> Did the Parade article on Hal Ketchum mention TM specifically?
>
> Barbara H.
Hi Barbara,
I am going to write the article for you, as I have it - it is as follows
from the Boston Parade:
Q: I heard that my favorite country singer, Hal Ketchum, is seriously
ill. What's wrong with him?
A: After two failed marriages and years of drug and alcohol abuse,
Ketchum seemed to be getting his life together. The singer-songwriter
completed treatment at the Betty Ford Center last winter, wed makeup
artist Gina Pacconi, 31, on Valentine's Day and recorded a new CD, I Saw
the Light. But on April 9, his 45th birthday, Hal's left arm went numb
while he was on tour in Florida. Within days, he was paralyzed from the
waist up. Back home in Austin, Tex., he got the bad news: He had
transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord that causes
motor and sensory dysfunction. The good news: After months of physical
therapy, Hal can strum a guitar and says he's singing better than ever,
thanks to breathing exercises. With Gina at his side, he's on the road
again.
That was it Barbara,
My best to you, Deborah