Re: visit/Louise

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> Irma, That would be fun to visit. We are close to O'Hare (ORD).

ND my old stomping ground -- I received my Bachelor of Science in

Nursing from St. 's, Notre Dame. You will have to get that back

comfortable as those seats are hard.

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> We have set Andy's next coil procedure for the brain aneurysm for

Oct. 13, he sees the doctor Fri. to clarify some things.

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> Hope you get that back feeling better soon. Louise

Read when you can, long.

Thank you, would love to but I'll wait until Andy is also recover.

Prayers that all will go well for him.

I believe when a game is going on its sometimes hard to fly into

South Bend from Cincinnati and it might be best to fly to O'Hare

airport and rent a car. I guess my dh told me that his next vacation

falls in Nov.

One of my sister-in-law had also graduated from there too, RN.

I'll heal the best possible way possible listening to my docs. I'm

even going to include some Pilate/back to my stretches. The docs

would love to read what I just wrote. " Me listening to them. "

Now you know where gets his stubborness, all in the genes.

I'll try not to step on my dh's family for upsetting me, keeping my

cool. They do not know how upset I am about what they expect out of

us. I feel like contacting someone out there like the mayor in South

Bend (I ran into his email info)and asking around what type of

services are available for the people who are wheelbound, etc.? There

has to be something.

I know I've made some noise out here when I'm told there is nothing

for due to his age but now there is so much for him and we've

been Blessed for now.

My dh's other brother who is manic depressive, I can't believe he was

not receiving several funds like the SSI, now he does. Little old me

having to pass info when they should of been aware of what is offered

out there. I'm even planning having some visual charts/schedules for

him because we receive daily calls that he does not know when to eat?

When to shower? Etc. He lives independently but still requires some

assistants. I know his meds also throw him off.

Depending on my dh's job, the company filed bankruptcy and they're

going to lay off about 9,000 employees, dh is ok with his job

position but his pay will be decreased and the health insurance.

As for me, considering returning to work.

I guess for having a large family with mine and dh's, our lives are

never boring, such soap opera.

Its such a beautiful place during the Fall out there in South Bend.

Did you read or hear about Coach Weis? He is just awesome.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-notredame-weis-

dyingwish & prov=ap & type=lgns

Weis uses play called by 10-year-old boy dying of inoperable brain

tumor

By TOM COYNE, AP Sports Writer

September 25, 2005

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Charlie Weis doesn't usually let anyone else

call plays on offense. He made an exception for 10-year-old Montana

Mazurkiewicz.

The Notre Dame coach met last week with Montana, who had been told by

doctors weeks earlier that there was nothing more they could do to

stop the spread of his inoperable brain tumor.

``He was a big Notre Dame fan in general, but football especially,''

said his mother, Mazurkiewicz.

Weis showed up at the Mazurkiewicz home in Mishawaka, just east of

South Bend, and talked with Montana about his tumor and about Weis'

10-year-old daughter, Hannah, who has global development delay, a

rare disorder similar to autism.

He told Montana about some pranks he played on Joe Montana -- whom

Montana was named after -- while they were roommates at Notre Dame.

``I gave him a chance to hammer me on the Michigan State loss, which

he did very well. He reminded me of my son,'' said Weis, whose son,

Charlie Jr., is 12 years old.

Weis said the meeting was touching.

``He told me about his love for Notre Dame football and how he just

wanted to make it through this game this week,'' Weis said. ``He just

wanted to be able to live through this game because he knew he wasn't

going to live very much longer.''

As Weis talked to the boy, Mazurkiewicz rubbed her son's

shoulder trying to ease his pain. Weis said he could tell the boy was

trying not to show he was in pain.

His mother told Montana, who had just become paralyzed from the waist

down a day earlier because of the tumor, to toss her a football Weis

had given him. Montana tried to throw the football, put could barely

lift it. So Weis climbed into the reclining chair with him and helped

him complete the pass to his mother.

Before leaving, Weis signed the football.

``He wrote, 'Live for today for tomorrow is always another day,'''

Mazurkiewicz said.

``He told him: 'You can't worry about tomorrow. Just live today for

everything it has and everything you can appreciate,'' she said. ``He

said: 'If you're (in pain) today you might not necessarily be in pain

tomorrow, or it might be worse. But there's always another day.''

Weis asked Montana if there was something he could do for him. He

agreed to let Montana call the first play against Washington on

Saturday. He called ``pass right.''

Montana never got to see the play. He died Friday at his home.

Weis heard about the death and called Mazurkiewicz on Friday night to

assure her he would still call Montana's play.

``He said, 'This game is for Montana, and the play still stands,'''

she said.

Weis said he told the team about the visit. He said it wasn't a ``Win

one for the Gipper'' speech, because he doesn't believe in using

individuals as inspiration. He just wanted the team to know people

like Montana are out there.

``That they represent a lot of people that they don't even realize

they're representing,'' Weis said.

When the Irish started on their own 1-yard-line following a fumble

recovery, Mazurkiewicz wasn't sure Notre Dame would be able to throw

a pass. Weis was concerned about that, too. So was quarterback Brady

Quinn.

``He said what are we going to do?'' Weis said. ``I said we have no

choice. We're throwing it to the right.''

Weis called a play where most of the Irish went left, Quinn ran right

and looked for tight end Fasano on the right.

Mazurkiewicz watched with her family.

``I just closed my eyes. I thought, 'There's no way he's going to be

able to make that pass. Not from where they're at. He's going to get

sacked and Washington's going to get two points,''' she said.

Fasano caught the pass and leapt over a defender for a 13-yard gain.

``It's almost like Montana was willing him to beat that defender and

take it to the house,'' Weis said.

Mazurkiewicz was happy.

``It was an amazing play. Montana would have been very pleased. I was

very pleased,'' she said. ``I was just so overwhelmed. I couldn't

watch much more.''

Weis called her again after the game, a 36-17 victory by the 13th-

ranked Fighting Irish, and said he had a game ball signed by the team

that he wanted to bring to the family on Sunday.

``He's a very neat man. Very compassionate,'' she said. ``I just

thanked him for using that play, no matter the circumstances.''

Updated on Sunday, Sep 25, 2005 4:44 pm EDT