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My recent (Dec 9) phone conversation with Dan Manion was prompted by the question from Rich Pyle in a private communication: > Is Dan going to Tek 95, do you know? "Yes, right after DEMA -- that's his current plan." was my short answer. I elaborated on some details about Dan to Rich. Since there seemed to be some "heated? :-)" discussions on other LISTS (where I rarely read or post now) on the threads (threats? ;) of "Deep (air) Dives" and "Narcosis" and related topics, I thought I would use the opportunity to give an updated report on Dr. Dan Manion here (techdiver) while providing a few points of clarification on my earlier postings in April and October (on this LIST) about Dan. In my <Tue, 26 Apr 94 14:51 EDT> posting, I wrote > Dr. Dan Manion set a world record for the deepest scuba dive on compressed > air (525') in Nassau in March : ... : CLARIFICATION: This offical record of 525' is ffw, not fsw, because it was taken from his computer reading which recorded depth in ffw. 525 ffw is approximately equivalent to 511 fsw. In my <Wed, 05 Oct 94 12:25 EDT> posting, I wrote > We did about 20 or so dives together, half of them "deep" > (read 350 - 485 fsw for Dr. Dan; 250 - 350 fsw for Sue; and 175 - 199 fsw > for me ... to keep from breaking the range of ALL my computers ;). Sue > broke the women's world record (by going 371 ffw) during that week. CLARIFICATION: Sue's depth of 371 ffw remains an UNOFFICIAL world record. No application for it to be recognized as "official" has been made, to date. > He apparently suffered a Type II (spinal) hit, but improved immediately > after the first of many Table 6A chamber treatments ... has been on > wheelchair since ... and now undergoing rehab treatments. > > The GOOD news is that he'll be returning home tomorrow, and it appears > that he may have a complete recovery from the hit. : ... : UPDATE: I didn't know it at the time (Oct. 5) that Dan had been quadriplegic for nearly SIX weeks at the Miami Hospital up to the time of his release (Oct. 6). He is recovering remarkably well, but still far from complete. He can walk unaided now, though using crutches as aid for the most part; he is continuing weekly physical therapy, and goes to the gym regularly for "workouts" on his own; his neurological recovery is not complete (he still suffers from occasional spasms), and he still has pains from the hit. Thus, he appears to be on a long, arduous route of recovery and rehabilitation and is making great progress. When I posted on Oct. 5, all my info were 2nd-hand. I wrote, > I spoke to Anne just now. Haven't talked to Dan yet, but I plan to this > evening (he is probably undergoing rehab now). However, I would like to > pass on the info below so that anyone of you reading this may wish to > give your fellow tech diver some much need moral support by calling him > or sending him a well-wish card. You may still do so, at the address: > Dr. Dan Manion > 8675 W. 109 St. > Overland Park, KS 66210 This posting is prompted in part by Dan, who seemed eager to let his tech-diving friends know that his DCI hit was ==========> "NOT related to his technical dives." <========== That was the main message he wanted me to get across on his behalf. His deepest and and most technical ones were all successful during that trip: He did TWO air dives to below 500 fsw to "reconfirm" (for himself) -- (I don't know exactly what that means -- just reporting as I heard it from the man himself) his 525 ffw record. He made successful air dives to 523 ffw and 518 ffw that week, in addition to some deep trimix dives with Paul Christman, the deepest of which was 544 fsw. It was true that he was hit on a "shallow" bounce to 298 ffw. He admitted THAT was his own "screw up" because he did an unplanned "double bounce" on that dive ... I didn't ask for the gory details. Perhaps it could be said that he teased the devil once too many. However, I'll not speculate even on that theory. Perhaps Rich (Pyle) or anyone else planning to attend Tek 95 will give us an update if and when he meets Dan. Good and Safe Diving to all, -- Bob. RFLNG@cl*.ed*
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