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Thanks,

Thanks to my family, Johnny & Chase Borders @ Renegade Suspension, and Talladega Cycle Sales, Renthal, Spy, Factory Backing, Engine Ice and MSR for their help and support.

They are still keeping him heavily sedated so he can rest.

Thanks to the Stinsons, you can now e-mail Johnny direct in his hotel room. They took him a laptop and set up an e-mail account for him.

The e-mail address is rider910@msn.com.

Please don’t be offended if Johnny doesn’t answer every e-mail. He only spends a few minutes a day in his hotel room–the rest of the time, he is in the waiting room outside the ICU. The volume of calls and messages he is getting is incredible.

Now everyone can send their messages directly to Johnny. Even if he can’t answer them all, I can assure you he is reading and appreciating every one!

Thanks again for everything everyone is doing. It really means alot to Johnny and Chase!

Tom

I just want to take a moment to thank everyone for their support for Chase and Johnny this past weekend at Big Cedar. Besides a portion of the proceeds from Saturday and Sunday’s race, we received donations in the amount of $1,529.00. That is so awesome! Thanks to everyone. Want to take a moment to thank Tony for a great church service on Sunday, we were able to hear from Tom about Chase and his condition and a big thanks to FCAMx, and JMR Powersports for the sell of the t-shirts. I also know that Matthew Holt has set up the Pay Pal account for those that wish to make donations that way. We just appreciate all of the support we have been given, since we decided to set this fund up for Johnny and Chase. Let’s keep it rolling in, and our next fund raiser will be the silent auction at MillCreek during the regionals.

Jamie

Chase’s fever is gone. He went from 105 on Sunday to a normal temperature yesterday. The pneumonia is limited to upper portion of his left lung and the doctors feel that have that under control. They were able to put Chase in a new rotating bed that allows them to turn him more effectively and more often.

Chase’s oxygen levels are staying up, but they did have to turn his ventilator back up to 90%. Johny said they also had to sedate Chase a little more for a while because he is fighting the ventilator.

All in all, it was a good day for Chase. No major set backs, he’s resting comfortably and his fever is gone.

I’ll try to post an update later today if anything changes.

ALSO, we got our first two cards to Chase out of the P.O. Box. Those folks must have been standing at the post office with their card in hand when we published the address.

Please keep the cards and letters coming–as Johnny really appreciates the message of support. And I’m certain that Chase will soon be awake and alert enough for Johnny to read them to him.

Talk to you soon…

Tom B

This weekend Chase developed pneumonia in the uper portion of one of his lungs and started running a fever. At one point the fever was up to 105.

There is good news though. They have the pneumonia under control. They changed out all of Chase’s IV lines and are treating him for a fungus that they think is causing the fever. Most importantly, they have turned his ventilator down to 70% and his oxygen levels are staying above 90.

That means with not too much more progress they will be able to get him off the ventilator, take him out of the medically induced coma and will be able to repair his femur.

He spoke to Johnny yesterday–he told Johnny he loved him.

Due to Chase’s vulnerable condition, Johnny asked me to tell everyone they are welcome to come visit him in the hospital–he has really enjoyed the company and has drawn a lot of strenght from the many visits by his motocross family. However, for at least the next fews days, he will not be allowing visitors to see Chase.

With the infection he is fighting and pneumonia, Johnny felt it would be best to limit the number of people going in Chase’s room.

I will post another update this evening when I return from seeing Johnny.

Johnny sends his thanks!

Tom B.