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Lander
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Boulder
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Oct 25, 2007 - 09:43pm PT
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I'm in Boulder, so if you need a break for a hike or an extra room, let me know.
Steph
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Charlotte
climber
DC, Turks and Caicos
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Oct 26, 2007 - 01:31am PT
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Hey Bob-Meister,
Well, according to your sister, the news from Denver is very good and it seems you are doing better by the day. She also said that you are finally able to spend a little time outside and that put a smile back on my face! I'm ever so proud of the fight you are putting on and I just can't wait for the day when you are fully back with us and we can look back on all the progress you have made.
Last week I stopped over in Nairobi on my way to Madagascar and had dinner with Jules and Eduardo. It was eerie being back there, driving from the airport to Langata, all these familiar places I always associate with you, but knowing that you were miles and hours away - in any event, I thought about you so hard and so much that you MUST have felt it. Then, after dinner, I saw the video of Jules and Eduardo's wedding and saw you on the dhow, about to land on the beach, looking very professional with all your gear, but also breaking in a big goofy grin from time to time: it totally made my day!
Things are good here in Madagascar, and I just came back from four days in the field. We were participating in a big sailing race along the west coast - basically across the Mozambique Channel from Tanzania - with about 25 "boutres", the traditional sailing boats that look a bit like the Kenyan dhows, and it was totally awesome. I will try and figure out how to post photos here and send you a bit of a taste of the whole thing. Otherwise, "work" is still going really well ;-)
Right, Bud, that's it for now. Remember that the distance does not matter one bit, that I think about you day in, day out, and that I constantly send you love, courage and all the strength in the world.
And, as always, I hold you close in the back of my mind,
Charlotte
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bunnypoo
climber
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Oct 26, 2007 - 12:15pm PT
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Here's the good word from Faith 10/25:
Dear All,
Denver is proving itself rather quickly to be the "right" place for Bobby! It didn't take long to recalibrate from the momentum and slightly frenetic buzz of New York to the more peaceful, grounded and laid-back energy of Denver. Bobby has settled in incredibly well and we are all soo happy with
Kindred Hospital, where Bobby will be until he's ready for Craig. The days are very structured with alternating periods of high activity and rest, which makes much sense. The doctors, nurses and therapists at Kindred have been fantastic--blending meticulous and thoughtful care with a relaxed and easy feel (and Bobby has a great room with a view to lots of trees). The most exciting news is that Bobby has been able to respond with all sort of different hand signals to commands! AND he went outside and will be able to do so frequently. Things are really coming along and I'll be in touch sooner than later with more updates.
Visitors are really appreciated, but we're also still trying to fine tune Bobby's schedule and routine, so please do let us know beforehand if you're going to come by so we can figure out the best timing. Additionally: It is best to have only 1-2 people at a time with Bobby and when he looks like he is getting tired, it's important to let him rest. A 30-45 minute stay seems to be about right for now. Thanks!
Many many thanks to all of you for your phenomenal support, which continues to carry us all through--and look how far Bobby has come!
Lots of love always,
Faith
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 27, 2007 - 12:54pm PT
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hey there all... faith, bunnypoo, etc...
do you have the full, proper address for the hospital, as i have saved for this gift to send bobby and i want to make sure it gets to the right spot...
i will check online too, for the proper place... please post soon, thank you so very much...
see--that greatoutdoors is just heaven's magic!
i am very happy for you faith, keep cheering your brother on!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 27, 2007 - 05:28pm PT
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hey there bunnypoo and faith.. i sent the package to the hospital, with a note that it is for patient bobby model.. hope this works... god bless to all...
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J. Lehman
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Oct 29, 2007 - 06:16pm PT
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Bobby,
I've been reading about your progress with regularity. I am not typically an emotional guy, but your and your family's strength, determination and love has brought me to tears. I am overjoyed that you are finding your way back home (both physically and geographically!) Welcome back to the West, keep plugging along Bobby, you will recover. You will get back to tromping across the world on exciting adventures that we all can read about in NG. You are an inspiration.
Josh Lehman
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elemental
Gym climber
Lander, Wyoming
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Oct 29, 2007 - 07:05pm PT
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Hey Bobby,
Keep on working hard, my friend. Just spent yesterday with Amy and the kids and lots of friends celebrating Todd's birthday. I wish you could have been there but am glad as hell you are ANYWHERE at all. They built a great granite monument to him out at Red Canyon. I will get photos for you.
Faith says you are doing great things. Same as it ever was. I am so proud of you, man.
I will be by to see you soon.
Steve
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Nathan F
climber
Lander, WY & New York, NY
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Oct 30, 2007 - 01:13am PT
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Bobby, et al.
Well, sorry that you are no longer a subway ride away, but so glad you are in sight of the mountains (and perhaps jealous!).
Still sending city energy to you (the good parts of it anyway), and amazed at the unflagging energy that you have and inspire in your many friends.
thoughts from the east.
Nathan
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HR Coe
climber
Cody,WY
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Oct 30, 2007 - 01:44am PT
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Great to hear bobby is doing so well. It won't be long now before he comes back to everyone completely. I know having the Rocky Mountains nearby will speed up the process, especially if there are any mountains left in Colorado he hasn't climbed. As always sending prayers your way and wishing you all the best. Keep up the fight Model, we all miss ya.
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ThaVinci
climber
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Oct 30, 2007 - 12:21pm PT
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He there Bobby and Faith,
I am so happy to read this news. I heard about what happened not too long ago, and have been sending my best hopes and prayers ever since. Also people here at Unicef Netherlands were shocked and kept asking about you, feeling a sort of connection with Bobby just by having worked with his pictures from Kenya.
Working with you for two weeks in Kenya, traveling with you to some Unicef projects, was an amazing time. Travels like these are rare, as good and sometimes hard as it was, and Pamela, you and me being on such a good level with each other.
Everyone who loves his pictures as much as I do, see them on http://www.unicef-inside.nl, in bottommenu 'Andere landen' and 'Kenia' - forget about the Dutch text and just dwell on the pictures :-)
Ofcourse, as you know, the invitation to check out the Dutch mountains stands as solid as ever. Glad to see all the support you get, this is heart warming. Faith, get a big embrace for all you are doing, it's good to know you are at his side.
Big hug,
Vincent
ps As in Kenya, on our only day off at Hell's Gate, you were the climber and I was the runner (in awe of the climbers ofcourse). I just ran the marathon of Amsterdam to send you the strength!
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Charlotte
climber
DC, Turks and Caicos
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Oct 30, 2007 - 01:49pm PT
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Hey Bob-Meister,
I'm staying with some friends in a beautiful full house in the hills of Antananarivo, and they have a GREAT cook, who cooks some of the best food in town. Tonight, she prepared a great quiche, crudite, salad, and ... what can only be described as peanut butter pasta! I swear, Bud, you haunt me all the way to Malagasy cuisine, and I just LOVE it.
Keep up the good work, Bud, and I'll keep thinking of you.
As always, I hold you close in the back of my mind,
Charlotte
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shannon lucy Batenhorst
climber
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Oct 31, 2007 - 12:57am PT
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Hello Mr. Bob...Work out tonight w/ Steve and Ellen and the "Golden Girls"...Bug and Olive the gorgeous yellow lab girls. Still preparing for the olympics...now a jump rope contest ongoing with "the kid" Steve and Ms. Dale...who is whooping the sox off of the kid. He even tried to "cheat" tonite...hummmmm. Anyway, Dale is miles ahead. We did prepare (by Edward Scissorhand's method...snip, clip, glue!!!!) (too bad no time lapse video of us at work...forget this computer graphics stuff...we're into the real thing)...a worksheet for Steve to use as a training guide...will get a copy to you!!
Speaking of "Sox", in Denver Sat for game 3...with son Robert Doug in a hard cast, ankle, both bones...tib and fib...a "few" days in JH hospital with Dr. Champa/Teton Ortho at our side. Fortunately Sat Night the 20th ?? the night nurse's husband's grandfather /great grandfather??? was a former Red Sox player...We (my son says >>>I!!) were whooping, hollering...had to control the excitement or they'd send the Psych Unit down to take "the Mom
away...I don't think most who were there as patients noticed...
Though about you at Kindred...had a handicap parking ticket/ 9$ the cheapest part of the World Series ticket thing. Joe, partner at the Wild Iris, drove into the Handicap parking lot at Coors field...everyone had "sticks", wheel chairs, so for once Rob Douglas felt at home. Joe says, "where are the Handicap parking spots...????"...well there were at least 600 of them..whole parking lot painted blue for every parking spot w/ the WC logo...except for the Sox sweep...parking ALMOST the best part of the whole deal!!!
Couldn't help but cheer for the Rockies at the same time as the Sox...I suppose that's a little "split personality" at work...but who cares.
Love to hear that the Mtn. move has invigorated your outlook. Have a cool picture to mail from the JacksonHole Guide.
In seeing my son's dilemma with his horribly broken bones...and the outpouring from his friends...one w/ family in line when we arrived at Coors field...and right there to say hello and here's where to go...I cannot help but think of you and all the friends sending care and love....you, For Faith, for your Mom and Dad.
Another who cares...Shannon Lucy B.
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shannon lucy Batenhorst
climber
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Oct 31, 2007 - 01:00am PT
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Hello Mr. Bob...Work out tonight w/ Steve and Ellen and the "Golden Girls"...Bug and Olive the gorgeous yellow lab girls. Still preparing for the olympics...now a jump rope contest ongoing with "the kid" Steve and Ms. Dale...who is whooping the sox off of the kid. He even tried to "cheat" tonite...hummmmm. Anyway, Dale is miles ahead. We did prepare (by Edward Scissorhand's method...snip, clip, glue!!!!) (too bad no time lapse video of us at work...forget this computer graphics stuff...we're into the real thing)...a worksheet for Steve to use as a training guide...will get a copy to you!!
Speaking of "Sox", in Denver Sat for game 3...with son Robert Doug in a hard cast, ankle, both bones...tib and fib...a "few" days in JH hospital with Dr. Champa/Teton Ortho at our side. Fortunately Sat Night the 20th ?? the night nurse's husband's grandfather /great grandfather??? was a former Red Sox player...We (my son says >>>I!!) were whooping, hollering...had to control the excitement or they'd send the Psych Unit down to take "the Mom
away...I don't think most who were there as patients noticed...
Thought about you at Kindred...had a handicap parking ticket/ 9$ the cheapest part of the World Series ticket thing. Joe, partner at the Wild Iris, drove into the Handicap parking lot at Coors field...everyone had "sticks", wheel chairs, so for once Rob Douglas felt at home. Joe says, "where are the Handicap parking spots...????"...well there were at least 600 of them..whole parking lot painted blue for every parking spot w/ the WC logo...except for the Sox sweep...parking ALMOST the best part of the whole deal!!!
Couldn't help but cheer for the Rockies at the same time as the Sox...I suppose that's a little "split personality" at work...but who cares.
Love to hear that the Mtn. move has invigorated your outlook. Have a cool picture to mail from the JacksonHole Guide.
In seeing my son's dilemma with his horribly broken bones...and the outpouring from his friends...one w/ family in line when we arrived at Coors field...and right there to say hello and here's where to go...I cannot help but think of you and all the friends sending care and love....you, For Faith, for your Mom and Dad.
Another who cares...Shannon Lucy B.
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Nurse from South Africa
climber
South Africa
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Oct 31, 2007 - 03:19pm PT
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Hi Faith and Bobby. I've been trying to get hold of you, but was unsuccessfull. By chance I came accros this forum! I've read through all 699 messages! I'm glad to hear that things are getting better, and I am still amazed in your ongoing corrage and faith! We at the ICU in Somerset West are still thinking about you and you are in my constant thoughts Faith. It was wonderful meating all of you! My husband and I still want to come and visit you in Kenia. Where is Anne? Have you been back toe Kenia at all?
Please send my love you Bobby.
Estie Thirion
duanenestie@cinet.co.za
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Robert Hart
Social climber
Red Lodge,Mt
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Hey Bobby,
So glad to hear that you are making such great progress and that Denver seems to be the medicine you need for your final leg of recovery,it must be the mountains in the back yard. I got all the recent info from Joe Max after he and Kay paid you a visit,Joe was full of good vibes. I know you will only improve with all the wonderful support you are getting and knowing that home is only 600 miles away. Ice is forming all over the Beartooths now and it won't be long before you are thowing picks at it.
Keep up the good work.
All Good Things,
Rob Hart
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HeatherSpooner
Social climber
Cody, WY
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Hi Friends,
Just a quick note to let you know that I am still keeping Bobby and all of you in my prayers. I'm so glad to read of his progress, and that he is back in the mountains again. Bobby - keep up the recovery!!
Heather Spooner Baker
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Charlotte
climber
DC, Turks and Caicos
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Hey Bob-Meister,
At first I thought that I wanted to post something but didn't really have that much new to report. And then I realized that it doesn't matter that I have nothing new to report, or that I have already told you everything I want to write here. Some things just can never be said too much. Like how proud I am of you and of the fight you are putting up. Like how much I miss you and your goofy grin. Being in Africa makes the feeling more intense, but in truth I miss you all the time, even when I am stuck in a big bad city like Washington, because I can always see something beautiful, hear a song that touches me, meet with a person I really love, read something cool, drink a really good glass of wine, or a really cold beer - it doesn't matter what I do, Bud, everything that is good in this world reminds me of you. I hope you can feel the vibes and thoughts I send your way. I just wrote Faith that if thoughts and vibes could heal, you would have run in (and probably even won) yesterday's New York marathon! It doesn't matter to me that you are not yet up and running, though. What really matters is that you are here with us, fighting the fight, getting better every day and keeping all our hopes alive. What really matters is that we will never give up on you, but that we will wait until you are well and ready. So you just take your time, Bud, make sure you heal properly, and we will be there for you, living the good life that you have lived and will soon live again. I can't wait for you to be back, Bud, but I will wait, and I will always be there for you.
As always, I hold you close in the back of my mind,
Charlotte
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there... just a reminder to pray for bobby model in his new move.... hope it is going well...
god bless to his family, and his new journey of recovery.... snows will mostly come soon... hope it will be nice for his viewing... hope the box made it savely, too....
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Cheryl Bragonier-Vukelich
Social climber
Des Moines
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Bobby, I'm so tickled that you are able to get some fresh mountain air now and then. I would bet that even if it is cold out, you'll enjoy it! I was so praying that you would end up at Craig, they do a great job. Your also only about 12 hours away from us now, let me know if you feel like seeing "Scott's big sis". I'll come visit if you want me to. You might want to say a prayer for Scott today, he will be singing at Courtney F. memorial service today. He is so afraid that he won't be able to make it through the song. Thank God you are still with us Bobby, I don't know if Scott could of made it through loosing two good friends this year.
Love and Prayers,
Cheryl
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Janet Cozzens
climber
Cody, WY
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Hi Bobby,
Well Scott did a GREAT job at the funeral!! his voice is so amazing! That was one of the largest funerals I have ever been to. The amount of friends that Cort has is just incredible.
There was actual clapping at this funeral! There have been so many times that I have been at funerals and people get up and sing their hearts out and they leave the stage or podium and there is silence. So many times I have wanted to put my hands together and clap, not only for the job that they just did or the speech they just gave, but for the courage they put forth to get up there and show how much that person meant to them. I finally got to do it and it was incredible! My heart was full.
Cort's funeral has brought out a lot of feelings in me not to take things for granted. I want you to know that I don't take our friendship for granted. I wanted to write to you today just to express my feelings as your friend. I remember the time that we were all at Tommy Jacks talking and having a great time. Remember? your dad was there and Hank Coe and a lot of others. It was so fun to be in a place that we were all so comfortable and able to be ourselves and not worry about it. I have thought of that night often. It was so fun to just sit and talk to you and Kirt. I loved it. You helped that to be a memory that I will cherish my whole life. I feel that it is important to tell my friends how much they mean to me. In light of Cort's funeral, I feel even stronger about it. I feel that it is important to say that you are one of my friends and I am thankful that I know you. I am glad that you are still on this earth to be able to tell you this. You are one of the strongest people that I know and sometimes I find myself looking to you to gather strength from. You inspire me.
I just wanted to write to you today and tell you these things. I am constantly praying for you and praying for your family. You mean so much to so many people and we are all here just reading and watching for the words that we are all so anxious to read. The words that say you are back and you have recovered and you are ready to take on another mountain. For now though, we know that you are working away at a different kind of mountain. This mountain takes courage for you to climb everyday. I am just thankful that you keep finding that courage and putting it forth. You are a great man and I am glad that I can call you "my friend".
Janet
P.S. Hi Cheryl, we miss you and we think about you often. Feel free to give us a call sometime! You are our friend and we cherish you as well. Hope to see you soon!
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