[Rotary] Sunshine Report on Jerry Karabensh

[Bruce Lewis]

Hi All,

I visited Jerry in the critical care unit at Mendocino Coast Hospital. He doesn't want any visitors (seriously). He says being in the hospital, like he has, for the past few days is really borning and he doesn't want to share it with anyone -- not even his wife,

Jerry has a "stenosis", a narrowing of the vertebrae around his spiral cord causing weakness. He is waiting for a bed at UCSF (opening any day). Once a bed is available, he will be helicoptered out to UCSF fior a surgery to release the pressure and fix his vertebrae.

The surgery is "routine" in the sense that is is common and doctors doing the opoeration have a lot of experience. Jerry is optimistic that he could be back home and up and around in a week or so.

Best,

Bruce