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Title: She's home!
Post by: Karla83401 on May 26, 2006, 07:50:53 pm

Mom arrived today at 12:30 MST

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Karla83401 on May 26, 2006, 07:56:15 pm

. . .hit the wrong button. . .damn. . .

Anyway, she arrived home, safe and sound, looking haggard, but decent.  The plane ride home wasn't too bad.  Used a wheel chair in LA, but walked around SLC.  Walked around IFRA, as well.  She's so strong and blessed to have come through like she has.  The nuns actually shaved her head pretty decently.  She has a comb-over!!  Her scar is huge.  It's shaped like a ? .  She came home and crashed for a few hours, and now she's up and watching some tv, chatting with family and getting ready to have her glass of wine.  Her lofty goal for tomorrow is to drink coffee on the deck facing the fields.  (We live in farm land).  It will be nice to have my coffee buddy back.  I go to the store tomorrow to stock up on necessitites, and now it's just time to baby her and take care of her.  She seems really pleased to be home.  She was excited to use her own toilet, ride in her own car, and sit on her own couch.  I can't imagine how nice it was to sleep in her own bed.  I'm sure either she will be posting soon, or I'll post for her. 

God Bless,
Andrea

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: cookiesecond on May 26, 2006, 08:17:10 pm

Andrea,
We celebrate with you. God is so good!!! Take care of your mom and enjoy time with her. Keep us posted when you have time.
Take care and remember we are here if you need us,
Lynn

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: matti on May 26, 2006, 08:34:27 pm

Hi Andrea - Give mom a big hug for me. Dorothy was so right...There's no place like home. I also have the question mark scar and I wear it proudly!!

psssst...did you break the news to mom that you are now a wench? LOL

Take care and hugs to you Andrea!
Cheryl

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Battyp on May 26, 2006, 09:04:50 pm

Three cheers for Karla!
Three more for our newest wench Andrea!

So glad to hear mom made it home safely!  Glad to know she's in safe hands!
Keep us updated if/when you have time.  I'm sure you're mom is going to climb between her own sheets with her own pillow and go AWWWWW....It was such a nice feeling for me!  There's nothing like home!

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Captain Deb on May 26, 2006, 09:19:41 pm

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does it look like......................................

 (http://image2.frappr.com/pix2/i/20060317/a/3/8/a38aae02c7f9501429a127d0e8276f5d0_mid.jpg)

THIS?

Ain't we a sight?

WELCOME HOME, KARLA-WENCH!!!!!!!!!

Love and Kissies, Captain Deb 8)

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: nannettesea on May 26, 2006, 10:08:21 pm

HURRAYYYY!  Karla's home!  So glad she made it through okay, she's a real hero.
love from us alll,
Nan

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Gennysmom on May 26, 2006, 10:34:36 pm

Yea!!!   Karla wench is home!!!!!  It will feel so good to sleep in your own bed tonight!!!  Andrea do not let her get up and mop the floors at 3 am!!!!!!!!!!!!  Check in with us when you can!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Road Trip Dale on May 27, 2006, 12:43:06 pm

Wonderful News Andrea.....now tell her to quit being so lazy and get back on here so everyone can get the direct scoop from her.  Glad, glad, glad to hear all was well with the trip and we all can attest to how great it is to be back with our own stuff.

Welcome back Karla!

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Obita on May 28, 2006, 06:14:11 am

Welcome home Karla............'Tis slowly uphill from here.  Listen to your body (and your kids).  Kathy

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Obita on May 28, 2006, 06:57:01 am

Oops.  I did mean "downhill"...........KO

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Larry on May 29, 2006, 05:24:35 am

On ya karla and wee youngen Andrea,

Watch out for da good dyngy girly whirly. Its coming to ya shores very soon.


laz

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Captain Deb on May 29, 2006, 07:00:46 pm

Hey Karla-Wench!
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't it feel GREAT ta be home with alla yer lurved ones and own things and own bunk?

Just thought I'd drop ya a line ta let ya know all us Wenches and Seafarin' Swashbucklers is thinkin' o' ye an' hope yer seas is smooth and yer wind is fair and off the beam.
AAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWKKK!

Captain Deb 8)

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Gennysmom on May 29, 2006, 08:05:34 pm

Happy Memorial Day Karla!!!!!  You're almost to your two week mark!!!  I hope all is well and you're resting quietly with all your kids around you showing ya loves and parmpering you!!!  You deserve it!!!

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Karla83401 on May 29, 2006, 10:57:11 pm

Wench Karla reporting back to duty!! :D I am so relieved to be through the surgery and am looking forward to the recovery process. I feel like I was so blessed during the entire time in L.A. The doctors and nurses were wonderful and I know that was where I should have been. My sister met some of the nicest people from all over the world while at the House. I thnk that we made some life time friends from Isreal.
I had the mid fossa done and we think that my hearing has been saved. The tumor was bigger than they thought so I bled more than expected, thus I was given a blood transfusion. I ended up with a fair amout of blood in my spinal fluid so the lower back pain and leg pain has been pretty intense. Today I have had a fairly intense headache so I am taking pain meds today.

I cannot even start to thank all of you for the packages, prayers and cards. You made me cry and laugh all the whilie feeling so blessed to have such great people in my life. This does not even address how much your friednship and support meant to my daughter. I know that she was able to move through this because of your acts of kindness and support. Even my 13 year old has come to love you becuase of all the wonderful things you have done in our familiy. She hopes to become a wench one day hersellf.

Typing on the computor wears me out so I will close for now. I love you all and thanks for all the support and kindness.

Karla

P.S. I made it through the semester with a 4.0 even with Statistics.

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: ppearl214 on May 30, 2006, 04:17:23 am

Karla,

How wonderful to hear your words! Thrilled that you are doing ok... just remember, day by day, inch by inch.   Just remember, not just you but your entire family have become a part of our AN family....and please take it easy.

On the road to recovery for you.. and ain't it nice to now be called a "Postie" (post-treatment)?  Nice sounding, isn't it? :)

Be well and please hug the girls for me.
Pnyl

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Captain Deb on May 30, 2006, 10:03:43 am

Yay--first post from Karla-wench!!!
Not many Ma's would say they want their little girls to grow up to be Wenches! But there's wenches and then there's Wenches!!!!
Glad you are doing well and thrilled about the hearing! Keep those heat packs on yer back--If you can find yourself a moist heat pad made by Thermophore.  They are a little pricey, but worth every penny--I got the biggest one they have and you lay on your tummy and put it over your whole back and butt and keep it there for 20 minutes.  Do this a couple times a day--fix ya right up!  My PT turned me on to it!

Love and kissies :-* to you and the Wenches-in-Training!

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Sue on May 30, 2006, 03:36:39 pm

So does that mean you have a "wench in training" program, or is she just "pre-wench"?? ;D

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: matti on May 30, 2006, 03:52:20 pm

Welcome back Karla. We missed you!  

Andea is amazing, you are so blessed to have such a wonderful and supportive family. (We didn't corrupt her too much ;))

Glad you enjoyed the goodies and congrats on the 4.0

sending you big hugs and so glad you are back home. YEAH Karla ;D
cheryl

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Captain Deb on May 30, 2006, 03:56:24 pm

Wench-in Training, Pre-wench, Wenchette, Wenchina, Wenchlet, take yer pick!
Capt Deb

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Sue on May 30, 2006, 07:50:11 pm

Ooo, I kinda like winchette!! 

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Larry on May 31, 2006, 04:50:43 pm

Ok ok you wench wannabies,

Under normal circumstances, the entrance exam into wenchhood is through the wet t shirt competition however, as wenchette or I kinda like wenchlet is slightly under age, I could get into a wee bit of pirate trouble enforcing wenchlet "nameless??" into this process so by pirate executive order, 7 table top captain Deb anti juimbie chants, wearing only leopard prints,  streaking across the MCG in a packed house game of footy, young wenchlet has become the first apprentice wench on the good ship PBW.

Oh, and welcome back home and to your second home (this web site) young wench Karla.

Laz

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Desilu on May 31, 2006, 07:37:52 pm

Hi Karla,

You have been Blessed with a successful surgery and a great support system (family and friends) you can't ask for much more than that. Most of us that have AN's have looked at this situation to have a very postive influence in our lives and we realize just how precious life can be. You are Blessed!  Ann

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Captain Deb on June 01, 2006, 01:06:02 pm

How's our Karla today? ;D
Hope the back is better--I found stretching excercises helpful for that one--also my indespensible Thermaphore heating pad. Shoulda told you about that one pre-surg, but I plum forgot! Git the Wenchette to give ya a good low back rub, uless you've stolen one of the Greek Gods from the Ole' PBW!
Be Well and Feel Good!!!
Capt Deb 8)

Title: Re: She's home!
Post by: Larry on June 01, 2006, 04:44:07 pm

Greek Gods? where's our girly? mmmmmmmmmmmm