Three of us (brothers) are rotating along with his wife, Lee. We're trying to keep a constant presence.

We're all feeling blessed that he's this far along and he has great potential for recovery. It's a long road. He was from the point of injury to a bed in the Naval hospital in Bethesda in 60 hours.

The recent natural disasters along America's Gulf Coast - which displaced more than 1 million people - along with surging gas prices and major corporate layoffs have directly and indirectly impacted the Kingpin Million Dollar Challenge and has left us no other alternative but to postpone the event until 2006.

All the indications that have been made along the way to us is that he will recover.