[ohioWfan]

btw, just announced that he is being kept in ICU for PRIVACY...........i.e. to keep the media out.......not because of medical necessity. He's recovering extremely well.

Nothing's been hidden from us, ER. Nothing has been mishandled.

[shhrubbery!]

btw, just announced that he is being kept in ICU for PRIVACY...........i.e. to keep the media out.......not because of medical necessity. He's recovering extremely well.

Not doubting you, but do you have a source for that?

On Sunday, when we first heard Whittington was in the ICU, I suspected he was there mainly for privacy reasons.

But when the so-called "heart attack" happened (actually, it wasn't what we usually think of as a "heart attack," but a irregular heart rhythm caused by irritation from the birdshot), I changed my mind.

[ER Doc]

As I said before, that is obviously untrue. There is no privacy in the ICU, except from the public. A private room and a couple of security guards would take care of that equally well. The ICU is a place for sick people. To state the obvious is not to invade his privacy. I never advocated that his medical record should be open to public scrutiny. What I've been saying is that when his condition is minimized publicly, and then he takes a negative turn, it feeds into the media frenzy. Had they clearly said that they were dealing with a 78-year-old man with a potentially serious injury, and that he'll likely do well but complications are possible, and left it at that, the media wouldn't have room to be so "shocked" when things don't all work out perfectly.