A visit with Polly Paffilas

Don Bandy and I visited Polly Paffilas on Saturday afternoon, December 4, at The Ledges at Rockynol. She has been at Rockynol since her dismissal from Akron General Medical Center where she was admitted November 11 in serious condition.

Although confined to a wheelchair, Polly looked very good and seemed every bit her own good self. Her faithful cat Harvey had to stay behind at her apartment but someone is caring for the feline. Polly does not know how long she will be at Rockynol, but she will be getting dialysis.

Bandy had to rummage through her things to find a replacement for a weak battery in her pocket radio. She enjoys the music on WKSU.

When talk got around to the BJ, as it sometimes will, Polly pulled out an old newspaper section containing what she described as the best story she had ever written. Polly once took a ride with A. J. Foyt and wrote about it, but her best story, she says, was the obit for her dog, the unsinkable Molly Brown–her companion for 14 years. You can read the story and see a photo of her that was poorly reproduced from a scan of the newspaper.

Just click on the headline above.

We talked about old-time Beacon Journal types and all three of us had difficulty remembering all your names. Polly was happy to hear from a number of you either from cards sent via e-mail to the hospital or by USPS.

You can send cards to:
Polly Paffilas
Room 208
The Ledges at Rockynol
1150 W. Market St.
Akron, OH 44310
Or you can telephone Polly’s room (330) 835-5468