Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
The doctors wont see Gill till tomorrow morning then we will have a better idea of what the next few weeks will look like. One way or the other, he has a lot of pain to pull through and a lot of healing to do. I just left the hospital and he was close to being asleep from the sleeping meds. They are giving him pain med too. His nurse's name is Grace. Room 345 at St. David's South Austin Medical. Visiting hours are 8am-9pm and he will take visitors. He is in good spirits.
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
The doctors wont see Gill till tomorrow morning then we will have a better idea of what the next few weeks will look like. One way or the other, he has a lot of pain to pull through and a lot of healing to do. I just left the hospital and he was close to being asleep from the sleeping meds. They are giving him pain med too. His nurse's name is Grace. Room 345 at St. David's South Austin Medical. Visiting hours are 8am-9pm and he will take visitors. He is in good spirits.
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
The doctors wont see Gill till tomorrow morning then we will have a better idea of what the next few weeks will look like. One way or the other, he has a lot of pain to pull through and a lot of healing to do. I just left the hospital and he was close to being asleep from the sleeping meds. They are giving him pain med too. His nurse's name is Grace. Room 345 at St. David's South Austin Medical. Visiting hours are 8am-9pm and he will take visitors. He is in good spirits.
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
I didn't realize he got hurt THERE. I didn't even know he was Jewish. From: Galen Falgout To: James Jasek Cc: Sheryl Rieck ; TexasCavers Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar Gill is alright they are keeping him over night to watch his concision. He should be home tomorrow Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:18 PM, James Jasek wrote: Galen, > > >How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? > > >Jim > >On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: > >He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but >he is his usual self! >> >>Sent from my iPhone >> >>On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: >> >> >>Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. >>> >>>Sheryl >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: >>> >>>Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there.Justin >>> >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
I didn't realize he got hurt THERE. I didn't even know he was Jewish. From: Galen Falgout To: James Jasek Cc: Sheryl Rieck ; TexasCavers Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar Gill is alright they are keeping him over night to watch his concision. He should be home tomorrow Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:18 PM, James Jasek wrote: Galen, > > >How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? > > >Jim > >On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: > >He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but >he is his usual self! >> >>Sent from my iPhone >> >>On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: >> >> >>Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. >>> >>>Sheryl >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: >>> >>>Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there.Justin >>> >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
I didn't realize he got hurt THERE. I didn't even know he was Jewish. From: Galen Falgout To: James Jasek Cc: Sheryl Rieck ; TexasCavers Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar Gill is alright they are keeping him over night to watch his concision. He should be home tomorrow Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:18 PM, James Jasek wrote: Galen, > > >How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? > > >Jim > >On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: > >He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but >he is his usual self! >> >>Sent from my iPhone >> >>On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: >> >> >>Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. >>> >>>Sheryl >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: >>> >>>Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there.Justin >>> >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Gill is alright they are keeping him over night to watch his concision. He should be home tomorrow Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:18 PM, James Jasek wrote: > Galen, > > How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? > > Jim > On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: > >> He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain >> but he is his usual self! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: >> >>> Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. >>> >>> Sheryl >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw >>> wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Gill is alright they are keeping him over night to watch his concision. He should be home tomorrow Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:18 PM, James Jasek wrote: > Galen, > > How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? > > Jim > On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: > >> He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain >> but he is his usual self! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: >> >>> Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. >>> >>> Sheryl >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw >>> wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Gill is alright they are keeping him over night to watch his concision. He should be home tomorrow Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:18 PM, James Jasek wrote: > Galen, > > How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? > > Jim > On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: > >> He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain >> but he is his usual self! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: >> >>> Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. >>> >>> Sheryl >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw >>> wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin >
[SWR] Fort Stanton Cave Study Project receives international award
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Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Galen, How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? Jim On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Galen, How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? Jim On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Galen, How about some details on the fall and an update on how he is doing right now? Jim On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
If you are there with him, tell him Mimi and Jim sent our best wishes for our dear long time friend. Jim On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
If you are there with him, tell him Mimi and Jim sent our best wishes for our dear long time friend. Jim On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
If you are there with him, tell him Mimi and Jim sent our best wishes for our dear long time friend. Jim On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:11 PM, Galen Falgout wrote: He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
[Texascavers] Re: Gill Edigar
Has he had a BM yet ?
[Texascavers] Re: Gill Edigar
Has he had a BM yet ?
[Texascavers] Re: Gill Edigar
Has he had a BM yet ?
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: > Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. > > Sheryl > > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: >> Gill says he is OK. >> >> He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a >> 10ft pit. >> >> He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. >> >> Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took >> good care of him from there. >> >> Justin >> >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: > Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. > > Sheryl > > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: >> Gill says he is OK. >> >> He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a >> 10ft pit. >> >> He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. >> >> Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took >> good care of him from there. >> >> Justin >> >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
He got 19 stitches in us head and had 10 fractured ribs. He may be in pain but he is his usual self! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Sheryl Rieck wrote: > Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. > > Sheryl > > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: >> Gill says he is OK. >> >> He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a >> 10ft pit. >> >> He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. >> >> Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took >> good care of him from there. >> >> Justin >> >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: > Gill says he is OK. > > He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a > 10ft pit. > > He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. > > Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took > good care of him from there. > > Justin >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: > Gill says he is OK. > > He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a > 10ft pit. > > He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. > > Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took > good care of him from there. > > Justin >
Re: [Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Thank you! I'm glad he is aright. Sheryl On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Justin Leigh Shaw wrote: > Gill says he is OK. > > He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a > 10ft pit. > > He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. > > Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took > good care of him from there. > > Justin >
[Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
[Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
[Texascavers] Gill Edigar
Gill says he is OK. He was helping with a dig project in southwest Austin when he fell down a 10ft pit. He self rescued from a depth of about 40ft. Cooperative and professional Austin Fire Department first responders took good care of him from there. Justin
RE: [Texascavers] ediger?
Yes, please, let us know what happened, and how Gill is doing!! That's a nasty-looking photo. Thanks, Emily _ From: Ted Samsel [mailto:t.b.sam...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:29 PM To: Texascavers Mailing List Subject: [Texascavers] ediger? What happened? Saw the fb post but it was all fairly cryptic. Ted
RE: [Texascavers] ediger?
Yes, please, let us know what happened, and how Gill is doing!! That's a nasty-looking photo. Thanks, Emily _ From: Ted Samsel [mailto:t.b.sam...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:29 PM To: Texascavers Mailing List Subject: [Texascavers] ediger? What happened? Saw the fb post but it was all fairly cryptic. Ted
RE: [Texascavers] ediger?
Yes, please, let us know what happened, and how Gill is doing!! That's a nasty-looking photo. Thanks, Emily _ From: Ted Samsel [mailto:t.b.sam...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:29 PM To: Texascavers Mailing List Subject: [Texascavers] ediger? What happened? Saw the fb post but it was all fairly cryptic. Ted
Re: [Texascavers] ediger?
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Re: [Texascavers] ediger?
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Re: [Texascavers] ediger?
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[Texascavers] ediger?
What happened? Saw the fb post but it was all fairly cryptic. Ted
[Texascavers] ediger?
What happened? Saw the fb post but it was all fairly cryptic. Ted
[Texascavers] ediger?
What happened? Saw the fb post but it was all fairly cryptic. Ted
texascavers Digest 1 Aug 2013 00:01:04 -0000 Issue 1811
texascavers Digest 1 Aug 2013 00:01:04 - Issue 1811 Topics (messages 22256 through 22274): Mallory update 22256 by: David 22273 by: David Re: book review 22257 by: Ted Samsel 22259 by: Mark Minton Mallory update - 7/29/13 22258 by: Emily McGowan Texas WNS Surveillance funding opportunity 22260 by: Andy Gluesenkamp 22261 by: Galen Falgout Mid-day quick report on Mallory, 7/30 22262 by: Emily McGowan 22263 by: Galen Falgout 22264 by: Don Arburn 22265 by: Gill Edigar 22266 by: Fofo 22267 by: James Jasek 22268 by: Mimi Jasek Malloru update, 7/30/13 22269 by: Emily McGowan 22270 by: Emily McGowan Re: TSA - Treasurer Position 22271 by: Michael Cicherski 22272 by: texascav...@yahoo.com Fort Stanton Cave Study Project receives international award 22274 by: Lee H. Skinner Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- I visited with Mallory's mom this afternoon in the waiting room for a little over an hour. They let me see Mallory. She looked better than I was expecting. She appeared sound asleep for the few minutes that I was in her room. I was surprised they don't require visitors to clean their shoes or wear a facemask. I was also very surprised about the behavoir of the visitors in the waiting room. It reminded me of a scene in a futuristic Hollywood movie last year were the human race had de-evolved. I took the MetroRail from mid-town just a few blocks from Mallory's accident to the Jones Pavillion Building. There is some free parking on Rosalie street near Milam St. about 2 blocks from the rail station. David Locklear --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I will let Mallory's mom post the good news of the day. Several cavers have visited Mallory, 3 today so far. I just briefly stuck my head in her room. She is doing the Ropewalker in her sleep. I saw her climb the equivalent of a 30 foot pit, gaining most of the rope with her right leg. My guess is, she has a bungee-cord ovet her shoulder by the technique she is using. Left hand maintaining her balance on rope with right arm just hanging free. You try doing that with a traech tube. I could not stay and her mom was way beyond exhausted.Mallory's aunt was there, so I quickly left. I parked at a parking meter in the Museum District and just road the MetroRail for one station. David Locklear --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- A few years ago (4?), there was land (with a house) available in the area for sale. When we were in Virginia, we considered looking at it. Ted On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Mark Minton wrote: > I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. > > Mark > > > At 12:34 AM 7/29/2013, Charles Goldsmith wrote: > >> Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? >> >> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill >> wrote: >> I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... >> >> Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised >> edition, 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58 plus >> postage from lulu.com; search for Philip Lucas. >> >> This is a great book. After I received the privately published book, I >> delayed reviewing it, hoping that the NSS would pick it up, but for some >> reason they passed. They could have published it with almost no effort and >> little risk and sold it for good bit less, if only to be of service to >> its members, but a large hardbound book with color illustrations throughout >> cannot be really inexpensive. >> >> The book is the story of what happens when a caver with an engineering >> bent buys property in Virginia that contains small caves and potential >> digs. The result has been fifteen miles of cave with entrances on Lucas's >> property and that of a neighbor, including the Water Sinks system, >> Helictite Cave, and Wishing Well Cave. The exploration of these caves has >> been unusually well documented, both in trip reports and photographs. >> Besides maps and descriptions of the caves, the book contains reports on >> essentially all the digging or exploration trips, mostly written by Lucas. >> I actually found the trip reports much more interesting reading than the >> formal cave descriptions, as they give a better idea of the caves and the >> effort that went into finding and mapping them. The technical aspects are >> fascinating, especially the innovative ways of temporarily stabilizing >> breakdown and creating airflow to locate connections. "Straws," however, >> are nowhere really described. >> The editing by Nathan Farrar is excellent, and the design and layout, by >> Lucas and Farrar, are very well done. Some of the nearly six hundred color
texascavers Digest 1 Aug 2013 00:01:04 -0000 Issue 1811
texascavers Digest 1 Aug 2013 00:01:04 - Issue 1811 Topics (messages 22256 through 22274): Mallory update 22256 by: David 22273 by: David Re: book review 22257 by: Ted Samsel 22259 by: Mark Minton Mallory update - 7/29/13 22258 by: Emily McGowan Texas WNS Surveillance funding opportunity 22260 by: Andy Gluesenkamp 22261 by: Galen Falgout Mid-day quick report on Mallory, 7/30 22262 by: Emily McGowan 22263 by: Galen Falgout 22264 by: Don Arburn 22265 by: Gill Edigar 22266 by: Fofo 22267 by: James Jasek 22268 by: Mimi Jasek Malloru update, 7/30/13 22269 by: Emily McGowan 22270 by: Emily McGowan Re: TSA - Treasurer Position 22271 by: Michael Cicherski 22272 by: texascav...@yahoo.com Fort Stanton Cave Study Project receives international award 22274 by: Lee H. Skinner Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- I visited with Mallory's mom this afternoon in the waiting room for a little over an hour. They let me see Mallory. She looked better than I was expecting. She appeared sound asleep for the few minutes that I was in her room. I was surprised they don't require visitors to clean their shoes or wear a facemask. I was also very surprised about the behavoir of the visitors in the waiting room. It reminded me of a scene in a futuristic Hollywood movie last year were the human race had de-evolved. I took the MetroRail from mid-town just a few blocks from Mallory's accident to the Jones Pavillion Building. There is some free parking on Rosalie street near Milam St. about 2 blocks from the rail station. David Locklear --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I will let Mallory's mom post the good news of the day. Several cavers have visited Mallory, 3 today so far. I just briefly stuck my head in her room. She is doing the Ropewalker in her sleep. I saw her climb the equivalent of a 30 foot pit, gaining most of the rope with her right leg. My guess is, she has a bungee-cord ovet her shoulder by the technique she is using. Left hand maintaining her balance on rope with right arm just hanging free. You try doing that with a traech tube. I could not stay and her mom was way beyond exhausted.Mallory's aunt was there, so I quickly left. I parked at a parking meter in the Museum District and just road the MetroRail for one station. David Locklear --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- A few years ago (4?), there was land (with a house) available in the area for sale. When we were in Virginia, we considered looking at it. Ted On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Mark Minton wrote: > I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. > > Mark > > > At 12:34 AM 7/29/2013, Charles Goldsmith wrote: > >> Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? >> >> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill >> wrote: >> I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... >> >> Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised >> edition, 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58 plus >> postage from lulu.com; search for Philip Lucas. >> >> This is a great book. After I received the privately published book, I >> delayed reviewing it, hoping that the NSS would pick it up, but for some >> reason they passed. They could have published it with almost no effort and >> little risk and sold it for good bit less, if only to be of service to >> its members, but a large hardbound book with color illustrations throughout >> cannot be really inexpensive. >> >> The book is the story of what happens when a caver with an engineering >> bent buys property in Virginia that contains small caves and potential >> digs. The result has been fifteen miles of cave with entrances on Lucas's >> property and that of a neighbor, including the Water Sinks system, >> Helictite Cave, and Wishing Well Cave. The exploration of these caves has >> been unusually well documented, both in trip reports and photographs. >> Besides maps and descriptions of the caves, the book contains reports on >> essentially all the digging or exploration trips, mostly written by Lucas. >> I actually found the trip reports much more interesting reading than the >> formal cave descriptions, as they give a better idea of the caves and the >> effort that went into finding and mapping them. The technical aspects are >> fascinating, especially the innovative ways of temporarily stabilizing >> breakdown and creating airflow to locate connections. "Straws," however, >> are nowhere really described. >> The editing by Nathan Farrar is excellent, and the design and layout, by >> Lucas and Farrar, are very well done. Some of the nearly six hundred color
texascavers Digest 1 Aug 2013 00:01:04 -0000 Issue 1811
texascavers Digest 1 Aug 2013 00:01:04 - Issue 1811 Topics (messages 22256 through 22274): Mallory update 22256 by: David 22273 by: David Re: book review 22257 by: Ted Samsel 22259 by: Mark Minton Mallory update - 7/29/13 22258 by: Emily McGowan Texas WNS Surveillance funding opportunity 22260 by: Andy Gluesenkamp 22261 by: Galen Falgout Mid-day quick report on Mallory, 7/30 22262 by: Emily McGowan 22263 by: Galen Falgout 22264 by: Don Arburn 22265 by: Gill Edigar 22266 by: Fofo 22267 by: James Jasek 22268 by: Mimi Jasek Malloru update, 7/30/13 22269 by: Emily McGowan 22270 by: Emily McGowan Re: TSA - Treasurer Position 22271 by: Michael Cicherski 22272 by: texascav...@yahoo.com Fort Stanton Cave Study Project receives international award 22274 by: Lee H. Skinner Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- I visited with Mallory's mom this afternoon in the waiting room for a little over an hour. They let me see Mallory. She looked better than I was expecting. She appeared sound asleep for the few minutes that I was in her room. I was surprised they don't require visitors to clean their shoes or wear a facemask. I was also very surprised about the behavoir of the visitors in the waiting room. It reminded me of a scene in a futuristic Hollywood movie last year were the human race had de-evolved. I took the MetroRail from mid-town just a few blocks from Mallory's accident to the Jones Pavillion Building. There is some free parking on Rosalie street near Milam St. about 2 blocks from the rail station. David Locklear --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I will let Mallory's mom post the good news of the day. Several cavers have visited Mallory, 3 today so far. I just briefly stuck my head in her room. She is doing the Ropewalker in her sleep. I saw her climb the equivalent of a 30 foot pit, gaining most of the rope with her right leg. My guess is, she has a bungee-cord ovet her shoulder by the technique she is using. Left hand maintaining her balance on rope with right arm just hanging free. You try doing that with a traech tube. I could not stay and her mom was way beyond exhausted.Mallory's aunt was there, so I quickly left. I parked at a parking meter in the Museum District and just road the MetroRail for one station. David Locklear --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- A few years ago (4?), there was land (with a house) available in the area for sale. When we were in Virginia, we considered looking at it. Ted On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Mark Minton wrote: > I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. > > Mark > > > At 12:34 AM 7/29/2013, Charles Goldsmith wrote: > >> Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? >> >> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill >> wrote: >> I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... >> >> Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised >> edition, 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58 plus >> postage from lulu.com; search for Philip Lucas. >> >> This is a great book. After I received the privately published book, I >> delayed reviewing it, hoping that the NSS would pick it up, but for some >> reason they passed. They could have published it with almost no effort and >> little risk and sold it for good bit less, if only to be of service to >> its members, but a large hardbound book with color illustrations throughout >> cannot be really inexpensive. >> >> The book is the story of what happens when a caver with an engineering >> bent buys property in Virginia that contains small caves and potential >> digs. The result has been fifteen miles of cave with entrances on Lucas's >> property and that of a neighbor, including the Water Sinks system, >> Helictite Cave, and Wishing Well Cave. The exploration of these caves has >> been unusually well documented, both in trip reports and photographs. >> Besides maps and descriptions of the caves, the book contains reports on >> essentially all the digging or exploration trips, mostly written by Lucas. >> I actually found the trip reports much more interesting reading than the >> formal cave descriptions, as they give a better idea of the caves and the >> effort that went into finding and mapping them. The technical aspects are >> fascinating, especially the innovative ways of temporarily stabilizing >> breakdown and creating airflow to locate connections. "Straws," however, >> are nowhere really described. >> The editing by Nathan Farrar is excellent, and the design and layout, by >> Lucas and Farrar, are very well done. Some of the nearly six hundred color
[SWR] Fort Stanton Cave Study Project receives international award
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[Texascavers] Mallory update
I will let Mallory's mom post the good news of the day. Several cavers have visited Mallory, 3 today so far. I just briefly stuck my head in her room. She is doing the Ropewalker in her sleep. I saw her climb the equivalent of a 30 foot pit, gaining most of the rope with her right leg. My guess is, she has a bungee-cord ovet her shoulder by the technique she is using. Left hand maintaining her balance on rope with right arm just hanging free. You try doing that with a traech tube. I could not stay and her mom was way beyond exhausted.Mallory's aunt was there, so I quickly left. I parked at a parking meter in the Museum District and just road the MetroRail for one station. David Locklear
[Texascavers] Mallory update
I will let Mallory's mom post the good news of the day. Several cavers have visited Mallory, 3 today so far. I just briefly stuck my head in her room. She is doing the Ropewalker in her sleep. I saw her climb the equivalent of a 30 foot pit, gaining most of the rope with her right leg. My guess is, she has a bungee-cord ovet her shoulder by the technique she is using. Left hand maintaining her balance on rope with right arm just hanging free. You try doing that with a traech tube. I could not stay and her mom was way beyond exhausted.Mallory's aunt was there, so I quickly left. I parked at a parking meter in the Museum District and just road the MetroRail for one station. David Locklear
[Texascavers] Mallory update
I will let Mallory's mom post the good news of the day. Several cavers have visited Mallory, 3 today so far. I just briefly stuck my head in her room. She is doing the Ropewalker in her sleep. I saw her climb the equivalent of a 30 foot pit, gaining most of the rope with her right leg. My guess is, she has a bungee-cord ovet her shoulder by the technique she is using. Left hand maintaining her balance on rope with right arm just hanging free. You try doing that with a traech tube. I could not stay and her mom was way beyond exhausted.Mallory's aunt was there, so I quickly left. I parked at a parking meter in the Museum District and just road the MetroRail for one station. David Locklear
Re: [Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position
And a new Chairperson, as well. If interested, contact Michael, Don, Ellie or myself. Mark, by sheer dumb luck, somehow managed to send this from his Virgin Mobile Android-Powered Device - Reply message - From: "Michael Cicherski" To: "texascavers@texascavers.com" Subject: [Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 11:10 AM I'm still looking for a TSA member to take over the position of Treasurer for the organization. As of this morning I have had a few inquiries but nothing serious. This is really an easy task that requires minimal bookkeeping skills and not a great deal of time. I will be happy to assist in the background as you learn the ropes. Please contact me offline if you are interested in giving back to the caving community. Cavingly, Michael On Jun 30, 2013, at 17:34, Michael Cicherski wrote: > Good evening all, > > As we move into the second half of 2013 I want to begin the process of > looking for candidates to run for theTreasurer of the Texas Speleological > Association. I have had conversations with a few cavers who have expressed > mild interest in the role but nothing really in depth. I've held the role for > a few years and it is time to allow someone else the opportunity to give back > to the TSA. > > Ae you interested? The role is not difficult and I will be happy to show any > one how the bookkeeping for the organization works. Is it time consuming? No, > not really, but it does require you to stay on top of the business else it > becomes a pain in the ass. Do you need a business background? No, but it > would help if you can add and subtract! > > As a final thought - Are you a business student at one of the Universities > looking for something to add to your professional resume? This would be a > wonderful addition to your resume as you prepare to enter the cold, cruel > world upon graduation. > > Please send me an e-mail if you are curious and I will go into more detail. > > Cavingly, > > > > Michael Cicherski > coastalca...@me.com > 361-816-1366 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position
And a new Chairperson, as well. If interested, contact Michael, Don, Ellie or myself. Mark, by sheer dumb luck, somehow managed to send this from his Virgin Mobile Android-Powered Device - Reply message - From: "Michael Cicherski" To: "texascavers@texascavers.com" Subject: [Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 11:10 AM I'm still looking for a TSA member to take over the position of Treasurer for the organization. As of this morning I have had a few inquiries but nothing serious. This is really an easy task that requires minimal bookkeeping skills and not a great deal of time. I will be happy to assist in the background as you learn the ropes. Please contact me offline if you are interested in giving back to the caving community. Cavingly, Michael On Jun 30, 2013, at 17:34, Michael Cicherski wrote: > Good evening all, > > As we move into the second half of 2013 I want to begin the process of > looking for candidates to run for theTreasurer of the Texas Speleological > Association. I have had conversations with a few cavers who have expressed > mild interest in the role but nothing really in depth. I've held the role for > a few years and it is time to allow someone else the opportunity to give back > to the TSA. > > Ae you interested? The role is not difficult and I will be happy to show any > one how the bookkeeping for the organization works. Is it time consuming? No, > not really, but it does require you to stay on top of the business else it > becomes a pain in the ass. Do you need a business background? No, but it > would help if you can add and subtract! > > As a final thought - Are you a business student at one of the Universities > looking for something to add to your professional resume? This would be a > wonderful addition to your resume as you prepare to enter the cold, cruel > world upon graduation. > > Please send me an e-mail if you are curious and I will go into more detail. > > Cavingly, > > > > Michael Cicherski > coastalca...@me.com > 361-816-1366 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position
And a new Chairperson, as well. If interested, contact Michael, Don, Ellie or myself. Mark, by sheer dumb luck, somehow managed to send this from his Virgin Mobile Android-Powered Device - Reply message - From: "Michael Cicherski" To: "texascavers@texascavers.com" Subject: [Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 11:10 AM I'm still looking for a TSA member to take over the position of Treasurer for the organization. As of this morning I have had a few inquiries but nothing serious. This is really an easy task that requires minimal bookkeeping skills and not a great deal of time. I will be happy to assist in the background as you learn the ropes. Please contact me offline if you are interested in giving back to the caving community. Cavingly, Michael On Jun 30, 2013, at 17:34, Michael Cicherski wrote: > Good evening all, > > As we move into the second half of 2013 I want to begin the process of > looking for candidates to run for theTreasurer of the Texas Speleological > Association. I have had conversations with a few cavers who have expressed > mild interest in the role but nothing really in depth. I've held the role for > a few years and it is time to allow someone else the opportunity to give back > to the TSA. > > Ae you interested? The role is not difficult and I will be happy to show any > one how the bookkeeping for the organization works. Is it time consuming? No, > not really, but it does require you to stay on top of the business else it > becomes a pain in the ass. Do you need a business background? No, but it > would help if you can add and subtract! > > As a final thought - Are you a business student at one of the Universities > looking for something to add to your professional resume? This would be a > wonderful addition to your resume as you prepare to enter the cold, cruel > world upon graduation. > > Please send me an e-mail if you are curious and I will go into more detail. > > Cavingly, > > > > Michael Cicherski > coastalca...@me.com > 361-816-1366 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position
I'm still looking for a TSA member to take over the position of Treasurer for the organization. As of this morning I have had a few inquiries but nothing serious. This is really an easy task that requires minimal bookkeeping skills and not a great deal of time. I will be happy to assist in the background as you learn the ropes. Please contact me offline if you are interested in giving back to the caving community. Cavingly, Michael On Jun 30, 2013, at 17:34, Michael Cicherski wrote: > Good evening all, > > As we move into the second half of 2013 I want to begin the process of > looking for candidates to run for theTreasurer of the Texas Speleological > Association. I have had conversations with a few cavers who have expressed > mild interest in the role but nothing really in depth. I've held the role for > a few years and it is time to allow someone else the opportunity to give back > to the TSA. > > Ae you interested? The role is not difficult and I will be happy to show any > one how the bookkeeping for the organization works. Is it time consuming? No, > not really, but it does require you to stay on top of the business else it > becomes a pain in the ass. Do you need a business background? No, but it > would help if you can add and subtract! > > As a final thought - Are you a business student at one of the Universities > looking for something to add to your professional resume? This would be a > wonderful addition to your resume as you prepare to enter the cold, cruel > world upon graduation. > > Please send me an e-mail if you are curious and I will go into more detail. > > Cavingly, > > > > Michael Cicherski > coastalca...@me.com > 361-816-1366 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position
I'm still looking for a TSA member to take over the position of Treasurer for the organization. As of this morning I have had a few inquiries but nothing serious. This is really an easy task that requires minimal bookkeeping skills and not a great deal of time. I will be happy to assist in the background as you learn the ropes. Please contact me offline if you are interested in giving back to the caving community. Cavingly, Michael On Jun 30, 2013, at 17:34, Michael Cicherski wrote: > Good evening all, > > As we move into the second half of 2013 I want to begin the process of > looking for candidates to run for theTreasurer of the Texas Speleological > Association. I have had conversations with a few cavers who have expressed > mild interest in the role but nothing really in depth. I've held the role for > a few years and it is time to allow someone else the opportunity to give back > to the TSA. > > Ae you interested? The role is not difficult and I will be happy to show any > one how the bookkeeping for the organization works. Is it time consuming? No, > not really, but it does require you to stay on top of the business else it > becomes a pain in the ass. Do you need a business background? No, but it > would help if you can add and subtract! > > As a final thought - Are you a business student at one of the Universities > looking for something to add to your professional resume? This would be a > wonderful addition to your resume as you prepare to enter the cold, cruel > world upon graduation. > > Please send me an e-mail if you are curious and I will go into more detail. > > Cavingly, > > > > Michael Cicherski > coastalca...@me.com > 361-816-1366 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Re: TSA - Treasurer Position
I'm still looking for a TSA member to take over the position of Treasurer for the organization. As of this morning I have had a few inquiries but nothing serious. This is really an easy task that requires minimal bookkeeping skills and not a great deal of time. I will be happy to assist in the background as you learn the ropes. Please contact me offline if you are interested in giving back to the caving community. Cavingly, Michael On Jun 30, 2013, at 17:34, Michael Cicherski wrote: > Good evening all, > > As we move into the second half of 2013 I want to begin the process of > looking for candidates to run for theTreasurer of the Texas Speleological > Association. I have had conversations with a few cavers who have expressed > mild interest in the role but nothing really in depth. I've held the role for > a few years and it is time to allow someone else the opportunity to give back > to the TSA. > > Ae you interested? The role is not difficult and I will be happy to show any > one how the bookkeeping for the organization works. Is it time consuming? No, > not really, but it does require you to stay on top of the business else it > becomes a pain in the ass. Do you need a business background? No, but it > would help if you can add and subtract! > > As a final thought - Are you a business student at one of the Universities > looking for something to add to your professional resume? This would be a > wonderful addition to your resume as you prepare to enter the cold, cruel > world upon graduation. > > Please send me an e-mail if you are curious and I will go into more detail. > > Cavingly, > > > > Michael Cicherski > coastalca...@me.com > 361-816-1366 - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] RE: Malloru update, 7/30/13
That, of course, should have said "Mallory update" not "Malloru update" ... Too early to type, I guess! -Original Message- From: Emily McGowan [mailto:emm...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 5:46 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com; greater_houston_gro...@yahoogroups.com Cc: 'Steve's IPhone' Subject: Malloru update, 7/30/13 >From Mallory's mother: Hi everyone, I love a day like today. I was so shocked when I walked into the room. I came later than usual because I thought it would be a calm day after yesterday and I had some of Mal's business to take care of. She was sleeping peacefully and all the IV's were off, the ventilator was unplugged. I go up and start talking to her and her eyes open and stay open and she blinks. She also started moving. I was thrilled. Then the nurse came in and gave me the update. I have to laugh at my ignorance and ignorance is bliss. The nurse tells me they were able to X-ray her neck and would get results later in the day. Apparently, the brace was in place because they could not tell if she had any broken bones in her neck. They didn't want her to move and get paralyzed. I'm glad I didn't know that. They had told me earlier the brace was keeping all her tubes in place. Now that I think about it, I should have questioned it, but frankly we have been facing so much, I didn't need to worry about that too. It was a few longs hours waiting for the good news of no broken bones. But the best news was no brain infection. I told Steve share the news. We love the good news. This afternoon was rough for her. She is coughing up the junk in her lungs and she is miserable, she makes these bad faces. But it really is good for her. They have to suction occasionally and clean the trachea tube. But they like she has a good vigorous cough. Hemogobin level good. No need for extra blood, they had to give her some a few days ago. White blood count getting lower. No sedation at all. Just antibiotics and tube feeding. Keep it up, Mal. Please keep up the prayers. She still needs them. Thanks for all your concern.Also, if anyone is interested, Dr.Liao, who I think is just fabulous, showed a website to my sister, Patti (who came for a few days) and me and printed out some information for us. The site is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. It has a listing of the levels a person goes through as they recover from brain trauma. Also, I wanted to update on Mal's friend. He has finally been added to this list. His dad has been on it. But the mama hen in me did not want him to be too stressed until he got better after his two surgeries. He is recovering, has shooting pains at times in his legs, but getting better day by day. His name is Rex Dean Rainach, Jr. His family has always called him Dean, but after he got out of college, he went by Rex in the working world. I met him as Rex and then his family was calling him Dean and those first few days, my mind was addled and I struggled with the name change. So we changed his name again. In Avoyelles Parish, French is still around to some degree. People call each other T whatever, meaning little. How it is spelled is questionable, but it is short for petite. Our kids call each other T-Cal, T-Mal. So we decided to call him T-Rex. Then we realized that is the abbreviation for a dinosaur. Anyway, I like the name but eventually we will have to figure what he wants to be called. He has been calling most days when he wasn't in surgery. I would sugarcoat at first but came clean today and laid things out. Frankly, I think his dad already did and he had to figure it out after all this time. But I will always be a protective mom. And my daughter's friends get my momma loving also. Have a good night or day. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] RE: Malloru update, 7/30/13
That, of course, should have said "Mallory update" not "Malloru update" ... Too early to type, I guess! -Original Message- From: Emily McGowan [mailto:emm...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 5:46 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com; greater_houston_gro...@yahoogroups.com Cc: 'Steve's IPhone' Subject: Malloru update, 7/30/13 >From Mallory's mother: Hi everyone, I love a day like today. I was so shocked when I walked into the room. I came later than usual because I thought it would be a calm day after yesterday and I had some of Mal's business to take care of. She was sleeping peacefully and all the IV's were off, the ventilator was unplugged. I go up and start talking to her and her eyes open and stay open and she blinks. She also started moving. I was thrilled. Then the nurse came in and gave me the update. I have to laugh at my ignorance and ignorance is bliss. The nurse tells me they were able to X-ray her neck and would get results later in the day. Apparently, the brace was in place because they could not tell if she had any broken bones in her neck. They didn't want her to move and get paralyzed. I'm glad I didn't know that. They had told me earlier the brace was keeping all her tubes in place. Now that I think about it, I should have questioned it, but frankly we have been facing so much, I didn't need to worry about that too. It was a few longs hours waiting for the good news of no broken bones. But the best news was no brain infection. I told Steve share the news. We love the good news. This afternoon was rough for her. She is coughing up the junk in her lungs and she is miserable, she makes these bad faces. But it really is good for her. They have to suction occasionally and clean the trachea tube. But they like she has a good vigorous cough. Hemogobin level good. No need for extra blood, they had to give her some a few days ago. White blood count getting lower. No sedation at all. Just antibiotics and tube feeding. Keep it up, Mal. Please keep up the prayers. She still needs them. Thanks for all your concern.Also, if anyone is interested, Dr.Liao, who I think is just fabulous, showed a website to my sister, Patti (who came for a few days) and me and printed out some information for us. The site is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. It has a listing of the levels a person goes through as they recover from brain trauma. Also, I wanted to update on Mal's friend. He has finally been added to this list. His dad has been on it. But the mama hen in me did not want him to be too stressed until he got better after his two surgeries. He is recovering, has shooting pains at times in his legs, but getting better day by day. His name is Rex Dean Rainach, Jr. His family has always called him Dean, but after he got out of college, he went by Rex in the working world. I met him as Rex and then his family was calling him Dean and those first few days, my mind was addled and I struggled with the name change. So we changed his name again. In Avoyelles Parish, French is still around to some degree. People call each other T whatever, meaning little. How it is spelled is questionable, but it is short for petite. Our kids call each other T-Cal, T-Mal. So we decided to call him T-Rex. Then we realized that is the abbreviation for a dinosaur. Anyway, I like the name but eventually we will have to figure what he wants to be called. He has been calling most days when he wasn't in surgery. I would sugarcoat at first but came clean today and laid things out. Frankly, I think his dad already did and he had to figure it out after all this time. But I will always be a protective mom. And my daughter's friends get my momma loving also. Have a good night or day. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] RE: Malloru update, 7/30/13
That, of course, should have said "Mallory update" not "Malloru update" ... Too early to type, I guess! -Original Message- From: Emily McGowan [mailto:emm...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 5:46 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com; greater_houston_gro...@yahoogroups.com Cc: 'Steve's IPhone' Subject: Malloru update, 7/30/13 >From Mallory's mother: Hi everyone, I love a day like today. I was so shocked when I walked into the room. I came later than usual because I thought it would be a calm day after yesterday and I had some of Mal's business to take care of. She was sleeping peacefully and all the IV's were off, the ventilator was unplugged. I go up and start talking to her and her eyes open and stay open and she blinks. She also started moving. I was thrilled. Then the nurse came in and gave me the update. I have to laugh at my ignorance and ignorance is bliss. The nurse tells me they were able to X-ray her neck and would get results later in the day. Apparently, the brace was in place because they could not tell if she had any broken bones in her neck. They didn't want her to move and get paralyzed. I'm glad I didn't know that. They had told me earlier the brace was keeping all her tubes in place. Now that I think about it, I should have questioned it, but frankly we have been facing so much, I didn't need to worry about that too. It was a few longs hours waiting for the good news of no broken bones. But the best news was no brain infection. I told Steve share the news. We love the good news. This afternoon was rough for her. She is coughing up the junk in her lungs and she is miserable, she makes these bad faces. But it really is good for her. They have to suction occasionally and clean the trachea tube. But they like she has a good vigorous cough. Hemogobin level good. No need for extra blood, they had to give her some a few days ago. White blood count getting lower. No sedation at all. Just antibiotics and tube feeding. Keep it up, Mal. Please keep up the prayers. She still needs them. Thanks for all your concern.Also, if anyone is interested, Dr.Liao, who I think is just fabulous, showed a website to my sister, Patti (who came for a few days) and me and printed out some information for us. The site is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. It has a listing of the levels a person goes through as they recover from brain trauma. Also, I wanted to update on Mal's friend. He has finally been added to this list. His dad has been on it. But the mama hen in me did not want him to be too stressed until he got better after his two surgeries. He is recovering, has shooting pains at times in his legs, but getting better day by day. His name is Rex Dean Rainach, Jr. His family has always called him Dean, but after he got out of college, he went by Rex in the working world. I met him as Rex and then his family was calling him Dean and those first few days, my mind was addled and I struggled with the name change. So we changed his name again. In Avoyelles Parish, French is still around to some degree. People call each other T whatever, meaning little. How it is spelled is questionable, but it is short for petite. Our kids call each other T-Cal, T-Mal. So we decided to call him T-Rex. Then we realized that is the abbreviation for a dinosaur. Anyway, I like the name but eventually we will have to figure what he wants to be called. He has been calling most days when he wasn't in surgery. I would sugarcoat at first but came clean today and laid things out. Frankly, I think his dad already did and he had to figure it out after all this time. But I will always be a protective mom. And my daughter's friends get my momma loving also. Have a good night or day. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Malloru update, 7/30/13
>From Mallory's mother: Hi everyone, I love a day like today. I was so shocked when I walked into the room. I came later than usual because I thought it would be a calm day after yesterday and I had some of Mal's business to take care of. She was sleeping peacefully and all the IV's were off, the ventilator was unplugged. I go up and start talking to her and her eyes open and stay open and she blinks. She also started moving. I was thrilled. Then the nurse came in and gave me the update. I have to laugh at my ignorance and ignorance is bliss. The nurse tells me they were able to X-ray her neck and would get results later in the day. Apparently, the brace was in place because they could not tell if she had any broken bones in her neck. They didn't want her to move and get paralyzed. I'm glad I didn't know that. They had told me earlier the brace was keeping all her tubes in place. Now that I think about it, I should have questioned it, but frankly we have been facing so much, I didn't need to worry about that too. It was a few longs hours waiting for the good news of no broken bones. But the best news was no brain infection. I told Steve share the news. We love the good news. This afternoon was rough for her. She is coughing up the junk in her lungs and she is miserable, she makes these bad faces. But it really is good for her. They have to suction occasionally and clean the trachea tube. But they like she has a good vigorous cough. Hemogobin level good. No need for extra blood, they had to give her some a few days ago. White blood count getting lower. No sedation at all. Just antibiotics and tube feeding. Keep it up, Mal. Please keep up the prayers. She still needs them. Thanks for all your concern.Also, if anyone is interested, Dr.Liao, who I think is just fabulous, showed a website to my sister, Patti (who came for a few days) and me and printed out some information for us. The site is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. It has a listing of the levels a person goes through as they recover from brain trauma. Also, I wanted to update on Mal's friend. He has finally been added to this list. His dad has been on it. But the mama hen in me did not want him to be too stressed until he got better after his two surgeries. He is recovering, has shooting pains at times in his legs, but getting better day by day. His name is Rex Dean Rainach, Jr. His family has always called him Dean, but after he got out of college, he went by Rex in the working world. I met him as Rex and then his family was calling him Dean and those first few days, my mind was addled and I struggled with the name change. So we changed his name again. In Avoyelles Parish, French is still around to some degree. People call each other T whatever, meaning little. How it is spelled is questionable, but it is short for petite. Our kids call each other T-Cal, T-Mal. So we decided to call him T-Rex. Then we realized that is the abbreviation for a dinosaur. Anyway, I like the name but eventually we will have to figure what he wants to be called. He has been calling most days when he wasn't in surgery. I would sugarcoat at first but came clean today and laid things out. Frankly, I think his dad already did and he had to figure it out after all this time. But I will always be a protective mom. And my daughter's friends get my momma loving also. Have a good night or day. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Malloru update, 7/30/13
>From Mallory's mother: Hi everyone, I love a day like today. I was so shocked when I walked into the room. I came later than usual because I thought it would be a calm day after yesterday and I had some of Mal's business to take care of. She was sleeping peacefully and all the IV's were off, the ventilator was unplugged. I go up and start talking to her and her eyes open and stay open and she blinks. She also started moving. I was thrilled. Then the nurse came in and gave me the update. I have to laugh at my ignorance and ignorance is bliss. The nurse tells me they were able to X-ray her neck and would get results later in the day. Apparently, the brace was in place because they could not tell if she had any broken bones in her neck. They didn't want her to move and get paralyzed. I'm glad I didn't know that. They had told me earlier the brace was keeping all her tubes in place. Now that I think about it, I should have questioned it, but frankly we have been facing so much, I didn't need to worry about that too. It was a few longs hours waiting for the good news of no broken bones. But the best news was no brain infection. I told Steve share the news. We love the good news. This afternoon was rough for her. She is coughing up the junk in her lungs and she is miserable, she makes these bad faces. But it really is good for her. They have to suction occasionally and clean the trachea tube. But they like she has a good vigorous cough. Hemogobin level good. No need for extra blood, they had to give her some a few days ago. White blood count getting lower. No sedation at all. Just antibiotics and tube feeding. Keep it up, Mal. Please keep up the prayers. She still needs them. Thanks for all your concern.Also, if anyone is interested, Dr.Liao, who I think is just fabulous, showed a website to my sister, Patti (who came for a few days) and me and printed out some information for us. The site is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. It has a listing of the levels a person goes through as they recover from brain trauma. Also, I wanted to update on Mal's friend. He has finally been added to this list. His dad has been on it. But the mama hen in me did not want him to be too stressed until he got better after his two surgeries. He is recovering, has shooting pains at times in his legs, but getting better day by day. His name is Rex Dean Rainach, Jr. His family has always called him Dean, but after he got out of college, he went by Rex in the working world. I met him as Rex and then his family was calling him Dean and those first few days, my mind was addled and I struggled with the name change. So we changed his name again. In Avoyelles Parish, French is still around to some degree. People call each other T whatever, meaning little. How it is spelled is questionable, but it is short for petite. Our kids call each other T-Cal, T-Mal. So we decided to call him T-Rex. Then we realized that is the abbreviation for a dinosaur. Anyway, I like the name but eventually we will have to figure what he wants to be called. He has been calling most days when he wasn't in surgery. I would sugarcoat at first but came clean today and laid things out. Frankly, I think his dad already did and he had to figure it out after all this time. But I will always be a protective mom. And my daughter's friends get my momma loving also. Have a good night or day. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Malloru update, 7/30/13
>From Mallory's mother: Hi everyone, I love a day like today. I was so shocked when I walked into the room. I came later than usual because I thought it would be a calm day after yesterday and I had some of Mal's business to take care of. She was sleeping peacefully and all the IV's were off, the ventilator was unplugged. I go up and start talking to her and her eyes open and stay open and she blinks. She also started moving. I was thrilled. Then the nurse came in and gave me the update. I have to laugh at my ignorance and ignorance is bliss. The nurse tells me they were able to X-ray her neck and would get results later in the day. Apparently, the brace was in place because they could not tell if she had any broken bones in her neck. They didn't want her to move and get paralyzed. I'm glad I didn't know that. They had told me earlier the brace was keeping all her tubes in place. Now that I think about it, I should have questioned it, but frankly we have been facing so much, I didn't need to worry about that too. It was a few longs hours waiting for the good news of no broken bones. But the best news was no brain infection. I told Steve share the news. We love the good news. This afternoon was rough for her. She is coughing up the junk in her lungs and she is miserable, she makes these bad faces. But it really is good for her. They have to suction occasionally and clean the trachea tube. But they like she has a good vigorous cough. Hemogobin level good. No need for extra blood, they had to give her some a few days ago. White blood count getting lower. No sedation at all. Just antibiotics and tube feeding. Keep it up, Mal. Please keep up the prayers. She still needs them. Thanks for all your concern.Also, if anyone is interested, Dr.Liao, who I think is just fabulous, showed a website to my sister, Patti (who came for a few days) and me and printed out some information for us. The site is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. It has a listing of the levels a person goes through as they recover from brain trauma. Also, I wanted to update on Mal's friend. He has finally been added to this list. His dad has been on it. But the mama hen in me did not want him to be too stressed until he got better after his two surgeries. He is recovering, has shooting pains at times in his legs, but getting better day by day. His name is Rex Dean Rainach, Jr. His family has always called him Dean, but after he got out of college, he went by Rex in the working world. I met him as Rex and then his family was calling him Dean and those first few days, my mind was addled and I struggled with the name change. So we changed his name again. In Avoyelles Parish, French is still around to some degree. People call each other T whatever, meaning little. How it is spelled is questionable, but it is short for petite. Our kids call each other T-Cal, T-Mal. So we decided to call him T-Rex. Then we realized that is the abbreviation for a dinosaur. Anyway, I like the name but eventually we will have to figure what he wants to be called. He has been calling most days when he wasn't in surgery. I would sugarcoat at first but came clean today and laid things out. Frankly, I think his dad already did and he had to figure it out after all this time. But I will always be a protective mom. And my daughter's friends get my momma loving also. Have a good night or day. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
