I Have Seen Many People Die Because of this Disease Because They Cannot Accept the Reality

 48 Years Ago Today It Was Paul's First Ear

Thursday 8th of November 1973
An envelope containing a lock of hair, a human ear, and a threat from the kidnappers of 17-year-old Playboy John Paul Getty arrives at the daily newspaper Il Messagero in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
The letter read "This is Paul's first ear. If within ten days the family still believes that this is a joke mounted by him, then the other ear will arrive. In other words, he will arrive in little bits." Getty's health began to decline rapidly as his wound became infected, combined with pneumonia caused by the cold winter temperatures which were descending. His captors were alarmed at this sudden decline and gave him large doses of penicillin to treat the infection which caused him to develop an allergy to the antibiotic and further affected his health. It is possible that this episode, and similar ones he has seen in the past, was just another symptom of his infection and the family could have seen his infection develop.
Thursday 8th November 1973
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I believe the above letters and my experience with the disease make us believe that the only way that Paul could get out of his coma would be that his body is destroyed.
Today it is the most severe illness that I have personally witnessed since I was six. I have seen many people die because of this disease because they cannot accept the reality.