Quo Vadis? There are three approaches to what is really one domain: Hyperborea The Novelty Report Terence McKenna We appreciate your comments Friday, December 15 .~ Countdown to 2012 ~. - Celebrating the Life and Logos of - Terence McKenna featuring >> .~ Lost at Last ~. w/Very Special Guest Appearance By PHIL LESH See http://www.philzone.com/ for details. Terence McKenna relinquished his body at 2:15 a.m. Pacific time today, April 3, 2000. He died at peace and with people whom he loved and who loved him. There will be memorial events in a few cities over the coming months, and information about them will be available as plans are made. Dan Levy An Update from Christy Silness on March 28, 2000 To Our Dear Friends and Family, On behalf of my partner Terence and myself, I want to express to you our deepest thank you for your support during these challenging times. Your letters of kindness and best wishes, beautiful artwork, and financial support are a continual source of inspiration to keep living and staying positive. We feel very protected and are so very grateful for the love that surrounds us. Terence's energy is quite low these days, but his eyes are brighter than ever. His spirit is strong! Please know how fortunate Terence and I feel to have such an extended family. All our Love and the very Best, Christy and Terence An Update from Dan Levy on February 20, 2000 Greetings, As you may already know, Terence McKenna has been battling brain cancer since last May. He has had the gamma knife procedure, radiation, a successful craniotomy, and gene therapy. He had two MRI exams that were free of tumor evidence. The most recent one, however, suggested that he still has a battle ahead. This long and arduous process of treatment has left him very weak and unable to work. Terence is currently on the mainland receiving medical and aternative treatments such as massages, acupuncture, and vitamin therapy. His medical insurance does not cover alternative care nor does it cover car rental, housing, travel, phone bills, or organic food. He needs our help. Please take this opportunity to support him with this greatest of life challenges. We would greatly appreciate your donation sent to: Terence McKenna PMB 238 369-B Third Street San Rafael, CA. 94901-3581 Please forward this message to anyone you think might want to support Terence. An Update from Dennis McKenna on December 12, 1999 "Here's what we know now: Terence had his month after checkup just before Thanksgiving. A good report. The tumor is gone, and there's no sign of regrowth so far. The brain is normalizing; swelling has gone down, the midline is where it should be, ventricles no longer compressed, etc. So its as good as we could hope, but its also only a month after the surgery. A clearer picture of what is really happening should come with the next MRI and checkup scheduled for late January. If there is going to be regrowth, it *may* show up by then. We are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping the gene therapy will be the ace in the hole. They are not very clear about how they determines if the gene therapy has worked or not. I guess if you don't die, that means it worked. "Terry is doing fairly well, but the big problem now seems to be he is experience some serious side-effects from the long-term use of the steroids (anti-inflammatories). He's having "steroid myopathy", basically a deterioration of muscles and of strength in his legs, especially on the left side. Makes it difficult to walk any distance and to climb stairs. Its also painful, he says, especially at night. "He's doing what can be done for symptom relief. He is now off the steroids (you have to taper off slowly) and, they tell us, this condition should start to reverse, slowly. Terry feels that it is slowly getting better. Still, its a bummer. Its really unfortunate that he has to go through all this. I feel for him and feel helpless to "do" much. "Hope all is well with you and your family. All best for Christmas and the coming "end of civilization" (yeah, right). Best Dennis" An Update on October 12, 1999 This is a further update to Terence's family, friends and many well-wishers throughout the world, from Terence, Dennis, and Christy. Terence successfully completed the second phase of his treatment at UCSF today. He had a craniotomy, followed by additional gene therapy. The surgery was a success by all measures. According to the surgeon, Dr. Berger, all visible traces of the tumor have been removed. It will take some more time to assess whether the gene therapy has been effective, but even if it has not, Terence has benefitted from the surgery. He is now recovering on the Neuro ICU unit at the hospital. As far as anyone can tell, he is the same old Terence; sense of humor fully intact, bemused perspective fully functional, and no obvious impairments of speech, cognition or movement. So, for now, it seems that an important phase of Terence's treatment has been completed. With a bit of luck, th...