Re: Germany...Bev's first message about Mary Pomroy's surgery....
From: Kat (KKGrant@aol.com)
Tue Jul 18 14:10:06 2000
At Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Helen Dynda wrote:
>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 8:17 AM
>
>Dear Helen and all,
>
>Mary is just now out of a four hour surgery...and it was SUCCESFULL! Mary
>is laying FLAT on her back and speaking better German than I was when they
>wheeled her into her room here at the hospital! Mary had been unable to lay
>flat on her back for the last five years or more.....Dr. Korell is as
>skilled a surgeon as we had thought. He has proven to us to be even more
>then we had anticipated, my friends!!
>
>Thank-you for your prayers and thoughts as we truly did feel that strength
>this morning prior to Mary's surgery. And based on Dr. Korell's description
>of this laparoscopic procedure on Mary, he too thinks that GOD had a hand in
>it. It was very, very difficult even getting into Mary's abdominal cavity;
>but he persisted and once he succeeded in entering it, he completed the
>procedure as Mary had prayed for...laparoscopically!
>
>Germany is wonderful!! So many, many wonderful people all willing to assist
>us in any way that they can...from directing us to where we need to go, to
>running to a store for more toilet paper for our apartment. ( Now that is
>another story folks!! ) Our accommodations here are on the hospital
>grounds - a very nice apartment with a balcony. We eat in the hospital
>cafeteria, have met many English speaking staff here and actually feel right
>at home...well, as much at home as one can feel being away from their loved
>ones!!
>
>As long as it meant we must leave you all behind in order to give Mary her
>chance at a new life, we thought it best to make the best of this situation,
>and the best of it we have gotten today...Mary is free of her adhesion pain.
>Praise God for that!! I am overwhelmed, happy, words cannot express how I
>am feeling as I am so blessed to be here to actually witness this with
>MARY...
>
>Dr. Matthias Korell is a very kind, compassionate man. He is very
>knowledgeable in his understanding of ARD and appears to have a fierce drive
>to help those who suffer the pain and indignity of ARD! He is open and
>honest, and obviously very skilled in his adhesiolysis procedure. Today he
>gave MARY BACK HER LIFE...and a smile that is filling Mary's face from ear
>to ear. That I CAN relate to!!
>
>Our flight was eight hours ( out of Chicago ) and we utilized a Taxi from
>Dusseldorf to Duisburg. Our first night was spent a the Ibis hotel, but
>that proved to be very small and uncomfortable. We had an elevator only to
>the third floor and had to carry our luggage the rest of the way...NO
>service or assistance at all...and NO ICE!! Sunday we were moved to the
>apartments on the hospital grounds and this is so nice...
>
>We are documenting everything as we go along and will share all when we get
>back to the States next month. I will try to get a message out as I can,
>but it will not be possible on a daily basis as I will be assisting Mary
>once she returns to the apartment. I do not want to use Dr. Korell's office
>anymore than I need to as he is so busy, yet so accommodating to us. I do
>not want impose on him. He is willing, but I am not. I respect his office
>business..:-)
>
>Carmen, his secretary, is wonderful. She is so caring and speaks great
>English, as does Dr. Korell. We have also met a wonderful nurse here,
>Bridgette; and we have been invited to her house as soon as Mary is up and
>walking!! See how accommodating these people are!! How blessed we are to
>feel so special and comfortable in a country so new and unfamiliar to us.
>Yet we have felt so welcome and cared for...
>
>I will close for now, as I will have to get back up to Mary's room. She is
>so thrilled! Dunka to all of you.
>
>In friendship
>
>Beverly
Hi Bev & Mary,
I'm sooooo happy you both are doing well.
Keep us informed. Especially about the toilet paper!
LOL>>>>
Love yall, Kat
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Kat Lacy - Houston, TX