Hi Nana Nancy,

Milne fills us in on your every move daily! I think you are doing remarkably well. Keep improving so we can have that tea party with our granddaughters.

Love, Nana Sharon

Nancy,
Wanted you to know that you are constantly in both Deb and my prayers(although it remains to be seen what influence that I might have in that area). We think of you every moment of the day and hope for your rapid recovery. As they say in East Texas, "you're a tough lil cooter" and we know that that each day makes you stronger. We love you.
Will and Deb

Hello Miss Nanc,

So sorry to hear you had a rough day , we are wishing
you many wonderful healing days to come. I"m sending my angels over your way to help out.
Thank Meline and family for all their loving care and support, you are truly blessed to have them and all of your caring friends, hope today is a good day for you . Take care , we love you
Stan and Karen

Hi Nancy,
I hope you can slow down a little and have a nice peaceful day without having to be poked and prodded and stuck. You are in my thoughts all the time and I know you are going to get the better of the whole situation. Of course the great care from family helps as do the prayers from all of your friends. Over here we have gone from freezing to RAIN and the bottom field is becoming a lake. Sure glad my calves won't come for a couple months. Love to you and the whole family:) Julie Singer

Dont worry Nancy,with all the people praying for you,the Angels cant be far away.Hang in there.Things are going to get better quickly.If you were a city girl I might worry a little.Thanks Milne & Kara (ok Phil too)for taking such good care of my girlfriend.Cant wait to see you all. Love ya Nancy Tim
,

Miss Nancy,
I am glad to hear you are rebounding. Next you need to have 2 days good and 1 day average. Of course the ratio will need to adjust upward. Don't settle for just a few 'Red Ball Jet' days. We want you to have a 'Red Ball Jet' decade and beyond!

Hang in there Nancy-- it gets better-- just takes time-- Allen's cancer is confined to the kidney and they will remove it the first week of April. Sound like you have so much fun with you granddaughters-- aren't they wonderful-- our oldsest who is 18 is going to move in with us in about a month. She is going to college in Lebanon. Just take it easy and get well soon-- we are thinking of you everyday-- Allen and Bertha

Hey beautiful so glad to hear that you are doing better. You have been in my thoughts and prayers I hope your steps continue to get larger. You could not have a better caregiver she is as amazing as her mother. And the entertainment you must have with those beautiful girls... wow such an adventure for you. Take care of yourself I will come visit when you are feeling up to it. Hugs ----Elyssa Jo

Nancy - so good to hear that they have things better for you and you are making progress. We were a little worried. You are right about taking the baby steps - they will add up to bigger and bigger ones along the way. Take care and know that you are loved!!
Monte and Sue

Hi Nancy,
I am so glad to hear that you are on the right track again. No more "hic cups" I'm sure that Milne will keep a close watch. I'm so glad that you and Phil had some quality time together!! The heifers can share!!!! You continue to get better and I will talk to you soon!!! Love you Julie Singer

I'm thrilled to hear you are feeling so much better. You post was good news this morning, which I needed, as it is so stormy out :-(
Love, Jacquie

Nancy,

It is wonderful to hear that you are doing so well! Having the girls around you to encourage and make you laugh is so good for your spirit. I know Phil misses you at the ranch. We are looking forward to seeing you in April at the B&B.

Dave and Debbie

So glad you're feeling better. We had an awesome drum circle yesterday and the newspaper in Salisbury came to do a story about it. It was 82 degrees yesterday. Whoo Whee!!
Love you.

The 800 message was from Shawn and Christine Smith...

Hi there...we can't wait for you to feel your best...keep up the great/hard work...your like super woman...you can do amazing things.. We are excited to see you.

Hey Nancy Girl! It was good to see your message. I suspected that something was up...not like you to be 'quiet.' Glad everything is back on track. What a journey for you my friend. Thank goodness for medical technology and all but won't it be nice when medical technology has a pill to make recovery instantaneous? One day, I am sure!

Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you, or your family. Of course, we are praying every day but something a bit more tangible...I could come over and help Phil with the heiffers...Tim makes a mean pancake... :)

Much love,

Kellie

Sitting in Sisters in a coffee shop with my mom and dad (Terry & Chuck) and had them read your online journal. We're sitting here, all three of us, sending you our love and lifting our cups of assorted warm beverages in your honor and to continued wishes for healing. Love to you and to your whole family.
- Beth Terhune, Terry, and Chuck Terhune

Hi Nancy,
Glad to see your posting, I was a litle concerned. So happy you are feeling better. Mind your P's and Q's and hope to see your your smiling face soon! Hugs, Shelly

Miss Nancy,
It's good to hear you are doing better and back on the road to recovery. (Totally selfish reasons e.g. cleaning my trailer-although I bet if it meant rapid recovery you wouldn't mind the trailer 'task list' completion by March 3rd) As you can see by the Guestbook Messages there are so many rooting for you (49 pages and counting) and it would not be smart to let us down! Don't ask!
4,453 Hectare cubed (MB[VERY]BLCC LLC) love to you and the family and a HUGH shout out to you support group.

Hi Mom!

I hope you and Dad are enjoying your quality time together! Its 2AM and much warmer this morning at 30 degrees. We miss you!

Lots of love,
Kara, Brian, Marina and Dima

Wilson Clan,
I hope all is going well. Take care and stay warm.
ISMIKE

Hi Nancy, My brother had this procedure done a few years ago at the age of 50 or so. He is in better shape now than he has ever been in during his previous 50 years and I hope you have the same experience. Don't we live in a wonderful time.
Wishing you a speedy recovery. Jan Schott

Happy Friday,
It sounds like you are doing everything you are supposed to. Time to heal is the hardest thing to find. Milnie and family seem to be making sure the time is there for you to heal. It snowed off and on all day yesterday and is darn cold today with even colder tonight. I hope all of Phil's babies are doing well and he is staying warm and rested. I will be teaching at the Rodeo Queen clinic tomorrow. Always love seeing the girls grow every year into remarkable ambassadors for their sport. You keep getting better and I hope you get or got a chuckle from the mail. Love you and you are always in my thoughts and prayers. Julie Singer

Hi Nancy,

Great that you are in Culver with Milne and family. Know they are taking good care of you.

We're getting snow today. Over a foot so far and still coming down. The most we've had at one time in years. The snow plow just came, so now we have to do our part to dig out. Will wait until it quits snowing though. Thank heavens for Ted's snow blower. Wish it would work on the decks and walks (my job)!!! But the shoveling is good exercise!!!

Know you will continue to improve each day - just don't push it too hard.

You're in our thoughts and prayers.

Love, Ted and Yvonne

Hi Nancy, we're all having a wonderful time reading your journal entries. I assume the bruising is one of those things they just tell you will happen....Sounds to me like you are a "horse of a different color" ! Have a cozy and restful weekend, keep up the good work.

All the Best,
Anne and the OPLI folks

Miss Nanc,
What a wonderful gift it was to talk to you last night.
I so miss our little chats,your cheerful voice and wonderful smile. I am glad you had a restful day yesterday, that's what it takes to help you in your healing. Continue to get lots of rest, love and prayers
xoxoxoxo Stan and Karen

I have been in Portland for 5 days helping with my Grandchildren so I have not been responding to your guestbook. Sorry for the delay. I am so pleased to read all that I have received since I have been away. I just can't tell you how often I think about you and know that your family is taking such good care of you.

Phil has probably given you the "weather report" from this area. Roger went to feed a few hours ago and I did not hear back from him so have called to check on what is going on. Turns out one of the county plows got stuck on Carter Hill and he has been trying to pull it out.

Mother is doing very well. I hope by now that you have received a letter from her. She was going to send it to Milne's home.

Take care. Please remember you are always in my prayers. Love you Linda Jo

I have been in Portland for 5 days helping with my Grandchildren so I have not been responding to your guestbook. Sorry for the delay. I am so pleased to read all that I have received since I have been away. I just can't tell you how often I think about you and know that your family is taking such good care of you.

Phil has probably given you the "weather report" from this area. Roger went to feed a few hours ago and I did not hear back from him so have called to check on what is going on. Turns out one of the county plows got stuck on Carter Hill and he has been trying to pull it out.

Mother is doing very well. I hope by now that you have received a letter from her. She was going to send it to Milne's home.

Take care. Please remember you are always in my prayers. Love you Linda Jo

Nancy,

Sounds like you are recovering nicely, even though it probably seems slow to such a go-getter as you. Glad you didn't trip up that old man in the hospital, although I can imagine you thinking about it. LOL!

Enjoy your time with Milne and her family, the grandkids sound quite entertaining. :~)

Looking forward to seeing you back in Fossil.

Love,

Amy and Kendall

Hi Nancy,
Getting to spend the entire weekend in a warm and cozy house with your wonderful nurse and her little attendants is the best medicine! Rest, love an laughter, what else could you ever need? (besides Phil :-)
Love, Jacquie

Hi Nancy,
Glad you got some sleep. Hospitals are not places to get any rest. I just found out last night about an interesting product which was highly recommended from my spiritual teacher who is one of the most awesome women on the planet today. I think it may be able to help you with your blood regulation issues. The book about it is called Earthing and I'm going to order the Earthing Universal Mat. They have sheets as well. Read reviews about it online. I'm going to order the mat today for Tim and I. Would like to get the sheets but can't afford it right now.
Love you, Ellen

Hi Nancy,

It is so good to hear about your next stage of recovery. You are blessed to have such wonderful daughters (and their families) to love you back to a complete recovery. I love your stories...always have but the ones you are sharing are so precious...with your granddaughters. Continue to follow doctors orders and know you are in my prayers.

Much love,

Kellie

Today is Friday and for those of us employed by 'white devil slave masters', wait a minute-my employer is not from America-same concept, in the five day work week this is often call Happy Friday!
For those recovering from Heart Valve Replacement of less than 10 days ago today is another Monday! I would bet there is only one of those participating in this. So to those recovering I want them to know I am thinking about your (that's for you Mill Knee) and want to make sure you are moving towards a Happy Friday with great haste or at least to the best of you (for you again Mill Knee) ability. 'Get gooder soon' and lets have a gabfest as soon as you are up to it.
ISMIKE
CEO/CFO/CBS/CJA*
MBBLCC
LLC

Good day Nancy, we just finished another day of babysitting. Today we had both of Tracy's kids as it was a snow day for everyone in the Portland area. What fun they are but I admit we do get tired. I hope that you are being kind to yourself and indulging in the care of Milne - she is quite the caregiver it sounds like. It seems like such a short time since the surgery and you are doing so great - it couldn't be better music to our ears.
Love, Mont and Sue

Yo woman! sounds like you are carrying on well, as expected! I like this method for everyone to keep in touch as well, so it saves all of us waking you up day and night to ask you how you are doing. Hope to see you this spring sometime..! lots of hugs, Donna

Nancy,

Read my note to you on page 16!!!

Glad to see that you are out of the hospital and in good hands. I like Phil's description of your scar as an exclamation point!! (You are a total exclamation point)!!!!!!!!!

Marvin & Darlene

Nancy: I have so enjoyed reading your day to day progress and can picture you in every description. It has also been great to read about your family and how they support and love you. I feel like I know all of you so very well. Continue the good progress and I really can't wait to see you in April. You are all wonderful writers. Love - Chris Chester

Nice to hear your voice(in writing)We will talk soon when you mend a little more.We LOVE you & continue our prayers on your behalf. Tim & Kellie

Nancy,
Because of you, I have now watched several heart valve surgeries. Just waiting for yours to come up on the screen. Without blood, the heart is really white. I don't know why, I always thought it was red like a Valentine heart.
Your observations are really interesting and
it is fun hearing how Tegan and Kailee are creative in helping you heal. Keep up the good work, girls!
The saying that it takes a village to raise a child - it takes family and friends to heal a heart....what do you think?!
Onto another day for both of us. Adele

Hi Nancy, Just a quick hello to you today. Gotta go clean. Love, Ellen

Hi Nancy:
Just wanted you to know that everyone here on the Hunt Ranch sends you our best! Great to hear you are doing so well.

Robin

Miss Nancy,
We are so happy to hear you are doing well and on the road to recovery. Your postings have been informative and very inspirational. You are so blessed to have such a wonderful support group in you family! The multitudes of Guestbook entries are indisputable proof of the postive impact YOU and your family have had on so many people! We want to join all the others in hoping and praying for your full and speedy recovery.
ISMIKE

Keep up the good work, Nancy! Love the part about you being lulled to sleep by the healthy sound of your ticker. :-) Very happy!

Give Phil a squeeze for us next time you see him.

Love, Naomi

Hi, Nancy,
I never thought about my heartbeat before, I just took it for granted. You've opened my eyes. Say, now that your heart will be so much healthier does that mean you'll have even MORE energy?? It boggles the mind!
Hugs,
Lynda Meade
P.S. Anna-Noel says she hopes you feel better soon. Ditto!

What a wonderful time to be recovering with you dear family around you! I am praying the Lord continues His healing upon you every day. I can't wait to see you on your horse again chasing those ornery cows around. My fondest memories are down at the old homestead picking apples. Debbie and I are coming to see you in April....I can't wait to see you and Phil again! All my love, Dave

Oh Nancy! You are such an inspiration. My ticker does it's beating regularly and rarely do I give thanks. Thank you for reminding me of all I have to be thankful. I was out of touch for a few days as I went to Seattle last Friday to help celebrate my dear aunt's 80th birthday...we threw a successful party for a special person. Seems you'll be making it to an 80th birthday party as well...and likely beyond with that fancy valve! I was so relieved to get caught up on your postings and hear you are doing so well. The images of your "races" and the train are wonderful. Sure hope the pain subsides soon. Stay warm and off the icy surfaces. Maybe Mother Nature will soon start cooperating with your recovery needs (i.e., warm up and stop snowing!).

Much love to you and the family,
Denise, Stan (& Annie)

Just a note to say I am so glad you are doing well and out of the hospital. Emily has delivered about 2/3 of her girl scout cookies - Audrey has a rough draft due on Friday and worked most of the afternoon on that... It's a story but she won't let me read it. I'm going to spend the weekend with MOM and the girls are going with Margaret. Love, Frank

Nancy, I hope you are resting at Milnes by now. I'm still shocked by the whole thing. I love you and will send many prayers and blessing your way.

Lois and Doug

Nancy,
Sending wishes for good rest and strong healing.
Heartwarming to hear of your journey - aided and abetted by the presence and abiding love of your family and friends....even in the undignified moments! Hugs, Dennis and Mary

Boy, some people will do anything to lay abed and not work. But this is the first time that I have ever heard of anyone going this far. What will you try next time?
Seriously, we wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.
Life down here in Arizona has been good this winter and I just got back from a javelina hunt.
No pork, this year.
Among other things, Sue just had surgery on her right arm and wrist to correct carpo tunnel and pressure on the ulnar nerve. She is doing fine. And we have a new grandson, and we are soon to have a great grandson via Georgia' Daughter Kaity.
Best regards, Sue and Jerry