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Heather Merten- Cowden
Social climber
Hagerman
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Jun 11, 2008 - 12:16am PT
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Hi Bobby,
I just read the article in the Cody Enterprise about your progress. Like everyone has said a couple dozen times, you are amazing. Stay strong. Like many others I think of your fight, when I'm trying to get through little feats of the day, which really are sooo insignificant compared to what your day entails. I just did my first 1/2 ironman triathlon, it wasn't the 70.3 miles that got me, it was the 36 degree air that I had to start my river swim in, and the 20 mph head wind I had to bike and run in. It's funny, because like you and many of our friends, this masachistic behavior is kindof normal, but you especially on all your expeditions. So, again, what I just completed Saturday was miniscule compared to your resume of amazing feats.
Miss you. Love Heather
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 19, 2008 - 09:42pm PT
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hey there alll... faith, and anne... say,i was just wondering if bobby has been able to see the greatoutdoors yet, and get a taste of fresh air.... or has it been too cold?
it has been an odd summer, for some of us... still cool, and not many warm days.. a bit like fall....
hope all is well, and that bobby is soon to speak more...
hey there bobby...
say, yep, again, you dont me, but i just love the greatoutdoors, as our whole family does... and me and my brothers share that love.... so i know how you and your sis must have had such fun together...
hope you are well enough to get outside with her, soon... and thank the good lord for these wonderful natural gifts all around us!...
god bless bobby.... just dropping in to wish you to keep getting well, and press-onward, on this hard ol' trail... :)
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tals
climber
VIRGINIA
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Jun 26, 2008 - 08:37pm PT
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An update from Bobby's mom Anne 6/26
Hi Everybody!!!
>
> Short update but much love to all!! Bobby is being discharged this coming
> Friday from Craig! Of course, I am panicked but also excited as this
> means
> the beginning of the road home. After a rigorous search for handicap
> living
> found a little house at 1466 S. Lincoln in Denver, (80210) near Platte
> Park,
> a historic library and wonderful village with yummy restaurants, pottery,
> etc. Kind of trendy which Bobby will like. The kind of place where you
> want to look and act younger to fit in! Lynn, Stellas! (coffee and tea
> and
> books).
>
> The place is a mess with junk in backyard, 100 yr old windows with no
> ropes,
> etc, purple walls (a romantic wheelchair couple (ladies) lived there) and
> plywood kitchen. Foundation needs repair and more etcs! Peter Chivers is
> going to tackle the yard and Adam the Painter accomplished an all over
> paint
> job (Greek villa white) in two days with a great team. I need to learn
> Spanish! Ladies' insurance paid for a new roof which is a joy! There's a
> great deck will a ramp for Bobby. We can wheelchair him right downtown to
> the village of S. Pearl. Just writing to you about this makes me feel
> better.
>
> Jim is coming down this week to help get all the hospital type furniture
> up
> and running and the Encore sale provided curtains AND blankets. Faith and
> I
> will hit Target for the rest and empty our apartments a bit. We have an
> agency to provide nursing care and therapy!
>
> Great to be home for a few days. Realize how good it feels to fiddle with
> the plants, garden and even clean out the pool which is full of worms from
> recent rains!
>
> I'm writing from here as have all your names in my address book. Can't do
> that on Faith's computer.
>
> OK. That's all except to say how much I miss you all and have appreciated
> all the support. I can feel the vibes and so can Bobby who is a trooper
> and
> his serious rehab attitude is bringing him around. Trach surgery last
> week
> to close up the hole should enable talking soon. Sounds! Otherwise, he
> has powerful ways of communicating.
>
> Oh, Faith and I went to Charlottesville, VA, last week with NGeographic to
> do a slide show of Bobby's Baltistan portfolio for the LOOK 3 Film
> Festival.
> Very moving!!!
>
> Love, Anne
>
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 27, 2008 - 01:40am PT
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hey there anne!!!! wow, oh, wow... i have been hoping and praying so very much for bobby to see the great outdoor and sunshine again!!!!...
wow, what a wonderful place you found...
i will send a dream catcher for you for his new home...
hey there bobby.. say, welcome to your NEW HOME... may the good lord bless it, and shine wonderful love from all yours friends, richly upon your new home... and trail you on your therapy, and on your trips to town, for adventures in living!!!!
god bless to you both! and to faith and all your families!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 27, 2008 - 01:43am PT
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hey there anne... say, i am not good at numbers and miss many good jobs and such... but i sure wish i could have helped you clean up the yard and plant and all that--but i am much to far away, and trying to survive, job-wise...
wow, otherwise, i am a good clean-er-upper....
good to know that you have a crew at work on it all....:)
say, hope the "big white cat", will love it there too...
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Jun 27, 2008 - 02:24am PT
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Bobby's Mom..Thank you for the up-date,I have been thinking about you folks. Sending out prayers and good thoughts for your *beginning of the road home.*
Salud...
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Charlotte
climber
DC, Turks and Caicos
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Jun 30, 2008 - 11:09am PT
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Hey Bobmeister,
All the news is good, friend, and I'm glad to hear that you will soon head to your new home. I am so inspired by your progress and everything you have achieved in the last year, it's not even funny ...
Thought of you yesterday as I finished my 10th triathlon (woo hoo). Mostly I thought about you because it really sucked (VERY hot, code orange day, not enough training, the usual) and ALL I wanted was to quit, get off the bike and walk back to the transition area. I just couldn't, though, knowing what a fight you've been putting on and what a rock star you've been. Soooo, just switched to a lower gear and clenched my teeth through a few more hills and a run from hell.
I just wanted to share this with you, and let you know that I love you, keep thinking of you, sending you the good vibes, and counting the days until you're able to drink beer again.
And as always, I hold you close in the back of my mind,
Charlotte
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BrenDA
climber
Green River, WY
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Glad to hear everything is going so good for you, Bobby. Hope you guys have a great 4th of July. Always thinking about all of you and praying things are going good. Stay Safe, Brenda
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there bobby... happy 4th... and wishing a new and even more special independance day, so you will have a personal one to go along with the national one! ... as you tackle new things... god bless!
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AJ&Margi
Social climber
east jackson
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Jul 14, 2008 - 01:47pm PT
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hey Bobby,
glad to hear you're on the mends, been in our thoughts & prayers.
keep crankin,
AJ + Margi
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couchmaster
climber
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Jul 14, 2008 - 02:42pm PT
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I was over visiting my mom, she gives me an old National Geographic of with that cover Todd, Bobby and those guys trying to do Great Trango Tower in 1996. Amazing stuff Bobby, especially the part where you are up cranking the crux pitch free.
Horrendous Himalayan winds trying to tear you off while high altitude and lack of recovery, coupled with your bloody hands not healing: you fought through the exhaustion and cranked it free anyway after some big whippers.
Whew.
Here's to you cranking off this one now too:-)
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kdriese
Social climber
Laramie, WY
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Jul 21, 2008 - 11:02am PT
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Hey Bobby,
Great to hear that you are living in a house and out of the hospital. Just thought I'd say hi and that we're watching your progress from here in Laramie and thinking of you.
Ken Driese
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tals
climber
VIRGINIA
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Hey Bud,
You're still on my mind every single day! Hope things are lookin good in Denver. Keep fighting.
Love to all of you-
T.Chambers-Kenney
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Mees
climber
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Hey Bobby,
was going to stop in Denver to see you on our way back from the trip to Cody for the 4th, but a pain I had in my side for the previous couple of weeks had by that time started to be, well a real pain in my er side and I wanted to just get the drive over with at that point. Fast forward a couple of weeks and I found myself getting ready to go into surgery for an appendectomy. Woke up several hours later and the surgeon said well we took our your appendix, and part of your intestine. No wonder it hurts so damn much doc, er wait I thought that was part of the deal, getting the pain in my guts to dissapear! Well I got to spend 4-5 days in the hospital and I certainly thought of how minor and miniscule this all was compared to the epic you've been through man. I learned my body doesn't really like morphine too much--real nasty stuff that morphine, the worst part was hiccupping for hours straight, something about the frenetic nerve being aggravated by the surgery, all child's play to you though... So anyway, I'm walking around like an 80 year ol ranch hand but it doesn't hurt when I sleep! My bro got married up in Northern Idaho, but my guts, er what's left of them, put the kabash on me attending. I've had surgery once in my life and it happened right before my little bro's wedding, crazy!!!
The trip to Cody was great, saw Russ Johnson for the first time in about 20+ years we had some dinner and talked a bit about you and reminisced about the good old days up at Sleezy and the Episcopal church. It was so good to catch up with him he had some pretty amazing stories of his own to tell. Also saw Julia and her new baby, we seem to enjoy hanging at the coffee shop at the same time of day. got up to Tensleep with Devries whom also is thinking about you a lot , he's been working hard on remodeling his home it's looking gorgeous. He's got a picture of you on his desktop on his computer which looks like you may have gotten in a fight with a bottle of scotch or something !! Also got to see busy Manual up in Rock Dodge, he put me to work right when I showed up!! He's doing great.
Never seen so much snow in July up in the beartooths, it was crazy man, We couldn't even really go fishing as all the holes were under water, there were still frozen lakes up on the pass. The skiing up there just looked unbelievable for that time of year though, I'm sure old Joe is loving that.
Went for a hike up clearwater and got turned back at the first crossing as the little creek there was a raging nasty force, so I just headed up a ridge and soaked in the Absaroka beauty. Sure felt good being back up in the mountains from home, I soaked in some great views for you and I'm sure your ears were buzzing as I spoke with many folks who have you and your progress in their hearts
as always am rooting for you every day !!!
keep up the amazing recovery Bobby!!!!
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tals
climber
VIRGINIA
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Aug 12, 2008 - 04:01pm PT
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WOW! What Great News!!!
TK
Dear Everyone,
I hope this email finds all of you well. MANY apologies for being sooo out
of touch the last month and a half. But no news is good news in this case!
I'm forwarding an email (below) that my mom sent toward the end of July,
which gives a great overview of Bobby's first month out of hospital/rehab.
And things just keep getting better! Later today, I will send out a second
update on the last couple of weeks and I will ask Bobby if he wants to write
a note to all of you that I can relay. He started writing last week and has
been communicating some incredible things (and some really funny notes). So
from now on these updates will include messages from Bobby (if he feels like
it, of course).
In the meantime, my mom's email is below.
Thank you always for the ever-present support.
Sending much love, peace and happiness to all of you always,
Faith
------ Forwarded Message
From: Anne Young
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:06:16 -0600
To: Anne Young list
Subject: more update
Hi All!
Hi from Cody where I can access my address book and think of you all. Days
speed by in Denver at Bobby's new "digs" now in much better shape. We
raided the World Market for curtains, red painted tables and other
assundries to improve upon the new infrastruicture of yard, sprinkler, air
conditioning and new ropes for the ancient windows. The nursing staff has
now hunkered in and we are all used to the busy routine of medicine,
therapy, showers and fun! One of Bobby's former bosses has given us TWO
TV's and we are well equipped with great videos from the Banff Film Festival
thanks to NGS and another great boss! Evan, a nurse, bought Bobby a
checkerboard so there is gaming going on.
Often, our entourage wheels down to Platt Park where we hosted a 4th July
picnic with blanket and the whole shebang inc watermelon.
Food: Faith concocts delicious green combo smoothies but my zucchini soups
seem to be a flop for the time being. Still on the feeding tube for the
basics tho.
Big Bob bought a great van and just this weekend, Bob, Mona Bobby and our
great case manager, Lynsey, took an adventure trip to a State Park!
Friends have been coming and going and thanks to all. All of you should know
that calls to Bobby are appreciated. We have a land
line: 720-570-2271. You must do most of the talking but Bobby takes it all
in!
Anyway, all is well and we are already thinking about the logistics for the
Cody move. Meanwhile, the current situation is a perfect transition.
Much love to all and all! Anne
Anne Young
Sage Creek Ranch
P.O. Box 1507
Cody, WY 82414
ayoung@sagecreekranch.com
307.587.5821
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Aug 12, 2008 - 06:38pm PT
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hey there anne and faith.. say, this IS WONDERFUL... oh, my... you all have waited so very long...
god bless to you bobby... you dont know me... i am just "one of the good cheer folks!" sitting in your corner... and--praying...
keep on reaching for the ol' summit... god bless you richly....
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tals
climber
VIRGINIA
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Aug 14, 2008 - 01:05pm PT
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WOW! Here's More!!
Dear Everyone,
Below is a note from Bobby to all of you (he wrote it longhand and I transcribed it here). I explained to him what an incredible support you have all been and that everyone would love to hear directly from him. He smiled, nodded and wrote this:
Hi everyone that seems to care for me,
Ok, everybody you can stop crying for me now, thanks though.
Not much new to report, except that my family and friends are great.
Love,
Bobby Model!
Bobby’s been laughing a lot, mouthing words (sound still to come) and working really hard to regain strength in his body. His endurance is continually improving and he’s awake a lot more (tho he still needs lots of sleep). We have a grrrreat van so there have been lots of outings. It looks like the move to Cody will happen later this fall (Bobby is verrrrrry happy about this—he doesn’t write fondly about being in Denver, but my parents are getting everything lined up for a smooth transition and my mom working triple time to make it all happen).
The emails, letters, calls, visits are all wonderful!
Many thanks to you all.
Sending lots of love,
Faith
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BrenDA
climber
Green River, WY
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Aug 15, 2008 - 10:25am PT
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Wow!! What great news! I'm so excited for you Bobby! You are an inspiration to all of us. Lots of Love Big Guy. Brenda
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Sharon Baker
Social climber
Powell, WY
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Aug 16, 2008 - 01:33pm PT
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Faith's last post regarding Bobby's progress, and his personal note to his friends, bring tears of joy.
We think of you often. It's wonderful to know that the prayers are being answered. Seems like all things are possible with Faith.
Love to all,
Sharon and Bill Baker
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Aug 16, 2008 - 02:06pm PT
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hey there bobby... say, thats really sweet of you to be thinking of all us... keep up all the hard work... before you know it, you'll be back home where you really belong....
say, hope you still have the "big white kitty"... it makes a good pet, being that it does not need to eat !
say, there faith... thanks for sending the message along to us all....
my, oh, my---now that your mom is working in an even higher gear... why, we're gonna have to pray even more so she will get an "energy reviving" wave of power... :)
god bless... :)
i am so very happy for you all...
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