We seem to be in the preparatory stages of organising Chukka's medical evacuation from Austria to the USA. There seems to be a lot to organise and certainly quite a few parties to liase with, so this is somewhat time consuming. We will let you know more as we know more ourselves. Keep your fingers crossed that these arrangements go forward smoothly! It will be a big step to get her back to her home country.
Magda
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Out the front door!
Sally reports:
Chukka was outside Monday and Tuesday--rolled her out myself. Big, clunky machine. Doctors have told her she is healing nicely and haas no need of an operation on the spine/pelvis which is growing new bone. After a couple of hours sitting, her butt begins to hurt. She is going ahead with the physical therapy exercises quite conscientiously. I bought her a fan because she gets so hot.
This sounds like progress to me!!
Magda
Chukka was outside Monday and Tuesday--rolled her out myself. Big, clunky machine. Doctors have told her she is healing nicely and haas no need of an operation on the spine/pelvis which is growing new bone. After a couple of hours sitting, her butt begins to hurt. She is going ahead with the physical therapy exercises quite conscientiously. I bought her a fan because she gets so hot.
This sounds like progress to me!!
Magda
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Book Suggestions
I've been trying to think of books that Mum could read when Moomintroll runs out. Here are some of my ideas so far:
Winnie the Pooh
Wind in the Willows
The Phantom Tollboth
The Thirteen Clocks
Shoot, I thought I had more. It's always harder in the clear light of day than when I'm not sleeping at 3:00 in the morning.
Any other ideas? Perhaps we can compile a list and Chukka can choose, and Magda can see what she can find. (Mail being faster from there.)
I will admit to being bitterly disappointed that Chukka can't come home sooner. Yesterday, her insurance phoned me with some questions about what we would want for medevac, and I got all excited, because I thought that meant maybe she was ready to think about leaving. But no, they were just planning ahead. I think that let me know how much I want her to be here, where all her friends are, and where she will get the kind of support and therapy and everything that she needs. As long as she was really in danger, it seemed to matter less exactly where she was. Now, though, I think she is starting to take things in more and beginning to deal with the emotional stuff, and that must be so hard in a foreign culture, with a foreign language. She can't even watch TV! -- because it's in German not English.
So I think this is a good time to send her more cards! She needs to know you are all out there pulling for her. I also am hoping she can have flowers -- if so, I will post some websites of flower companies in Germany/Austria that Claudia suggested. Kirsten sent some flowers to my mother long ago -- sorry Kirsten, I still don't even know if she got them!
Winnie the Pooh
Wind in the Willows
The Phantom Tollboth
The Thirteen Clocks
Shoot, I thought I had more. It's always harder in the clear light of day than when I'm not sleeping at 3:00 in the morning.
Any other ideas? Perhaps we can compile a list and Chukka can choose, and Magda can see what she can find. (Mail being faster from there.)
I will admit to being bitterly disappointed that Chukka can't come home sooner. Yesterday, her insurance phoned me with some questions about what we would want for medevac, and I got all excited, because I thought that meant maybe she was ready to think about leaving. But no, they were just planning ahead. I think that let me know how much I want her to be here, where all her friends are, and where she will get the kind of support and therapy and everything that she needs. As long as she was really in danger, it seemed to matter less exactly where she was. Now, though, I think she is starting to take things in more and beginning to deal with the emotional stuff, and that must be so hard in a foreign culture, with a foreign language. She can't even watch TV! -- because it's in German not English.
So I think this is a good time to send her more cards! She needs to know you are all out there pulling for her. I also am hoping she can have flowers -- if so, I will post some websites of flower companies in Germany/Austria that Claudia suggested. Kirsten sent some flowers to my mother long ago -- sorry Kirsten, I still don't even know if she got them!
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