Wednesday, January 7, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters salutes...
Jackie, Jim, Ethan and
Trish Erickson wrote: As
many of you know, Jim
Erickson suffered a heart
attack that put him in full
cardiac arrest on Sunday
December 21. He was air-
lifted to St. Charles. His
prognosis was not good.
But we are now happy
to report after two weeks
of intensive care and a little
miracle, Jim will be mov-
ing to Pilot Butte Rehab
for a couple of weeks and
then home. This would not
have been possible without
a whole slew of people. We
can’t even begin to thank
the many, many people who
made this possible. But
here’s a statement: Sisters/
Camp Sherman paramedics
you rock! The Deschutes
County Sheriffs Department
is a pretty awesome group.
On the way to hospital we
passed the ambulance and
deputies at the first pull-off,
transferring Jim to AirLink.
How the AirLink pilot was
able to land at the pull-off in
full dark is beyond me.
The ER doctors and the
ICU nurses are incredible
people who answered all
of our questions no matter
how lame. We would also
like to thank all our fam-
ily and friends who kept in
touch and passed informa-
tion along to others so we
could stay by Jim’s side.
Most important, thank
you everyone for your
prayers and good thoughts
you sent Jim’s way. They
worked! He has a long road
of recovery ahead of him,
but knowing we live in a
community that cares so
much makes it that much
easier.
Thank you so much.
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over holiday
Oregon State Police troop-
ers reported an uptick in the
number of DUII arrests made
over this New Year’s holiday
period, December 31, 2014,
at 6 p.m., to January 1, 2015,
at 11:59 p.m.
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37 drivers for Driving Under
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up from 2013, when troop-
ers arrested 29 impaired
drivers.
Troopers responded to
35 crashes this year, two of
which involved one or more
fatalities.
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Community reaches out to help family
The Sisters community
can help provide financial
support for medical expenses
being incurred by Sisters
resident Jim Erickson and
his wife, Jackie, through
the online fundraising site
GiveForward.com.
On Sunday, December 21,
Erickson suffered a massive
heart attack that put him in
full cardiac arrest. He was air-
lifted to St. Charles Medical
Center. Because Jim had been
without oxygen for at least 10
minutes when his daughter,
Trish, found him, his family
was told to prepare for the
worst.
The family received what
they consider their Christmas
miracle when Jim survived
and began the slow process of
recovery. He remains in the
hospital undergoing therapy
for short-term memory loss
and cardiac rehabilitation.
The family is now deal-
ing with the pressure of unin-
sured medical expenses com-
bined with a lack of income
for many months to come as
Jim continues his recovery.
The Erickson family has
faced hardship in the past
when they lost most of their
family possessions in the
Rooster Rock Fire in 2010.
Just as the Sisters commu-
nity rallied to provide assis-
tance to the Ericksons then,
friends have established the
GiveForward.com fund to
give them the support they
need now.
J ack i e i s k n o wn t o
many in the community as
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Self-Serve
Deli
a long-time Stitchin’ Post
employee, acclaimed quilter,
teacher and caring friend. Jim
is employed at Ray’s Food
Place and works at Habitat
for Humanity in Sisters.
“Jackie is the kind of
person who is always there
supporting everyone else,”
said Melinda Witt. “Whether
it’s donating quilts for fund-
raising auctions including
my daughter’s Miss Rodeo
Oregon fundraising quilt,
decorating Ducks and Beaver-
themed Christmas trees for
Hospice, providing quilts and
baskets for the My Own Two
Hands art auction, helping to
sew graduation quilts … the
list goes on and on. It is so
easy to just want to do what-
ever it takes to give and help
her family get through this
difficult time.”
“Jackie and the Erickson
family mean so much to this
community,” adds Jeri Fouts.
“In addition to all she does
for Quilt Show, Jackie has
been one of the mainstays
of Starry Nights, and the
Ericksons have all been great
volunteers. This is a family
that gives selflessly and has
been there to help so many
people and causes in our
town. I know that Sisters will
return their kindness by help-
ing them now in this time of
need.”
Those wishing to help
Jackie and her family, may
visit www.giveforward.com
and enter “Jim Erickson”
in the search window.
Fundraising Team Captain
and close friend Jeanne
Sellgren has set a goal of
$25,000 in donations.
... the ericksons have
all been great volunteers.
this is a family that
gives selflessly and has
been there to help so
many people and
causes in our town.
— Jeri fouts
Another opportunity to
support the family is by pur-
chasing quilt raffle tickets $5
each or $20 for 5 for a red and
white quilt sewn by Melinda
Witt. The quilt is on display
at the Sisters Chamber of
Commerce. Drawing to be
held on Valentine’s Day.
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