Frank Abela

I saw that Jon - so sad.  I spent an awesome listening session with Frank at Reading a few years back. An absolute gentlemen.  Most certainly in my thoughts.

Very sad news indeed best wishes to Frank and his family.

Very sorry to read of this sad news.  Best wishes to Frank and your loved ones.

That's very sad! Keep on fightin' Frank!!

Very sad news. I messaged him a few months ago, thought and hoped he’d turned a corner.

Helped me with my journey into Naim.

Best wishes!

I had heard he wasn't well but didn't know just how serious things were. Malta has very good doctors so I hope Frank is in good hands.

Our thoughts are with you Frank and with all your family.

I live in the US, but I feel a connection with Frank. Early on Frank reached out and gave me valuable direction on my upgrade path.

For all those that read these words, please take a minute of prayer, to put Frank back on the Upgrade path of recovery.

Get well soon!

Allante93!

That is such sad news. I met Frank at a Forum get together once and he is a really lovely man. I’ll be thinking of you and your family. 

I'm very sorry to read this. Thinking of you and your family, Frank. And thanks for the Naim help.

Best, Chris

Oh dear, that really is sad news. Best wishes to Frank, let's all hope this can be overcome.

I always enjoy Frank's insights and give weight to his thoughts about hi-fi and Naim gear. Best wishes for a positive outcome for you Frank.

Frank has made fantastic contributions to this forum over several years (probably many before I tuned in also) to the effect that I always made a point of checking out any of his posts I stumbled across.  Jon's note certainly does not make for good reading.  Sincerest best wishes to Frank and every hope that he can muster the strength to recover.

Peter

This is terrible news. I am so saddened to read this, my very best wishes to Frank and to his loved ones at this time. My thoughts are with you and I hope and pray you will pull through this.

Peter

Thoughts and best wishes to you Frank  and your family. Always enjoyed reading your posts , they were among the most helpful in my early days reading this forum . 

Sad news indeed, and though we've never met, there's a connection through your insightful and helpful contributions to this forum.

My thoughts are with you and your loved ones, and I hope you recover soon.

Although I don't know Frank, his posts on the forum have always been worth reading. Best wishes for him and his family at this time.

Very sad news. A fantastic guy. I hope he makes a full recovery.

Frank Abela is a wonderful person who really helped me make many Naim decisions.

I wish him well. 

This is very sad news, thoughts and best wishes to you Frank. I hope you make a full recovery.

Frank, you are a great example of how we all can be touched in a very positive way by people who live thousands of miles away and whom we've never met. You are always helpful and always positive. Take care of yourself Frank. Fight the good fight. As can be read here, you and your family have many friends holding you in their thoughts.

I'm taking the liberty of cross posting the FB posting here. It is expressly "to all Frank's Facebook friends" and I see no reason why this shouldnt include his Naim friends too who are not on Facebook, especially as she says "we agreed.... I would let everyone know".

I dont know what is the best email address for non-Facebookers to use to contact the family, maybe Naim HQ can advise?

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"To all of Frank's Facebook friends.... this is Jude, Frank's wife, writing on his behalf.

This is a difficult post to write and I know that for many of you it will come out of the blue and be difficult to read, but I need to let you know that Frank is very ill. He collapsed suddenly in January and scans showed that he had a brain tumour. Unfortunately its the most aggressive type, glioblastoma multiforme, and we were told from the start that it was terminal.

We decided that we would not let it stop us and wanted to keep thing's as normal as possible, so you will have seen typical Frank photos and posts.

Despite brain surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy Frank kept going, luckily avoiding the worst side effects of treatment. He did get very tired and had problems managing everyday tasks but up until September continued to enjoy life as much as possible. At the beginning of September, Frank had a very bad set of seizures and was in hospital for over 5 weeks.

We managed to bring him home briefly last month but he deteriorated at the weekend and was readmitted. I know that this will come as a shock to many of you but Frank wanted to carry on as normally as possible which is why he decided not to tell everyone at the beginning.

We agreed that when his condition reached a certain point, I would let everyone know; we reached that point yesterday when he was moved to the palliative care ward. At the moment he is comfortable, sleeping most of the time and not in any pain. When he is awake, he is able to talk a little and recognises everyone and for that I am very grateful.

If you would like to send him a message please reply to this post or PM me; I'll read them out to him and I will let you know when his condition changes. Thanks to all our wonderful family and friends who have supported us both through this nightmare. He still has that glint in his eye at times and his lovely smile and he is and always will be the love of my life xxx"

Like others I am a US based member of the forum.  Frank is an invaluable member of this community and has made himself available to everyone who solicited his feedback and sage advice.  There were no geographical boundaries and myself, like others, felt as if he was next door.

Best wishes from all Naim users on this side of the pond.  You remain in our thoughts

Gregg

Thank you for posting that, Jon; it’s what I had assumed from your first post. It’s so terribly sad; life can be very cruel. 

I feel a deep sadness reading the post from Jude Abela. Very touching and beautifully written.

Not sure why life is sometimes cruel to the nicest people on the planet, Frank is a gentleman and one of the most generous persons I have ever known.

our thoughts are with you and your family.

In the 14 years that I have been a casual user of this forum Frank has always been there to answer questions and provide helpful comments.  He's a big part of what makes this a real community.