SITS El Re a a a a —y Page 6A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, July 8, 1982 Jackson Home After Miracle Surgery From Page 1-A the trip with Jackson and stay with him every minute of the time until he was placed in the care of Dr. Richard Goldner, the surgeon who re-planted the arm. Jackson and Mrs. Putnam served as supports for each other. “It was the first time she’d ever flown,” Mrs. Jackson noted, “and she asked Sherrill to hold * her hand.” Mr. and Mrs. Jackson rushed to Durham by car to be with their son and for most of the past month have been with him there. Dr. Goldner told Jackson right off the bat what his options were. He could simply have the arm come to a point below the elbow, have an artificial arm made or try to save it. If he took the third option, there would be no guarantees. He could even- tually have to have it amputated. “I told him to try to save it,” Jackson said. “He knew it’ll be two years of therapy and surgery,” Stoney Jackson added. “But he can ex- pect a good portion of the use of it barring infection.” The Jacksons were told to ex- pect no more than a pinching ef- fect with the thumb, forefinger and middle finger in the near future. With additional surgery in the future, there’s the possibility Jackson will be able to grip. “He said it would have been much easier had it been a clean cut,” Jack noted. “They can do more with one that is a clean chop off,” his father added. “But with this one being torn so badly, it was touch and go.” Army Band To Play At National Park From Page 3-A an active army band that served with distinction at Fort Bragg from 1950 until 1970. Saturday, July 10, as dusk set- tles upon the Carolina foothills, you can take a candlelight tour of the historic Howser House. The 179 year old house is a fascinating example of early American architecture. Learn how Henry Howser, a multi- talented German immigrant, forged a plantation on the Carolina frontier. The tours will be from 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. All who are interested should meet at the Kings Mountain Na- tional Military Park Visitor Center. Alexander the Great made his soldiers keep clean- shaven so the enemy couldn't grab them by their beards. Weather permitting, the Liv- ing History program will also continue on Saturday and Sun- day afternoons. A Revolu- tionary War campsite will be set up near the Visitor Center and tended by Park employees in Revolutionary Period dress. The camp will feature cooking over an open fire and also musket and rifle demonstrations at 1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m. Also the 179 year old Howser House will be open for visitation on Sunday afternoons from 1 until 4 p.m. A member of the park interpretive staff will be sta- tioned at the house to reveal the history behind this locally famous rock structure. Other ongoing daily programs include an 18 minute film-Kings Mountain, Turning Point in the South, an 8 minute audio-visual museum exhibit program, 1.5 mile battlefield trail, 16 mile system of hiking trails, and 10 mile system of horse trails. The public is invited and en- couraged to attend all programs. There are no admission fees for any of the programs. ~ For more information contact Chris = Revels at (803) 936-7921/71922. ccasionally change. PACKAGE INCLUDES: (2) 8x10’s, (3) 5x7's and (15) Wallets Designed to fulfill all your portrait needs 95¢ deposit per subject or group. Poses ur selection. Backgrounds may Jackson knows one thing for sure. The right arm will be smaller and shorter than his left arm and some of the things he’s done in the past-like playing golf and softball-will be almost im- possible in the future. He’s an avid go-cart racer, too, but he said he will find a way to con- tinue racing “even if I have to put a round steering wheel on the car and drive with one hand.” He was second in the North Carolina State point stan- dings at the time of his accident. There have been some depressing moments since the ac- cident, and no doubt will be more in the future. Jack said he hit his lowest point two weeks following the surgery when he RE AR aaabii iat saw the arm out of the cast for the first time. Dr. Goldner had come by to check it before ‘a scheduled re- dressing and removed the cast to see if Jack could move his fingers. = | “I guess I was expecting too much,” Jack said. “I looked at it and I was expecting to see my arm just like it used to be.” “It’s been like one long nightmare,” Mrs. Jackson said. “Sherrill’s told me that he feels like he wants to go back to sleep and wake up again, and it’ll all be a dream.” Stoney Jackson says quite frankly that his family has been involved in a miracle. “I looked at the arm before he was taken to Durham,” he recall- ERO RY CUT 0 fo Go bs Pe ea ed, “and last Friday we were shown some pictures that were made prior to the surgery. They looked much worse than I remembered. Dr. Goldner had very little to work with except bone. “As far as I'm concerned,” he continued, “the Duke hospital has been named wrong all these years. It’s the Duke Miracle Center, not the Duke Medical Center. It’s unbelievable what’s being done there.” The Jacksons say the cards, visits and prayers they’ve receiv- ed during the past month, and the cooperation they received from the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad, friends, Carmet Industries, Dr. Plonk and the Kings Mountain Hospital, made them further realize what they’ve known all along-that Kings Mountain people have a lot of heart. “It’s really done a lot for Sher- rill’s morale,” Mrs. Jackson said. “People don’t know what a good thing they’ve got in the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad,” Stoney added. “And Dr. Plonk and Dr. Goldner are my horse if it never wins a race. People ought to be proud to live in little old Kings Mountain. When you need somebody they really come out for you. “We really hate that this kind of accident had to happen at Carmet,” he went on. “The peo- ple at Carmet have been super nice and have shown a lot of concern.” 1 aX WEST GATE PLAZA — SHELBY RD. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. REMEMBER SHOPPERS: Your Local 7.G.&Y. 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