From Reatha with Love

Dear Ownbey Family,
1.  Got this update from ARLYENE's daughter yest'y...
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We are definitely a go!  Her surgery is at 2:00 Friday afternoon.  Thanks ever so much for keeping the class well informed.  -Jan
Jan and David Kirkpatrick
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2.  Also heard yest'y from S.MOBLEY:  she said that CAL CHESSON's hernia surgery on Wed had gone well.
CAL CHESSON
3.  Those of you who were able to come to ADULTS PLUS this week prob. saw CAROL NEEDY.  I'll forward her uplifting note in a subsequent email.
4.  I missed 3 days from preschool this week w/this severe sinusitis.  However, the meds are doing their job, and I managed to get out a bit yest'y aft'n and get a "real meal" at Clt. Cafe -- canned soup and Easy Mac were beginning to wear a bit thin....Anything else? Peace,Reatha - Fri 

Dear Ownbey Family,
Here's that note from CAROL which I promised to send...
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Hooray and hallelujah!  I am happy to report that I felt good enough today to go to the Christmas concert and lunch afterward.  It was wonderful being in church again, and if I can continue on this path, I will be in church Su nday.  I am not healed completely yet and do get tired if I do too many things in one day, but I know I am getting there.  I am sorry you are having all this trouble with your sinuses.  Honestly, it seems like so many in our class have one thing or another, but we are not the youngest SS class at MP.  Hope to see you soon.
Love, Carol

From Reatha with love

H&H
1. KEN BUKER is having a ruff time w/a kidney stone. Last week, he had a procedure to "blast" it, but it succeeded only in splitting it in half. He'll go again this week to see if it's broken up anymore on its own, and if not, go thru the procedure again.
Ken Buker
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2. NANCY HATFIELD has been laid low by allergy pblms... which were treated by some injections... which app. have caused MORE pblms w/her ears, first an infection and now, tinnitis! [so... phone calls are NOT a good idea, but cards ARE]
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3. CAROL NEEDY is suffering from a severe case of shingles which has affected the left side of her face. It began in her mouth -- she thought she had strep throat -- even tho' she HAD gotten the shingles vaccine! [doc said that you can STILL get them (obviously), but it SHOULD be a milder case -- "HA!" says Carol...]
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4. BILL PEARCE is doing better. He and MARIE came to church today :-) The heart cath showed all his arteries clear; they determined that he had a heart spasm. And Marie's pacemaker, which was inserted in late Sep, has been "tweaked" a few times, but is keeping her feeling chipper. She had NO idea she had a pblm till her Sep exam!
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5. I began having pblms w/MY throat last weekend. It "grew" into laryngitis, so by Tue night, I couldn't sing in the 35th Interfaith Service. But I'm almost back at full voice today :-) [Thanksgiving was a win-win for Jon's side of the family: I couldn't talk, and they could!]

* xxxx = means see Roster for address ( Click here, need password)
Dec. B'days
Sat the 4th - JOYCE ALLEN * xxxx
also the 4th - REATHA ANDREW * xxxx
again, on the 4th - WILMA MILLER * xxxx
and finally, on the 4th - OSCAR MORENO * xxxx
Tue the 7th - JUDY STINSON *xxxx
Sun the 12th - MARIE EPPLEY *xxxx
Wed the 15th - MEL HALPERN * xxxx
Fri the 31st - MEL ALLEN * xxxx

And not to forget former class members/attendees:
Sat the 25th - that's right, Christmas Day! - TWO b'days:
RANDY BRANTLEY *xxxx
BOB GROGAN *xxxxxx


Any corrections or additions? [you know how i've messed up class memos lately...]


Peace and Blessings,
Reatha - Sun - 5pm

04/23/09

Dear Ownbey Family, It's been a busy week for some of our class members: >WILMA MILLER and JOYCE ALLEN not only share a birthday, but this past Wed. they shared a surgery date -- only one hour apart -- AND the same eye doctor performed BOTH cataract surgeries! When I called them this afternoon, both Wilma and Joyce said that they are doing well. >I began calling folks after hearing the message which ELLEN CHASON left on my machine today: this past Thurs, she took another fall -- this time at Southminster -- chipping a front tooth and splitting her lip. She now has an "implanted" front tooth and stitches... but NO broken bones this time :-) She will NOT be in SS tomorrow, nor next week. This Wed, she'll fly down to Florida to see one of her grandkids graduate from pharmacy school. She'll be flying back home on Sun. May 3. >I also called CAROL NEEDY who had sent me an e-mail about getting the stitches and pins out of her feet: surgery on her foot problems. went well UNTIL... the stitches and pins came out. Now her feet have swollen and have caused her lots of pain. Her doctor has told her to stay at home w/her feet up for several days. Her next appointment will be in a few weeks unless the swelling/pain continues. We hope to see her back in church soon. >And I even called Marilea GROGAN. Medication has rid her of atrial flutter, but GARY's meds are still a challenge -- the doctors are still trying to get the balance "just right." BOB will find out on May 6th if he will need surgery on his aorta from the left ventricle. Marilea quipped: "This coming week, we have SEVEN doctor appointments. If it weren't for those, we'd have very little social life!" >I have not heard any update on Harlan. >I've heard from only about 20 e-emails (or 30 total people) as far as a straw vote for our garden party. REMEMBER: press REPLY and let me know your preference. * Sat. May 23d * Sun. June 7 * either date * neither date Thanks! Reatha