[CRAPRS] Hope Jerry and son are recovering

Ron Tonneson ron.tonneson at gmail.com
Thu Jul 9 17:11:49 CDT 2009


Jerry,

Thanks for the update, we have been thinking about you.  Godspeed in a 
full recovery.

Ron - K0QVF

Jerry Pasker wrote:
> Posting from the CRAPRS mailing list:
>> Posting from the CRAPRS mailing list:
>> Jerry:  If you have a chance to read this, let us know how  your 
>> recovery is
>> going, and that of your son.  Our prayers are with you for a speedy 
>> healing.
>>
>
> Just getting caught up with email.....
>
> I've been home two weeks now.  My injuries keep me most couch-bound, 
> but I'm getting my mobility back with each day. I appreciate the 
> cards, but mostly, I appreciate the prayers. I can attest to the power 
> of prayer.
>
> Eventually, I'll share the story....the miracle.... of how I fell 
> about 30 feet landing on cement with my 6 year old son, and how he 
> walked away with  scratches and a few bruises,  (i got him to land on 
> me) and how I wound up with lots of cracked and broken bones, but was 
> only handicapped by a severely mangled arm, (that i nearly lost) that 
> will probably eventually have a near 100% recovery.
>
> So my APRS baloons that I was going to launch as near to the longest 
> days of the year, may have to wait another year.  I won't be climbing 
> towers for probably that long, too, so my digi/igate deployment on my 
> tower will also have to wait.
>
> The aprs setup in my wife's vehicle was nice...I could watch her drive 
> to and from the hospital.
>
> I'll probably be confined to the couch for another month before I can 
> start to withstand having my arm in a sling.  I spend a lot of time 
> just sittng around and healing.  :-)
>
> Mostly, I'm just happy to be here, with the abilities that I still 
> have.  It could have been so much worse.  Make the most of each day, 
> and value your health, because it could drastically change in as 
> little as 1.8 seconds, as it did for me.
>
>
> -Jerry
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