News on Geoff/Cots
 

Guys this is possibly the worst first post in history but I've been asked by Maxine, aka Astrid, to post about her husband Geoff (Cots from Glamour Images etc) who a lot of you here know well and is one of the good guys in this business.

On 1st April Geoff was having problems breathing and Max took him straight to hospital to get checked over.
That evening he took a turn for the worse and when various efforts at treating him failed they had no option than to put him into a medically induced coma, to allow his heart and lungs to have some respite.
A scan found a clot on one of his lungs, which they treated, but every time they've tried to bring him around complications have set in so he remains unconscious and on a ventilator.
They are soon to perform a drastic procedure as he's already been on the ventilator a week more than is safe. Suffice to say, it's getting pretty desperate.

There are 2 reasons for my post.
Firstly, Geoff has been active with his sites for many years and Maxine wanted his friends and colleagues to know the situation and ask that positive thoughts are sent his way.

Secondly, to let everyone know that he hasn't abandoned his sites, stopped answering e-mails and disappeared etc.. and at some stage he, or, if needs be, she will get back to work. They will need a site to get back to so please keep any trades active.. they're going to need all the help they can get in the coming months.

Can I also ask that you share this information with anyone that you know trades with Geoff's sites so that it reaches as many people as possible.

Thanks in advance for your understanding of this awful situation and I'll let you know as soon as there's some positive news to report.

Thank-you for letting us know, Simon.

Sending Texas size positive thoughts their direction.

Thank you Simon

Really hoping for the best and he pulls out of this unfortunate situation.

Sending positive thoughts from Southeast Asia.

Get well soon Geoff!

OMG....that is the worst news. Geoff has always been one of the good guys in this biz. He is honest. Hard working. Creative. And never has a bad word to say about anyone. He is a pillar in business filled with snakes. My best wishes go out to him and his family. A very sad time. My fingers and toes are crossed for him.

Shit...this is sad news. All the best positive thoughts from Italy for him.... its just... sad :(

Sorry to hear this news I hope he pulls through

Geoff
 

Ditto. I wish him a speedy recovery. x

Sorry to hear this. I sincerely hope he makes it through and that all is well.

Thanks for all your positive thoughts and best wishes guys :)

Not much change at the moment.. updates via Maxine.
Geoff had a tracheotomy during the week. All went well, and he seems to have coped with the operation without hiccup. He is still ventilated, but now via the tracheotomy, rather than the throat tube. He still has a bad infection in one of his lungs, so they've upped the treatment to try and rid it.
Yesterday they started to reduce the sedative, to bring him round slowly, some positive signs but no change today so far.

Simon, thank you and Maxine for keeping us informed. Very sad & stressful situation i'm sure. Would be nice if near future we have cots popping back in here saying things become good again :)

Any update?

Unfortunately it's bad news this morning.

Maxine has just posted this..

Last night, after a valiant fight, my wonderful husband Geoffers passed away quietly. My heart feels like it's been torn out, and have never felt such pain before. All the family thank everybody for their support during the last month, but ask you now give us time to come to terms with our loss. Our biggest thanks go to Hospiten Sur ICU team, who worked tirelessly in trying to get Geoff well again, and for the care and compassion they've shown us throughout..
Maxine

... speechless. :(

Shocked and sad to hear this news. Geoff will be missed by many, especially in this forum.

I have no words. :(

Oh my God. I am speechless. I have always admired and respected Geoff. Honest, hardworking and a heart of gold. We never met in person, but over the years I feel I have gotten to know him. This is devastating and my heart goes out to Maxine and all who loved him.

Very sad news.

He's been a solid webmaster all this time knowing him, and more importantly was always a good respectable person.

RIP Geoff :(

I'd just like to post this here in case any of you lovely people would like to make a small donation to help cover Geoffs funeral costs.
Unfortunately he didn't have insurance and, living on a small island in the Atlantic, funerals, or repatriation, come at a huge cost.
As you'll see from his GoFundMe page he was a well liked and respected guy, in life and business.
Thanks in advance for any donations, every little helps.

https://www.gofundme.com/teamgeoffers

Geoff
 

Count me in.
My thoughts are with his family x

Simon,

I don't know what Maxine's skill level may be with regards to doing the paysite updates and managing the TGPs. There may not be much any of us can do to help from non-local locations, but please ask Maxine if there might be something we can assist with. Thx.

I'm in talks with Maxine about updating the sites but it's not easy as Geoff ran everything on his own, she has no experience at all and is still finding it difficult to cope.
Hopefully I'll have more news soon.

Ya, i wonder what daily tasks were involved to run their network of sites. Hopefully it's stuff she can handle. If need an advices or info let us know :)

Unfortunately she has no interest in learning.. he did everything manually.
I can't help until she's ready to face it..

It's quickly approaching the point of no return. Domain jansnylonsex.com expired on the 23rd and is parked. 3 months with no updates on any of the sites.

Speechless
 

I too wondered what had happened and just thought or hoped it was for another reason i had not heard back in emails etc. Still in shock as i had lost this url and had to pull out an old computer to find along with name and password.
Noel
Girdlequeen.net