Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The latest news.....
- Bill W.'s wife is back in the hospital. Please keep them in your prayers.
- The scouts' spaghetti dinner seemed to be a success! Saw Dana, Gladys and Jack, and the Fosters there. I left before I heard who won the services of the 4 handymen in the auction.
- Congratulations to Allison on her new job at BWI! Hopefully we will see more of her now that she is working nearby again.
- Somehow our family has lost the canister from our Dyson vacuum. This means that when you turn it on, the vacuum simply sprays the dust and dirt around the room. As Bill T. commented, "Vacuuming sucks". Awaiting the replacement part.....
- Blog readers in Stockholm,Sweden; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Perth, Australia; New Delhi, India; Tirane, Albania; Quebec, Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Boise, ID; Marquette, MI; Portland, OR; Colorado springs, CO; and Miami, FL.
- Where is John with Sam's canine greeters, Bosco and Sugar? Hope all is well.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Blue Ribbons on Frederick Road
Bill T. asked me about all of the blue ribbons turning up recently. For more information, go to Craig's blog at http://whatsgoingoncatonsville.blogspot.com/.
You may have noticed the dozens of Baby Blue Ribbons that are tied to the fronts of businesses along Frederick Rd. and homes throughout the surrounding community. These purpose of these ribbons, is to call attention to and show support for a wonderful family that lives here in Catonsville and comfort them during this terrible time.
Scott and Amy Morses' four month old son, Jeremy, was hospitalized on 4/1/08. While in the ER to treat dehydration, Jeremy went into cardiac arrest and was placed on life support.
Please see www.morselawmd.com/Jeremy.html for permanent postings of information and events about Jeremy, like the upcoming blood drives, donation information, etc.
A Message from Scott & Amy:
What began as a visit to alleviate dehydration and to rule out any complications as a precaution, quickly changed to our worst nightmare. Jeremy went into cardiac arrest for one hour and was placed on an ECMO machine for life support. Looking back we are thankful to have had the insight to bring him to Hopkins where he has received the best care in the world. Jeremy has been held in the palm of the Lord's hand, he has the best medical team, and the love and support of so many. Jeremy has survived the first 48 hours post cardiac arrest and as of now we have been asked to take it one minute, one hour, one challenge at a time. Anything can happen, but we choose to remain hopeful that he WILL survive. Please pray for our son and share our story with as many people as you can. We know the Lord will hear our prayers. We know that Jeremy's life is in his hands.
JEREMY'S PAGE
This is a temporary page dedicated to my critically ill son, Jeremy Morse, with information about contacts and events.
For more information about Jeremy, visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/jeremymorse.
We are incredibly appreciative and thankful of all of the love, care, support, and encouragement of family, friends, and strangers, who are supporting us through this very difficult time!
You may have noticed the dozens of Baby Blue Ribbons that are tied to the fronts of businesses along Frederick Rd. and homes throughout the surrounding community. These purpose of these ribbons, is to call attention to and show support for a wonderful family that lives here in Catonsville and comfort them during this terrible time.
Scott and Amy Morses' four month old son, Jeremy, was hospitalized on 4/1/08. While in the ER to treat dehydration, Jeremy went into cardiac arrest and was placed on life support.
Please see www.morselawmd.com/Jeremy.html for permanent postings of information and events about Jeremy, like the upcoming blood drives, donation information, etc.
A Message from Scott & Amy:
What began as a visit to alleviate dehydration and to rule out any complications as a precaution, quickly changed to our worst nightmare. Jeremy went into cardiac arrest for one hour and was placed on an ECMO machine for life support. Looking back we are thankful to have had the insight to bring him to Hopkins where he has received the best care in the world. Jeremy has been held in the palm of the Lord's hand, he has the best medical team, and the love and support of so many. Jeremy has survived the first 48 hours post cardiac arrest and as of now we have been asked to take it one minute, one hour, one challenge at a time. Anything can happen, but we choose to remain hopeful that he WILL survive. Please pray for our son and share our story with as many people as you can. We know the Lord will hear our prayers. We know that Jeremy's life is in his hands.
JEREMY'S PAGE
This is a temporary page dedicated to my critically ill son, Jeremy Morse, with information about contacts and events.
For more information about Jeremy, visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/jeremymorse.
We are incredibly appreciative and thankful of all of the love, care, support, and encouragement of family, friends, and strangers, who are supporting us through this very difficult time!
Operation Welcome Home
(Submitted by Glenn)
Check their website for pictures and updates at http://www.operationwelcomehomemd.org/
May 3, 2008
OWH Friends: We hope you are enjoying the beautiful Spring weather. You will find below the May 2008 schedule for Operation Welcome Home. For those who attended events in April, there was a pattern of flights coming in an hour or two early. We adjusted the time of arrival for volunteers, but often, the troops were walking through the doors just as volunteers were arriving. The most important thing is that the soldiers got home safely, but we do not want you to miss out on any of the excitement. If you plan to attend an event, please be sure to check the OWH hotline (410-630-1555) to see if the time of arrival has changed. We monitor the flights and will post updates on the hotline. May 17th is Armed Forces Day, and we plan to have an event that day. What a perfect day to turn out and show our respect and appreciation for our heroes! Bring your family, a friend, or a neighbor. Let’s make this a big event! Thank you again for all of your hard work. Operation Welcome Home is all about our troops, but we could not do this without the volunteers who show up at the airport. We look forward to seeing you at one of the events in May!
Very truly yours,
John Flynn and Kathy Thorp Co-Chairmen
Tuesday, May 6 - 4:00 p.m. - Ken and Lisa Funk
Tuesday, May 13 - 3:15 p.m. - Duke and Jean Case
Saturday, May 17 (Armed Forces Day) - 9:45 a.m. - John Flynn and Kathy Thorp
Wednesday, May 21 - 12:45 p.m. - Bob and Arlise Cianelli
Saturday, May 31 - 6:45 p.m. - Bill and Debby Poteet
From a soldier “I just want to also say that moment will stick with me for the rest of my life. I had not felt such a sense of pride and glorious moment since becoming a Navy Chief 3 years ago. Becoming a Chief and graduating boot camp are the only 2 times before this that I had felt such pride. Of course there have been several proud and wonderful moments throughout my 16 year career, but this will definitely stick with me. The homecomings to family and friends are always so very special and proud moments and are often unmatched and I rank this WELCOME HOME as that kind of special. I was so excited and for lack of a better word shocked that so many strangers would come out and welcome us home and show their support it literally brought tears to my eyes when I was telling my wife and mom about it over the phone that night as I had to wait there in Baltimore one more day before returning home. You all made this a very special and unforgettable Homecoming. Please pass to all your friends my appreciation. Your dedication and taking time from your lives to spend time with us on this day and countless others shows such a great and deep appreciation. Please continue in this effort and continue to keep the men and women who serve in your thoughts and prayers until everyone comes home. Thank you so much!!”
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