More bad news for Franky

[Dan Gregory]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
He has been committed to a mental hospital

[Howard Kveck]

In article <5ek8i6F37kppbU2@mid.individual.net>,
Dan Gregory <dangregory@brakes.palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
> He has been committed to a mental hospital

This news could be good or bad, depending on many circumstances. It could be bad,
as it indicates his situation has deteriorated enough to warrant close supervision.
Or it could be good, in that he's (or the people he's been working with) recognized
that the things he's been doing previously haven't been successful and that he needs
to do a different program. I really hope that VdB gets things sorted out a lot better
than they have been.

--
tanx,
Howard

Never take a tenant with a monkey.

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

[Donald Munro]

Dan Gregory wrote:

> http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
> He has been committed to a mental hospital

Do they allow indoor trainers in mental hospitals ? Doing 5 hours on an
indoor trainer would surely be of therapeutic value for patients.

[rechungREMOVETHIS@gmail.com]

On Jun 29, 1:26 pm, Dan Gregory
<dangreg...@brakes.palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
> He has been committed to a mental hospital

Ugh. Still, maybe it's not bad news, maybe it's good news. Best wishes
that he gets the help he needs.

[John Forrest Tomlinson]

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:26:52 +0100, Dan Gregory
<dangregory@brakes.palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
>He has been committed to a mental hospital

That's sorta good news too - he probably really needs help.
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[RonSonic]

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:45:30 +0200, Donald Munro <fat-dumbass@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Dan Gregory wrote:
>
>> http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
>> He has been committed to a mental hospital
>
>Do they allow indoor trainers in mental hospitals ? Doing 5 hours on an
>indoor trainer would surely be of therapeutic value for patients.

It'll at least make them willing to compose themselves and do whatever it takes
to get out of there.

Ron

[Fred Fredburger]

rechungREMOVETHIS@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jun 29, 1:26 pm, Dan Gregory
> <dangreg...@brakes.palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>> http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
>> He has been committed to a mental hospital
>
> Ugh. Still, maybe it's not bad news, maybe it's good news. Best wishes
> that he gets the help he needs.

Exactly. It's not apparent that his self-treatment regimen was working well.

[Donald Munro]

Donald Munro wrote:
>>Do they allow indoor trainers in mental hospitals ? Doing 5 hours on an
>>indoor trainer would surely be of therapeutic value for patients.

RonSonic wrote:
> It'll at least make them willing to compose themselves and do whatever it takes
> to get out of there.

Now why didn't Paris's favourite LA judge think of that.

[Howard Kveck]

In article <n4CdnTz4EZdiPBjbnZ2dnUVZ_ufinZ2d@comcast.com>,
Fred Fredburger <FredFredburger@WhereAreTheNachos.huh> wrote:

> rechungREMOVETHIS@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Jun 29, 1:26 pm, Dan Gregory
> > <dangreg...@brakes.palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> >> http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
> >> He has been committed to a mental hospital
> >
> > Ugh. Still, maybe it's not bad news, maybe it's good news. Best wishes
> > that he gets the help he needs.
>
> Exactly. It's not apparent that his self-treatment regimen was working well.

From what I recall, he has been working with a therapist, but there's no way we
can know what the situation was with them. It could have been an occasional visit or
very regular.

--
tanx,
Howard

Never take a tenant with a monkey.

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

[Bill C]

On Jun 30, 12:14 am, Howard Kveck <YOURhow...@h-SHOESbomb.com> wrote:
> In article <5ek8i6F37kpp...@mid.individual.net>,
> Dan Gregory <dangreg...@brakes.palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
> > He has been committed to a mental hospital
>
> This news could be good or bad, depending on many circumstances. It could be bad,
> as it indicates his situation has deteriorated enough to warrant close supervision.
> Or it could be good, in that he's (or the people he's been working with) recognized
> that the things he's been doing previously haven't been successful and that he needs
> to do a different program. I really hope that VdB gets things sorted out a lot better
> than they have been.
>
> --
> tanx,
> Howard
>
> Never take a tenant with a monkey.
>
> remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

Agreed Howard
If he'd had a little more success I can just imagine what the anti-
doping fringe here would be screaming. "The prick should die!!";
probably. I use the reaction to Pantani to form that opinion. It's
pretty obvious that they both needed help and were ill, at least VDB
has been getting some treatment and, as you say, maybe this is a good
step.
Bill C

[Dan Gregory]

John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:26:52 +0100, Dan Gregory
> <dangregory@brakes.palaver.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/20070629_115833Dev.html
>> He has been committed to a mental hospital
>
> That's sorta good news too - he probably really needs help.
They have now released him so hopefully he will be on the mend.