Thank you for your phone calls and concern as well as your patience, understanding and cooperation over the last month while I fell ill and had surgery.
For those of you who didnt know, I went to the hospital late Friday night, Aug. 24 with a 104 degree temperature and was admitted due to a severe staph infection. I believe I contracted it from a spider bite, but it formed abscesses on my upper thigh that caused me to have a surgery to cut two drains (making two open surgical wounds). The staph was then diagnosed as MRSA (the super staph resistant to penicillin-based antibiotics). Additionally, it was discovered Im diabetic. So it was a very heavy load to bear. After almost a week in the hospital, I was sent home under home health care.
The surgeon didnt release me to return to work until Friday (Sept. 22) and Im putting in my first full day today (Tuesday, Sept. 26).
My apologies if you didnt get what you needed when you wanted it, but my co-workers at MSU were absolutely wonderful in handling the additional burden. My thanks go to MSU Associate AD Andy Austin who bore the brunt of my duties. My student worker (soon to be student assistant) Alex Nixon is also to be commended. Alex is handing soccer for me.
I hope to get up to speed within the next couple of weeks. But Ive been cautioned not to overdo it by my doctors and co-workers.
Thanks again for all youve done for me.
Bill