Hi to all: I am home now from 6 weeks in the hospital due to the Guillan-Barre Syndrome which damaged the Myelin sheath of my nerves at all of my extremities. I can't hold a tuning hammer well yet. My son Pete let me tune a couple of unisons when he came to tune the piano at the dining room of the hospital. When I got a specially tight pin, I had to turn the hammer back to him. I can't walk yet, but I can get up on a platform walker with the assistance of two strong, trained helpers. I hope to be on a walker before Convention time. My "motor-mouth" is still working as usual. Full recovery is expected within a year in most cases of GBS. I will be unsubscribing from this list tomorrow or the next day due to my current inability to keep up with the traffic. I will still try to address questions which individuals may need to discuss with me as time and health permit. Thanks to all for the voluminous cards and well-wishing emails, and the prayers, flowers, plants and gifts. Later, I will share some of the wonderful lessons of life which I am learning (belatedly) as a result of this ordeal. For some of us, extreme measures are needed to get our attention (I always was a slow learner). I want to thank my sons Jim, Jr, Pete, and phil for bringing me special messages from many of you and special thanks to Myrtle who learned how to make copies of the video tapes which many of you have ordered during my hospital stay. And again, thanks to all of you for your overwhelming support. Jim Coleman, Sr. "Don't wait til you're flat on your back to look up"
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