Sisters salutes...

Jackie, Jim, Ethan and Trish Erickson wrote: As many of you know, Jim Erickson suffered a heart attack that put him in full cardiac arrest on Sunday December 21. He was air-lifted to St. Charles. His prognosis was not good.

But we are now happy to report after two weeks of intensive care and a little miracle, Jim will be moving to Pilot Butte Rehab for a couple of weeks and then home. This would not have been possible without a whole slew of people. We can't even begin to thank the many, many people who made this possible. But here's a statement: Sisters/Camp Sherman paramedics you rock! The Deschutes County Sheriffs Department is a pretty awesome group. On the way to hospital we passed the ambulance and deputies at the first pull-off, transferring Jim to AirLink. How the AirLink pilot was able to land at the pull-off in full dark is beyond me.

The ER doctors and the ICU nurses are incredible people who answered all of our questions no matter how lame. We would also like to thank all our family and friends who kept in touch and passed information along to others so we could stay by Jim's side.

Most important, thank you everyone for your prayers and good thoughts you sent Jim's way. They worked! He has a long road of recovery ahead of him, but knowing we live in a community that cares so much makes it that much

easier.

Thank you so much.