<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear friends,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I am asking that your prayers and positive thoughts for a prompt and full recovery be directed toward our SBE brother & Chapter 16 Vice Chair, Jim Dalke. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jim has been in & out, and is now back in, the hospital fighting an aggressive strain of E. coli. Present timing looks like Jim will be hospitalized until Monday or Tuesday (12/4-5), then home for recuperation.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jim will then be returning to the hospital daily for blood tests and IV antibiotics to assure they are fending-off the nasty bacteria. After his previous cycle in the hospital for E. coli, a similar treatment plan had been followed for a couple of weeks, but unfortunately there was a resurgence of the bacteria. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jim's wife, Betty, reports that Jim is "sleeping a lot" at the hospital and wants to get back into "Action Mode" as soon as he's able. Heck, that's the only way I've always known Jim to be - ready to go, go, go!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Let help lift Jim's spirit by posting a few kind messages to let him know we are rooting mightily for his return to good health.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Sincerely thanking you and wishing you all well in this Holiday Season.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Marty Hadfield, CPBE</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></body></html>