Interlude From my Fertilization Rate Joy

A member of the Yahoo Immunology board emailed me today and said that yesterday morning, Dr. Alan Beer, Reproductive Immunologist, passed away.

It's a sad day in the infertility world to see a man such as he leave this world.

Here's the post for those of you that aren't members of the immunology board:

It with deepest and heaviest heart that I pass along this update to the group: Dr Beer passed away Monday morning, suddenly and unexpectedly. Dr Beer simply did not show up for his California clinic as he usually does. Only after the the next of kin were first notified, could the public announcement officially be made.

Chris wanted to reassure everyone that despite this devastating blow, "The program will go on". Patient prescriptions will be filled by Dr Trobough (who works next door to Dr Beer) with Chris' guidance until a replacement doctor is organized (and this is in the works).

So please no worries. Prescriptions etc will be filled for current patients as needed. In the interim, while the program goes through this transitionary
time, the clinic will not be taking any new patients. But this will change once a permanent doctor is established.

To avoid being inundated with phone calls, the staff requests that patients please do not phone to pass along condolences. All of us feel common sadness this includes the staff, who are also feeling the grief (many who have been working for Dr Beer for a decade) Please restrict phone calls to immediate medical issues to keep the
office functioning in the best way it can.

Funeral service announcements are still pending. I am on close communication with Chris, and will post all updates here at Yahoo as they come in.

Ofcourse we all mourn this great loss deeply. Dr Beer gave his "all" to his patients like no other. He answered thousands of email every day of the year, at a speed unmatched by anyone, nights, weekends and holidays. He saved babies and gave life and hope and an arm to cry on He fought for truth, endured years of controversy and will always be remembered for the powerful pioneer that he was..

We all cry great tears for him.. I know I do, as a thousand others who feel the great loss of this genious of a man.

Dr Beer, we will miss you.

Nobody can ever replace you...ever.

Forever missed ..We love you so much.

Jane and Chris