I received permission from the family to post the following.
Some of you may know Michael McFadden, an EC and Charlton specialist and grader at CGC. https://www.cgccomics.com/about/the_graders.asp
For several weeks, Michael has been fighting a valiant fight against pneumonia. Unfortunately, the prognosis is not good at all. He has been in the hospital for weeks and doctors do not anticipate a full recovery, if any at all. To say the situation is dire is an understatement.
I post here because some of you may have interacted with Michael. He is a fountain of comic knowledge and truly one of the nicest guys in the hobby. He is a founding member of a group of friends who started meeting to discuss comics, etc., many, many, many years ago. That group continues today and I'm glad to be part of it.
Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. They are facing very tough times ahead. To be frank, his daughters may have to make a very tough choice this week.