Baxter Bulletin

The Baxter Bulletin did another article on Passion Flights for life wednesday. Go to baxterbulletin. Com to read it.

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Saturday

I was pretty run down, dehydrated, and had a kidney infection. I stayed in the hospital 4 days, then was sent home to rest. I am gaining my strength back slowly and expect to start flying to the western states in a couple weeks. If anyone knows cancer victims in any of the states west of the Mississippi river, please let me know. I have been doing routine maintenance on my plane, and have started planning my trip west. The hardest part is locating cancer victims. Your help would be appreciated!

I will post again in about a week.

Dismissed

I was dismissed from the hospital Thursday! I came home and took a 3 hour nap! Then I relaxed in my own environment.

Today, I unpacked, went through mail and began to feel organixed again. I feel good and should regain my strength by next week.

Hospital

After I landed in Jonesboro Friday, I was totally exhausted. I laid around all that day and Saturday, sleeping most of the time. Sunday I had a friend, John Jaynes fly me and purple passion to Flippin.

At 3:00 a welcome home gathering was planned. I was too weak to attend. So Had to cancel my appearance. To all

who were to attend, I offer my apologies. 

Yesterday I went to my doctor and found my Pulse was 136! I was admitted to the hospital!

They did a CT scan and there was no spot on the liver! Praise the Lord!

Blood work indicates that I may have an infection in my blood. So I am on Antibiotics.

Thank all of y'all for your prayers.

Friday

This morning I flew to Mayfield, Ky. Then on to Paris, Tn. where I Toured a plane factory, then went to lunch. When I got back, it started raining. I found a nice couch in the pilots lounge, lay down and took a nap. When I woke, the rain had stopped, so I flew on to Jonesboro. Ark. Where I will spend the nite. 3 of my pilot friends were already here for the Fly-in this weekend.

I have landed in the 27 eastern states!

I hope to head west for the other 21 in a couple weeks.

I am tired and ready for a break!

Purple Passion is Detailed

When I arrived in Metropolis, I was met by Beau Woods who owns a Plane detailing shop. After helping me fuel, he informed me that he and a friend were going to detail my plane. It had bugs and road (?) grime. They did a fantastic job and I appreciate it so much.

At 4:00 I met with a TV and newspaper reporter for an interview. Then gave a ride to Amy Summerville a cancer survivor. 

I then took my nephew, Terry Herrin for a ride before coming to his home to spend the nite.

Today I plan to go to Mayfield, Ky. Then on to Paris, Tn. From there to Jonesboro, Arkansas to attend a Fly-in with friends from home. The plan is to arrive in Mtn. Home at 3:00 pm Sunday. A press release was given inviting folks to welcome me home on completion of the first phase (eastern states), of my journey around the lower 48.

I am ready to be home after 40 days being away!

Metropolis, Illinois

By 8:30 the fog thinned enough to depart from Sky King airport, Terre Haute, Indiana. My thanks to Leah Ross for taking me to my motel yesterday morning and picking me up this morning. Also for the use of a hanger overnite.

I climbed to 4,500 feet to get above the haze. It was smooth flying all the way.

Landed in Metropolis, Illinois, just across the river from Paducah, Kentucky. My nephew, Terry Herrin will pick me up shortly and take me to his home. We will come back at 4:00 for press interview and meet a cancer victim.

Terre Haute, Indiana

I left Rochester this morning in perfect flying weather. Within an hour clouds formed around me and I had to descend to get under them. They kept lowering and visibility kept reducing, so I landed at next airport, Sky King at outskirts of Terre Haute. Clouds finally lifted a bit here but not along my way to Paducah, Kentucky. So I am spending the nite here.

24 th State

After flying the sisters, they took me to lunch. Then I departed for Indiana my

24 th state, half way there! Landed at Rochester where a life flight helicopter and crew were on standby. I will spend the nite here and go on to Illinois tomorrow.

Tuesday

I left Bluffton this morning for Holland, Michigan (on Lake Michigan) and flew at 1,000 feet, just under the clouds. Shortly I was able to climb higher as the clouds dissipated.

I want to thank Nick Vance for putting my plane in their hanger and his generosity.

In Holland, I met Ann Dawson and her sister, Mary Rutgers. I gave both rides and DVD's and encouragement.

Low ceiling Monday

I was packed and ready to head to the airport by 8:00 am. A call to weather showed the cloud ceiling was too low to fly safely. By the time it lifted, rain was headed across my flight path, so I stayed another day. It looks good for departure today, to fly to Michigan.