[Swlfest] Re: Sadly, not attending this year

[David Goren <dbgoren@xxxxxxxxx>]

Really sorry to hear that Sheldon. Best wishes for your recovery.

David


On Mar 4, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Mike Wolfson wrote:

> That is indeed bad news.  Hope you have a speedy and total recovery.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sheldon Harvey" <ve2shw@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <swlfest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:47 PM
> Subject: [Swlfest] Sadly, not attending this year
>
>
>> Hello, everyone. It really bums me out to report that
>> after 16 consecutive years of attending the Winter SWL
>> Festival, only having missed the historic first event
>> in Willow Grove, PA, I will not be attending this
>> year's Festival due to doctor's orders.
>>
>> A few weeks back, it was discovered that I had some
>> slight damage to the internal left carotid artery.
>> Sounds pretty scary and, believe me, it was, and it
>> could have been a whole lot worse.
>>
>> Fortunately, everything is coming along well, but the
>> recovery period is quite long, about a month or so,
>> and I am restricted from doing a lot of my normal
>> activities until the healing is complete.
>>
>> As a result, I have been told that it would not be
>> wise to make the 8 to 9 hour drive to Kulpsville this
>> year.  Needless to say, I was very disappointed to get
>> this news.  Winterfest is certainly one of the
>> highlights of the year for me, and missing out after
>> 16 years makes it even more disappointing.
>>
>> This also means that Alan Roberts, my usual travelling
>> partner for the trip will not be attending either.
>>
>> We'll be missing everyone's company, for sure, and
>> I'll be following all the news and information from
>> the Fest in this group and through other sources.
>>
>> I wish everyone a great Winterfest and look forward to
>> seeing everyone again next year.
>>
>> Sheldon Harvey
>> Greenfield Park, Quebec
>>
>>
>> Sheldon Harvey
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