I JUST HUNG UP WITH FRED BERGMAN. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING OF FRED FOR A YEAR OR SO SO I WAS AFRAID SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM. SOME KIND CLUB MEMBER GAVE ME HIS INFORMATION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND FINALLY HE PICKED UP THE PHONE. HIS SON IS LIVING WITH HIM AND ASSISTING HIM WITH EVERYDAY LIVING. HIS DAUGHTER LIVES ONLY 3 MILES AWAY SO SHE HELPS OUT AS WELL.

PHYSICALLY, FRED IS HAVING SOME SUPER HARD TIMES RIGHT NOW. HE CAN’S WALK AND IS NOT IN A PERMANENT ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR AND IS NOW NEARLY BLIND. FRED SAID HE HAS NOT CHECKED HIS EMAIL FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS SO HE RELIES ON THE PHONE ONLY.

FRED WANTED ME TO SAY HELLO TO ALL OF THE CLUB MEMBERS AND TO TELL ALL OF HIS CHIPPER FRIENDS TO HAVE A GREAT CONVENTION. FRED SAID THIS IS THE FIRST CONVENTION HE’S EVER MISSED SINCE BECOMING A CCA MEMBER AND HE’S SAD NOT TO BE THERE WITH EVERYONE.

FRED ALSO WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THEY CAN CALL HIM ANYTIME IF THEY WANT TO SAY HELLO. I HAVE HIS CELLPHONE NUMBER SO JUST EMAIL ME IF YOU DON’T ALREADY HAVE IT. ALSO, HIS CELLPHONE AUTOMATICALLY HANGS UP IF HE CAN’T GET TO IT BY 3 RINGS SO JUST CALL BACK AND HE WILL ANSWER IT ON THE SECOND TRY.