Oh my, this must be a nightmare for you, Russ. I can't even imagine how difficult this must be. I do hope everything comes back to normal for you as soon as possible.

G'day Russ...What a low act, especially as you had shown this youth compassion in the past.

My thoughts are with you and I hope you are soon mended and back to playing.

All the best,

Dennis

Russ - I'm so sorry to hear about that altercation. Like Diki says, it's sad that (growing) portions of our society are caring less and less about our neighbors and acquaintences. Hang in there and best wishes for you to return to your "normal self" in a minimum of time!

PS - I had a guy (suspect it was a teen gang member) hide in the back seat of my rental car in Los Angeles several years ago - I was going to be forced into a trap and may have gotten killed. I didn't do what he expected and he decided it would be better to vacate the premises and he jumped out of my car at 40 miles per hour on Ventura Blvd. I was very lucky.

Again, so sorry to hear about that incident and I join the rest of the gang in hoping your recovery will be swift and painless!

Randy

My prayers are with you Russ. Do the doctors expect some improvement over time with the nerve response in your left hand?

Russ, I'm sorry to hear of your altercation. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and May God Bless. Take care.

OMG. Horrible.

I am confident that you will recover. Your body knows the way - and hopefully the doctors do too.

Best wishes.

Beakybird

Thanks everyone for responding to my pathetic little attempt at asking for support. You all came through in Spades!

Last night, I played two jobs using my MS-60 and did OK...just a little sore from the surgery and a little strange having to look at the left hand all the time to compensate for the lack of feeling. The good news is, I have most of the strength I need; it's just the lack of feeling that is so strange. I tried recording a nylon string guitar song for a Kenny Rankin tribute I am supposed to play with a local philharmonic orchestra (fundraiser) in early September, and I did a terrible job! I started working 4 hours a day, 7 days a week today on a nylon string Giannini (a Feliciano model-another favorite) to make that job. It means more to me than a fitting tribute to a musical giant (in my eyes). It is a personal goal to make me stop feeling sorry for myself and "get on with it"! Another goal will be to record "Masquerade" on nylon string as part of a medley with "Hiding Inside Myself", one of my favorite Rankin tunes. I am going to try to get that finished by the end of July, to meet the deadline for enteries in Cass's "jam".

Finally, I hate to dispute his "hardass" persona, but a member here has gone way out of his way to be kind and ultra compassionate when I needed it the most. He is genuinely concerned and supportive...a real "softie".

He and Eddie have been a great help/support.

That member is Diki, and I will always be greatful to him (you, too, Eddie).

Be careful, folks. It takes something like this to find out that there are lots of people each of us influences and who care(s) about us.

Russ (one-armed bandit-for now) Lay

(Nigel, the jury is out on the nerve damage. The concensus is, I'll get some of the feeling back, but it will always be like having a mild electric shock when I use those fingers. That will be a "piece of cake" to deal with).

Hello Russ
My prayers are with you.
Cheers and best regards from Brazil
Chico

You see...? No good deed DOES go unpunished

I work hard for my rep here, Russ, and now you've gone and made it twice as hard for me to be the 'bad boy' of SZ...!

But if that's what it takes to cheer you up, OK, I'm all for it. Now, where's a good Mediastation thread for me to get my rep back on?

Sincerely,

'Mean Joe' Greene

hi Russ,
I thought I had already posted to this thread but can't find it so I guess these old gray cells are doing it again.
I have a similiar problem to yours except my loss is in my brain. It tingles all the time, roars a lot but don't do much anymore.
Yours will get better while mine will get worse.
I pray yours will get better really soon.
Best to you and yours,
Bill