Hi Selma - Don’t know if this note will find you - but if so - want you to know I’m thinking of you on our seven year anniversary - what remarkable hearts ...Read more
Hi Selma - Don’t know if this note will find you - but if so - want you to know I’m thinking of you on our seven year anniversary - what remarkable hearts we have !!!
Best wishes always,
Kate Rooney
Selma Kaplan Kate!!! It’s wonderful to hear from you. Believe it or not, I completely spaced out on our annivers ... Read more
Selma Kaplan Kate!!! It’s wonderful to hear from you. Believe it or not, I completely spaced out on our anniversaries. I know the folks just now starting this process would have a hard time believing that!! I’m well and happy and hope the same for you. We DO have remarkable hearts.
Much love,
Selma
Kate Rooney Great to hear you are well, Selma! Here’s to 7 more years without hospital food!
Dear Selma,
Can you believe it? Four years?! I don't know if you will see this, but I want to wish you a happy four year anniversary with your new and improved ...Read more
Dear Selma,
Can you believe it? Four years?! I don't know if you will see this, but I want to wish you a happy four year anniversary with your new and improved heart! How time flies! I hope you have been well, and best wishes for good health and happiness for many, many years to come.
Kind Regards,
Kate Rooney (fellow survivor ...oh what a week that was....)
Hi
My son is getting married August 1st and we have chosen April Waltz for our Mother/Son dance. It is a beautiful piece. I was wondering if there were lyrics ...Read more
Hi
My son is getting married August 1st and we have chosen April Waltz for our Mother/Son dance. It is a beautiful piece. I was wondering if there were lyrics to this song or if you could share your inspiration or what the song means to you.
Thank you so much. My email is marian.jacques@gmail.com
Marian
Hello Selma
greetings from Yorkshire, England
I hope this note finds you in good health
Just a note to express my thanks for your beautiful tune 'April ...Read more
Hello Selma
greetings from Yorkshire, England
I hope this note finds you in good health
Just a note to express my thanks for your beautiful tune 'April Waltz' I was absolutely captivated by this tune when I first heard it played on the fiddle in a music session and now play it regularly as a solo on the Anglo Concertina and also with our band 'Lys St. Georges' ... we play it usually with concertina, bass clarinet, cello and melodeon at our regular English Country Dances.
On a personal note, my heart valves are hopefully fine but I do have chronic pancreatitis and live with constant pain. I have found that I can almost hypnotize myself into a trance and eventually, sleep, by playing a tune repeatedly for an hour or more, with variations in style harmony tempo and the like, and it is a remarkable pain therapy, giving relief at bad times when even the Morphine cannot help. Your tune has often helped me through dark times
Thank you so much
Selma
What a wonderful journal. My intent was to read a few pages tonight. Instead I read the entire journal. You have a warm, funny, engaging style. Loved ...Read more
Selma
What a wonderful journal. My intent was to read a few pages tonight. Instead I read the entire journal. You have a warm, funny, engaging style. Loved the pictures, loved the pets! Well done. And, I could identify with what you were saying up to my current stage 2 weeks after surgery. The rest will connect with as I heal. I think there are physical, emotional and what I would call spiritual elements to this journey for us. I appreciated you sharing your thoughts and hitting on those themes.
It is amazing how each graduating class goes thru together and then re-enters life healed. That is the real value of Adam's site. The community for me has been so helpful.
FYI, I saw your post on billing. I may be back to you for any general tips to handle the billing as they come thru. You seem to have figured out how to manage thru the morass! Thanks so much for dropping by. All the best!
Selma Kaplan The community, indeed. That was the most amazing part of this process for me....the people I met her ... Read more
Selma Kaplan The community, indeed. That was the most amazing part of this process for me....the people I met here at HVJ. I actually knew I was going to have my surgery about 8 months before the day, so I kind of came in just as another "graduating class" was coming down to the wire. By the time I had my turn, I probably could have done the surgery by myself, given long enough arms and a mirror. That's how obsessed I got with the whole thing. I had a fabulous "class" and 3 of us were actually at Mt. Sinai at the same time.
I am watching your group pulling for Rachel and adding my prayers to the chorus. It hits very close to home. We lost one dear member of our group, shortly after her surgery. Her name was Cindy. She was a young mother of 2 from Texas and she and I became particularly close during the lead-up to our surgeries. She had her surgery a few days before I had mine and wrote to wish me luck. When I awoke, I learned she had passed away due to complications. We were all gutted by the news. I guess she must have had underlying issues. I expect you and your surgery siblings are experiencing a lot of feelings over Rachel's condition. Just know there are a whole lot of us out there pulling for her.
Missed your one year anniversary but I\'m sure you\'re still feeling grateful.
I still remember how funny your hospital food posts were! I didn\'t agree ...Read more
Missed your one year anniversary but I\'m sure you\'re still feeling grateful.
I still remember how funny your hospital food posts were! I didn\'t agree with you because I work in a hospital and as an employee the food is pretty good. HOWEVER, as a patient on a low sodium, low fat diet, the food was horrendous! You try to get your appetite back and they serve you a pork chop the consistency and flavor of shoe leather. Not a good time. It\'s a bad time when you look forward to eating applesauce.
Congratulations Selma! I too have found myself reflecting a lot lately. I am sure you\'ll see my anniversary post coming soon.
Have a wonderful day!
Karen ...Read more
Congratulations Selma! I too have found myself reflecting a lot lately. I am sure you\'ll see my anniversary post coming soon.
Have a wonderful day!
Karen Campo
Selma Kaplan Hi, Karen -- I guess anniversaries are like that. It's good to reflect on what we went through, so w ... Read more
Selma Kaplan Hi, Karen -- I guess anniversaries are like that. It's good to reflect on what we went through, so we can be grateful for all we have. Look forward to reading your anniversary post!
I can\'t believe a year has gone by since you left me alone for all those months, and now, you want to do it again! Well, I\'m ok with it because the reasons ...Read more
I can\'t believe a year has gone by since you left me alone for all those months, and now, you want to do it again! Well, I\'m ok with it because the reasons are so joyous this time. I am so happy you feel great and have done so well. I only wish you more happiness and joy than you can even imagine.
Love,
Dona
I am from: Woodstock, New York
Much love,
Selma