09/22/2011

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Happy Birthday Janet Houle
 
 
 
Neola Kofoid Garbe is having surgery for a blocked colon
Message from her husband Wally Garbe: Minot, ND
 

Neola is now in the hosptal and will undergo surgery at 7:00AM in the morning. She has a blocked colon (like she had 4 months ago) and also a hernia. The blockage could be caused by the hernia. Anyway both are to be repaired in the morning. She says if she owes you a reply to please excuse the delay and will try to get back to you when she is up to it.

Needless to say she would appreciate all the prayers she can recive that everything goes OK.

Wally

 
Follow up message from Wally

The surgery went well this morning . I think it only took a hour and a half to do. She was in the recovery for 2 hours. This is my interpretation of the procedure. The Dr stuffed and arranged the bowel back in place and than put a patch over it. This is a pretty simple explanation, but I think pretty close to right. It was done by laparoscopy. It was later in the day that some issues developed. She did have a bad headache and I think still has it when I left this evening. Anyway she was suppose to get a lot of walking in, but the nurses were so busy so she didn’t bug them. Anyway she did get out of bed and they took her to the bathroom. She than sat down in the recliner (if you can call it that) it is very low and she was afraid that those “puny” girls would drop her when trying to get her out of the chair. Later she was going to get up by herself and than found that there was a terrific strain on the procedure. After that she wouldn’t let the help get her up for fear she was going to break open the patch, so she sat in the chair. I finally went to supper and an “old hand” went into talk to her. When I got back she had been up and walked a little and to the bathroom. When I left tonight now she had tried to eat and developed hic-ups. So again a strain on the patch. So I don’t know when she will eat for fear of the hic-ups. She was going to call for help when I left and was going to try to get more walking in tonight. Now will she get home tomorrow, I don’t know. I presume it will be how she responds overnight. She does have a drainage tube into the incision and there is some drainage. As far as I know the doctor had not been in this afternoon/tonight. She didn’t have any company, which was good, because of her head ache.

 

 

Neola, I was so supprised to get this message from Wally. This must have come on quickly. We are so glad that your surgery went well and that you are on your way to recovery. We know it is painful, but you will get there. We are all thinking about you. Gary
 
 
 
 
Reno Air Races accident
Message from Doreen Larson Moran (BHS ’61): Usk, WA & Hazelton, ND
 
 
One of the victims at the Reno Air Races has Souris/Bottineau roots. Noah
is the son of Kent and Shirley Joraanstad now of Freemont CA.
—– Original Message —–
From: “Anita Hovland”
If you google ktuu it is an Alaska news station and click on the first
news you will see the article about Noah answered as only he would.
I think he was also interviewed for the today show I think for Monday but
they do have a Sunday edition so you might want to check.
 
 
Just a brief note on the extent of some of Noah’s injuries. Doreen
—– Original Message —–
From: “Julie Joraanstad”
:34 AM
Subject: Update
Seth heard from Kent. What Noah has is an open wound from bottom butt
about two feet up. Kent said when they change the dressing you can
actually see the lung. Since it is an open wound it can’t be stitched so
will be in the hospital a few days for sure.
He was literally a hair from lung and kidney puncture. Keep praying for
no infection. He also has some stitches in his head and not sure what
else.
 
 
 
Posting of the day – News IQ test
Posted by Larry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND


The best part of this test is not your own score.While interesting, it is the demographic breakdown of how well Older Americans scored versus Younger, Men verses Women, etc. Take it for yourself to see all the results. Pay particular attention to the breakdown: Demographic breakdowns by question

 

 

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Interesting and simple test.It’s astonishing that so many people got less than half right.

 

 

These results say that 80% of the (voting) public doesn’t have a clue – and that’s pretty scary.

 

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Test your knowledge with 11 questions, then be ready to shudder when you see how others did.

 

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http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php