When I get several emails or messages asking me, “ How are you doing?”, I realize that it’s probably time to do some sort of update.
Here we have a current status report.
First, to add to the indignation of my compromised state, I have had a face-to-face encounter with one of my favorite issues, tariffs. A while ago, I ordered a piece of audio equipment from the UK that I was quite excited about. A Brennan B3+, which is a self contained music player and audio storage device. It has features that I haven’t seen on anything available in the US. Long story short, with the uncertainty of the effects of tariffs, shipping is on hold.
Beyond that, with one major exception, my recovery process is moving right along. All of my fractures are on the mend, ribs, pelvic area, clavicle, sternum, and shoulder blade are all healing up.
Unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of brachial plexus trauma, and the early nerve tests came back non-responsive. I’ve got one doctor who’s just flat out telling me I will never play guitar to the same level I used to. However, I’ve got an arm and hand specialist, who is saying it’s entirely too early to make a statement like that.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that they’re both right.
Regardless of my recovery, a significant period of time has passed. For the first time in 57 years, I have no calluses on my left fingers. That's kind of a trip. Should I get 100% of my dexterity back in my left hand, I’m going to have to retrain myself how to play guitar. And, if I don’t recover completely, I’ll have to develop new and different approaches for playing guitar. Whatever the outcome, it’s going to take a long time.
I have a number of doable projects that should help keep me engaged. I am in the process of reconfiguring the recording components in the barn. I just started that deconstruction when I had the accident. So I can resume the re-assembly with one arm and hopefully get an idea of how this is all is gonna work.
I am also planning to review some recording projects.
Songs from the Heartland is a pretty snappy slogan that I should put to use, so I’m gonna.
You can look for that page on my website!
