I have been encouraged to write a book. After a thorough examination of my abilities, I figured... not a chance. Then I considered the source of the encouragement. My older sisters. Wow! I certainly try my best not to let my sisters down, old or young. So...
PRONE
(The inclination toward something)
Forward
I've known Ed for as far back as my memory permits. He has been shy and rather introverted throughout his life. He likes to spend a lot of his time alone with his own thoughts. To that point, his sister Mary Ellen's husband Bob, would say he's not actually alone, but spending time with the enemy. Hmm. That would be me, and I take offence. I've been his sidekick all along, his confidant, his shadow so to speak, and I like to think I've been a pretty good guide. It's not really my fault he didn't measure up, nor his I might add, I used his dad as an example to follow, his dad was a pretty lofty target. Hey, at least it wasn't that Jesus guy. He also had sisters who helped smooth the path along the way, he got lost a few times, ok, maybe more than a few, actually, he still gets lost. He learned a kindness from his sisters that would serve to forgiveness, even toward himself. He is generous with his time and likes to live a simple life. However, a simple life is not without pitfalls.
Although the first episode is Ed's earliest memory, there was circumstantial evidence of an earlier event. It was rumoured that, while living on 15 block Retallack, Ed accidentally lit a match that started a small fire in one of the bedrooms. Ed carried the burden of guilt for many years until his mother explained to him... he was only a 13 month old baby at the time and maybe even slightly undernourished due to his baby sister needing the bulk of the nursing. She also explained, although the evidence was burned in the fire, her mother's intuition and intimate knowledge of a couple of older male siblings, who, by the way, are rumoured to have started the rumour, suggested they may have been involved. Under separate interrogation their stories were verbatim, they claimed their innocence but remain highly suspect. The following will be recollections of the author's life long experiences. The first episode takes place in the year 1957...
Walter E Gogh (No relation to Vincent Van)
Have a great day
Loved
79 comments:
💌Dear Edward,
📗your launching of a book of memories is long overdue.⌚ However, I must warn you that almost every story you tell will have several versions,🙈🙉🙊 depending on the number of siblings who share a particular, long-ago moment with you.🎭
🔥For example, I recall that the fire to which you refer was in the basement not in one of the bedrooms.🚒 And I never saw Mom run that fast before or after that day in her life.🏃
👨Keep up the story-telling. As ever, you are bound to get lots of sibling reactions.👍👎👌👏
Love, Louise❤
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💒HAPPY EASTER SEASON!
🌸We hope springtime is
bright🌼 and beautiful🌺 as
April days unfold🌂.
💌With lots of love,
Louise and David
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💍💑HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MONA AND STEPHEN!💑💍
🎆Congratulations! THIRTEEN is your lucky number🔔 as you celebrate your marriage to one another thirteen years ago today.🎎 The two of you still radiate the joy of that day💕 and it seems to us that your gratitude and love deepen with each passing year.🙌
🚗For most of this day, we will be driving the highways that will take us from Calgary to Peachland after a wonderful week with family in Alberta.🎶🎭 You will be in our thoughts along the way.💡 We hope your anniversary celebrations 'put the icing on the cake' of a joyous Easter weekend in Ottawa🍰.
🏡At the end of today's travels, we will raise a toast to your continuing good luck and shared happiness for many more years.💏 Cheers!🍷🍷
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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🎎HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LINDSEY AND PATRICK!🎎
💌Our greetings are being sent from Calgary this morning. As it turns out, we are sharing this cold Alberta dawn with you.⛄ Thoughts of you in Edmonton bring warmth to our hearts💕 as we wish you a truly great Anniversary Number EIGHT.💑 Congratulations!
🙌We are eager to join friends and family in remembering your awesome wedding day in Hawaii🌅 and in renewing that celebration with you eight years later💍. We know that Carter will bring the kind of anniversary joy that only a much-loved son can add to a day like today👪.
📃Here's to your continuing happiness now and to the fulfillment of all your dreams in the coming year🔮. Cheers!🍷🍷
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Hi Ed
I'm happy you have started your long hoped for book, and the title is the best. Perfect for an Ed tale. And by the way, it was a stroke of genius to have Walter E. Gogh pen the introduction. After all, as he says, he has been with you from the beginning, so who better? Bob will get a laugh about you being behind enemy lines.
And as Lucy predicted, I remember the fire incident a tad differently too. The basement and a red-headed fire-bug come to mind. I wasn't aware of an accomplice, but it would not surprise me. I also remember a fire engine, with Mom leaping over the hose as she raced to the house. ( on her way home from church ).
I am laughing out loud, and I eagerly await the next episode. Keep the quill moving.
Love,
ME
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💏HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MARCIA AND DENNIS!💑
🌏This morning we are back in Peachland where we are at least sharing the same time zone with you⌚. We hope your day has already made a bright appearance☀ and that the best of the weather and fun are yet to come🔮.
👍Congratulations on Anniversary number 47.🎎 We're sure you will make this midway celebration between shining sapphire and glittering gold a gem of a day for yourselves.💎 May it be yet another unique milestone👣 in your journey together as man and wife💕.
🍷🍷Here's to LIFE, then, and to those who live it to the full🎭!
💌Love you lots,
Louise and Dave
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🎁🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NATHAN!🎂🎁
👏Congratulations! We hope you are doing great at forty-eight.🏆 Spring has come to Peachland🌷🌱🌿 and it is easy for us to be in the party mood on this beautiful day🌅. We hope this special Wednesday🎈 is even brighter for you in Ontario☀.
🚶You have probably already put in a full day's work before the real celebrations can begin🎆. We join Angie👩 and Ryanne👧 in wishing you the happiest of birthdays shared with family and friends at home👪 and across the miles✈.
🔮Here's to many happy returns, too. Cheers!🍷🍷
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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🎂🎂🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Ryanne!🎂🎂🎂
We almost forgot about your back-to-back birthday with your dad👨👧.
That makes for a double celebration in your household.👏
Congratulations!🎆
🔥S ix bright candles are
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🏆X-tra special YOU today!
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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🎁✒HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CORY!🎂🎶
Congratulations!🎆 Facebook greetings are already pouring in for you.💌 Sonia's birthday collage is drawing lots of attention to all that is special about you as a son, brother, uncle, husband and father📷. We are proud to claim you as our nephew, too.👌
We know that Amy👩, Norah👧 and Simone👧 will make this a day of family celebration🎂. You deserve the best🏆. We join them, the entire Regina clan and your many friends in wishing you birthday happiness🎁 that spills over into a weekend of fun🎢 and another year of personal success👨. We'll drink to that.🍻 Cheers!
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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💏🔔HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SHANNON AND LUKE!🔔💏
Congratulations!🎆 Today you score a perfect 10👌. That calls for two high fives from us✋✋.
💌Our greetings are being sent from Peachland on a foggy morning that promises to clear into a sunny afternoon.🌅 Whatever the weather, we are eager to join family and friends in congratulating you on the first decade of your marriage💍 and in wishing you a happy tenth anniversary celebration.💑 Enjoy this extra-special day in your lives💕.
🔔Here's to many happy returns, too. Cheers🍷🍷!
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Dear Loved,
AT LAST! The book I have been waiting for. You did not disappoint. I love the Title, the content, and the E. Gogh. Cannot wait for the next chapter.
Love, Laughs, and Longing for more,
BJ
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👨👩HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESSICA AND NICHOLAS!🎂🎂
Congratulations👏!
🔮This time last year, you were getting ready to set out on a European adventure in search of your roots in Italy and Scotland🌏. We are so glad that we got to be part of that amazing experience.👣🍝🎭 Because of the time we spent with you, you have a unique place in our hearts💕 and memories.🙆
🎂On this special Monday in April, we want to add our warmest birthday wishes to those of your family and friends💞. We hope the happiness you feel today will spill over into the days, weeks and months that are going to shape the year ahead of you📅.
Go ahead...have double the fun at twenty-one🏄💃. Cheers!🍷🍷
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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I find myself, without even one episode published in 'PRONE', having, already, to make a revision.
Having thanked Walter for his forward to "Prone" I found he was highly disappointed about botching the details of the fire. After talking him down off the ledge,(I had to explain to him he was going to get us both killed), he became determined to get the facts. Being armed with the real possibility of an eye witness remembering a "red headed fire bug coming to mind" he confronted the suspect. He was surprised to receive no denial at all. The red headed fire bug remembered it well. He said, "I was mad at my sisters, I was going to burn their house down." He went on to explain he rolled up a piece of newspaper, lit it with the burner on the stove and proceeded to set it to a box of Christmas wrapping papers in the basement. So there you go, not only was it not in a bedroom upstairs, there wasn't even a match involved.
Have a great day
Loved
Ha ha ha! 🙌Now I'm laughing. In writing your book📗, you are just going to run into so many perspectives on the stories you have to tell. 👀You've got eye-witnesses coming out of the woodwork.🙈🙉🙊 Good luck and please, don't give up.👍
💌Love, Lucy
LOL. What a bonus. Not only do we get the book, but the author reads the comments and gets back to us with answers and explanations. Way to go, Loved!
BJ
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🎁👸HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEATA!👸🎁
Congratulations!🎆 EIGHT is GREAT✋👌 and...
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💌Warm wishes and lots of love,
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🎺🎶HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BETTY JO!🎶🎺
🎼If we could blow a bugle🎺, we would use it to announce this day that launches you into the eightieth year of your life.🚀 As the eldest of fourteen,👵 you are leading the way with optimism🙋, humour🙌 and grace🙇. At seventy-nine you are top of the line!👍
🕛It is just coming up to noon here in Peachland so we are not quite ready to raise a wee dram in our customary birthday toast.🍶 Still, we are already celebrating as we send greetings across the miles💌 and join so many others in wishing you a happy day🎂.
💞Here's thanks for the example you continue to set by taking life as it comes🎭, living it to the full🎶 and spreading joy to others🎹📃🎁☎🚶. We are tooting the horn on this day you were born🎺. Hip, hip, hooray... three cheers for today📢!
💕Love you lots, BJ
Louise and David
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY JO
Episode 1
Nobody Nose the Trouble I've Seen
(or didn't see coming)
The first accident, my memory allows me, was in the first grade, the school year had moved into the spring and the yard was full of the sounds of recess. I was leaning up against the south facing wall of Sacred Heart School, contemplating my first year and trying to remember at least a little of what I had learned. I was told, much later, that the grade eights were playing soft ball out on the school playground. Now. There's a contradiction of terms, I have personal experience that points to a fact that, that ball was not soft. Come on people....a nerd ball is soft. Anyway, there I was, minding my own business, when all went silent, really quiet, very dark too, black as a matter of fact. I hadn't yet learned about the force applied to an object that causes that object to take flight, nor had I learned that, knowing the speed, trajectory, and apex of a ball in flight, you could accurately predict its destination. Had I known, I may have stepped to the side a couple of feet. My little 6 year old nose turned out to be the point at which the "soft" ball would arrive at it's destination. When I came to I was actually still on my feet. When my vision cleared, the first thing I saw was a mob of children, some screaming, some crying and others just in mouth gaping awe. I turned to see what they were gawking at...all I could see was a wall, although some strands of the hair I would continue to lose over the course of my life were stuck to the bricks. This was somewhat disturbing for a little introvert like myself, it turns out the gathered mob was staring at me. Perhaps it was an early case of vanity, or just plain panic, that caused me to wipe the snot from my nose. Yeah, one of those bad decisions. My little blue jacket was now sporting a crimson streak from the elbow to wrist, compliments of the fluid flowing from, what was, my recently broken nose. Those little people in front of me started dropping like flies. That's when things went black again... oh wait, that's a nun standing in front of me. She swept me up I her arms, I felt comforted, a little less so when I heard her tell another teacher she was saving the other children from trauma. I have to give props to the other teacher though, she asked, "What about Edward?" "He'll get used to it", the nun replied, " he's one of the Antonini's".
My memory next takes me to the doorway of the cloakroom of my older brother Tony's classroom. When Tony enters the cloakroom there's another kid crawling on all fours behind him, Casey, I won't mention his last name due to privacy regulations, wanted to walk home with us. Without permission apparently. (to be continued)....
P.S. I just found out we are only allowed so many characters per post...see next post
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I guess my head swelled quite a bit, the paper next day had reports of a big headed alien walking across the grounds of Scott Collegiate with a red head and another kid in tow. Once home, I sat on my mom's lap and waited for my dad to come chauffeur me up to the hospital.
The next shift in memory has me lying on a gurney in the Grey Nuns Hospital, I was practising my counting skills on the little holes in the ceiling tile, when my gurney started moving and I was wheeled into a room with a lot of lights. In the room there was mention of something called Ether, then they turned the lights out. That Ether business, that's really hard to forget, many dreams, or should I say, nightmares, had me frantically swimming through the stuff, and I'm not a very good swimmer.
I awoke in a totally different room. I was startled at first, I couldn't move my arms! I could not move my arms! Don't get me wrong, I could feel them, I just couldn't move them. These jokers had used medical tape to attach my wrists to the bed railings. Some lame excuse about not wanting me to touch my new nose. My dad came to visit in this room, I was happy to see him, he brought me a couple of Dinky toys. Hey! Wait a minute, that's not a good sign, I want to go home, I don't want Dinky toys. I had a little collection of four Dinky toys before I was able to go home. I hate Dinky toys.
Have a great day
Loved
Thanks for the birthday greetings, Lucy. I love all the rhymes you managed to work into it, but a bit humbled by all the nice things you said. Thank you for adding a very bright spot to my day. We are celebrating it with a bit of an ice storm so are staying snug and cozy indoors.
Love BJ
Thanks for my happy birthday message, Loved.
I am delighted with the cleverly titled chapter of your book and am laughing out loud at the narration (and a little bit saddened by the poor little boy with the broken nose). Good thing it is all in the past and you can find humor in it all these years later. It is most entertaining, and I promise never to send you a dinky toy!
Love, BJ
👋You are welcome, BJ.
⌚When the time was right, your warm birthday toast🎂 went down very well.🍻
💌Love, Lucy
💌Dear Edward,
You are such a good story-teller.📃✒ In this episode from your early life👦, you set familiar scenes that transported me back to my own childhood👧 - to Sacred Heart School📘, the collegiate grounds🚶 and even the dreaded hospital room💉.
This story took me through a whole range of emotions🎭 but you provided comic relief exactly where it was needed🙆. The closing line is a perfect swing away from all that my little six-year-old brother was going through.🎢
Like BJ, I'm glad you are able to inject humour into traumatic times👐 and to come away with not much more than a strong aversion to dinky toys🚑🚙🚕.
Louise❤
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🎨🍵HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VICKY JEAN!🍵🎨
It hardly seems enough for us to post a birthday wish💌, raise a celebratory toast🍻 and close the book on this special day📖. We feel more like throwing a party🎂, showering you with gifts🎁 and making you feel as special as others always do in your caring presence💆.
🌏Here in Peachland, our day is off to a quiet start⛅. Later this evening, we will liven things up a bit with a fine single malt scotch raised in celebration of YOU🍶.
We hope this Tuesday in Saskatoon is exactly the kind of day that you enjoy most👍. The way you choose to spend it should be entirely up to you🙇. You deserve the best.🏆
May birthday number 77🎂 be perfect for you at 3-eleven🏡. Cheers!🍻
💕Lots of love,
Louise and David
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🎁🔴HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLY!🔴🎁
Congratulations!👐 Our Book of Days makes this a RUBY occasion for you🎂. Make it as colourful as you wish🌈.
Though you are not likely to go out and paint the town red🎨, we are sure that Dehlia, Piper and all the family will make this fortieth celebration a special one for you.🏡 We join them in wishing you a wonderful time today🍰🎈🎂 and another great year in the₉ weeks and months ahead of you📅.
We'll drink to that!🍷🍷
💌Cheers and lots of love,
Louise and David
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This is Lui, I'm not sure how to change my computer so it says its me so I'll post from Tricia's account instead.
We were very saddened to hear that Louise suffered seizures apparently related to a benign tumor in her brain.
We pray that her treatment and recovery will be as good and swift as possible.
Louise has given us so much support over the last 20 years with her wisdom and timely comments and letters. I only hope that the prayers and thoughts we are sending to her now will give her strength to get through the difficulties she faces during her recovery period.
Family support has meant so much to us over the years and I know everyone will focus on the prayers and thoughts Louise needs at this time.
Lui, Marie, Brandon and Tricia
Its Lui again.
i have an update from David and he asked me to pass it on.
Louise is in ICU at Kelowna General Hospital.
At first they thought she had a massive stroke but a brain scan revealed it was a benign tumour and the Edema around it caused stroke like symptons.
When David left her he said good night and she blinked her eyes in response.
Lui
Thanks Lui. We appreciate you posting on the blog, and addressing our love and concern for Louise. This is where we can meet Louise almost every day. She is always giving wonderful greetings to some member of the family, and she does it with such love and kindness. We want to give her all the love and support we can.
Louise,
We are sending you all our love, prayers, and healing thoughts. I now you can't read this now, but I am hoping you will be able to before too long. Know that you are surrounded by love; the love of so many.
Our minds and hearts are with you and David,
Mary Ellen and Bob
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Dear Louise and Dave,
Sorry to hear the news from Kelowna, my little family is sending a large amount of love and prayers your way.
Always
Loved
Dear Louise and Dave,
We are sending many prayers, lots of love, and many healing thoughts your way.
With Love & Prayers,
Christine and Ron
👋Hi everyone,
It's Louise here writing to you from my hospital room in Kelowna👵. The staff are taking excellent care of me and they tell me I am doing very well since my arrival here last Thursday🚑.
👍David and I have decided to follow the recommendations of the neurologist, so I will remain in the hospital and will be scheduled for surgery in the next few days. 💌📱☎💻 We appreciate all your messages of love and support at this very unexpected and scary time in our lives. You guys are amazing.💞
💑David has really looked after me from the time he had to call 911 to this very moment when he is sharing a cup of coffee with me🍵. We don't know what lies ahead for us🔮 but we feel buoyed up by the people who love us so much and want only the best for us.🔥 Thank you!💕
Love you lots,
Louise❤
Wow Louise,
How wonderful to meet you back on the blog. You are totally amazing.
We are thinking about you and praying for you pretty much non-stop. We will be anxiously waiting to hear about when your surgery will be, and praying for the best possible outcome.
We are grateful that David has been with you and looking after you so well during this challenging time. He is also in our prayers.
And yes, we love you so much and want only the best for you, just as you say.
We are there with you surrounding you with love,
Mary Ellen & Bob
xoxo
Dear Louise,
I'm with Mary Ellen when she says it is so wonderful to meet you back on the blog. You ARE totally amazing and we so appreciate your letting us know what you have decided. Both you and David are in our thoughts and prayers and we are holding you in our hearts and will continue being there in spirit throughout the days ahead. We love you soooo much.
Love & Prayers,
Christine & Ron
Welcome back to the blog Louise. It's a good sign to see you back here.
Lots of love
Deanie and Ed
Dear Lucy,
It is wonderful to see you back on the Blog. We will keep you in our hearts and minds during this difficult time.
Vic is with me and sends her love and prayers.
Love, BJ
Hi Louise,
We're thinking about you constantly and hoping things are moving along. The waiting is hard. You know how much we love you and will be praying for a speedy recovery and renewed health.
Lots of love,
Marcia and Dennis xo
Hi Louise
It’s wonderul to hear that you are getting great care, and not hard to understand that your constant companion is right there beside you. We are Thankful for all those working to make you well! We Love you and you are in our hearts and minds!
🌇Well, another day has come and gone and there is still no word on my surgery.🔪 Though I am really very tired,🙎 I feel much too healthy to be in the hospital🚶. It turns out that I'm too big a risk to be sent home, even on the anti-seizure meds,💊 but I am not a high priority on my doctor's OR list.📃 The nurses tell me that if my breakfast arrives in the morning🍞🍵, my operation is not scheduled for that day⌚. I have never been so disappointed to see a food tray in my life.👀 Keep those prayers coming🙏. I am as ready as I will ever be but someone else has to make it happen for me🔮. Watch this space...✒
Love you lots and feeling your love,💞
Louise💕
Hi Louise,
It's wonderful to hear from you. Thanks for your latest update. We are watching and listening for news about you every day. It's encouraging to hear you say that you feel too healthy to be in hospital. You make me smile. What a girl! We know the hospital is where you need to be right now, for all the care and treatment that is necessary. We send lots of love and prayers for you, Dave , and your upcoming surgery. We're hoping that, very soon, there will be no breakfast tray arriving for you, and you will be scheduled for surgery.
You are surrounded by the love and support of all of us,
Love you so much,
Bob & Mary Ellen
xoxoxoxo
Hi Louise,
I am especially grateful this morning for your gift of communication. It is so good to hear from you. The delay of your surgery is so disappointing but, even under these circumstances, you manage to lighten the load of waiting for everyone with your sense of humor. You rock!!! We are keeping our prayers and thoughts and positive energy coming your way for the very best moment for your surgery. We are all right there with you!
Love & Prayers,
Christine & Ron
Hi Lucy,
Wonderful to hear from you. We share your disappointment in the delay of surgery, but not your disappointment in seeing food. Love from all of us here in Ottawa.
BJ. Bob, Vic, Don, Stephen, Mona, Louise, Steve, Alexander and Emily.
Thanks for the update Louise - you were on my mind first thing this morning and I was so glad to see your post. Sorry you are on the 'waiting list' but I am glad they are keeping you in the hospital anyway - safe! I will keep my fingers crossed and hope that you miss out on breakfast soon!
Marcia xo
🍛🍜🍮The food is still arriving at my bedside. It's tasty enough but your feedback is what's keeping me going.💕 The nurses tell me that I have a wonderful support system.🙏💞🔥 They don't know the half of it. Thank you!🏆
💌Love you lots,
Louise
I love seeing you on the blog with all your little icons ❤️🙏🏻 and your latest news. 🗞
Let the nurses👩⚕️👩🏼⚕️👩🏻⚕️ know that your support system thanks them for taking such good care of our beautiful sister.
Continued love and prayers,
Mary Ellen & Bob
❌⭕️
Yes. I love your icons, too, but don't know how to make them. Your entries on the blog have often helped to keep me going in everyday life so I have a very small inkling of what you mean. We continue waiting with you and sending lots & lots of love & prayers from moment to moment.
xoxoxoxo from a small part of your support system
Christine & Ron
Hi again,
Thanks for keeping us up to date. And like Mary Ellen, I am very grateful to your other support system, the nurses who are keeping you safe Lots of love from your Eastern supporters.
👋Hi, it's Louise again and things are starting to happen for me here in Kelowna.⌛ My breakfast tray arrived 🍞🍊🍵and was quickly whisked away🚫. I had just had time to down that all-important first cup of coffee🍵 when the surgeon dropped in to dot my head with markers for a CT Scan💆. That 3D image will guide him through my late-afternoon surgery unless another emergency comes up🔪.
🙌I'm ready for this to be over with and I know my bubble of support🙏, energy🔥 and love💞 will carry me through the post-surgery challenges🗻 that await me. I'll be back...💃
💌Love you lots,
Louise
Thanks Louise,
I lit a candle for you this morning and it continues to burn. I am visualizing positive energy and healing light to surround you today. 'Glad you got your coffee. We will continue sending our support energy and love.
Love & Prayers,
Christine & Ron
Hi Lucy,
Thank you for your latest message. We are sending positive thoughts and love and will be with you in spirit throughout the surgery.
Love, Bob and BJ
Hi Louise,
It's good to hear that your surgery is scheduled. We are with you in all the ways we can be, sending lots of love and payers. I like Christine's visualizing and I'm adding that to my healing prayers.
Lots of love,
ME & Bob
xoxoxoxo
Lots of energy and love coming from us at 14 Wilkie
Have a great night
Loved
Dave here.
Louise in OR.
Surgeon will call me when he has finish at about 9pm.
More later
Surgery is finished. Surgeon got all the tumor.
Louise is now in recovery and talking already.
She will be in ICU ward in about an hour.
Off for a wee visit. Love to all.
Dave
Thank you so much, Dave, for letting us know and thank you so much for taking such good care of our beautiful sister. Take good care of you, too, Dave, and give Louise our love.
Love & Prayers, Christine & Ron
We are relieved that the surgery is over and you can begin the healing process. We will continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Here's to a complete recovery.
Love BJ and Bob
Good Morning, Louise. Yesterday I lit a candle for you before I knew you were having surgery. When we got word that the surgery would go ahead, Ron suggested I light another. So the two candles burned for you all day and evening. Today they are lit again for hope and healing throughout what we hope will be a quick and complete recovery. You are loved!
Love and Prayers to both you and Dave,
Christine & Ron
Amen to that quick and complete recovery.
Dear Louise, as Chris says, you are loved! By so many!
Love and continuing prayer,
Mary Ellen & Bob
xoxoxoxo
👋Hi from Louise!
I am back on the ward🚑 where it has taken me a few hours to get the pain💉 and nausea💊 under control. A lot has happened in the last 24 hours. Even though I have suffered a few setbacks💆, the nurses say that I'm their rock star🎸🎶💃. You have carried me through💕 and Tricia's crews are continuing to do wonders wherever they are sent.🔪🔨🔧 They are amazing miracle workers🎭.
With a grateful heart💓
Louise
Wow, Louise!
I knew you would be back but never imagined it would be so soon. Thank you so much for the update at such a difficult time. 'So glad to hear you are back on the ward and that the nurses are recognizing how awesome you are! We continue sending you love, healing energy and prayers. My candles are still burning.
Love you soooo much!
Christine & Ron
Hi Louise,
I love the nurses' calling you a rock star. They have discovered who you are! All of us have known that for a long time. You are amazing and I'm so grateful you are well enough to post. I imagine that it has not been an easy task and now I just want you to go rest and recuperate. We will continue to do our part with prayer and love.
Glad to hear Tricia's crews are working their wonders. Awesome.
Love you to the moon and back,
Mary Ellen & Bob
xoxoxo
Hi Lucy,
Welcome back! We are so grateful that the surgery is over and you are on your way to a full recovery. You go, Girl!
Love and admiration,
BJ and Bob
Hi Louise,
It is sure great to have you back on the blog. Though a lot of us only visit the blog with little input, me included, we appreciate your almost daily entries. Lots of love and prayers towards your speedy recovery.
Have a great day
Loved
Hi Louise, you are amazing! So glad you are on the road to recovery. Lots of Love and Prayers are with you on your journey!
Love Rob and Bonnie
Hi all!👋
It's Saturday afternoon here in Kelowna and the doctors have done their rounds.🌏 Soon I will start a prescription of antibiotics💊 for a low-grade infection that is typical in patients following surgery🔪.
Penny👵, David👴, Paul👨 and Ghie👩 have all been in to visit today. The guys have an afternoon golf game scheduled⛳ and David will drop in this evening after supper.🍴 He has brought me my copy of the family calendar📅 and throughout my stay, we have quietly celebrated the following birthdays (no wine or whisky raised)🍷🍷:
April 20 - 🎂Martin Brackett(46) and 👸Sofia Cassan (5)
April 22 - 🎁Barbara Cutshaw (39)
April 24 - ✋Sapphire Butcher (5)
April 27 - 🎈Brant Pinvidic (45)
April 28 - 🎂Sydney Pinvidic (4)
Congratulations and best wishes to each of you as you celebrate YEAR 2018🎆 in your life. Cheers!
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
🙈🙉🙊Oops, big mistake! Sofia is 5✋ and Sapphire is 7✌✋.
Love, Louise and David💕
Louise,
You are incredible, posting all the April birthdays that happened during your health crisis. It's so wonderful to see you doing that again. What a girl!
I hope you are feeling a bit better every day, and that the antibiotics knock out the infection quickly.
Continue to rest and recuperate as you progress in your recovery.
We're thinking about you and sending love,
Mary Ellen and Bob,
xoxoxo
Dear Louise,
So great to hear from you again today! Your birthday greetings are amazing. They always are but these ones are especially sweet. Wishing you better and better health each day!
Love Christine & Ron
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AEDAN!
Fifteen years call for three high-fives ✋✋✋. Congratulations!🎆
⌚F ind time to get
🎁I nto a bit of
🎢F un with
👪T he great family that includes your
👦E xceptional brother, Parker, and
💞E ach of the very
🌅N ice people in your day.
💌Warm wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
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So great to see you sending greetings again. April has to be on of your busiest months. I counted at least 18 and there is probably another birthday tomorrow (last day of April), and I may have missed some. Hope your recovery is going well.
Loads of love, BJ
I am so impressed with you Louise. I see you brain is clicking along as beautifully as ever. Your verse and the little pics to go with your greetings tell me your creative juices are flowing. Awesome!
I hope the nausea and pain is lessening each day.
Love ya,
ME
xoxoxo
&Bob
xoxoxo
Thanks, BJ👍
You are right, April is one of my busiest months📅. There are three birthdays tomorrow🎂, bringing the count to 21. We also celebrated three anniversaries💍 early in April. I'm glad you are continuing to enjoy the greetings💌.
Love Lucy
💌Thanks Mary Ellen,
You noticed all the extra frills that put the finishing touches on our greetings🎂🎈🎁. I haven't lost any of my creativity in the process🔪. DAMN I'M GOOD!✒
Love, Lucy❤
Yes Lucy,
"YOUNGER MOD ADO"
Absolutely!
Keep on healing,
ME
xoxoxo
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🎁HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACOB!
Congratulations on this fabulous day in your life!👐
🎂F irst take some
🎢O f your own
🔮U nique time to
🎡R evel in the excitement of
🌄T his special day and to
👍E njoy each and
🍰E very
📝N ice moment of it.
💌Warm wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
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Hi Louise! Therese and I just spent four days together at a regional contest in Spokane. We did not have great internet service so we were anxious for news of your progress. What a wonderful surprise to find your messages on the blog and to see your beautiful mind working as well as ever! Thank you so much for your dedication to the blog and the family. You are an inspiration to us all.
Love, Marcia xoxo
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🎁🎶HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEENAN!🎶🎁
Congratulations on your thirty-fifth birthday.🎆 Our greetings are being sent to you from my hospital room in Kelowna.🚑 My doctor has been in and has given me my discharge papers.📝 I have a couple of prescriptions that will continue beyond today.💊
David and I want to wish you a happy day in Regina with your family there🎭. Gwenyth👧 and Toni👶 will want to be part of the action, and Holly will make sure that they do not miss a single puff💨 at all those candles on your cake🎂.
This year, for obvious reasons, we will not be raising a celebratory toast in your honor🍷🍷. Still, we are hoping that you're fully alive at 35.🏃 Have a good one, Keenan🎁!
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Hi Louise,
I sent your birthday greetings to Jacob. I haven't heard back from him yet because he is in school, but I know he will be very pleased with your good wishes and love. Thank you.
And......YAY! you are going home. I always think being at home is itself a healing agent. Our love and prayers continue for your total recovery. We are thinking about you and Dave a lot and send hugs.
Lots of love,
Mary Ellen & Bob
xoxoxo
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🎁🎈HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRISTOPHER!🎈🎂
You've reached 44 and should go for more🚶. Congratulations!🎆
💌Tonight we are sending you special greetings from our condo in Peachland. David has poured himself a wee scotch🍶 and I am having my evening cup of coffee🍵. The valley below us is beautiful🗻 and all is right with our world🌏.
We know that you are working hard at your studies in Regina📝. You have a great support system there💪, and we wish you the very best of birthdays today🎂. Have fun with your mom👩, Ron👴, Aedan👨 and Parker👦.
💨Don't try to blow out all 44 candles at once.🔥 Conserve some of your energy for the year that lies ahead of you🔮. We wish you many happy returns, Christopher.📅
💌Lots of love,
Louise and David 💕
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Thanks, Louise for your great birthday wishes for Christopher. He has been thinking about you and sends healing thoughts and love along with the rest of us. The description of your evening above the valley is exquisite.
Lots of Love from our little family here in Regina!
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