July 24, 2008

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  I haven’t heard anything more from family in Springfield.  Didn’t really expect to.  But I have been going online and reading both the Springfield (where they all live) paper and the Moline (near where the tragedy happened) paper. 

  
  

  9 month old Savannah is still alive, with swelling of the brain.  They may have to remove part of her skull in order to relieve the pressure.  And the poor little thing may be in the hospital for months! 

  
  

  Both the Springfield and Moline areas seem to be putting on several fundraisers for the family, since they have no insurance.  Can you imagine what the medical bill will be for Savannah if she has to stay in the hospital for up to 9 months??  They live in Springfield, but Savannah is in the hospital down in Peoria, so they have a commute to be with her.  Guess some people got together and gave them a $350 gas card to help with those costs.

  
  

  I will probably call the oldest niece, who has a upscale resale shop along with Jason, the little ones’ father, in a couple weeks.  I know she was so very broken up over this that she couldn’t do any of the calling.  She is the one who pretty much took over raising her younger siblings when her mom died.  She was only in her 20′s at the time.

  
  

  Thank you all so very much for your kind and caring comments, and also for your continued prayers.  They are much needed.  Will let you know when or if I hear anything else.

  
  

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  Now on a lighter note.  Greg and Lori heard from Lydia last night.  The football team had not arrived yet—they will have arrived today.  Lyd said that the food she had so far was so-so, but that tonight’s menu is steak and lobster!!

  
  

  And, if things go according to schedule, she will be working with them past Aug. 15, when she thought she would be finished.  There seems to be enough room on the plane, so she should be traveling with them for their first two pre-season games—to Nashville and to St. Louis.  I am sure those games won’t be shown in this area, but would love to see if I could see her on the sidelines of the games!!!

  
  

  Because of this change, she will miss the first few days of school.  But she said the first few days are not very busy, so she is not concerned.  And most of her classes have to do with athletic training, and am sure the instructors will understand. 

  
  

  Will keep you updated on this, too.

  
  

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  Now, I have to get busy.  This coming Sunday is Xanga Day.  Valreads(Val) and CoolMom-56(Sue) will be here in the late afternoon, along with Cool Mom’s friend, Dawn, on their way up to Sue’s cabin for “Girls’ Getaway Week”.  Guess this has become an annual get-together, which is great with me!!  Of course I will take pictures!  Val promised “NO RAIN”, and the forecast is proving her right—-so far.  Temp should be mid-70′s.  Perfect!

  
  

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  Just got a call from Lori.  Lydia e-mailed her and said the steaks were 2″ thick!!  She said that when she comes back to her room she never knows what she will find. On Tuesday she was surprised to see that someone had been in her room while she was gone.  Evidently there is maid service!   Today, she came back and a large flat-screen TV had been put into her room.  She shares a 2-bdrm suite with another gal who is an AT, too.  Each bedroom has two twin beds.  She put her two beds together and now has a king-sized bed!  She also received a list with all the players names and phone numbers.  Tomorrow the real work begins.

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