Our hearts are heavy at the unbelievable conditions you must be dealinig with. We hope all your meeting members and attenders are ok. Please let us know if you need housing or other support in SC.
Gita Larson
Columbia (SC) Friends Meeting
surprise...thought I remembered your address. Looks like you are still reaching out to "hurtin" and New Orleans people. Saw Al Mehl and wife last two years at ARVADE COWBOY POETRY GATHERING, as I volunteer at such events, and thought of you. Don't check my email much, 1-2x a week, and if you don't reply, understand. Do work for City of Aurora, Golf division, 9-10 months, with FREE golf thrown in, perk with $$,$$$.'s, so that is my lastest 3+ year passion.
Survived "prostrate" surgery, radical, 4.75 years ago, so few more months, "5 YEAR" cancer survivor. Am married to hard-working IOWA (idiot-out-wandering-around) lady, at VAMed.Center, she was 20 years with PacifiCare LPN and got forced out, (you know about HMO's doing that with Train.Dept, etc.)so we live quietly in Aurora, she had 2 older kids, WYOm/Usaf and gal, Western State grad. in S.Calif. following boyfriend. Matt married 5 years, in CS, just had first kiserian Grand Son,...."asher sebastian kiser" just A S K me, hey. Nate, divorced from first wife as was alcoholic and dragging him down, he accomplished major IRON MAN in hawaii last Oct, 1329 finisher out of 1750 invitees from 80 countries---that is where they swim 2.6 miles, bike 115 miles and then run 26.2 (marathon) miles, only took him 11 hrs.+ and cut off was 14 hrs---he is in shape and a fit stud. Chris is musically mosing along, working at a theater, 21 bowling and beer are his outlets, and "might" see the light to go back to school, college, but academics never thrilled him. Katherine is so messed up/pain/denial that will skip details except to say that if she does not GET/SEEK professional help, she won't be alive for 2007, it is that bleak--Breaks my heart to see her waste away, but I "can not save" ...only she can turn it around, but she has to "gotta wanna", and evidently has not hit BOTTOM yet.
Looks like you might be in your "HOnk Ed's" house and if either of the missionary/dr. parents are alive, I am sure they are thrilled to have yu there. Write back if you want. If not, I can live ...as I am a survivor in more ways than one. billthegoofoffgolfer
