Re: I Know What Else Ruth Has Been Up To - NMR

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I must say that my son's specialized skateboard is awesome. Ruth and her husband are the greatest. They made my little boy's dream of having a skateboard a reality. Thank you Ruth and .

[Guest guest]

I must say that my son's specialized skateboard is awesome. Ruth and her husband are the greatest. They made my little boy's dream of having a skateboard a reality. Thank you Ruth and .

[Guest guest]

aww how neat Alice! Thanks for sharing that with us. I can't wait to see how neat it looks! Blessings,

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You are very welcome . The experience "made" the Christmas Holidays for us! Cheers, Ruth

-----Original Message-----From: H1970@... Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 12:11 AMTo: Subject: Re: I Know What Else Ruth Has Been Up To - NMRI must say that my son's specialized skateboard is awesome. Ruth and her husband are the greatest. They made my little boy's dream of having a skateboard a reality. Thank you Ruth and . Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

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Wow, that sounds wonderful. I sure bet Branden was one

happy camper when he got that present!!!

Alice wrote:

> Nice message, Ruth but she forgot to mention that she

> went with me to Arizona for the Cochlear Implant

> study. At that time, we talked about Branden (one of

> my grandchildren) wanting a skates for Christmas.

> Now, for those of you who don't know Branden, he's

> multi limb disabled and doesn't have much use of his

> legs - in fact - he really doesn't have much in the

> way of legs or feet. He also is missing most of his

> left arm with no left hand and has missing bones in

> his right arm with only 3 fingers. and I

> wondered how we were going to acknowledge this five

> year old's wish. There have been a lot of things like

> this that he has wanted and didn't get simply because

> there was no way to adapt them for him.

>

> Well...I told Ruth and about this and they came

> up with the idea of a specially designed skateboard

> with his favorite character - Buzz Lightyear on it.

> We left Phoenix on Friday, 12/13. He has special

> adaptations so that he can break it with his short arm

> and push it along with a specially made pusher for his

> right hand. On 12/24 the UPS man delivered this

> beautiful skateboard to my door and on Christmas Day,

> Branden just sat in awe looking at it. When we get

> the pictures of him on his new board...with his name

> embroidered on the seat ... we'll be sure to share it.

> It's a beauty and has special adaptations so that he

> can break it with his short arm and push it along with

> a specially made pusher for his right hand.

>

> <smile>

>

> Alice

>

>

>>We got a computerized sewing machine a few months

>>ago. It was supposed to

>>be for my husband who is an excellent sewer, but I

>>have kind of " stolen " the

>>machine and am learning the art of computerized

>>sewing machine embroidery

>>and loving it. I digitize the designs myself on the

>>computer and transfer

>>them to the machine. It has been turning into a

>>perfect hobby for me. Need

>>anything embroidered??

>

>

>

> Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein

are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is

entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their

responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their

physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

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