Skorp is in the hospital

[daytripper]

Judging by the number of well wishers here it seems your fan base may exceed that of the Cardinals!!

We look forward to your return.

Get well soon

DT

GBR

 

[Jersey Girl]

Hope you're feeling better soon, Skorp. May this be the worst thing that happens to you in 2004!

 

[wierwolf]

Get well soon, Skorp!!!!

 

[SunCityCarl]

Jim, Hope you feel better really soon!

 

[AzWins23]

Get Well soon....All our love goes out to you!

 

[arthurracoon]

Originally posted by Jersey Girl Cards Fan
May this be the worst thing that happens to you in 2004!

ditto

 

[Stallion]

This thread can't be too long.

Whup its tail, Skorp, and get back on the board quick.

 

[Chainthroer]

Jim - God bless and your in my prayers for a swift recovery.
FYI, I had a flu relapse after the Cards-Panthers game, This sounds a lot more serious, being in ICU. Take care.

 

[az240zz]

Get well soon Skorp.

az240z

 

[Lex]

Best wishes on a speedy recovery Jim.

 

[Redheart]

Just read this...

Please get well soon Jim, we will see you in Flagstaff.

 

[binkar]

Get well soon. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

 

[artp]

Get Well soon
from a Cardinal fan who's celebrating his 40th year with this crazy family.

 

[Renz]

Hang in there, Skkorp. Hope you feel better.

 

[dylanbw]

Get well soon Jim...you run a great site that is a true gift to us out-of-state fans....our prayers are with you

 

[KingofCards]

Any word?

 

[JeffGollin]

Update

Returned home last night (Fri.) from vacation to see the message light blinking on my phone.

It was from Melanie, telling me that Jim was in intensive care, but "doin' OK."

Jim, the Cardinals will wait. Your only concern - Get healthy. Get strong.

Judging from the length of this thread - think of each post as one more pill that's gonna help you get better.

 

[BuckeyeCardinal]

Prayer

I think we all should put some prayer towards Skkorp way.....Hey brother...let's go down....let's go down to the river to pray.

 

[arthurracoon]

Re: Update

Originally posted by JeffGollin
but "doin' OK."

thats good!

Get Well Skkorp!!!

 

[ajcardfan]

Good friends of ours had their 3 year old son admitted to the hospital last night. There are some nasty germs going around right now.

Get well Skkorp!

 

[JeffGollin]

Further Update

Spoke to Melanie by phone at about 1pm AZT.

Melanie still sounds upbeat. But they will probably keep Jim in the hospital for 5 - 7 days not necessarily all in intensive). After that, he's got something like a month or slightly more for rehab.

Originally, they thought it was pneumonia, but apparently it was some other bug. They've got him on heavy antibiotics (I guess that makes it bacterial).

According to Melanie, Jim's doctor likens his regimen to dealing with a big ship in the water - first you have to stop it from going in the wrong direction. Then you have to rebuild it to get it going in the right direction faster.

I relayed everyone's best wishes - at some point, Melanie will probably print out all the pages on this thread for Jim to read.

 

[Skkorpion]

report on Jim

I logged on as Jim since I'm embarrassed to say I don't get on the site myself and I wanted to read the posts and give y'all an update.
He is still in ICU and had to have a tracheostomy so he can have all the junk sucked out of his lungs easier. He is somewhat despondent about the slow pace of his recovery. I have printed out all messages wishing him well and all the prayers being said on his behalf. I will take them to him along with his Cardinal's teddy bear. (Yep, I said teddy bear!)
It will be some time before he is out of ICU and an undetermined amount of time before he can come home. I have let him know that he has said, in the past, he could die happy if he only got to watch a Card's home play-off game. I intend to hold him to it.
I believe in the power of prayer, so send that positive energy his way.
Melanie

 

[ajcardfan]

God bless. Those "traches" suck, I'm not surprised he's down.

He, and you, get an extra prayer tonight.

 

[Stout]

Hey, since Skkorp's down for a while, does that mean we get a compensatory draft pick? I mean, for all the work he does, and for us missing him for so long, we should at least get a 2nd rounder, right? Boo that, make it a 1st!!!

Love ya Jim, and get healthy. The site will make it until then, bro. Take care!

Brandon

 

[cardsfan473]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

We need all our Cardinals faithful on-deck by draft time!

Hope to hear your getting better soon. Our prayers are with you.