To My Friends

Hi everyone;

It’s July 6^th and I still haven’t checked my e-mail since June 27^th or 28^th. I don’t like form letters because they are so impersonal, but I have so many e-mails stacked up I don’t have time to check everyone of them. Each and every one of you are in my prayers. 

I know it’s been a while since I’ve written, but there have been some changes in my life. When writing this I’m in a rehab center, not for drug and alcohol, for an injury. I have to learn some new living skills for a temporary problem. It’s nothing serious. I was working on my house and fell into the entrance to the cellar from the side, landing on my right foot about 5’ down. There were people there working, and one of them, Gerald, heard me yelling and called EMS for me. My blood pressure had dropped to 80/54 and I didn’t have the strength in my left leg to push my way out of the hole and it took six of them to get me on a backboard and out.

This happened on a Thursday and surgery wasn’t until Sunday. I lay at my house until Sunday morning when a friend of mine, Betty, drove me to the hospital. I broke 2 bones and pulled some ligaments. I remember the doctor saying something about screws plates and pins and the ligament damage not being as bad as they thought. I was doped up and don’t remember much. I couldn’t fix food or anything because with the MS I don’t have the balance, strength or stamina (fatigue is a major issue with MS) to stand on one leg. I didn’t realize I was in this bad of health. I have no stamina with a walker or wheelchair either. Again, fatigue is a major problem.

I am at Mt. Holly Community Living Center in Louisville Kentucky.  It’s a rehab facility specializing in getting people back into independent living. I don’t look to be here a long time, but it will be several weeks. At least until I can get into a walking cast and can get my strength built up. (Julia could come and be my nurse. Then I could go home, LOL!!!!) All fun aside, I’m doing well and can’t wait to get the staples removed. Staples have been removed and I have to be on my back until Aug. 21st. What a Bummer.

I’ve had to cancel a couple of gigs, but I should be able to do my Son’s wedding at the end of October.

So to Wanda, Billy, Renuka, Julia, Jukes, Martha, Diane, Allan, Linda, Jean, Lisa, Tan Tan, Steven and family, Cory and Family, Trish and Family, and all  of my friends, too numerous to mention both online and off, I wish the best to all of you and hope you are all in the best of health.

HUGGS,

Sherrill, a.k.a. Pa Kettle