Becky, you are so thoughtful in recording your uncles' family story in his voice & his own personal way for all to enjoy indefinitely - you have a great treasure for future generations. May God's blessings be upon him always, especially through his surgery, treatments, and days of needing strength. It seems that Kenneth has great spirit, sure hope he does fine during his surgery & recovery. We missed you, cousin! GJA/ ts -----Original Message----- From: The Thill Group Inc <ttg-inc@attbi.com> To: WINN-L@rootsweb.com <WINN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 3:52 PM Subject: [WINN] Back in Pocket notice 2/12/2002 >I am back in pocket 2/12/2002 5:35 pm central time. >The rest of this message is off topic. > >As to Uncle Kenneth: They did one surgery on Monday to place a stomach peg >[tube for feeding] for feeding while they do the removal of the voice box >and do a neck lumpectomy deal on the lymphnodes in the neck, then when >radiation is over and all healed they will remove the stomach peg. > Surgery did not go well. Tuesday instead of doing the second surgery for >removal of the voice box etc... they took him into emergency surgery to find >out what was wrong with the stomach "peg", etc from Monday. He came out of >the ok, with a change of placement, sewing up the other one, and cleaning up >the mess. They will have him on three days of antibiotics then next week >they will do the removal of the voice box etc... They feel the cancer is >totally contained and that it will be fixed with the removal and the >radiation to follow. Your prayers were heard. Thank you all. > > And this is something you might think about... I took with me my handy >dandy little tape recorder that I bought at Staples for 29.95 that has one >hour micro tapes and has a special speaker on the end so that the person >doesn't have to hold it like a microphone, and it filters all the noise. On >Sunday night when I arrived at the hospital, I set down with my Uncle >Kenneth and I put the recorder [turned on] on the little table.. and we >talked.. about old times and his growing up and about his folks and >grandparents and how he met and married my mothers sister, and how he >learned to be part of a "Hugging" family etc... believe it or not I have >four hour filled tapes of my Uncle Kenneth and I reliving some history. He >didn't want to sleep and this kept his mind off of things... but the thing >that it gives me is the sound of his voice. It is on tape for all time. Once >they do the surgery next week, his voice will be gone, never to be heard >again. Yes if all goes well and we get our prayers answered, we will have >him and a mechanical voice box.. but it will not be my Uncle voice that I >hear in the back of my mind in my memories... But this also gives us a tape >recording of his family story and history. He thought it a wonderful thing >and actually seemed to forget it was on the side taping. ...... Food for >thought, you might do this with your families..... on the favorite >Uncle...all my Aunts and Uncles are my favorites for different reasons, but >this one is extra special because, as we moved so often [USArmy 37 schools >by seventh grade], I was concerned if I ever got lost I would never find my >family again he helped me memorize his phone number so that I could always >call him and not be lost.... I still remember that phone number >405-MU5-8183.. it is no longer their phone number but was until I went to >College. It always made me feel safe to know that number... Silly? Nah love >in the best kind. > >Thanks again for your prayers they are always of help. >Thank you to all that e-mailed me privately, also. You are all special to >me. >Hugs one tired Cuz B >ttg-inc@attbi.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "The Thill Group Inc" <ttg-inc@attbi.com> >To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 4:00 PM >Subject: [WYNN-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY] OUT OF POCKET NOTICE 2/9/2003 > > >> Dear Cuz's, >> I will be out of pocket from Sunday 2/9/2003 until Thursday night. >> [leaving in a few minutes to drive to OKC, Fav Uncle is undergoing cancer >> surgery to remove his voice box. Prayers needed] >> >> Hugs Cuz Becky >> List Admin. WINN-L and Wynne Genealogy Society-:L >> ttg-inc@attbi.com >> http://www.ttg-inc.net >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ >> >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > >

Dear Cuz GJA, Thank you for you for your thoughts and prayers. Isn't it funny how having his voice means so much... but every time I think about it I almost come to tears... a voice silenced... sigh.. weird I know but just seems odd to think of him with out his special "sound"... I am grateful for every moment we have and doubly so if we are able to keep him but this has hit me oddly about his voice... Thanks for the prayers it is appreciated. Thank you to all Cuz's that have e-mailed me privately also. Hugs Cuz B ttg-inc@attbi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa M Stirbis" <tstir@HiWAAY.net> To: <WINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:47 AM Subject: Re: [WINN] Back in Pocket notice 2/12/2002 > Becky, you are so thoughtful in recording your uncles' family story in his > voice & his own personal way for all to enjoy indefinitely - you have a > great treasure for future generations. > > May God's blessings be upon him always, especially through his surgery, > treatments, and days of needing strength. It seems that Kenneth has great > spirit, sure hope he does fine during his surgery & recovery. > > We missed you, cousin! > > GJA/ ts > -----Original Message----- > From: The Thill Group Inc <ttg-inc@attbi.com> > To: WINN-L@rootsweb.com <WINN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 3:52 PM > Subject: [WINN] Back in Pocket notice 2/12/2002 > > > >I am back in pocket 2/12/2002 5:35 pm central time. > >The rest of this message is off topic. > > > >As to Uncle Kenneth: They did one surgery on Monday to place a stomach peg > >[tube for feeding] for feeding while they do the removal of the voice box > >and do a neck lumpectomy deal on the lymphnodes in the neck, then when > >radiation is over and all healed they will remove the stomach peg. > > Surgery did not go well. Tuesday instead of doing the second surgery for > >removal of the voice box etc... they took him into emergency surgery to > find > >out what was wrong with the stomach "peg", etc from Monday. He came out of > >the ok, with a change of placement, sewing up the other one, and cleaning > up > >the mess. They will have him on three days of antibiotics then next week > >they will do the removal of the voice box etc... They feel the cancer is > >totally contained and that it will be fixed with the removal and the > >radiation to follow. Your prayers were heard. Thank you all. > > > > And this is something you might think about... I took with me my handy > >dandy little tape recorder that I bought at Staples for 29.95 that has one > >hour micro tapes and has a special speaker on the end so that the person > >doesn't have to hold it like a microphone, and it filters all the noise. On > >Sunday night when I arrived at the hospital, I set down with my Uncle > >Kenneth and I put the recorder [turned on] on the little table.. and we > >talked.. about old times and his growing up and about his folks and > >grandparents and how he met and married my mothers sister, and how he > >learned to be part of a "Hugging" family etc... believe it or not I have > >four hour filled tapes of my Uncle Kenneth and I reliving some history. He > >didn't want to sleep and this kept his mind off of things... but the thing > >that it gives me is the sound of his voice. It is on tape for all time. > Once > >they do the surgery next week, his voice will be gone, never to be heard > >again. Yes if all goes well and we get our prayers answered, we will have > >him and a mechanical voice box.. but it will not be my Uncle voice that I > >hear in the back of my mind in my memories... But this also gives us a tape > >recording of his family story and history. He thought it a wonderful thing > >and actually seemed to forget it was on the side taping. ...... Food for > >thought, you might do this with your families..... on the favorite > >Uncle...all my Aunts and Uncles are my favorites for different reasons, but > >this one is extra special because, as we moved so often [USArmy 37 schools > >by seventh grade], I was concerned if I ever got lost I would never find my > >family again he helped me memorize his phone number so that I could always > >call him and not be lost.... I still remember that phone number > >405-MU5-8183.. it is no longer their phone number but was until I went to > >College. It always made me feel safe to know that number... Silly? Nah love > >in the best kind. > > > >Thanks again for your prayers they are always of help. > >Thank you to all that e-mailed me privately, also. You are all special to > >me. > >Hugs one tired Cuz B > >ttg-inc@attbi.com > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "The Thill Group Inc" <ttg-inc@attbi.com> > >To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 4:00 PM > >Subject: [WYNN-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY] OUT OF POCKET NOTICE 2/9/2003 > > > > > >> Dear Cuz's, > >> I will be out of pocket from Sunday 2/9/2003 until Thursday night. > >> [leaving in a few minutes to drive to OKC, Fav Uncle is undergoing cancer > >> surgery to remove his voice box. Prayers needed] > >> > >> Hugs Cuz Becky > >> List Admin. WINN-L and Wynne Genealogy Society-:L > >> ttg-inc@attbi.com > >> http://www.ttg-inc.net > >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ > >> > >> > >> ============================== > >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >> > > > > > >