The last three days have been a blur.. On one hand,I’ve been insanely busy with work and family. Ive worked a couple of 12 hour days with much on my mind.. Even with that pace and workload, i have to admit that im feeling pretty happy and fulfilled with what I’m working on At the same time, i’ve been completely ‘stuck’ with worry about my friend Jim. Jim’s been in a coma 3 days now after a bad accident on his way home from work in Poughkeepsie . I feel so strange being up here without being able to do anything.. Im not sure if i should go down now.. Or wait until he wakes up (he will.. I just know it . He’s got some encouraging signs now)
The last couple of days ive only been able to write about Jim because it feels somehow wrong to talk about other day to day stuff in the same post as his story. For example, i wanted to talk about yesterdays open house at the high school which Gabe mc’ed on the speaker… Or talk about the crazy bad stuff thats going on in the middle east..Or gabes soccer dinner tonight at Jacks, But it feels weird to mix subjects like that. But.. I cant really not talk about my life.. Because life goes on.. And it does not.. At the same time. Its that same crazy duality that let me go on.. …No made me go on …. after sam died. Life keeps on happening no matter what happens….
Things felt very much normal tonight at the soccer dinner
My buddy Jim is still in a coma.. and it’s been three days since his accident. and he hasn’t woken up yet. There was some better news today.He’s breathing well on his own and he moved around and squeezed his wife Lee Ann’s hand hard.. but tonight my friend Bruce tells me he’s quiet again. It seems really unreal because I’m far away. This sucks.. this really, really sucks.
wake up jim.. wake up !!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone.. please keep sending good energy to Jim and his family
I was hoping to wake this morning to her that my friend Jim had regained consciousness after being injured in a car wreck 2 days ago. Unfortunately, he’s still unconscious.. but now he’s breathing on his own and moving his arms and legs. It’s like a bad dream to hear that such a good guy has been hurt so badly.
I’m so distracted today.. I’ve been calling my buddy Bruce to get updates all day.. He and friends Bill and Brad went to visit Jim again today.. but no change..
I just found this video that Jim took of Max, Sam and Gabe playing music.. I think it was only a few months before Sam died. I love this video.
Jim loves kids. he’s got a son and daughter and wife who need him. Please keep sending him good energy today and tonight.
I got two sad pieces of news today in the space of less than 2 minutes. I was having lunch with a friend when I got a call from my good friend Bruce in Poughkeepsie. Our mutual close friend Jim Echkhardt was in a bad accident last night. He’s currently in a coma in intensive care in Poughkeepsie with a brain injury. News through the day has been hard to come y, but last I heard from Bruce, things were looking better for Jim.. I just heard a few minutes ago that he’s now breathing on his own and is moving his fingers and feet. Hes’ still unconscious though.
I can’t believe this is happening . .. Jim was up here with Bruce just days after Sam died.. they brought me a good bottle of Tequila and hung out with me for several very hard days.. I’ll never forget that. He’s such a great, funny and . strong guy..hes gonna pull through .I feel it. Our thoughts are with Jim and his family tonight. I ask you all to send good thoughts his way as well..
Sadly. just as I was hearing this terrible news from Bruce, I got another call from our mutaul good freind Kevin. I thouhgt Kevin was calling to also tell me about Jim.. but .. it turns out he hadn’t heard .. Instead he was callign to tell me that another mutual freind of ours. Rcihard (Dick) Chu had died in a boating accident. Dick was 79 years old and retired as an IBM Fellow a year or so back. At one point he had more patents than anyone else in the company.. . he was a kind, quiet and caring guy.. He was a real mentor to me for several years. We will all miss him. Our thoughts also go out to Dick ‘s wife Theresa.. and their son Ben who’s also at IBM.
Again.. please keep both Jm and Dicks families in your thoughts tonight..
