January 23, 2006 - Mid-Day
Mandy had a great weekend. Friends Donna and Chris flew in from Baltimore to visit with her and it was obvious to all that she enjoyed the visit very much. Kurt was even able to take advantage of the visit. He took his first day off in 3 months to do some brewing with Chris Owen. As he kisssed her good-bye on Satuday morning and told her what he was off to do, she grabbed Chris P.'s hand and said,"I'm going to stay here and play with MY Chris." She was quite talkative for the rest of the day and most of the weekend. Interspersed with her work conversation, she also shared stories about the other patients on the floor. (True to her normal social self, she now spends some time each day checking in on all the other patients on her floor)She was able to make a visit home yesterday from around noon till dinner time. She had lunch with Kurt and was able to see and love on all of her kitties. When Henri (the cat that loves to smell people's breath) came over to see her and give her the once over, she immediately opened her mouth a little bit so he could smell. She spent a nice relaxing day watching some TV and napping before it was time to go back.
She is still scheduled to be released from Baylor and admitted to CNS on Thursday morning. We will get a better idea of Amanda's schedule then and we anticipate posting the visit information on Friday morning.
posted by B.B. @ 12:33 PM
13 Comments:
At 2:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
Well Hello to my Mandy,
Ithank God everyday that you are doing better. Keep up the good work you are doing young lady. Everybody is very proud of you , you know!
You are a great Princess indeed.
We love you and just keep singing!
Love Ya
Paul
At 2:46 PM,
Anonymous said…
What a great weekend.
I am so glad you got to see your babies for the day.
Can't wait to see the new digs too! Keep up all the good work girlie!
Love
Shannon
At 3:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Amanda,
It is cold in California this week. We have Santa Ana winds. My hands are cold as I type this to you. I am glad you got to see your kitties and go home for a bit. I love the way you tell everyone, "You can Kiss me Now" - spoken like a true Princess!!
So happy you are getting around. The pool therapy sounds like lots of fun!! Keep working on your exercises!! It is helping you so much! You are encouraging me to get off my butt and do something!
Will write more soon. Hugs to you!
Debbie
At 6:53 PM,
StaticNomad said…
How absolutely wonderful that you got to go home for a little while. It's just the start! And how sweet to know you take the time to visit with other patients. You might very well have helped them in more ways than you know, just by taking that little bit of time. That takes your character to a whole new level in my eyes. I'm really glad to hear your friends visiting turned out to be a very nice one. It's a shame they live so far away from you, as you sounded like you perked up more than usual with them around. And then again ... maybe the much needed rain did it too. LOL! I'll look in tomorrow. Till then, sleep well Amanda and Kurt!
At 8:43 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Amanda,
That's great you got to go home and see the babies for a little while and take a nap - what a great way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon! I hope you're ready to get moved to the new place, and I hope they have some cute therapists and patients - I'm sure they'll miss you at Baylor once you get moved, so maybe you can go back and visit them some day and wow them some more!
I've missed seeing you lately, but once you get moved I'll come by and see your new digs...maybe I'll get to kiss you too!! ;o)
Love ya,
Lj
At 9:24 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hey Pook,
I have been very vigilant but silent these past few months. I hope to see you very soon. One of my boys (I have "new" twin boys like you, they are orange tabbys about 2 years old rescued from my vet) is named Huckleberry Guggenheim. A name you and I came up with on a train between Baltimore and DC. I love you very much and am so glad you are doing so well.
Martha, Christine and Dan the Man, thank you for the wonderfully detailed updates as I know you best of all of the Princess' royal court members. (And thank you to all of the other court members that I have not been privileged to know so well)
Take care Pooker - I hope to see you soon!!!
At 10:48 PM,
Anonymous said…
Amanda,
I got a little care package for you. Lori is going to bring it to you this week. I hope you enjoy it. Jennifer Grieser
At 9:30 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hey, girl, I miss you! It seems like I haven't seen you in forever, though it was just Thursday. I think about you all the time, and I'll come by with Michelle tomorrow around lunch. I hope you have a good day today.
Love you bunches,
Terri
At 9:50 AM,
Anonymous said…
Just curious...who is the parent of Huckleberry? I have 2 sets of twin orange tabby boys!
Christine
At 11:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hey Mandy,
You know, one of my cats likes to smell people's breath too. I always thought it just had something to do with the fact that her name is Stinky.
It was good to see you this morning. You were very loving, kissing on your monkey, asking me to kiss your monkey (which of course I did!) and then wanting me to kiss you goodbye before I left.
Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow.
Dacia
At 8:26 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Amanda,
You don't know me but I work at Brinker (in the Southern California office) and have been reading your blog since November when I started there (I am in the Construction group). I feel like I know you after all the wonderful stories from your family and friends. I have been silently rooting for you with every blog entry, and am so overjoyed at each accomplishment you have. Anyways, I also have two twin boys, they are Orange Tabby Cats (Fred and George)and they literally look like twins as most of my friends can't tell them apart. Keep on that road to recovery, my prayers are with you.
-Sarah Oakley
At 4:38 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Mandy,
I have not seen you since 1985 when you and I were friends for a brief, but eventful, period at UT. I "google" you from time to time to gather little bits here and there about how you are doing and what is going on in your life. I was always glad to see that things worked out really well for you, that you had lots of friends and a great husband. Today when I "googled" I discovered that fate has dealt you a severe blow. But I also can see that you have an incredible circle of friends and family. As you recover please always remember that every night, no matter how long and dark it may seem, is always followed by the dawn of a beautiful new day. Hang in there Mandy. Your loyal subjects need you. I am sending a tsunami of get well wishes and positive karma your way.
Wishing you a speedy recovery,
Mike Siemer
At 2:59 PM,
Anonymous said…
Any news on the move yesterday?
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