Wonder Woman - 07/31/01

Subject:  Wonder Woman

Date:  July 31, 2001

That sums up Mom.  Here she is, 91 with a fractured neck 

(2 dislocated vertebrae - C1 and C2) and other unconfirmed 

problems plus the usual assortment of health glitches that 

come with being an "ancient one," and from all accounts 

(Whitney's, Peter's and the nurse's) she is doing remarkably

well. Hear tell she ate almost all of her lunch & drank 

all of her coffee and ate almost all of her dinner & drank 

all of her coffee.    Delightful surprise - the doctors are ap-

parently talking about physical rehab and have give the

green light to transfer her to a regular unit as soon as a bed

is available! We'll miss the ICU nursing staff - especially

Jessie -  who've given excellent care.  



Going with the premise she'll be out of ICU in couple days, 

it should be okay to send cards et al (verboten in ICU).

You'll have gotten/be getting an invit' to sign aboard Mom's 

family & friends website at Myfamily.com - KRL's Family Circus.  

Thank goodness we got it up and running - if not populated - 

two weeks ago as part of a journaling circle I facilitiated.   

It'll have daily updates from Whitney or myself (albeit 2nd

hand from moi).  I hope to get some pictures of Mom up on it 

too, if  anyone out there has a scanner.  



We figured that she's getting MORE visitors than if she was 

in Bryn Athyn. I could only go after work, whereas Whitney 

works just 15 minutes away from the hospital.  Mom has her 

"angel child" - Erin - more or less in the area.   Peter was down

there from last Sunday afternoon to tomorrow.  Reynolds just   

arrived home from Montana and I understand he is heading

down tomorrow.   Bob and Kathryn & kinder were able to drop 

by for a visit this afternoon before heading back home to 

Newcastle, CA via BWI - - what timing!!  



Even though it leaves me with just 3 vacation days for the rest 

of the year, I took today off to recuperate from driving. John 

offered to drive yesterday, but I drove all the way home.  



Back to the coal mines, as Mom says, tomorrow.