Get Well, Jon Cruz!
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - For those of you who were in attendance at or following the Blake Tournament this past weekend, you probably noticed that Jon Cruz, his camera and his VBD updates were noticeably missing. Many of you heard that Jon was sick during most of the tournament. Even though he had thought he was getting better, Jon went to the doctor at a local hospital to make sure he was ok. He found out, yesterday, that what he has is a viral heart infection induced by food poisoning. He will be fine, but his doctor told him he cannot travel for a month. This is nothing that should alarm anyone, but Jon being Jon, he wanted everyone to know that he is sorry that he won’t be able to attend the VBT, the Bronx Tour and other tournaments through January. As per Jon’s wishes, The Tour will go on. For those of you signed up, you will hear from me, personally, very soon.
So, get well soon, Jon. I hope I remember to format all these posts to your specifications. We will try to survive here at VB without you!
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Posted from: 216.159.104.202
December 20th, 2005 12:24
Jon,
I hope you are feeling better soon! You were a total champ to even come to the tournament and appear as frequently as you did and you were still stylin’ as always! Take care of yourself!
Posted from: 134.84.33.225
December 20th, 2005 12:25
Wow…I can almost feel the debate world grinding slowly to a halt.
Get well, Jon!
Posted from: 65.12.227.240
December 20th, 2005 12:26
I hope you get well soon. :)
Posted from: 216.159.104.202
December 20th, 2005 12:28
Jon,
I hope you are feeling better soon! You were a total champ to even come to the tournament and appear as frequently as you did and you were still stylin’ as always! Take care of yourself!
Posted from: 134.84.33.225
December 20th, 2005 12:30
Wow…I can almost feel the debate world grinding slowly to a halt.
Get well, Jon!
Posted from: 68.126.221.92
December 20th, 2005 12:31
nooooo =[
get well soon!
Posted from: 68.194.114.149
December 20th, 2005 12:32
Hospital is Cruz Country!!
-Adwait and Petey
Posted from: 70.23.238.124
December 20th, 2005 12:34
get well soon. we need you. and since you’re not doing much traveling for awhile, you can polish trophies in room 203 with dunay.
Posted from: 65.12.227.240
December 20th, 2005 12:34
hope you feel better quickly :)
Posted from: 134.84.33.225
December 20th, 2005 12:35
Wow…I can almost feel the debate world grinding slowly to a halt.
Get well, Jon!
Posted from: 70.23.238.124
December 20th, 2005 12:39
get well soon. we need you… to help polish trophies in room 203.
Posted from: 66.212.140.188
December 20th, 2005 12:40
Feel better Jon! VB isn’t the same without you!
Posted from: 146.115.115.110
December 20th, 2005 12:45
I hope you feel better soon Jon, you will be greatly missed in the meantime.
Posted from: 134.84.33.225
December 20th, 2005 12:47
Wow…I can almost feel the debate world grinding slowly to a halt.
Get well, Jon!
Posted from: 66.212.140.188
December 20th, 2005 12:51
Feel better Jon! VB isn’t the same without you.
Posted from: 66.208.26.115
December 20th, 2005 12:52
Get well soon Jon! We will definitely miss you at Winter Tour! And don’t worry, there will be many more pairs of outstanding pants in your future! :-)
Posted from: 130.132.143.49
December 20th, 2005 12:58
Get well soon, Jon! Hope you feel better quickly; debate won’t be the same without you!
Posted from: 68.123.67.34
December 20th, 2005 13:07
Get well, Jon!
-E
Posted from: 160.94.28.186
December 20th, 2005 13:24
My spread out quadruple post is pretty impressive.
Sorry ’bout that…
Posted from: 70.107.44.21
December 20th, 2005 13:27
Although you would probably have had a better chance to catch pneumonia in Minnesota, it’s good to hear that you are doing fine.
Feel better Jon!
Posted from: 71.106.1.246
December 20th, 2005 13:39
Get well Jon! Everyone will miss you out in Los Angeles at the VBT!
Posted from: 4.252.17.55
December 20th, 2005 13:59
Hooray for Minnesota, the food poison capital of the US. If the undercooked entrees dont get you, there is always the cold, west nile (mosquitos), large wild animals, poorly constructed roads, and wood chippers.
Get well soon, Jon. Way to be a trooper.
Posted from: 4.252.17.55
December 20th, 2005 14:07
Hooray for Minnesota, the food poison capital of the US. If the undercooked entrees dont get you, there is always the cold, west nile (mosquitos), large wild animals, poorly constructed roads, and wood chippers.
Get well soon, Jon. Way to be a trooper.
Posted from: 4.252.17.55
December 20th, 2005 14:14
Hooray for Minnesota, the food poison capital of the US. If the undercooked entrees dont get you, there is always the cold, west nile (mosquitos), large wild animals, poorly constructed roads, and wood chippers.
Get well soon, Jon. Way to be a trooper.
Posted from: 64.12.116.203
December 20th, 2005 14:28
I hope you feel better soon!
Posted from: 64.131.144.49
December 20th, 2005 14:36
Don’t fret- the food gods are with you =D I’m sure you’ll be up and about shortly, but until then I miss you!! Feel better!
Posted from: 68.231.143.205
December 20th, 2005 14:56
Get well soon, Jon!
Posted from: 205.188.117.11
December 20th, 2005 15:05
Well, at least it’s not physically unappealing (like being surn burnt at camp, shirts at St. Marks etc) Much love Jon!
Posted from: 68.100.128.116
December 20th, 2005 15:10
Debate world misses you already - hope you feel better soon! Much love from VA :-)
Posted from: 205.188.117.11
December 20th, 2005 15:38
Get well soon Jon!!! “There’s no place like home for the holidays…”
Posted from: 205.188.117.11
December 20th, 2005 15:45
Get better jon.
You better have not been eating at Bennigan’s again.
Posted from: 69.249.50.38
December 20th, 2005 15:48
BE STRONG JON!
Posted from: 64.149.28.56
December 20th, 2005 15:54
Food poisoning sucks…I know from experience.
I wish you a speedy recovery Mr. Cruz and a Happy Holiday.
Posted from: 24.218.138.64
December 20th, 2005 16:01
Hope you feel better soon, Jon! The Northeast is really going to freeze over if you don’t come back soon.
Posted from: 152.163.100.203
December 20th, 2005 16:22
feel better jon!
Posted from: 152.163.100.203
December 20th, 2005 16:24
Hope you get well soon, im sure you’ll be better in no time. Strong with the force, Jon is.
Posted from: 72.129.115.138
December 20th, 2005 16:27
This is horrifying - I didn’t know food poisoning could give you a *heart*… thing… ugh! My heart is with you, my dear, get well soon, and I will come fret over you the instant I’m back in the village. And I am going to murder the people at that restaurant. I want names.
Posted from: 24.159.242.235
December 20th, 2005 17:33
“This is nothing that should alarm anyone, but Jon being Jon, he wanted everyone to know that he is sorry that he won’t be able to attend the VBT, the Bronx Tour and other tournaments through January.”
You know you’re a good man when you apologize for being sick. Get well, Jon.
Posted from: 24.193.54.157
December 20th, 2005 17:39
jonnn.
we miss you!
hope you feel better. SOON.
Posted from: 70.241.123.69
December 20th, 2005 17:42
Jedi don’t get sick Jon. Use the force.
Posted from: 24.193.54.157
December 20th, 2005 17:43
jonn
we miss you soo much!
i hope you get better. SOON!!
Posted from: 69.204.175.252
December 20th, 2005 17:51
get well jon!!
Posted from: 68.198.150.207
December 20th, 2005 18:07
Feel better Jon!!!
Posted from: 24.54.239.171
December 20th, 2005 18:08
Feel better Jon!
Posted from: 24.54.239.171
December 20th, 2005 18:17
Feel better, Jon!
Posted from: 69.172.36.84
December 20th, 2005 18:18
Jon, those Norwegian Lutherans have strange tastes in Jello and rotted fish. Please take care of yourself. You have many, many more years of service to the debate community and many, many more celebrities to make.
All my prayers!
~bag
Posted from: 67.164.69.50
December 20th, 2005 18:56
Awww get well Jon! Anything victory briefs related just isn’t the same without you. <3
Posted from: 67.164.69.50
December 20th, 2005 18:59
aww get well Jon! Anything victory briefs related just isn’t the same without you.
Posted from: 71.132.234.99
December 20th, 2005 19:58
get well, jon! thanks for checking tab for me at blake even though you were sick. :)
Posted from: 152.163.100.203
December 20th, 2005 20:34
Hope you get better soon Jon =)
Posted from: 152.163.100.203
December 20th, 2005 21:11
much love to u Jon, get better soon!!!
Posted from: 24.90.9.11
December 20th, 2005 21:18
Jon if you don’t get better soon I think all the undeleted quadruple posts will probably drive me insane.
feel better, have some chicken soup, dress up in your jedi outfit(s), go LARP’ing, whatever makes you feel better
Posted from: 69.112.174.134
December 20th, 2005 21:54
The victory briefs tour is going to be a glummer place without you, Jon. As I told Peter, now there isn’t gonna be anyone to not turn me away because I sent my application in way late.
Food poinsening sucks - now you know you really can’t trust the hotdogs vended on street corners. Rest up, get better soon, and the debate community will be awaiting your return with open arms.
Posted from: 24.239.165.248
December 20th, 2005 22:16
GET WELL SOON JON!!!
i’ll be cheering extra hard at tournaments for you!!!! :)
p.s. when you get back i’ll make sure to get you some actual good, healthy food ;-)
Posted from: 168.103.95.252
December 20th, 2005 22:53
Get well soon, Jon! Maybe you shouldn’t eat such questionable food at tournaments all the time…
Posted from: 168.103.95.252
December 20th, 2005 22:58
Get well soon, Jon! Maybe you shouldn’t eat such questionable food at tournaments all the time…
Posted from: 68.94.26.51
December 21st, 2005 07:24
Get well soon Jon! feel better
Posted from: 204.8.196.2
December 21st, 2005 07:39
GET WELL SOON JON!
Posted from: 204.8.196.2
December 21st, 2005 07:40
GET WELL SOON JON!
Posted from: 204.73.55.90
December 21st, 2005 10:36
Thank you all for your kind words of support. The posts here and many e-mails I received meant a lot to me and, now that I have had the chance to read them, will definitely aid in the recovery process.
To answer a question I received from some people, the specific condition with which I have been diagnosed is myocarditis, an uncommon condition caused by viral infections. The heart muscle itself becomes rapidly inflamed and weakened, and causes pain on the level of a heart attack. This was actually a far more serious (and of course, far scarier) condition than what we had originally believed I had.
Needless to say, these were the scariest four days of my life. Fortunately, I’ve been discharged from the hospital and will be recovering for at least the next month back in New York. As a student of Victorian history, I understand the rationale behind the classical “rest cure,” despite how upset I am that I’ll be missing some of my favorite tournaments, all of which are upcoming, and that I won’t be able to even come into work in person for a little while.
Thank you again for all your support. If you ever feel continuous chest pains, do not hesitate as I almost did: check yourself into a hospital immediately.
I’m supposed to rest and relax, and while I might be wheelchair-bound for a bit, I can’t think of anything more restful and relaxing than posting on VBD, so I’m sure I’ll be back sooner than later.
You rock. :o)
Posted from: 199.189.11.1
December 21st, 2005 10:39
debate tournaments just aren’t the same without jon
feel better!!
Posted from: 207.200.116.196
December 21st, 2005 10:47
Get well soon Jon! We’ll miss you at VBT :(
Posted from: 67.190.146.70
December 21st, 2005 10:50
Get well soon Jon! I’m very upset that you won’t be at Lexington…
Posted from: 205.188.117.11
December 21st, 2005 12:54
Get well very, very soon jcruz. The community isn’t the same without you, and VBT certainly won’t be (especially when it’s a tournament I’m helping to run. Anyone coming should watch out :-P).
So go sleep, watch “Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” or all 6 of the “Star Wars” movies (hey, you have time - why not?!), and have the happiest, HEALTHIEST new year you possibly can.
Posted from: 12.216.100.189
December 21st, 2005 16:10
Feel better, Jon! Resting/sleeping a lot can work wonders for nearly any illness… Take care, and happy holidays!
Posted from: 131.229.177.243
December 21st, 2005 17:00
Jon - Wow, that’s really worrisome. :( Please take care! If there’s anything I can do for you during the next month once you’re home, don’t hesitate to call. Luv you, feel better… and don’t worry, I *promise* we’ll hang out *soon* after you’re better!
Posted from: 69.21.43.196
December 21st, 2005 18:15
Feel better soon, Jon!
Posted from: 172.193.93.187
December 21st, 2005 19:36
wow, im really sorry buddy. feel better
Posted from: 65.8.132.79
December 21st, 2005 19:56
that sounds like it sucks :-(
feel better soon jon!
Posted from: 24.211.155.46
December 22nd, 2005 06:06
viral heart infection?!?! Everyone sign my petition for better tournament food! Just kidding, get well soon Jon Cruz.
Posted from: 69.112.21.92
December 22nd, 2005 12:36
i love you jon cruz. just cuz u have a viral heart attack or whatever it was doesnt mean im going to top criticizing your poor taste in clothing.
Posted from: 68.38.220.125
December 24th, 2005 08:10
Get well soon Jon! VB is not the same without you!