RE: WaHoo!!!

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Joe you are getting closer fast! keep those jokes coming. Priscilla

Reply-To: OSSG-NewEngland

Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 15:16:18 -0400

To: <OSSG-NewEngland >

Subject: WaHoo!!!

I'm very excited! I got a call today from the nurse/co-ordinator at the Beth Israel, and the 4 specialists I've met with so far (Nurse, Dr., Nutritionist, Psychologist) all met with Dr. Mun today, and he gave the thumbs up to proceed...so now I go meet him on April 26th, and then we schedule surgery!!!! It's looking like sometime in the middle to end of June, she said. I'm just so excited that the process is moving along!

OK...I'll sign off now and go gloat in the mirror or something. :-) Stay safe everyone.

Jeff

~A friend of mine confused her valium with her birth control pills. She had

14 kids, but she doesn't really care.~

-----------------------------------------------------

Fleetion Medic

~Air goes in and out...blood goes 'round and 'round. Any

deviation to this is a BAD THING!!!~

oh my

This is a good story, please read it all the

way through. (After

the

story there are some very interesting

facts!

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and

have recently

completed my college degree. The last class

I had to take was

Sociology. The teacher was absolutely

inspiring with the qualities

that

I wish every human being had been graced

with. Her last project of

the

term was called " Smile. " The class was asked

to go out and smile

at

three people and document their reactions. I

am a very friendly person

and always smile at everyone and say hello

anyway, so, I thought this

would be a piece of cake, literally.

Soon after we were assigned the project, my

husband,

youngest son, and I went out to Mc's

one crisp March

morning.

It was just our way of sharing special play

time with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when

all of a sudden everyone

around us began to back away, and then even

my husband did.

I did not move an inch ... an overwhelming

feeling of panic

welled up inside of me as I turned to see

why they had moved. As I

turned around I smelled a horrible " dirty

body " smell, and there

standing behind me were two poor homeless

men. As I looked down at

the short gentleman, close to me, he was

" smiling " . His beautiful

sky

blue eyes were full of God's Light as he

searched for acceptance.

He said, " Good day " as he counted the few

coins he had been

clutching. The second man fumbled with his

hands as he stood

behind his friend.

I realized the second man was mentally

challenged and the blue eyed

gentleman was his salvation.

I held my tears as I stood there with them.

The young lady at the

counter asked him what they wanted. He said,

" Coffee is all Miss "

because that was all they could afford. (If

they wanted to sit in

the

restaurant and warm up, they had to buy

something. He just wanted to be warm).

Then I really felt it - the compulsion was

so great I almost

reached out and embraced the little man with

the blue eyes. That

is

when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant

were set on me, judging my

every action. I smiled and asked the young

lady behind the counter to

give me two more breakfast meals on a

separate tray. I then walked

around the corner to the table that the men

had chosen as a

resting spot.

I put the tray on the table and laid my hand

on the blue eyed

gentleman's cold hand.

He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes,

and said, " Thank you. "

I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said,

" I did not do this

for you.

God is here working through me to give you

hope. "

I started to cry as I walked away to join my

husband and son. When

I sat down my husband smiled at

me and said, " That is why God gave you

to me, Honey. To give me hope. "

We held hands for a moment and at that time

we knew that only because of

the Grace that we had been given were we able to

give. We are not church

goers, but we are believers.

That day showed me the pure Light of God's

sweet love. I returned to college, on the last evening of

class, with this story in

hand. I turned in " my project " and the

instructor read it. Then she

looked up at me and said, " Can I share

this? " I slowly nodded as she

got the attention of the class. She began to

read and that is when I

knew that we as human beings and being part

of God, share this need to

heal people and to be healed. In my own way I

had touched the people at

Mc's, my husband, son, instructor, and

every soul that shared the

classroom on the last night I spent as a college

student.

I graduated with one of the biggest lessons

I would ever learn:

UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

Much love and compassion is sent to each and

every person who may

read

this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS

- NOT LOVE THINGS

AND

USE

PEOPLE.

If you think this story has touched you in

any way, please send

this everyone you know.

There is an Angel sent to watch over you. In

order for her to work,

you

must pass this on to the people you want

watched over.

An Angel wrote: Many people will walk in and

out of your life, but

only

true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your

heart

God Gives every bird its food, but He does

not throw it into its

nest.

Keep this going. E-mail all your friends

this message. E-mail all

those friends you never met.

..-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-

Remember to include God in your plans for

today.

BE HAPPY

[Guest guest]

Congrats to you Jeff!

I'm rootin' for ya!

Dawn

-----Original Message-----From: Fleetion Medic Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 3:16 PMTo: OSSG-NewEngland Subject: WaHoo!!!

I'm very excited! I got a call today from the nurse/co-ordinator at the Beth Israel, and the 4 specialists I've met with so far (Nurse, Dr., Nutritionist, Psychologist) all met with Dr. Mun today, and he gave the thumbs up to proceed...so now I go meet him on April 26th, and then we schedule surgery!!!! It's looking like sometime in the middle to end of June, she said. I'm just so excited that the process is moving along!

OK...I'll sign off now and go gloat in the mirror or something. :-) Stay safe everyone.

Jeff

~A friend of mine confused her valium with her birth control pills. She had

14 kids, but she doesn't really care.~

-----------------------------------------------------Fleetion Medic~Air goes in and out...blood goes 'round and 'round. Any deviation to this is a BAD THING!!!~

oh my

This is a good story, please read it all the way through. (After the story there are some very interesting facts! I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called "Smile." The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally. Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to Mc's one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special play time with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch ... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue eyed gentleman was his salvation. I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue eyed gentleman's cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you." I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope." We held hands for a moment and at that time we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give. We are not church goers, but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love. I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?" I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God, share this need to heal people and to be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at Mc's, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE. If you think this story has touched you in any way, please send this everyone you know. There is an Angel sent to watch over you. In order for her to work, you must pass this on to the people you want watched over. An Angel wrote: Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart God Gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. Keep this going. E-mail all your friends this message. E-mail all those friends you never met. .-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^- Remember to include God in your plans for today. BE HAPPY

[Guest guest]

Good for you Jeff... I just love those litle sayings you put after your name they are the best... June huh ? My birthday is June 24th... It's a great month...

Ellen

4/17/01

11 DAYS, YEA !!!!!

[Guest guest]

Joni..

No ... Well I almost have everything .. I got the basics ... cib , soup , broth , jello ... I can't wait... I wish it was yesterday ... I am lucky because I have a 14yr old and a 7 yr old ( who thinks she is a nurse ) and my mother lives with us ... The only thing I am a little nervous about is my dh starts a new job on Monday ... He has the day of my surgery off but not the rest of the week and we live an hour from NWH so he won't be up there much... I am use to him being right there with me all the time ... ( my other times in the hospital he was there all the time ) but my brother works right down the street from NWH and he said he'd come by a lot to check up on me ....

sorry to ramble I must be must be more nervous than I think.. LOL

Ellen

[Guest guest]

WaHoo Ellen.... 11 days... Are you ready? Got everything you need at home???

Joni - Dr. Thayer 11/27/00

-----Original Message-----From: p00hma@... Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 7:33 AMTo: OSSG-NewEngland Subject: Re: WaHoo!!!Good for you Jeff... I just love those litle sayings you put after your name they are the best... June huh ? My birthday is June 24th... It's a great month... Ellen 4/17/01 11 DAYS, YEA !!!!!

[Guest guest]

Ellen,

Personally I found I liked being alone in the hospital. I did not have family that visited, other than Anita, Maura, and Sylvia from the list I was on my own. I really enjoyed being alone, being a divorced mom of 2 I don't get much time off, so it was kind of like a vacation for me... As I've said in the past, I've never gone anywhere for 4 days and taken so little (just had a little day pack with me!)...

Let me know if you have questions about anything...

Hugs,

Joni - Dr. Thayer 11/27/00

-----Original Message-----From: p00hma@... Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:26 AMTo: OSSG-NewEngland Subject: Re: WaHoo!!!Joni.. No ... Well I almost have everything .. I got the basics ... cib , soup , broth , jello ... I can't wait... I wish it was yesterday ... I am lucky because I have a 14yr old and a 7 yr old ( who thinks she is a nurse ) and my mother lives with us ... The only thing I am a little nervous about is my dh starts a new job on Monday ... He has the day of my surgery off but not the rest of the week and we live an hour from NWH so he won't be up there much... I am use to him being right there with me all the time ... ( my other times in the hospital he was there all the time ) but my brother works right down the street from NWH and he said he'd come by a lot to check up on me .... sorry to ramble I must be must be more nervous than I think.. LOL Ellen