Jared Waddles, right, walks into the locker room at Pike County Central High School after losing 46-19 on Friday, Sept 18, 2009.
Knott County Central fans pack up to leave the stadium as players walk off the field following a 46-19 loss to Pike County Central on Friday, Sept 18, 2009.
Sophomore running back Jared Waddles bows his head after losing to Pike County Central 46-19 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
Liz Harlow cheers on her son, Justin, as he plays against Pike County Central on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
Using Seth Hall's arm cast as support, head coach Beder tapes a player's ankle during halftime of the Patriot's game against Pike County Central on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
Senior running back Bo Herald rests before a huddle in the fist half of Knott County Central's game against Pike County Central on friday, Sept 18, 2009.
Liz Harlow, left, cheers as she watches the Knott County Central Patriots play Pike County Central on Friday, Sept 18, 2009.
Sophomore offensive lineman Jonathan Green raises his helmet with his teammates as Knott County Central gets set to receive a kickoff during its game against Pike County Central on Friday, Sept 18, 2009.
The Knott Central Patriots gather just off the field before playing the Pike County Central High School on Friday, Sept 18, 2009 in Pike county.
Members of the 2009 Knott County Central High School football team listen to the coach speak after practice on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The team which played the following night, is 1-3 so far this season.
Freshman linebacker Dougie Waddles, right, talks with Coach Fitzpatrick after practice on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
Knott County Central High School senior quarterback Braxton Ratliff and senior wide receiver Kenny Craft support themselves on helmet while listening to their coach after practice on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
Members of the Knott County Central High School football team listen as their coach explains a play at practice on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
Bob Thacker, a type 1 diabetic, records his blood sugar level on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. His blood sugar measured 409, which he says may be due to his forgetting to take his insulin earlier that day.
Bob Thacker watches from the second window of his office building as a crew clear trees from behind the property on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
Bob Thacker, 81, laughs while talking with his sister and former business partner, Janice Grigsby, 86, at the office where the two used to work on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
Howard Woolum, right, and James Holland use binoculars to spot elk from a ridge at the Knott County ATV park on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The men had been scouting the elk for over a month in preparation for the upcoming hunting season.
Jim walks to his barn to feed his mule called Bob. He's Jim's best friend. "If it's good enough for Jesus to ride in on on Palm Sunday, then it is good enough for me to ride, even though Charlene hates him."
Jim watches a horse while he eats while Charlene moves hay bails from the barn. Jim often feels like he can't do as much as he use to and wishes he could help more.
Jim and Charlene walk back to their house from one of their barns after feeding horses. Charlene is often several steps in front of Jim.
Jim struggles to stay awake. Phantom pain is his legs limited him to three hours of sleep and many sleepless nights.
Jim takes pain medicine to relieve his phantom pain in his legs. After 64 surgeries he has to take several different transplant medicines. Some costing up to 600 dollars a bottle.
Jim takes a moment to rest after feeding all five horses in a friends barn. Jim and Charlene always are helping out others.
Even though Jim has two prosthetic legs he still lives a normal life but struggles with little things such as picking up small pieces of trash.
Charlene takes her horse Doc to graze on fresh grass while Jim refills Doc's water and grain bucket. Jim is in the process of recovering from heart failure last month and isn't able to do much of the work around the house.
Jim laughs as he talks to his dad on the phone. His dad is his next door neighbor and is about 50 yards away talking back.
Jim gives himself an insulin shot four times a day. Jim has been diabetic since age nine and lost both legs to the disease. The right leg in 1982 and the left leg in 200.
Jim laughs at a joke his Charlene, wife, told about Jim's mule named Bob. Jim is not able to care for his mule and when it escapes once a week Charlene is the one to catch and bring Bob back.
Jim Slone, 53, has had 64 surgeries in his life. In August his heart stop while at the hospital for a kidney transplant and went on life support for five days. 13 days later he was walking again. Jim has no legs...Jim Slone looks in his rear-view mirror while he drives to feed a family members horses.
Charlie Logsdon, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife biologist, calls elk in closer with a bull call Thursday morning at Knott County Mine Made Adventure Park Paradise.
Howard Woolum, left, James Holland, center, and James Woolum scout bull elk from a ridge top in Knott County. James Woolum received an elk tag this year..
Fog surrounds a patch of forest on top on a reclaimed strip mine in Knott County Thursday morning. .
Blacksmith Kevin Blovenkamp works at his portable outdoor forge in Hindman, Kentucky this Thursday,September 17. Blovenkamp has lived in Hindman for the past year, he works with the local Appalachian Artisan group.
Youth Ministries Pastor Steven Bell leads a prayer during the Wednesday night high school student gathering at the Hindman First Baptist Church.
Joseph Short, 13, smokes a cigarette outside the Mi-Dee Mart after midnight in downtown Hindman, KY. The scars on his hand are the aftermath of a car accident in which Short lost his spleen.
William Slone, 11, Joseph Short, 13, Johnthan Everage, 11, and Anthony Slone, 31, sit outside the Mi-Dee Mart after midnight in downtown Hindman, KY. "There isn't much to do in Hindman," says Short.
William Slone, 11, smokes a cigarette outside of the Mi-Dee Mart in downtown Hindman, KY. "It's already lit so I might as well," Slone responds when his mother scolds him for smoking.
William Slone, 11, smokes a cigarette outside of the Mi-Dee Mart in downtown Hindman, KY. "It's already lit so I might as well," Slone responds when his mother scolds him for smoking.
William Slone, 11, french inhales from a cigarette while hanging out with his cousin Johnthan Everage, 11, and Joseph Short, 13, outside of the Mi-Dee Mart after midnight in downtown Hindman, KY. "There isn't much to do in Hindman," says Short.
William Slone, 11, plays with his lighter next to his mother Masilla Slone, 31, his cousin Johnthan Everage, 11, and mother's friend Anthony Slone, 31, outside the Mi-Dee Mart in downtown Hindman, KY.
Dylan Parks, 14, and his girlfriend of nine months Angelica Moore, 15, cuddle in private on top of a pick-nick table outside of Pike County Central High School after the football game. ..
Dylan Parks, 14, and his girlfriend of nine months Angelica Moore, 15, cuddle on top of the bleachers at Pike County Central High School during the football game against Knott County Central High School.
The cheerleaders of Pike County Central High School socialize with each other in between plays at their school's homecoming football game against Knott County Central Highschool.
Madison May, 10, and her cousin Makayla May, 6, watch from under the bleachers as Pike County Central High School's 2009 homecoming queen contestants are introduced at the homecoming football game.
Ethan Wolford, 14 and a freshman at Pike County Central High School, holds up his tuba in the bleachers at the homecoming football game against Knott County Central High School.
Friends and family of Pike County Central High School's football team watch the school's homecoming football game against Knott County Central High School.
Robbie Dials, 29, returns home after working the third shift at a coal mine in Hazard, KY. Dials has worked as a mine electrician for nine years.
Strength and determination keep the players on Knott County Central High School's football team focused on their coach who warn them to stay tough and "stay off the bottle," for tomorrow night's game against Pike County Central High School.
Moses Owens looks over the wall of the extra room being built in Robert Young's house. Photo by Megan Hurt | Picture Kentucky 2009
