This is not something I would normally do but felt it was appropriate in this case.

Some of you met my good friend last year at the MASS BASS Show and some of you have heard of him through the grape vine and in writings....

My firend Paul "The Skisher" Melnyk had a terrible work related accident two days ago where he lost 3 fingers. He is recovering now in I.C.U. in a local hospital but it is unclear if he will have use of fingers again even though they were re-attached .

Paul is a great guy with an incredible personality and is always laughing no matter the situation. Even this morning, when I called him, he was joking and laughing and made light of the situation.

He is one of a kind and I wish him full recovery! Paul probably won't see this.... Paul, can't wait till we can swim to that rock that seems too far away, to fish together again and laugh.

Kadir

Holy Crap!

Kadir, what happened?!!!

Table Saw........!

Hey Kadir, sorry to hear that. Please send Paul our prayers and best wishes for his speedy recovery.

Bill & Jules

Thanks Jules! Will do.... Say hello to Bill for me.

K

wow wee ( no not you ben )

Kadir
I hope all works out well for Paul . Ive met him a couple times and he seems like a great guy .

hopefully he gets the use of his fingers again .

Paul get well soon

best wishes and hoping for the best.

Kadir, give Paul my regards and best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. ;)

Thanks guys, I will pass on your wishes.

Kadir

Kadir,

Hope Paul has a speedy recovery. Sounds like he has a good friend in you .

Keep him laughing .

Jeff

Kadir
I wish him the best of luck and a speedy
recovery, our prayers go out to him

Will do Kadir and I wish Paul a speedy recovery.

Hope he can still fish, I'm sure he will.
Get well soon paul.

The good thing is Now u have less shark bait.

Thats too bad,Paul sounds like an awesome guy,hes in my prayers and I hope he recovers well and fast

Kadir - Prayers for a speedy recovery and rehab for your friend Paul . My brother almost lost a finger to the evil table saw....ack! Tell him there's an army of fishermen thinking of him and wishing him well.

Give Paul my best wishes for a speedy and full recovery, Kadir.

Hope he can still fish, I'm sure he will.
Get well soon paul.

The good thing is Now u have less shark bait.

thats horrible! :( prayers sent and I hope he can fish soon :ss:

:shocked: Holy crap! That's awful Kadir :(
Sorry to hear that news , He will be in my thoughts.
Wishing him a full recovery.

wow thats terrible,and wish him a speedy recovery

Prayers are on the way,and sounds like his sense of humor will help him too.:)

Paul - good luck and speedy recovery.

Wish him a speedy recovery, Get Well Paul.

Best of Luck for Paul's full recovery!

Get well soon Paul. I hope you have a full recovery.

:( Sorry to hear about you friends accident, I wish him the best and hope he can pull thru with the therapy and get full use of his fingers again. Tell him to push his hardest well upto what the therapist tells him to push... I can some what relate to his situation, I don't want to elaborate on details with my situation but I only wished I pushed an extra 10% or more but pain was my problem, and with the stupid pain killers I was zombified and useless to continue with my exercises.

Paul good luck. Sometimes difficult things lead to great things, like maybe a 50 when ya hit the surf again, id say that would be a great reward for overcoming this.

Sorry to hear about this accident. I wish him a speedy recovery.

Hope the healing is speedy and successfull.

Pass on my wishes for a speedy recovery......

Sorry to hear that:(. Enjoyed chating with him too. Get well soon.

Kadir // P & T are with him at this tough time in his life //hope all goes well .............

I don't know him personally but my best wishes are there for him for a quick recovery and the ability to not only fish but to have full use of his fingers.

If he can't read these posts then tell him for us that he's even got guys he don't know pulling for him.

Best of luck! :kewl:

Your a good friend to ask for prayers for him. I have a prayer for both of you. Godspeed in his recovery!!

Major...Ouch
as someone who uses a tablesaw quite often i am cringing

best wishes for a speedy recovery for Paul...

_Rav

Hey Kadir sorry to hear that man. my wishes and prayers go out to him hope he gets well soon. He sounds like a great guy to bad things like this always happens to the best of us.

Kadir, sorry to hear this. Paul will be in our thoughts and our prayers. Godspeed on his recovery and hopefully it will be a full one. From what I understand he is one to adapt and overcome to do what he loves.
Fish or Die!

I met Paul a lil over a year ago when we brought him in for the MSBA Show to do a seminar. Kadir and WeeWee will attest that Paul & I hit it off immediately. We have become friends and I was shocked when I got the news upon my return from South Jersey today.

I know that Paul is the kind of guy that will deal with any permanent changes and keep on living life to its fullest.

My prayers are with Paul as he goes through this.

My thanks to all of you! I will pass on all your thoughts and prayers to Paul.

Kadir

Kadir,

That's horrible news!

I pray it wasn't the hand he casts with!...

Even if it was, I will also hold Paul up in prayer for his recovery and an open door for him to be able to continue the pursuit of his passion!

Stay strong Paul. You'll get through it.

You have my prayers.
Get well Paul...

Kadir,

I can feel the pain and I am getting chills. My prayers are with Paul and speedy recovery.

Don

Kadir sorry to hear about your friend, I hope he gets well soon.

Wishing you a speedy recovery

Wish him a fast recovery Kadir. He'll recover faster as soon as the fish arrive. Doesn't that usually cure all I'lls? Good Luck Paul.

Hope everything works out. Best wishes.

Hey guys,

Spoke to Paul yesterday and his spirit is high! This guy is something else....he says he is a lefty but he Mast....s with his right hand is sure going to miss that...crazy SOB, had us cracking up....as usual.

He thanks everyone for their prayers and well wishes.

Kadir

:eek5: That sucks. Would have been better if he had gotten them bitten off while he was skishing. Now that would be a story to tell. I take it he works with his hands, getting them cut off and all. Hope he recovers and this does not affect his livelihood, that would really blow. Anyway good thoughts sent his way. Tell him that soaking the wound in saltwater really helps the healing process. :uhuh: