Re: a....Virginia

[Guest guest]

a and friends,

Yes, Esther had a terrific time in Virginia! Sherri, her cousin, and

,

Sherri's boyfriend, picked her up at 5 a.m. Friday morning to an undisclosed

destination. They even surprised her with a brand new red convertible that

they rented for the trip. They went on Skyline Drive, Luray Caverns, and

visited the Walton Mountain Museum. They stayed at the Peeks of Otter

Lodge at the bottom of Sharp Top Mountain. They took a bus trip to

1,001 feet. Sherri and parked Esther's wheelchair there and

piggybacked her all the way up to the top of Sharp Top Mountain.....

3,856 feet. I told Esther good thing they took her there because if

Mom and Dad would have taken her, she would have just seen 1,00l feet

LOL. Esther said she never thought she would go hiking! Sherri and

are very special people . Virginia was very beautiful

This past Monday went to for that Neurology thing to help

the students pass their oral exam. They paid Esther $15.00 per

session (she did two) and gave us a nice lunch. Plus free

parking. Mom said that's a switch......getting paid by the doctors instead

of paying them LOL

Never went to that Restaurant you mentioned before but did hear

good reports about it. They specialize in Seafood don't they?

Carol doesn't like much Seafood.....just Flounder LOL

Hope all are feeling better now that Spring is here. Esther is still

cold LOL.....she likes it at 90's. Mom likes it in the 60's hehehee.

Have a Good Weekend All!

~Esther & Carol~

----- Original Message -----

From: " a " <paula54@...>

< >

Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:20 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Warning to Fellow Pet Lovers a

> Carol,

> Amen to that! He can love you just as much with only half

> of a tongue.

> I'm glad to hear he is out of the woods. Did Esther have a

> good time in Virginia?

> Hugs,

> a

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Esther & Carol [mailto:cheeriostoo@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 12:42 AM

>

> Subject: Re: [ ] Warning to Fellow Pet Lovers

> a

>

>

> That is fine with me! After what happened to our beloved

> dog, I wouldn't

> want it to happen to any other! BTW, the Vet said on Sat.

> that Mac is

> 80% out of the danger zone. The other side of his tongue

> is about to fall

> off.

> He may have the ugliest looking tongue in the U.S. but at

> least he is alive

>

>

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " a " <paula54@...>

> < >

> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:40 PM

> Subject: RE: [ ] Warning to Fellow Pet Lovers

> a

>

>

> > Wanda,

> > This message was written by Carol, so you would have to

> ask

> > her for permission. Knowing Carol, I'm sure she

> wouldn't

> > mind, but I can't speak for her. Hopefully she'll be

> > online and answer you.

> > a

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: Wanda

> [mailto:wandaroberts@...]

> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:04 PM

> >

> > Subject: Re: [ ] Warning to Fellow Pet Lovers

> > a

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > a, could I please send this message to my

> chihuahua

> > group?

> >

> > So sorry we have been quiet lately so much has

> gone on

> > here! I know

> > many of you are fellow dog-lovers such as I, and

> want

> > to

> > warn you all

> > about something.

> >

> > Our dog, Big Mac loved this ball that I purchased

> for

> > him

> > from the

> > pet store. It was a really really hard rubber

> ball

> > with a

> > squeaker inside

> > it.

> > The squeaker fell out and I didn't think too much

> > about it

> > because the

> > hole left in the ball was so little and Big Mac

> has

> > such a

> > big tongue.

> > Anyways, some how. Mac got his tongue stuck in

> that

> > hole!

> > It took

> > Phil and I about 30 minutes to get the ball off

> his

> > tongue. About an

> > hour later his tongue swelled 5 to 6 times larger

> than

> > it

> > should be. We

> > called the Vet and he said to keep an eye on it.

> Next

> > day

> > took him to

> > Vet because he couldn't swallow and his tongue was

> so

> > large that it

> > didn't fit into his mouth. To make a long story

> > shorter

> > it has been 8 days

> > now. We had to give him antiobiodics and a pain

> pill

> > through a turkey

> > baster. Also, water as he would lap and lap and

> not

> > take

> > any in.

> > He finally can eat and drink as of yesterday, but

> he

> > is

> > losing part of his

> > tongue on both his right and left side. He eats

> very

> > slowly and looks

> > as if he has to learn to eat all over again. He

> still

> > cannot bark and I

> > wonder

> > if he ever will be able to again. The Vet said

> that

> > he

> > never saw anything

> > like this before. I am so glad that he finally

> can

> > eat

> > and drink because

> > he is such a good dog and we love him so.

> >

> > Please watch out for that ball with the

> squeaker!!!!

> > We

> > bought that for him

> > because he just loves balls and he chews tennis

> balls

> > to

> > pieces. Just

> > wanted to let you all know.

> >

> > ~ Carol ~

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

This brought tears to my eyes. iam so happy for Esther and Sherri and her

boyfriend are angels in my eyes.

shelly

[Guest guest]

Esther and Carol,

Thanks for sharing this wonderful story. God bless Sherri and !

----- Original Message -----

From: " Esther & Carol " <cheeriostoo@...>

< >

Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 9:44 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] a....Virginia

> a and friends,

>

> Yes, Esther had a terrific time in Virginia! Sherri, her cousin, and

> ,

> Sherri's boyfriend, picked her up at 5 a.m. Friday morning to an

undisclosed

> destination. They even surprised her with a brand new red convertible

that

> they rented for the trip. They went on Skyline Drive, Luray Caverns, and

> visited the Walton Mountain Museum. They stayed at the Peeks of Otter

> Lodge at the bottom of Sharp Top Mountain. They took a bus trip to

> 1,001 feet. Sherri and parked Esther's wheelchair there and

> piggybacked her all the way up to the top of Sharp Top Mountain.....

> 3,856 feet. I told Esther good thing they took her there because if

> Mom and Dad would have taken her, she would have just seen 1,00l feet

> LOL. Esther said she never thought she would go hiking! Sherri and

> are very special people . Virginia was very beautiful

>

> This past Monday went to for that Neurology thing to help

> the students pass their oral exam. They paid Esther $15.00 per

> session (she did two) and gave us a nice lunch. Plus free

> parking. Mom said that's a switch......getting paid by the doctors

instead

> of paying them LOL

>

> Never went to that Restaurant you mentioned before but did hear

> good reports about it. They specialize in Seafood don't they?

> Carol doesn't like much Seafood.....just Flounder LOL

>

> Hope all are feeling better now that Spring is here. Esther is still

> cold LOL.....she likes it at 90's. Mom likes it in the 60's hehehee.

>

> Have a Good Weekend All!

> ~Esther & Carol~

[Guest guest]

Thanks ! We think so too

----- Original Message -----

From: <12341234@...>

< >

Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:20 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] a....Virginia

> This brought tears to my eyes. iam so happy for Esther and Sherri and her

> boyfriend are angels in my eyes.

>

> shelly

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Carol & Esther,

I'm so glad that Virginia was so enjoyable. Sherri and

are so very sweet. What a great guy for getting you to

the top of that mountain! Did you see any bears?

When we camp in Skyline Drive, we have to be so careful with

our food or we'll have some company dining with us.

Esther you're such a good sport for participating in the

neurology sessions. I hope there was no pain involved. It

is a strange twist to be paid by a doctor! Since all these

doctors are " practicing " on us, we SHOULD get paid LOL!

There was a lot of seafood on the menu at the Newport House.

Since I'm a seafood lover, I don't even look at the meat

menu. Next time I go back, I'll see if there is a good

selection of meats and poultry.

I hope you're having a nice weekend. The sun finally came

out here.

Hugs,

a