This pretty lady is a shining light on the 40's board and an inspiration to all of us.
Her natural sense of fun can bring a smile to all our faces.
Jo-Ann is the proud mother of two lovely daughters. Katie and Kerri-Ann.
That beautiful smile beaming out at you belongs to Kerri-Ann.
Kerri-Ann was in a terrible car accident in April. At first the fear was that she wouldn't make it through the night. A frantic Jo-Ann came on-line to our 40's group in the middle of the night pleading for all of us to pray for Kerri-Ann, and to please ask any and all we knew to do the same.
Well, miracles do happen. Kerri-Ann did make it through that night, and then when told that she'd "never be the same" by the Doctors, Kerri squeezed her mother's finger to let her know that 'she' was still 'in there'.
Every day the progress continues. It will be a very long and very hard road back to a full recovery, for both Kerri-Ann and her family and loved ones.
Jo-Ann feels sure that the hundreds of Cyber-strangers that have been praying for Kerri have brought her this far.
With a long, hard road before them, we ..Kerri's unmet Aunties and Uncles of the 40's board, would like to ask you all to keep the owner of this shining smile in your prayers.
We've helped to make a miracle happen. We can't stop now...not until the recovery is complete.
Until then, please dear readers, we ask you to include Kerri-Ann in your prayers and to keep her there.
Thanks so much.
Latest Update on Kerri-Ann's Progress :
(9-11-98)
Hope everyone has a wonderful and restful week-end. I'll pop in when and if the queen allows. <bg> She's been doin slightly better and has started to adjust pretty well to her new surroundings. They're still decreasing her meds slowly.....can't tell yet if it's made a difference. Gonna have to put her on some kind of diet.....she doesn't fit into any of her clothes.....she forgets that she's eaten so she insists she's starving and eats again. LOL wonder if that would work for me. <BG>
Hugz Jo-Ann ;o)
(8-28-98)
Kerri has been moved to the Traurig House, the independent living center on the grounds of Gaylord. She was terrified of the change and called me crying and begging to pick her up. She even tried to tell me that if we tell 'them' we were going for a walk, we could just leave and they wouldn't find out until it was too late. <s> We visited last evening and she is adjusting well to the change. It's more like living at home, and she has much more freedom. I was very impressed with the entire setup and the staff is fabulous. There is room for the max of 8 patients and 4 staff. She showed the staff all of her cards.....they couldn't believe she has so many. As she receives new cards, she takes down some older ones and replaces them. She keeps them in a Hallmark gift bag and it's full !! Thanks, you guys are great. (((((40's))))) Now that Kerri is in Traurig House, she can come home every week-end. I'll be picking her up later this afternoon. It's difficult having her home, but something we look forward too also.
Jo-Ann ;o)
FRIDAY : AUGUST 21, 1998
It's happened! Kerri-Ann posted to the board!!
To my mothers friends, Thank you for thinking of me. It was very thoughtful to think of me. The cards were nice and very thoughtful and I appreciate them. Thank you for thinking of me in that way. That's it. Kerri Ann
40's Board Questionnaire
1. Your name : jo-ann
2. Your preferred NG name : jo-ann (some real imagination there)
3. Where you live : Connecticut
4. Age : 44
5. Occupation : payroll specialist + accts payable
6. Family : yes. 1 husband, 2 children, 3 cats
7. Interests : arts and crafts, reading, and gardening
8. Description of your puter : gateway 2000 133mhz, 16mb ram (upgrading to 48 as soon as i get up my nerve to try to install the damn thing) 2.5gigs, 33modem, tapeback-up, cdrom
9. when did you first go on-line? late fall of 97
10. What do you use your puter for? home business, spreadsheets, database, but mostly for fun
11. Pets? cats- cheech 16 willie 8 rufus 8
12. Education/where? high school and classes at local community college off and on.
13. Favorites:
14. Who was the first person you met online..when/where/how? all of you, right here, by accident
15. Which character attribute do you consider to be the most important? (i.e...intelligence..sense of humor..honesty..compassion..etc): all of these character attributes are important to me on different levels for different situations.
not that we're
counting or anything, but... .
(Since 6-06-98) :)