Hello Oliver,
I just got a chance to read your article.It was amazing.
Wow...I'm almost shocked.There were some things in your article
that even I was not aware of.My question to you is where and how
did you get so much of this information?!?It is an excellent article.
Andy and I were going to go to Yokohama and watch the tournament
together but the day before he called and said he would not be going.
I was at that time not aware of how bad he was.He just told me he had a bad
fever and to not tell anyone.Keep things private.At this time in Japan
only Teraguchi knew of Andy's health.And that his health was not
to be talked about.On Tuesday morning,we also talked about the tournament.
He said that he was going to give me a call that evening and tell
me what was going on.I never got a chance before to read the letter
that Andy wrote to the fans.At the time,I did not know things had turned
for the worse on the 23rd.Like I told you,we were told to go to the hospital
that evening on Thursday.Ilona was already there with Andy's Swiss Doctor
-Didi,and Kuveta,Ilona and Andy's very very close friend.Alot of Japanese
were there.The room was full.When Andy's heart stopped everyone got very
loud.People were trying to bring him back almost like they were cheering
him on and saying things like "come on Andy!!"And his heart began beating
again.It was so emmotional.Peter showed up shortly after and was very emmotional
as was everyone there.It was the worst day in my life.It was a very hard to be
in Japan with the way things were being done.There was a business side to things
that had to be done.It was very hard on me.

I will give Xhjavit a OSU for you and I will also tell him of your article.
I think next time I'm in Europe we should get together.I will be in Holland
in the new year.

P.S.my knee is o.k.-95% strong.It is my back that was very bad.But it
also is getting better.Maybe 85%.
Take care my friend.T-hill