Author Frank McCourt Near Death (Updated)

Frank McCourt contracted meningitis and "is not expected to live." He's the author of "Angela's Ashes" and "'Tis", memoirs I enjoyed reading back in the 1990's. It's wonderful how he told his poverty-stricken story with humor, and without letting it get overwhelmed with too much bitterness and heaviness. Here's hoping he recovers.

Update: He passed away last Sunday, July 19, 2009.