[Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary
Re: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary
[Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13
From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - 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] Mallory report, 8/10/13
This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better. Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass... Roger Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - 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: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13
Keep on fighting, Mallory! This is some of the best news yet. Chris On Aug 11, 2013 8:57 AM, Roger Moore cavera...@aol.com wrote: ** This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better. Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass... Roger Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. -- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com __._,_.___ Reply via web posthttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxNGNrdjNnBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BG1zZ0lkAzEyMjc4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMA--?act=replymessageNum=12278 Reply to sender cavera...@aol.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BTexascavers%5D%20Mallory%20report%2C%208%2F10%2F13 Reply to group greater_houston_gro...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BTexascavers%5D%20Mallory%20report%2C%208%2F10%2F13 Start a New Topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcW83Z3A2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMA-- Messages in this topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/message/12277;_ylc=X3oDMTM2NTVqOTdlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BG1zZ0lkAzEyMjc4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMAR0cGNJZAMxMjI3Nw--(2) Recent Activity: Visit Your Grouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto;_ylc=X3oDMTJlN2NhOGhsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMA-- [image: Yahoo! Groups]http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcmFoMWs3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMzc2MjI5NDMw Switch to: Text-Onlygreater_houston_grotto-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional, Daily Digestgreater_houston_grotto-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest• Unsubscribegreater_houston_grotto-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe• Terms of Use http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ • Send us Feedback
[Texascavers] Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13
Mal is my hero! Sent from mobile device Kevin McGowan Photography 5250 Gulfton, Suite 2F Houston TX 77081 Studio: (713) 665-3818 Cell: (281) 433-2474 On Aug 11, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Roger Moore cavera...@aol.com wrote: This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better. Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass... Roger Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: greater_houston_grotto-dig...@yahoogroups.com greater_houston_grotto-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: greater_houston_grotto-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ - 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] Mallory report, 8/10/13
George Paul and I are so thrilled to hear this news. We are continuing to keep her and her folks and Caleb in our thoughts and prayers. Jen On Aug 11, 2013 8:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
texascavers Digest 12 Aug 2013 02:25:14 -0000 Issue 1818
texascavers Digest 12 Aug 2013 02:25:14 - Issue 1818 Topics (messages 22363 through 22376): Re: New NSS Fellows 22363 by: Geary Schindel 22369 by: Julia Germany 22370 by: Julia Germany Mallory report, 8/10/13 22364 by: Emily McGowan 22365 by: Roger Moore 22368 by: Gill Edigar 22371 by: George-Paul Richmann Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13 22366 by: Chris Lafferty 22367 by: Kevin McGowan New Fellows 22372 by: David Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) 22373 by: Mark Minton 22374 by: Stefan Creaser 22375 by: Julia Germany 22376 by: Julia Germany Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-unsubscr...@texascavers.com To post to the list, e-mail: texascavers@texascavers.com -- ---BeginMessage--- FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- FAR OUT! I don't think I have ever met Bill, but Marvin I have known for many years. Many congrats to both of you. I know how hard you have to work to reach this achievement and I know it is not given lightly. julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:39 am Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to
[Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - 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: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
Can we have the NSS convention in Austin for the next 5 years? From: Mark Minton [mmin...@caver.net] Sent: 11 August 2013 20:26 To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. - 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: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
While I send my condolences to those who got hosed, I am relieved to know that the traditional NSS thunderstorm made its usual untimely appearance. Some of you scientists out there need to determine why, no matter where it's held, this event attracts such severe weather. Thanks for the update, Mark. Now I know all in well in the world order. julia -Original Message- From: Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net To: texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 8:26 pm Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - 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: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
I second that motion!!! I've never seen an event draw such predictable precipitation!! -WaV On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Stefan Creaser stefan.crea...@arm.comwrote: Can we have the NSS convention in Austin for the next 5 years? From: Mark Minton [mmin...@caver.net] Sent: 11 August 2013 20:26 To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] New Fellows
Is this the Bill Stephens that was instrumental in helping with the cable-ladder contest at TCR back in the mid to late 80's ? I think that guy also won lots of cable-ladder contest, and taught lots of kids and newbie cavers how to properly climb a cable-ladder.
texascavers Digest 11 Aug 2013 12:39:50 -0000 Issue 1817
texascavers Digest 11 Aug 2013 12:39:50 - Issue 1817 Topics (messages 22349 through 22362): Re: Mallory report, 8/8/13 22349 by: Kevin McGowan 22350 by: Galen Falgout 22351 by: Sheryl Rieck Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/8/13 22352 by: Julia Germany New emergency gadget 22353 by: David 22354 by: Stefan Creaser 22355 by: Lyndon Tiu 22356 by: George D. Nincehelser Mallory report, 8/9/13 22357 by: Emily McGowan Convention updates ? 22358 by: David convention newsletters 22359 by: David convention update correction 22360 by: David another convention update ( and correction ) 22361 by: David New NSS Fellows 22362 by: Geary Schindel Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-unsubscr...@texascavers.com To post to the list, e-mail: texascavers@texascavers.com -- ---BeginMessage--- That is fantastic news! I'm s happy for Mal!! Sent from mobile device Kevin McGowan Photography 5250 Gulfton, Suite 2F Houston TX 77081 Studio: (713) 665-3818 Cell: (281) 433-2474 On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: This is such wonderful news!!! What a fantastic day! When asked during OT what her name was she answered: Mallory Mayeux. Where was she from: Longbridge, Louisiana (It's really where we live-suburb of Cottonport). Who was I- Miss Vickie-This is what my little Pre-K students call me and she calls me that sometimes especially when she is picking on me. Later in the day, the speech therapist asked her brother's name. She answered Caleb Mayeux. And it was so neat when her grandma called me. I had my mom talk to her on the phone. Well, mom said Hey Mallory, and Mal answered back Hey grandma. I was floored by all of this and so excited I cried. She is mouthing all of this and it comes out as a faint whisper at best because she has the trachea tube in and air is not passing over her vocal cords. They have what is called a voice little round thing on the end of her tube that she wears during the day to help her make sound but she isn't forceful enough. But it is clear to everyone what she is saying.She is enunciating very clearly. Also, during OT Steve told them how she had been on American Idol and sang I'm so excited. So the OT who is exactly Mal's age found it on her I-phone and her and Mal sang it and Mal even danced (moving her shoulders) while sitting on the exercise bench. We were so shocked. It was Mal's personality coming out. Everybody loved it. She was so funny because she kept reaching for the OT's I-phone, was able to turn it on. But the OT would say you have to sit for however long, then I will give it to you. We have Mal's I-phone there but she didn't want to listen to her music when I asked-too tired. It is password protected, so we will have to wait until she can open it. She also turned on a blinking wand, is helping to push up for sitting and standing, responding to commands. Absolutely incredible! Please say those thanksgiving prayers. The doctors say she is moving fast. The only sad thing is that now that she is aware (not constantly though) she cried four different times today. Once, when her dad had to leave. He woke up this morning at 2:30 a.m. to go to court about the guy who hit her. We are definitely going to be the squeaking wheel. The prosecutor has 600 cases, but most are not nearly as serious as Mal's. But she calmed down when I told her dad would be back the next day. Later, she was being put on the tilt table where they need to test her blood pressure as she stands. It takes a long time and they have to check all along the way. When she got to the top, she started crying, her muscles are hurting, and she is strapped in, too. So I just hugged her and she wrapped her arms around me and hugged me, too. It felt so good to be able to hug her after not being able to touch her for so long. She calms down after loving and reassuring her. We are still in awe of the accomplishments of today. Thanks for your prayers and good wishes. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- Wow I'm crying right now after reading this. Keep up the hard work mal we know u can pull thu this Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2013, at 6:47 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: This is such wonderful news!!! What a fantastic day! When asked during OT what her name was she answered: Mallory Mayeux. Where was she from:
[Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary
[Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary
Re: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
FAR OUT! I don't think I have ever met Bill, but Marvin I have known for many years. Many congrats to both of you. I know how hard you have to work to reach this achievement and I know it is not given lightly. julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:39 am Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary
Re: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary
[Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13
From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - 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] Mallory report, 8/10/13
This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better. Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass... Roger Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - 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: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13
Keep on fighting, Mallory! This is some of the best news yet. Chris On Aug 11, 2013 8:57 AM, Roger Moore cavera...@aol.com wrote: ** This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better. Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass... Roger Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. -- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com __._,_.___ Reply via web posthttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxNGNrdjNnBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BG1zZ0lkAzEyMjc4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMA--?act=replymessageNum=12278 Reply to sender cavera...@aol.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BTexascavers%5D%20Mallory%20report%2C%208%2F10%2F13 Reply to group greater_houston_gro...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BTexascavers%5D%20Mallory%20report%2C%208%2F10%2F13 Start a New Topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcW83Z3A2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMA-- Messages in this topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/message/12277;_ylc=X3oDMTM2NTVqOTdlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BG1zZ0lkAzEyMjc4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMAR0cGNJZAMxMjI3Nw--(2) Recent Activity: Visit Your Grouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto;_ylc=X3oDMTJlN2NhOGhsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTM3NjIyOTQzMA-- [image: Yahoo! Groups]http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcmFoMWs3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzMTI3NTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI1NDA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMzc2MjI5NDMw Switch to: Text-Onlygreater_houston_grotto-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional, Daily Digestgreater_houston_grotto-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest• Unsubscribegreater_houston_grotto-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe• Terms of Use http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ • Send us Feedback
[Texascavers] Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13
Mal is my hero! Sent from mobile device Kevin McGowan Photography 5250 Gulfton, Suite 2F Houston TX 77081 Studio: (713) 665-3818 Cell: (281) 433-2474 On Aug 11, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Roger Moore cavera...@aol.com wrote: This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better. Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass... Roger Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/greater_houston_grotto/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: greater_houston_grotto-dig...@yahoogroups.com greater_houston_grotto-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: greater_houston_grotto-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ - 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] Mallory report, 8/10/13
Come on, Mal. We're pulling for ya. --Ediger On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - 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] Mallory report, 8/10/13
George Paul and I are so thrilled to hear this news. We are continuing to keep her and her folks and Caleb in our thoughts and prayers. Jen On Aug 11, 2013 8:53 AM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to her, I'm helping as much as I can. She turned to him and said, I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much. A few minutes later, she was asking Why? over and over, and after a few minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, So that when it's over, we can appreciate how good things are. She looked me in the eye and said, Well, that sucks. It was hard not to laugh. She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart. Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved her legs, but they did the actual walking). Yes, today was a good day. Steve Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
texascavers Digest 12 Aug 2013 02:25:14 -0000 Issue 1818
texascavers Digest 12 Aug 2013 02:25:14 - Issue 1818 Topics (messages 22363 through 22376): Re: New NSS Fellows 22363 by: Geary Schindel 22369 by: Julia Germany 22370 by: Julia Germany Mallory report, 8/10/13 22364 by: Emily McGowan 22365 by: Roger Moore 22368 by: Gill Edigar 22371 by: George-Paul Richmann Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13 22366 by: Chris Lafferty 22367 by: Kevin McGowan New Fellows 22372 by: David Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) 22373 by: Mark Minton 22374 by: Stefan Creaser 22375 by: Julia Germany 22376 by: Julia Germany Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-subscr...@texascavers.com To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: texascavers-digest-unsubscr...@texascavers.com To post to the list, e-mail: texascavers@texascavers.com -- ---BeginMessage--- FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- FAR OUT! I don't think I have ever met Bill, but Marvin I have known for many years. Many congrats to both of you. I know how hard you have to work to reach this achievement and I know it is not given lightly. julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:39 am Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- From her father, Steve: Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK. She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was relieved to find out that she was not crazy, as she put it. Apparently, she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I said she'd fully recover in a few months. It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She kept asking for help, and asking Why? over and over. At one point, when she kept saying help, Caleb said to
[Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - 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: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
Can we have the NSS convention in Austin for the next 5 years? From: Mark Minton [mmin...@caver.net] Sent: 11 August 2013 20:26 To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. - 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: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
While I send my condolences to those who got hosed, I am relieved to know that the traditional NSS thunderstorm made its usual untimely appearance. Some of you scientists out there need to determine why, no matter where it's held, this event attracts such severe weather. Thanks for the update, Mark. Now I know all in well in the world order. julia -Original Message- From: Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net To: texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 8:26 pm Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - 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: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
Stefan REALLY wants to get the local lake levels back up. Most are down some 30-40 feet. As Eugene Ebell used to say about his beautiful albeit dry travertine dams at Cave Without a Name, What we need here is a good 10 rain. Five years in row of those would make him a happy man ;) julia -Original Message- From: Stefan Creaser stefan.crea...@arm.com To: Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net; texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 9:18 pm Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) Can we have the NSS convention in Austin for the next 5 years? From: Mark Minton [mmin...@caver.net] Sent: 11 August 2013 20:26 To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. - 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: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
I second that motion!!! I've never seen an event draw such predictable precipitation!! -WaV On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Stefan Creaser stefan.crea...@arm.comwrote: Can we have the NSS convention in Austin for the next 5 years? From: Mark Minton [mmin...@caver.net] Sent: 11 August 2013 20:26 To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows) While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks, but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet. Mark At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote: WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention And I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me.. Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a good one! julia -Original Message- From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org To: Texas Cavers texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: Bill Stephens stephen...@yahoo.com; Marvin Miller mlmil...@gvtc.com Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the award winners. Geary From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM To: Texas Cavers Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans. Geary Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] New Fellows
Is this the Bill Stephens that was instrumental in helping with the cable-ladder contest at TCR back in the mid to late 80's ? I think that guy also won lots of cable-ladder contest, and taught lots of kids and newbie cavers how to properly climb a cable-ladder.
