Status Update

Ron Wood · 06-27-2016, 02:41 PM

Folks have been asking me about the status of John Eckert and Bob Adams following their serious accident returning from the Tulsa show.

This past week I had a chance to check in on both of them. I visited with John at his rehab facility in Albuquerque. He has been there for around 7 weeks. His right foot was essentially crushed so they could not use screws and had to wire the bones together. Right now he is getting around in a wheelchair but the podiatrist will evaluate his foot this Thursday to see if it is sufficiently healed for weight bearing. If so, he will get some additional walking therapy and training and will be able to go home, probably in a couple of weeks. In addition to the foot injury, he also had a broken elbow that is healing nicely and pretty much OK, and he had some spinal trauma and is in a back brace.

I finally got a call through to Bob Adams. He had been in a rehab facility in Albuquerque, but his injuries were severe enough that his needed care exceeded the capabilities of that facility. He has transferred to a top rated rehab facility in Denver and is showing better progress. He is also in a wheelchair and is recovering from multiple injuries. I am not completely sure of what all the injuries were so I will not attempt to elaborate. I can say that he had 3 or 4 cervical vertebrae fused and seems to be progressing well with the results of that process. He has no immediate prognosis for his release from rehab but the current thought is that it may be sometime around August.

Ron

Sergio Natali · 06-27-2016, 03:04 PM

Just one line to say that I do not know these people, but I do hope they'll have a quick recovery, and of course I'll send my prayer.

Eugen · 06-27-2016, 11:23 PM

Ron, I don't know those fellas, but they are apparently friends of many on this forum and the Luger fraternity. I pray that they have a speedy and complete recovery.

cirelaw · 06-28-2016, 11:23 AM

My past injuries pale in comparison~John and his family will be in my daily prayers~

Dick Herman · 06-28-2016, 02:25 PM

While I have not personally met John Eckert or Bob Adams, their accident affected our extended Luger Forum family. My prayers are with both gentlemen.

With the magic of the internet I have done business with Bob and felt we had a positive exchanges. My mothers maiden name is Eckert, we could be related.

mrerick · 06-28-2016, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the Update, Ron.

Our prayers for full recovery go to both John and Bob.

Marc

06-27-2016, 02:41 PM	#1
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	Status Update Folks have been asking me about the status of John Eckert and Bob Adams following their serious accident returning from the Tulsa show. This past week I had a chance to check in on both of them. I visited with John at his rehab facility in Albuquerque. He has been there for around 7 weeks. His right foot was essentially crushed so they could not use screws and had to wire the bones together. Right now he is getting around in a wheelchair but the podiatrist will evaluate his foot this Thursday to see if it is sufficiently healed for weight bearing. If so, he will get some additional walking therapy and training and will be able to go home, probably in a couple of weeks. In addition to the foot injury, he also had a broken elbow that is healing nicely and pretty much OK, and he had some spinal trauma and is in a back brace. I finally got a call through to Bob Adams. He had been in a rehab facility in Albuquerque, but his injuries were severe enough that his needed care exceeded the capabilities of that facility. He has transferred to a top rated rehab facility in Denver and is showing better progress. He is also in a wheelchair and is recovering from multiple injuries. I am not completely sure of what all the injuries were so I will not attempt to elaborate. I can say that he had 3 or 4 cervical vertebrae fused and seems to be progressing well with the results of that process. He has no immediate prognosis for his release from rehab but the current thought is that it may be sometime around August. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

06-27-2016, 03:04 PM	#2
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Just one line to say that I do not know these people, but I do hope they'll have a quick recovery, and of course I'll send my prayer. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

06-27-2016, 11:23 PM	#3
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 793 Thanks: 400 Thanked 634 Times in 336 Posts	Ron, I don't know those fellas, but they are apparently friends of many on this forum and the Luger fraternity. I pray that they have a speedy and complete recovery. __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain

06-28-2016, 03:31 PM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,919 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Thanks for the Update, Ron. Our prayers for full recovery go to both John and Bob. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

06-28-2016, 11:23 AM	#4
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	My past injuries pale in comparison~John and his family will be in my daily prayers~

06-28-2016, 02:25 PM	#5
Dick Herman User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 302 Thanks: 496 Thanked 356 Times in 138 Posts	While I have not personally met John Eckert or Bob Adams, their accident affected our extended Luger Forum family. My prayers are with both gentlemen. With the magic of the internet I have done business with Bob and felt we had a positive exchanges. My mothers maiden name is Eckert, we could be related.