First - thank you to everyone for all the well-wishes.. I’m feeling better and getting back to my “normal” activities..

And yes, I promise some new pictures will be coming soon..

Tonight my buddy Kevin and I got out on the river - the Rogue River up in Rockford. For the first time in a very long time, I managed to outfish Kevin, and landed a nice steelhead - on my fly rod! For those that are curious, Steelhead in Michigan are essentially a rainbow trout that has gone to Lake Michigan for 1-4 years, then they return to the smaller rivers to spawn.

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I’m so terrible at the whole blogging thing lately, someone should just take my blog away from me.. There’s just so much going on right now!!

The last several weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind, and I’m starting to feel back to normal, well, I’ll most likely never be classified as “normal” by most who know me, but, I’m feeling much more myself..

Easter was great, and everything in general has been very good. I have no complaints.

I’ve been bugged by a few for some photos (which I’ve been failing to post lately), and I promise to get some up soon!

Thank you for stopping by!!!

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Yes, I know, I’ve been horrible at keeping you all updated. Fact is, not all that much to update you on!! Here’s a few photos from the past 5 weeks after the accident, showing a little of the progression of healing. Keep reading →

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Well, I figured since I managed to roll my Jeep, and walked away from it with relatively minor injuries - all things considered, I thought, “Ok, I’ll stick with Jeep again, but this time - One with Roll Bars!!” =) Keep reading →

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I‘m so sorry for the long wait between posts, and the lack of an update. There’s just been so much going on.. Keep reading →

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Tonight, I feel overwhelmed, and I really don’t know what else to write, but “thank you”.

So many people over the last week, even some of which I hadn’t even known before this week, have told me they’ve been praying for me, and for my recovery from the accident. I cannot begin to tell you what it means to me, and how I have actually felt your thoughts and prayers. Keep reading →

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Hey everyone. Just a brief update..

I’m now out of the hospital and am at home (actually staying with my parents for a few days so they can help me a little) and am slowly recovering. I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus…

I had my first of many appointments today, this one with one of the plastic surgeons who helped piece me back together. Evidently I’m a very fast healer. He removed most of the stitches from my face and in and around my eye. The stitches in and around my ear (about 75 stitches or so), and the staples in the back of my head need to be left in until next week. The swelling has begun to come down a bit, and the bruising is now setting in. Looks like I went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson - ear damage and all!!

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This weekend I was involved in a terrible automobile accident. An accident that I had absolutely no business walking away from alive. The highway was horrible with ice, I lost control of my truck, flew off the side of the highway at over 60 mph, and rolled 4-5 times down a steep embankment before coming to a stop upside down. I was rushed to the hospital and was operated on throughout the night by a team of surgeons in the trauma center. They worked hard to get my temperature back up, as I had lost a significant amount of blood.

A team of very skilled plastic surgeons spent hours reconstructing the left side of my face, reattaching a mostly severed ear, and numerous deep facial lacerations. I also have a broken rib, partially collapsed lung, severe ligament damage to the neck, and multiple other minor injuries. Even some staples in my head.

Thank you to everyone for all your thoughts and prayers, and for all those who have stopped up to the hospital to see me. I firmly believe I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the grace of God. I appreciate your continued prayers.

Also, to all the great nurses and doctors at Spectrum downtown - thank you.. You all have been wonderful.

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