Vernon Holt...
Let me start with saying that Dad is OK…
I wanted to get that out before I continue to type…
Now for the details… Last Thursday afternoon, as Dad was climbing into one of His ladder stands, He got apparently passed out and fell to the ground… that was sometime just before 3:30…
I went after Him when He didn’t arrive back at camp at a time when He had sufficient time to do so…
I got to Him some 4 hours after he had fallen… He informed me of what had happened and what he needed… I knew the same and started the ball rolling…
Within another 25 minutes or so, Our Friend Mitchell Smith had directed two EMS crews and other concerned neighbors and club members to the site… It was a production that in my opinion could not have been better performed…
Today He is in the hospital and is in very good shape for the shape He’s in, as the old saying goes…
He has some broken bones, is very sore, and is extremely lucky…
I have been with Him and Mother until this trip home to take care of some business and will be back with Them but should be online some of the evenings at a hotel and will report along and along…
Now here’s my request… Please add His name to the others on Your Prayer list…
More than one Miracle has already been granted… and We thank God, the One responsible for all Miracles…
Dad is 77 and took a very hard fall… He will be recovering for a while and will be back here soon enough to thank all of You for Your thoughts and Prayers…
Richard Holt aka 308
Ellijay, Georgia
p.s. I recovered His Woody’s cap and it’s hanging below the tv in His room… It made Him smile…
Again special thanks to Mitchell Smith, His Dad Matt Nowery and all the EMS and hospital staff that have worked with Dad…
Then there are those that I don’t know the names of… one of which had no personal interest, but was there in the water and briars as if it was His Dad… In a world when most only react if they have to… there was this One that came to help a stranger and didn’t turn back even though the EMS squads and other officials were on hand… He and Mitchell helped me beat a path through one of the finest briar patches that Wheeler county has to offer! Where a wren would have a tough time flying, we beat a wide path so that Dad could be carried to the road quickly…
I very humbly Thank You…
Let me start with saying that Dad is OK…
I wanted to get that out before I continue to type…
Now for the details… Last Thursday afternoon, as Dad was climbing into one of His ladder stands, He got apparently passed out and fell to the ground… that was sometime just before 3:30…
I went after Him when He didn’t arrive back at camp at a time when He had sufficient time to do so…
I got to Him some 4 hours after he had fallen… He informed me of what had happened and what he needed… I knew the same and started the ball rolling…
Within another 25 minutes or so, Our Friend Mitchell Smith had directed two EMS crews and other concerned neighbors and club members to the site… It was a production that in my opinion could not have been better performed…
Today He is in the hospital and is in very good shape for the shape He’s in, as the old saying goes…
He has some broken bones, is very sore, and is extremely lucky…
I have been with Him and Mother until this trip home to take care of some business and will be back with Them but should be online some of the evenings at a hotel and will report along and along…
Now here’s my request… Please add His name to the others on Your Prayer list…
More than one Miracle has already been granted… and We thank God, the One responsible for all Miracles…
Dad is 77 and took a very hard fall… He will be recovering for a while and will be back here soon enough to thank all of You for Your thoughts and Prayers…
Richard Holt aka 308
Ellijay, Georgia
p.s. I recovered His Woody’s cap and it’s hanging below the tv in His room… It made Him smile…
Again special thanks to Mitchell Smith, His Dad Matt Nowery and all the EMS and hospital staff that have worked with Dad…
Then there are those that I don’t know the names of… one of which had no personal interest, but was there in the water and briars as if it was His Dad… In a world when most only react if they have to… there was this One that came to help a stranger and didn’t turn back even though the EMS squads and other officials were on hand… He and Mitchell helped me beat a path through one of the finest briar patches that Wheeler county has to offer! Where a wren would have a tough time flying, we beat a wide path so that Dad could be carried to the road quickly…
I very humbly Thank You…
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