His daughter posted This on fb
To our loved ones:
The last few days have been increasingly more difficult, and we are trying to get our bearings but I will use this opportunity to give some information on my spunky Pappa. On Saturday he sustained some significant injury to his cervical spinal cord, causing what we hope will be reversible paralysis from the shoulders down. This happened while at a boating convention in Minnesota, and therefore we are here at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN until further notice. He is stable, and I will be able to see him daily, however unfortunately due to Covid-19 I will be the only visitor allowed during the duration of this time here. He had emergency surgery to fuse the C3-C7 vertebrae and it is very possible that more surgeries are to come. He does have his phone but for obvious reasons can’t really use it at this time. If you want to send well wishes or packages We will do our best to relay, and you can DM me for room number and address information. Even though I had struggled to get more information out, we have had an incredible out-pour of love and support and I really just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out, prayed, and wished well. My dad is an incredible person, the most alive and rambunctious, seizing all opportunities for adventure, challenge, and is incredibly driven to make the best of any situation. I have hope for the future, and I will continue to have hope. But please keep praying, we all love him so much and I desperately want to see him smiling and happy and free someday.
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