Greg McCary in serious accident

Sorry to hear about the accident, you're not meant to suffer that for your art Greg !
I'm glad that you've avoided more serious injury, though that fall sounds bad enough.
I think I got the med. center link to work, there's a card on the way.
Not that the photos are anyway near as good as yours :)
Best wishes, to both of you.

He's gonna get alot of cards lol.
I sent one too. But mine is to be delivered by hand :D

Just got my card out. Thanks for finding that link and getting it to us.

Thank you all for your prayers, support and concern. Greg broke his C-6,C-7 vertebrae and thoracic 6 though 10. His surgery was postponed due to his oxygen level being too low. His dr is setting Friday as tentative date to try again.

Thank you again, you are all wonderful and it will mean much to Greg. God bless.

Nora,

I'm unable to send a card through the hospital's system. Please tell Greg that I'm wishing him the best. Well, wishing both of you the best. Hang in there. Thanks for letting us know.

Thank you for the link that is a great concept.
Looking forward to seeing Greg back on the forum with a full and speedy recovery.

Ray Still

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Originally Posted by KyRain

Thank you all for your prayers, support and concern. Greg broke his C-6,C-7 vertebrae and thoracic 6 though 10. His surgery was postponed due to his oxygen level being too low. His dr is setting Friday as tentative date to try again.

Thank you again, you are all wonderful and it will mean much to Greg. God bless.

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Nora, Greg won't know me as I'm fairly new to this forum, but I was as shocked and dismayed as everyone else to learn of his accident and injuries. You both have my heartfelt wishes for a smooth surgery and speedy recovery.

All the best,

Minutes ago I got a chance to quickly "borrow" a family member's computer (WinXP OS) and the link did work. Not with mine (Linux 8.10 OS). :confused:

Card's been sent, hand-delivered also. :)

Alex

wow terrible accident, I wish all the best to both of you!

Thank you, Nora, for letting us know - I only just logged on and saw your post. I'm so so sorry to hear about Greg's accident, and you are both in my prayers. Greg has always been a good friend to me, always helpful - I've learnt a lot from him - and a great inspiration with his wonderful photos. I just posted a hand delivered card (thanks, Aaron!), I hope it gets there. From across the world in Copenhagen, my thoughts go to you and I send my best wishes.
Lots of love,
Mette

Oh geez - I'm glad to hear that he's doing as well as he is, considering the degree of the accident. I'm sending major mojo for a speedy and FULL recovery.

Greg,

Take the time to rest up and get back to 100% before you rush back out to shoot that bridge again. You are the one thing that cannot be replaced by technology.... so be well... and get well soon.

Jay

Wow, I'm just shocked to hear this. Greg has always been a wonderful mentor on this forum and his photography has a truly signature style all his own. He will be very sorely missed here while he's away.

Greg will certainly be in my prayers. I'm sorry to hear that's such a serious injury, but for sure, so glad to hear it's not worse.

Thank you Aaron. I just got one sent off.

Nora,

Please let Greg know that you both will be in my thoughts and prayers!

Dear Nora
I am so sorry.
I only know Greg from this forum but over the years I have learned that Greg is one of the nicest and most supportive members here. I am shocked to hear this news especially as he was out doing what he loved most. Please send Greg my love and best wishes and I will continue to think of him and hope that he comes through this as quickly as possible.
Take good care of yourself too Nora.

Tom

Greg and Nora -
So very shocked and sorry to hear about your misfortune - both of you are in our thoughts and prayers, along with all our hope for a complete recovery !

Oh my! I am so sorry to hear this Nora and will definitely keep you guys in my prayers!!

Oh my god. When I saw "Greg McCary" in the subject line, I had a strange feeling something was up. I'm just glad he's alive and that the consequences of the fall, though bad enough, were not as serious as they could have been.

Thank you for the news, Nora. Know that Greg, you, and family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Greg, wishing you a quick and complete recovery and everyone in your family the strength to get through this. Hope to see you back soon; I miss your kind, thoughtful comments and frustratingly good work already!

Aaron - thanks so much for the info/link - sending mine off right now.

Get well Greg! Sounds like you are going to be hurting. But every new day usually brings less pain and more relief. Rod.

Have a speedy recovery Greg! Looking forward to your return to PR.

Nora,
I am so greatly troubled by this news. Greg has never been but great to me. He is trully a class act....take comfort in that ''The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose Romans 8:26-28...I will pass on Gregs name to my Prayer group. May the God of the universe, the Lord Jesus Christ, bring you peace and comfort...Amen.

Just managed to get the link to work (thanks again Aaron) so another card should be hand delivered tomorrow.

Hi All, Greg is better. His SAT (oxygen) rate is up and improving. It looks like Fri will be surgery day. No idea of the time though. He is stable and his labs are all okay. He is in INTENSE pain. In intensive care we are not allowed much time to visit w him. Your ecards mean sooooo much. Thank you again for all that you have done.

Your responses have made me want to become more involved w photography and this site. I have always been artistic, I paint, write and draw. But I lack serious technology skills. Greg has that, not me. But I do have an "artist's eye" and I say that only bc I have the unique gift of finding beauty in the most unlikely of places. When I was younger I had more time to draw and my friends would ask me, "how do you do that" and I usually responded, it is more what I see with my eye and feel in my heart than what I do with my hands. My hands are only a tool. That is how I see a camera. Although I find it to be a complicated tool, my hands are pretty simple....:)

Please all of you have a beautiful night and God bless. Nora

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Originally Posted by KyRain

Hi All, Greg is better. His SAT (oxygen) rate is up and improving. It looks like Fri will be surgery day. No idea of the time though. He is stable and his labs are all okay. He is in INTENSE pain. In intensive care we are not allowed much time to visit w him. Your ecards mean sooooo much. Thank you again for all that you have done.

Your responses have made me want to become more involved w photography and this site. I have always been artistic, I paint, write and draw. But I lack serious technology skills. Greg has that, not me. But I do have an "artist's eye" and I say that only bc I have the unique gift of finding beauty in the most unlikely of places. When I was younger I had more time to draw and my friends would ask me, "how do you do that" and I usually responded, it is more what I see with my eye and feel in my heart than what I do with my hands. My hands are only a tool. That is how I see a camera. Although I find it to be a complicated tool, my hands are pretty simple....:)

Please all of you have a beautiful night and God bless. Nora

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Dear Nora,

Thanks so much for the update. I'm so glad Greg's Labs and SAT rate have improved. I'll continue to pray for him, especially on Friday for the surgery. Is he able to tolerate pain medication? With all of his injuries, I'm sure he needs a lot of it, but I hope it's working.

It was nice to read about your interest in photography and the forum. Yes, this is a great community of people. This is the place that I learned all I know about photography. I came here about 8-10 years ago looking for advice for a p&s. Everyone encouraged me to get a dslr - and I fell in love with photography. Like you, I've always been artistic - my mother was a painter, pianist and full of talent, but I couldn't find an interest until I put a camera in my hands!

Thanks for coming around every day. We all look forward to hearing from you and knowing how you and Greg are doing. God bless you and Greg and be assured of my continued thoughts and prayers.

Liz

Thanks for the update Nora, it's great to know the signs are positive. I know that Friday will be a very anxious day for you and the family. Keep in mind that all Greg's and your friends here at PR will have you in their constant thoughts and prayers.

Nora,

Wow, I'm so sorry to hear about Greg's accident, but I'm glad to hear things are improving. I'll try to send one of those ecards in a minute, but in case it doesn't go through, please let Greg know that I hope he gets better soon and I'll be thinking of him until I hear more. Greg is a great photographer and an inspiration to many of us, so he will be missed very much until he's well and back doing what he loves. I hope everything goes perfectly on Friday. Please keep us up to date and thank you for what you've done so far. And don't forget to take care of yourself during this hard time.

Paul

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Originally Posted by KyRain

Hi, my name is Nora. I am Greg's wife. Greg was injured Sunday afternoon while taking pictures of a bridge. He fell approx 25 feet and seriously injured his back...

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I'm very sorry to hear this news, Nora. I hope you two find the strength and courage to get through this. We will all be thinking of you. And tell Greg he has to get well enough soon enough to show us some of those photos! :thumbsup:

Nora & Greg,

I just logged on and saw this thread. I am so sorry to hear about Greg's accident. Wow. It's so easy to take what we have for granted and suddenly all is changed.

You are both in my thoughts and prayers. I hope surgery goes well tomorrow and that Greg can soon be on the road to recovery.

Be well.

As someone who knows Greg outside of this site I am deeply saddened by this news. He gave me my first rangefinder when he learned that I got a promotion at work, and he was at my graduation. Nora, please let me know if you or the family needs anything, anything at all. I am not far away from Rome, or Atlanta, and I would like to know when he is accepting visitors so I can go see him. He will be in my prayers.

I just saw this post. :( I am so sorry to hear this. Greg and Nora, you will be in my prayers.

Thanks for the update Nora. I'l keep you and Greg in my thoughts on Friday.

Nora, Thank you for keeping us updated! Good to hear that there is improvement. I hope everything goes well tomorrow - I will praying for Greg.
Warm regards,
Mette

Thank you for the update Nora Greg will be in my prayers especially through out the day on Friday. I'm wishing you and Greg a fast and successful surgery and a speedy recovery. Please keep us updated

Ray Still

Another update: Greg's surgery is postponed until Monday now. He was put on the vent; he was having some difficulties and the vent allows his body time to rest and let the lung contusions heal. I just spoke w his nurse and she said his labs are still looking good and his prognosis is still positive. They are just letting him get stronger before surgery.
Thank you again all, not only for your kind words and prayers to Greg but your support to me as well. It means a lot. Some of you may know, many don't, that Greg and I are separated. We have a 4 year old daughter, Anna, that is the sunshine in mine and Greg's life. What is important is that Anna and I love Greg very much. I only mention it now for the sake of honesty. Again, thank you again and God bless you all.

KyRain, make sure you tell Greg, Tyson sends his best wishes. Please let me know when I could get a call through to him. Also keep us informed.

Thank you for the continued candid updates, Nora. I'll keep praying that Greg may regain the necessary strength to endure his surgery. I know it's a difficult situation for you as well, but I'm sure your presence will be instrumental in helping him through this long process.

Thankyou for the update, Nora.
Hoping Greg will soon be strong enough to have his surgery and then be on the way to a full recovery.

Dear Nora,

Thanks for the update and for sharing with us. As you can see, you have many friends here who will continue to keep Greg, Anna and you in our prayers. It sounds like he is getting the best of care in the hospital. Please continue to come around anytime you'd like to share, please know that we're here for you! God bless you.

Liz

I just sent anouther card. I was checking in to see if there was an update on the operation. I'm disappointed to hear it was postponed. But it sounds like it's for good reasons. There's no need to rush something like this. We want greg back healthy and whole.

I went through Greg's gallery a couple of days ago. He really is a wonderful photographer. I am especially fond of his building photos. Some of his photos remind me of the WPA photographers. He really has an eye for iconographic Americana. I'm looking forward to lots of new photos from him when he's recovered.