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Ed Dobson...

Posted: October 29th, 2007, 12:05 pm
by Cider Jim
spoke in Convo today, but I had a faculty meeting and missed hearing him except for the last 5 minutes. Did Dr. Dobson give any updates on his health condition? I know he suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease and was an administor, dean, and coach for LU in the 1980s.

Posted: October 29th, 2007, 1:11 pm
by justagirl
He was PHENOMINAL last night in church. Didn't hear him today...

said he had been diagnosed 7 years ago and they told him he had 2-5 years to live. Then said that after these seven years they told him his disease is so slow moving that he has greater odds of being hit by a bus then the disease killing him. He said he now avoids buses :)

Posted: October 29th, 2007, 2:02 pm
by Cider Jim
Thanks for the info, justagirl: I just watched his Sunday night sermon on my computer, and I'd recommend it to all who remember Ed Dobson from LU's early days: http://trbc.org/new/christianresources/ ... php?id=207

Posted: October 29th, 2007, 10:10 pm
by Baldspot
He seemed pretty remarkable Sunday night. He has written a book on his trials that was available after church. He signed my copy by using Hebrew script of the word "peace." I guess I looked kinda funny because I thought he was writing in English and just having a tough time. He quickly explained what he was doing.