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Here in Mundertown, we had visitors! Vanita, Rick and their friend Karen traveled to Chicago on business, and I got to hang out with them for a couple days. We hung out together for a couple days. Unfortunately, Rick got shredded by the rush-hour traffic every day. ("Chicago is a nice place to visit," he said, rubbing his eyes, "but ...") It was Karen's first visit to Chicago, so we had to show her around downtown -- but you should have seen the fog that day! Actually, the fog was all you could see. We would drive past a building and say, "You'll have to imagine that this is the second tallest building in the world," and that type of thing. But we still had fun and a lot of laughs. Oh, and since V is into the true-crime, we had to drive past Drew Peterson's house, which is six blocks away. V's a freak ... and you can tell her I said so! Vanita showed off her new Dynavox technogizmo that helps her speak. It's a colorful hard-plastic keypad with a ...
812 days ago
W e've added spectacular new photos to the Skydiving for MS folder. The first is Vanita's July reunion with the man who saved her life, her neurosurgeon at University of Kansas. I believe that's #12. The five that follow it (#13-17) are skydiving action shots, some of the best I've seen. I want to post samples here, but after a few days am tired of jerking around with this Live Spaces setup. What works one day, doesn't work the next. This software runs like an early '70s Chrysler. Way to go, V! [Written by Abe]
825 days ago
All right, we've got new pics up in the gallery. Skydiving for MS was Vanita's and Rick's day to shine -- they were this year's stars! The smiles you'll see on some of these pictures say it all. With autumn all but here, Rick starts up a new full schedule of training for Mac. Brainiac! Vanita has a new caregiver during the day who is just fantastic. She's a friend of a friend, and after only a few weeks, it seems they are already thick as thieves. They've been getting out a lot, and most importantly, Vanita gets to the stroke house as much as possible. I need to find out the official name of this facility, but it's great. As part of her will, somebody (obviously touched by stroke in their life) founded this organization that is dedicated to rehab, support and recreation for stroke survivors. It's a very reputable and well-run facility, which offers its services for a nominal annual fee. God bless them. So, in Kansas, it's back to routine and hard work -- and sometimes that's just ...
