Best wishes, for a complete and quick recovery... from all of us at CAMPS. A good friend of mine, Al Grover from Charlotte, NC also ended up in the emergency room of a hospital near Union, also while attending this year's phonovention. He ended up there and may still be an inpatient, because of his insulin level got out of whack - so you are not the only casualty if that gives you any comfort. Curt
> From: d...@themccormicks.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:30:18 -0400 > Subject: [Phono-L] Why I never made it to Union > > Folks, > > After weeks of preparation, time and expense I drove 4 ½ hours to > Elgin, IL and checked into the Hampton Inn on Thursday evening. I was > looking forward to spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday with friends at the > world’s largest antique phonograph show hosted at Donley’s Wild West Town in > Union, IL. This was my best and last face-to-face opportunity to convince > other talented individuals to replace me as President of the International > Antique Phonograph Society and as Editor of our magazine In The Groove. > > About mid-way during my drive, I started feeling a little feverish > and my stomach developed an ache, not really a pain. I was blaming it on a > possible bad raison from the Trail Mix dried fruit I enjoyed the night > before. I checked into the Elgin, IL Hampton Inn, and carried in my > suitcase and some of the equipment I brought along for the Phonovention > presentations. I started feeling worse, so I called it a night and went to > bed at 8:00 p.m. At 9:30 or so, I knew there was something a dose of > Pepto-Bismol just would not cure. I got up and dressed, but I could not > stand up straight. As I walked the hallway from my hotel room to the front > desk to ask for directions to the nearest hospital, knowing full well that > I’d never be able to drive there myself, I was met by a small group of > fellow antique phonograph collectors who were headed to their rooms, and one > person who was at that time a complete stranger to me, Bob Barnett, offered > to drive me in his car to the hospital emergency room. He offered to stay > with me until I was either dismissed or admitted - this was at 10:00 at > night. I gave Bob, my new found friend, the keys to my truck and asked him > to give them to the Hampton Inn’s front desk. I had to make some quick > arrangements with HAPS President, Rich Buck, to empty my truck of all of the > items I had prepared and brought with me for our trade show booth so it > could be set up and ready for the event at 8:00 a.m. the following morning. > Rich, John Hauger, Joan Rolfs and I am sure many others pitched in and > completed what needed to be done in my absence. > > The CAT scan and blood tests proved that it was a ruptured, > gangrenous appendix. I had the emergency surgery at 9:00 Friday morning as > Union was getting underway. I was released from Sherman Hospital late > Monday afternoon. > > To put it mildly, I was very disappointed to miss Union and > Phonovention 2012. Rich Buck dropped by the hospital with a card prepared > by Joan Rolfs and signed by several attendees and friends. He informed me > that Phonovention was very successful and that Patrick Feaster’s > presentation room was packed to capacity. > > Now that I am home, I am receiving cards in the mail and E-Mails > from well-wishers with questions on what occurred, so I thought it best to > let everyone know I am doing great and getting ready to start compiling the > August / September Issue of In The Groove. > > Convalescingly Yours, > > Tim McCormick > International / Michigan Antique Phonograph Society > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
