Thank you for all the emails. I apparently contract the norovirus that was running rampant through JavaOne this year. While I spent most of the night vomiting (and worse), I did feel okay in the morning. I went to a medical clinic totally unaware the virus was around and they diagnosed it. I later found out via the news that a norovirus was the culprit.
I felt okay so I decided to go ahead with my final presentation on SOA, Standards and Java at 1:30 on Friday; however my co-presenter Steve Jones of Capgemini noticed I wasn't looking too good. To make a long story short, at the end of the code demo part I keeled over and apparently blacked out on stage in front of quite a few hundred people. I guess it is a good way to avoid Q&A. Goods news is we actually got the presentation done first.
The media picked up the story later that day:
CBS - http://cbs5.com/local/norovirus.moscone.outbreak.2.720481.html
SF Chronicle - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/10/BAB910JRM3.DTL&type=health
CNET - http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9940042-36.html?tag=cd.blog
Thank you to everyone who wrote in. I am still sick but okay enough to blog. Will update later.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
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I'm very glad to hear you are feeling better, but for all the readers, IMHO it was a mistake for Duane to persist in presenting after the diagnosis.
ReplyDeleteNext time, stay home after the the diagnosis.
Ed:
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. I had this advice given to me but in a dazed state it didn't really resonate with me until it was too late. I wish someone had really pulled me aside and said "NO!". Even worse - I got on a plane and traveled from SF to Vancouver. My head was clearly not on properly and I should not have been allowed to travel. I just pray no one got sick as a result of my actions. If I ever am like this again, someone please take action. When people are sick, they cannot think clearly. I am not sure how I made it through the code demo.
Moscone Center spokesman still says only 3 non-staff members contracted it. Of the 4 people from my company 3 of us got it and and I so bad that Friday I was in ER on IVs so no sessions that day. I wish they would publish the truth of how many were infected.
ReplyDeleteYeah - Moscone also said no one went to the hospital (obviously you were at least one and I went to a medical clinic). They totally BS'd us all about how severe it really was. I wonder what was with the food handling? Maybe a good idea to follow up with the San Francisco Department of Health.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you guys got it too. I hope you're all getting better.
SOA, Standards and Java are above all failures!
ReplyDeleteDuane, you have proved it.
I am so glad for you that you are better. If you do not read my official comments to the Public Draft 1 for a few days more, you will be even better.
Yeah they really BS'd on how many got sick. One of our Guys got it too.... course we hung around Duane... Ha :)
ReplyDeleteI have had a lot of private emails too so I started a new blog post and discussion here:
ReplyDeletehttp://technoracle.blogspot.com/2008/05/moscone-norovirus-javaone-truth-please.html
Please respond to the new one if you have had any related experiences.
Get better soon, my friend!
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