I hate it when my friends are taken away from the track in the
ambulance and we don't find out how they are doing for a long time.
So I am passing this along to you.
Ken is at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. I visited with him
today.

Here are a few messages he would like passed along:

To everybody who helped him: Thank you for the great job. Flaggers,
EMS, the folks who got his car loaded, David & all for getting all
the gear put away, Jerry & all for taking care of the car and getting
Laurie back to central Mass.

He mentioned that when he saw the look on the woman from EMS' face he
decided to do what she told him to do - even if it meant going to the
hospital.
He also appreciates how smoothly Stan drove the ambulance so Ken did
not get car sick.

He is certain that without his head & neck restraint, he would be dead.

Then the conversation migrated to the fishing trip in Alaska that was
supposed to start today, now postponed until the silver salmon are
running next year.

He's sore, will be meeting with the doctors to discuss treatment
plans - but admits that he has learned that following their directions
usually works for the best.