The Sleeping Giant Awakens...

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Well I'll try again just to see if it works. I wish I could have posted my two articles but it was not to be .

A little update

Hey family!

First of all, thanks so much for all of your prayers this past week/weekend. I am now at home recovering from the appendectomy (did I spell that right?). I had to have the surgery last night, and it was a rough night after because the Dr's did not communicate to the nurses that I was allowed to have my regular migraine medicine following the surgery.

My mom came and saved the day the following morning. She took one look at me (I was in very very bad shape) and took great pains to explain that I was not hurting from the surgery, I was hurting from the migraine. Anyway, after trying the morphine (which didn't ease the migraine at all) and the regular anti-nausea (which also did nothing) they finally listened to my mom and got me the regular migraine medicine. Within 15 minutes I was sitting up and talking. My mom actually said that for the first time in 2 hours I could open my eyes and communicate! Before that I could not do anything other than sign thumbs up or thumbs down because talking made me so sick.

So, the doctors and nurses all pointed fingers at eachother as to why I didn't recieve the medicine I needed. I did have one nurse named Mike who was really wonderful, he was the one who finally went and called the Dr so that I could get the migraine medicine.

I am now at home as I said before, and I am very pleased to report that the surgery did seem to fix the pain coming from my appendix. This was a big concern because the tests did not show that I have appendicitis, so it was a bit of a risk to remove the appendix and hope that it was the cause.

Please continue your prayers that I have a speedy recovery with no further questions, and that we all stay healthy! Cody is having to give up his bike trip for financial reasons, and I have to return my road bike that I just bought last week. I guess God has a reason for everything, and I am just so grateful that I have a wonderful family to pray over me and keep my spirits up!

On that note - rain check on the Pepto dance Uncle Matt?

Thanks again to all of you!
Love
Emily

Big weekend for Peter, then Emily got sick

Family, rally round.
Emily checked into the hospital in San Diego this morning (Tuesday) with abdominal pain. After much testing and no eating or drinking, she was finally operated on for appendicitis this evening. All seems to have gone well. The problem did not really show up on the CAT scan, so it was a bit tricky deciding whether to go ahead. Let us hope that she heals quickly and there is no further trouble.
This all began while the family was in Colorado for Peter's graduation. Hey Pete, congratulations! Another big life step conpleted - what do a few more summer courses matter? Happens to everyone who changes his major.

These details may be sketchy. Kathy filled me in on most of it, and I hope I got it right. (Thanks, Kathy, for keeping me posted as it went along.) I also hope someone will add details as they become available, as they say on the news programs. I talked to Emily just before the operation, and she was not looking forward eagerly to it, but convinced, I think, that it was the right move.

And all this when Cody's bike trip was to start next weekend in San Francisco. He, of course, spent the day at the hospital, as did Kathy. Not one of life's happiest surprises.

A Real Trip

Speaking for the family, I believe we would like to know about the bike trip that Cody is about to embark on. All I know is that he will be leaving San Francisco with his friends this Sunday morning, and they plan to arrive in San Diego in 5 days. (Talk about saddle sore!)
How about filling in some of the details for us, Cody?

Dear Old Mom

Here's an unusual way to commemorate Mother's Day:
Being a mother myself I am daring to suggest that we share a memory of our mom that she might not choose to have included in her biography.
In my case, I remember that there were occasions, say when the toast burned, or she discovered she had sewed something together wrong side up, that I'd hear her quietly saying "scheiss". Even though I was quite young at the time, it didn't take me long to figure out what that meant in English. As a matter of fact, to this day I seem to rely on it myself on appropriate occasions. Thanks, Mom.

An official request

Alright. I have noticed that there have been a few unofficial requests here and there for Kulka History stories. I am making an official request. I love hearing any stories of my relatives, especially those in the Czech Republic since I have been there. Those of you who have stories about Kulkas, please do share! (This is a nudge to Western Sage and Aunt Licy mostly, but anyone who who wants to share I would love it) I feel like I can never know too much about where I came from and who I am related to, and the best way for me to find out are these wonderful tales from the past. So please, let the stories begin!