I called and he is not in any of the Cone Healthcare System hospitals. They have multiple hospitals in the Greensboro area and he is not listed in any of them.
I would say that’s a positive sign overall - Cone is overall a top level hospital - not very often you would be transferred out of there to a larger hospital in say Charlotte or Raleigh - not like say someone being moved from a small regional med center onto a larger hosptial.
And of course excellent news that he hasn’t made an appearance in the obits.
Just pure speculation on my part - but could very well be a case where he has been “released” to a step down/rehab facility - like a nursing home. Hospitals exist for critical care - not as hotels for sick people. Once you are well enough to not require constant monitoring - but unable to function - you’re likely to be shipped off to one of the rehab facilities for physical/occupational therapy.
Would only be reasonable that someone who just was in IC a week ago may not be able to jump online to post to their gambling buddies with updates. Hell - who knows, might even be able to but just not have access to the internet in there (not like things like phones getting lost during transport don’t happen all the time).
I’ll remain optimistic that no news (and no obit) are good news. No need to come into a thread of posters pulling for another poster with negative thoughts. I think it’s clear he enjoyed posting here - so can’t see him just skipping town without warning so to speak. I am sure he’s somewhere out there and when he’s ready he will phone home. Until then - I think those who have said respecting his privacy is the right call. We have done our due diligence to make sure nothing seriously negative occurred - next move is CKs to make when he’s ready and able.