Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Tess, You are amazing, you are inspiring me to do more. Hope you can rest now and just be proud of your accomplishments. Lynn (MeMom) Grammi B wrote: > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and with a partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a tree onto a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to a zip line and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might take a day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I have hiked in 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric surgery friends, so this was a very big step for us all. It was a remarkable time together! I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't have the words to fully describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess > [ ] OT/ Tess > > Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the > challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, > Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on > you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all > is well with you and that you had a really nice time! XXX's KIm > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Tess, You are amazing, you are inspiring me to do more. Hope you can rest now and just be proud of your accomplishments. Lynn (MeMom) Grammi B wrote: > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and with a partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a tree onto a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to a zip line and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might take a day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I have hiked in 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric surgery friends, so this was a very big step for us all. It was a remarkable time together! I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't have the words to fully describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess > [ ] OT/ Tess > > Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the > challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, > Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on > you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all > is well with you and that you had a really nice time! XXX's KIm > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Tess, that is wonderful!,congratulations, I bet the since of accomplishment was great. I have seen that on t.v. before, and thought it would be fun to try. Cheering you on !! God Bless, ____________________________________________________ Start your day with - make it your home page http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Tess, that is wonderful!,congratulations, I bet the since of accomplishment was great. I have seen that on t.v. before, and thought it would be fun to try. Cheering you on !! God Bless, ____________________________________________________ Start your day with - make it your home page http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Wow Tess!!!! What an amazing time, I'm so happy for you. Your getting your life back, and I'm so excited. You just keep going, it's your time to soar! Tawny --- In , " Grammi B " <grammi_love@m...> wrote: > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and with a partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a tree onto a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to a zip line and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might take a day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I have hiked in 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric surgery friends, so this was a very big step for us all. It was a remarkable time together! I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't have the words to fully describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess > [ ] OT/ Tess > > > Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the > challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, > Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on > you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all > is well with you and that you had a really nice time! XXX's KIm > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Wow Tess!!!! What an amazing time, I'm so happy for you. Your getting your life back, and I'm so excited. You just keep going, it's your time to soar! Tawny > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and with a partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a tree onto a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to a zip line and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might take a day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I have hiked in 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric surgery friends, so this was a very big step for us all. It was a remarkable time together! I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't have the words to fully describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess > [ ] OT/ Tess > > > Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the > challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, > Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on > you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all > is well with you and that you had a really nice time! XXX's KIm > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Dear Tess, A belated happy birthday, and congratulations on your challenge course! You did things I'm not sure I could do...but it sounds like fun! You never cease to amaze me, Judi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Dear Tess, A belated happy birthday, and congratulations on your challenge course! You did things I'm not sure I could do...but it sounds like fun! You never cease to amaze me, Judi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Tess, that sounds like a blast!! I love to things like that. It's even more fun when you do adventures like that with friends!! I'm so glad you had fun. I know what you mean about feeling peaceful and relfective after something like that. It is difficult to describe but getting into nature really brings an inner peace to me. I'ms happy for your!!.....Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Tess, that sounds like a blast!! I love to things like that. It's even more fun when you do adventures like that with friends!! I'm so glad you had fun. I know what you mean about feeling peaceful and relfective after something like that. It is difficult to describe but getting into nature really brings an inner peace to me. I'ms happy for your!!.....Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Dear Tess, I am absolutely amazed reading about your challenge. What an accomplishment, I am almost speechless. You are a true survivor in every sense and I am honoured to call you friend. Hugs June [ ] OT/ Tess Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all is well with you and that you had a really nice time! XXX's KIm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Dear Tess, I am absolutely amazed reading about your challenge. What an accomplishment, I am almost speechless. You are a true survivor in every sense and I am honoured to call you friend. Hugs June [ ] OT/ Tess Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all is well with you and that you had a really nice time! XXX's KIm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 What a confidence boost this is!!!!!!!!! Way to go Tess! I'm really proud of you. a On Jul 25, 2005, at 12:59 PM, Grammi B wrote: > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable > work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and > with a partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a > tree onto a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to > a zip line and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might > take a day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I > have hiked in 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric > surgery friends, so this was a very big step for us all. It was a > remarkable time together! I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't > have the words to fully describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess >  [ ] OT/ Tess > > >  Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the >  challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, >  Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on >  you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all >  is well with you and that you had a really nice time!  XXX's KIm > > > > > >  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 What a confidence boost this is!!!!!!!!! Way to go Tess! I'm really proud of you. a On Jul 25, 2005, at 12:59 PM, Grammi B wrote: > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable > work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and > with a partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a > tree onto a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to > a zip line and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might > take a day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I > have hiked in 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric > surgery friends, so this was a very big step for us all. It was a > remarkable time together! I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't > have the words to fully describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess >  [ ] OT/ Tess > > >  Hello! How are you? How was your trip to Mt. Hood? What does the >  challenge course consist of? Was your b-day yesterday? If so, >  Happy - Happy Belated B-day!!!! Anyhow, just wanted to check in on >  you and see if you had the results of your tests yet? Hope that all >  is well with you and that you had a really nice time!  XXX's KIm > > > > > >  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Cool! Good for you, Tess! Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] an amazing adventure > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable > work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and with a > partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a tree onto > a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to a zip line > and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might take a > day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I have hiked in > 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric surgery friends, so > this was a very big step for us all. It was a remarkable time together! > I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't have the words to fully > describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Cool! Good for you, Tess! Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] an amazing adventure > Hi...well I'm back from the Ropes Challenge Course...I did some cable > work, as in walking on a cable 3 feet off the group, by myself, and with a > partner. I also climbed a rope ladder, with help, 35 feet up a tree onto > a little (I mean LITTLE) platform, then jumped off hooked to a zip line > and I zooooomed 400 feet through the glorious forest! > > I'm achy, but surprisingly ok...though I've been advised it might take a > day or two for the achiness to arrive. I hiked more than I have hiked in > 30 years. I was with a group of 7 other bariatric surgery friends, so > this was a very big step for us all. It was a remarkable time together! > I feel peaceful, and reflective...and don't have the words to fully > describe the experience. I was blessed. > > Hugs... > > Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Tess, I hope you aren't paying the price for your adventure. Sometimes we don't feel the pain until the next day. Hoping you're feeling ok. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Tess, I hope you aren't paying the price for your adventure. Sometimes we don't feel the pain until the next day. Hoping you're feeling ok. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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