The Boston Globe last Sunday reported that the Catholic Church in Poland had exhumed and reburied in the cathedral the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus in a ceremony of reconciliation between the astronomer who was condemned as a heretic and the church. 18 years ago, the famous Galileo Galilei was reinstated by the church. Galileo was a scientist way ahead of his time who not only embraced Copernicus' astronomical findings but also advanced his research.
I don't know how long this link will remain valid but you can read about it here:
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2010/05/23/copernicus_reburied_as_a_hero_in_poland/
On a more recent note, my friend Robert Wayne Bowyer is in a very deep coma at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Wayne was rushed to Augusta Medical Center Monday evening May 17 with stroke like symptoms, but lost the ability to breathe on his own upon reaching the ER. He was placed on life support and diagnosed with guillain barre syndrome. I sat in on a meeting with the family and his doctors last Wednesday and found out that while Wayne does have the syndrome he also has something else drastically wrong. What that is was unknown at the time of the meeting. He has no response to any stimulus and his brain activity seems to be slowing. Wayne is 55 and while he has had two heart attacks has been a strong and fairly healthy individual. He climbed cellular towers for many years but was most recently working in as a trainer and adviser to the climbing crews.
Wayne and I met on the amateur air waves about 20 something years ago and have been good friends since. We spent many great hours together. He was preparing to remarry his first wife. They have two children, a daughter in law and 4 grandsons.
