Chicano Poet Veterano Raul Salinas Healing

Here's some news on el gran poeta Raul Salinas who healing up after some sickness. Via his bookstore news: LATEST Saludos desde South Austin, We would like to thank all our comrades, family, friends, & supporters for the good strong healing energy & prayers sent to our elder raul. We also want to thank everyone for their messages, cards, and gifts. raul is on the slow road to recovery & is resting at home. As each day goes by, he is gaining strength & clarity, but he is still limited in mobility & energy. He went to see his doctor today for a check up on his condition. His doctor gave him a "thumbs up"/approval to go ahead & conduct class tomorrow at St. Edward's University. But he warned raul not over do it. He also give him permission to slowly & to cautiously (at turtle speed) start going back to work at the bookstore with limited travel around the surrounding area. So despite the good news about getting back into the swing of things, raul will not return to the office until sometime next week. He is being very cautious & conscious of getting energy and strength before getting back to work. After this coming Wednesday, he will gradudately begin to return everyone's phone calls, e-mails, and messages. Also, raul will be going in for his first "banding" of the esophagus veins procedure on August 3. For the time being, family & close friends will closely moniter raul's health; i.e. make sure he eats well, drinks lots of water, & gets some excercise to keep the blood circulating. Once again, if you would like to leave a message for raul, you can e-mail them to this address &/or call me Rene Valdez at 512-416-8885. I will relay any messages to him. We thank everyone for their support, energy, & prayers in this time of struggle! Con Respeto y En Lucha, Rene Valdez Resistencia Bookstore Red Salmon Arts revolu@swbell.net EARLIER EMAIL ----- Original Message ----- From: ResistenciaBooks To: Resistencia Bookstore Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 3:39 PM Subject: Update on raulrsalinas' health Greetings to all our comrades, friends, family, and supporters, I am not sure if you have heard, but raulrsalinas, our elder, teacher, & brother, was in a Houston hospital this past weekend. He is suffering from an ulcerated esophagus. While visiting Houston last week, he started to cough up/vomit blood. An ambulance picked him up and took him to a nearby hospital. Unfortunately, the doctors had problems stopping the bleeding and they told us it was very serious. So they immediately put him in a helicopter and flew him to St. Luke's Hospital in downtown Houston. Thanks to Great Spirit, the doctors & nurses managed to stabilize him by stopping the bleeding. He remained there until Tuesday July 4. We had quite a scare! raul is doing better now. He is now at home resting and slowly recovering. However, raul is not entirely out of the red. He visited the doctor today, and he was told that besides the ulcerated esophagus he also suffers from cirrhosis of the liver. And because of the cirrhosis, the liver is not working like it should, which is causing a back up of blood flow in the esophagus area. So, for the next month, he will be going back and forth visiting his doctor who will be working on the veins that cause the bleeding in his escophagus. We are asking everyone to send him good energy and say prayers for our elder raul. He is a little weak, tired, and worn out, but maintaining a strong and positive outlook. raul is a warrior and fighting to get well! At this time, he is not taking phone calls or visits until he gets more strength and rest. If you would like to leave a message for raul, you can e-mail them to this address &/or call me Rene Valdez at 512-416-8885. I will relay any messages to him. Or if you want to send him a card/letter, please send them to: raulrsalinas 1801-A South First St. Austin, Tex. 78704 We thank everyone for their support, energy, & prayers in this time of struggle! En Lucha, Rene Valdez Resistencia Bookstore casa de Red Salmon Arts