Post by bigken on Jul 20, 2009 12:32:35 GMT -5
Hey Y'all.
I know it's been a while. But hey,
I've been all over the world.
This years touring has been so unreal.
It's been amazing to get to see so many people,
and places. Old friends and new. I do get homesick,
but I also love touring as well, so I manage.
But this year has been especially difficult for Brian and I.
In early March, we were in New York, excited to play one of our favorite venues. Two weeks of tour in the books, and things are going great!
Then I get a phone call, and I come to find out that my father is on his deathbed. He had contracted Necrotizing Fascitits.
Also know as the Flesh Eating Bacteria. There was absolutely nothing I could do to help him. My family back home advised me to stay on the road. So I did just that, toured my ever loving a** off, with my fathers health weighing at the back of my mind.
They ended up scraping 2 1/2 lbs of bacteria out of his leg.
Amputation was a serious option. By Late June had had started to show good signs of recovery. Then we came home for a day to Seattle, and I paid him a visit. Less then an hour later he was rushed to the ER.....He had a relapse, the bacteria had returned.
I lost it. It was becoming too much for me.
This is why I left the Seattle show soon after we played.
I know people wanted to catch up, and hang out.
But I was in no shape to do so.
As far as being home, and not being able to hang out.
Please understand that this has been a very heavy thing to deal with.
Much Love, and Respect,
Big Ken
