23rd, 2015 at 8:12pm
This is a sad day for OUCH, on Saturday June 20th, our much loved and respected Chairman, Mike Pollock passed peacefully away surrounded by his family at his home. He had been suffering from cancer for some months, but typically he kept his health problems to himself and put everyone else first. He fought this final battle with great courage, dignity and humour, and right up until the middle of last week was still involving himself in OUCH business.
Every CH sufferer in the UK has benefitted in one way or another from Mike's unceasing hard work tracking down treatments, approaching government departments, working with the NHS to raise the profile of CH and to gain OUCH a reputation as an expert patient group. He will be missed by thousands, not just in the UK, but throughout the worldwide cluster headache community. Colin Allen Deputy Chairman |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by AussieBrian on Jun 23rd, 2015 at 10:00pm
May he rest in PF.
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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by BarbaraD on Jun 24th, 2015 at 10:07am
RIP Mike.. Prayers to his family and friends.. he will be missed.
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Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Peter510 on Jun 24th, 2015 at 1:45pm
RIP Mike.
Ouch UK has been a great help to me and many others. A life well lived. |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Linda_Howell on Jun 24th, 2015 at 2:06pm :'( |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Callico on Jun 25th, 2015 at 1:56pm
So very sorry. It hurts to lose the good ones.
Jerry |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Mike NZ on Jun 25th, 2015 at 7:36pm Callico wrote on Jun 25th, 2015 at 1:56pm:
Totally agree. The good work he did will benefit others with CH for years to come. |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Stevo on Jul 5th, 2015 at 6:25am
Interesting article on Mike in a UK national newspaper.
As my first post I can't post the link but you can google - daily mail Mike Pollock. absolute tragedy. |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Peter510 on Jul 5th, 2015 at 5:53pm
Mike,
Thank you for providing that link. Heart breaking. Peter. |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by Callico on Jul 6th, 2015 at 4:06pm
Thank you for the link, Mike, and for alerting us to it, Stevo.
The NHS has some serious issues, but due to the system they don't seem interested in fixing it. :'( Jerry |
Title: Re: R.I.P. Mike Pollock Post by maz on Jul 7th, 2015 at 5:39am
They're not interested Jerry. And the word compassion is not in their vocabulary. They disgust me. The NHS has it's good points but caring isn't one of them.
My Dad died suddenly and unexpectedly because of a hospital mistake. I started an investigation but was too intimidated to carry it through. They all ganged up on me, took advantage of my vulnerabilty (I was in a state of utter shock and dibelief, not to mention grief) and brow beat me into dropping it. They sat around a table and they lied to my face, denied conversations I'd had with them, and contradicted each other. They refused to show me the coroners report and I didn't know at the time that I could demand to see it. But they did point out several times that according to that report, my Dad had coronary artery disease, "so he was going to die anyway". OH WELL, THAT'S OK THEN............ I completely lost all trust and faith in them, but I will go to my grave believing that they killed my father. In another incident, my husband was told that he had thyroid cancer. As thyroid cancer spreads more rapidly than other kinds there was little hope. I broke my heart for three weeks while he got his life in order and updated his will. And guess what - there was no cancer. It turned out to be a goitre which was removed, healed, cured. No apology or explanation from them though. We were just left to deal with it. I didn't know Mike Pollock, but he was clearly a wonderful man and will be a great loss to humanity. The NHS has killed him as surely as they killed my Dad. Rest in peace Mike. No more pain now. |
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