Got to love people that fall for that stuff. Not surprising for him.

Don't defend that tool.

** Edited by OXVT at 5/23/2026, 5:28:33 PM

I'm linking an old story summarizing Jim Henson's final illness, which he ignored until he was too sick, and that was before widespread antibiotic resistance. When I was in grad school, an INFECTIOUS DISEASE MD/PhD (!!!!) who had grad students and taught some of my lectures was ignoring symptoms despite colleagues, other MDs, telling him to slow down and offering to examine him. Later, he disappeared for some days only to return after hospitalization including cutting a drain hole about an inch up from between his eyes. He had a sinus infection, like Busch, that was just septicemic but caught AND chewing a hole through his skull towards his brain. They infused antibiotics into his sinus through the opening when it wasn't draining. He lived and the bullet hole type scar was a lasting reminder of his error and warning to us. If you get a sinus infection that gets worse, see your doc or an ENT!

But he was obviously engaged with NASCAR's medical team. They knew he was sick. So how did this get sideways?

hospitals/clinics.

How can a race car driver, who has full access to doctors 24/7, die from that illness?

red line. He had access to 24/7 care but that didn't guarantee the caregivers were providing care.

We went to the flight surgeon whenever we were sick, and if we didn't go, someone we worked for would direct us to go. Besides, you don't want to blow out an ear drum because you flew with a cold...lol