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Every day when he gets better and better, it gets harder and harder for me to be happy to be home. Now that he’s recovering so well, pushing himself so hard, I just want to be there. I feel more and more disconnected from the happenings around me here in Gainesville, and want only to be getting kissy faces from my uncle, trying to get Aunt Gay to go for a long relaxing walk, and listening to Rusty’s endlessly fascinating stories.
In his room right now, noon. Set up the iPod and he has a smile on his face, listening to Jack Williams. PT sat him on the side of the bed. A chair tomorrow. He’s on a trach cuff now, room air plus oxygen. The cuff was moved aside and he’s tolerating room air alone just fine. Yay! No fever. Yay! Real food. Yay!
Joe’s still doing well, though weak. Sat in a chair for the first time. Catheter is gone. Still has gastric tube, but is eating a little. He has a speaking valve & uses it well, though it tires him out. They’re moving him tomorrow to Drake Rehab Hospital. When the nurse was checking his blood sugar, I asked where his sugar was. Joe said, “She’s sitting over there,” pointing at me.
He had the nurse call me this morning to bring the laptop, said he was bored. As soon as we got there, though, the parade of nurses and therapists started and wore him out. He did see all the cards that’ve been piling up, finally. He laughed at each of the funny ones. One more step forward, none back so far.
Thursday (including a new mailing address, if you want to send fruit/flowers/cards/naked photos of nubile young women) –
Joe moved to Drake Center, 151 W. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45216. Private room. The transition was smooth, though tiring. He’s being assessed by everyone, so people were in and out interacting with him all day. Everyone seems upbeat and happy. The gastric tube is out, so he’s trying to eat more and the food is better. He’s stronger today, able to shift in bed and hold a fork. He even read a couple of e-mails and the comics. Seems like a good place for him right now. Dinner with Denise and Steve Leigh for Rusty and me. Love, Gay
Mike Glicksohn came in for a visit, from Toronto. Joe was delighted to see him. As we arrived, the OT lady was having Joe put on his own pants and he succeeded. Then she got him on his feet long enough to transfer to a tall wheelchair, where he sat up for over an hour. The pulmonary doc started him on the protocol to get off the trach tube. First, they cap it for four hours, to see if he breathes okay without any help. He’s doing fine. Tomorrow, it’s 8 hours; then 12. If all goes well, they’ll pull the tube on Tuesday or Wednesday. He fell sound asleep after all the activity, so we went to Guy and Becca’s for a quick visit. Then came back to find him wide-awake and alert. He’d received an Edible Arrangements bouquet that smelled wonderful, full of different kinds of fruit. I had to get permission to give him any, but we were finally able to cut it up small & let him have some. Strawberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, oh my. He ate until he didn’t want any more. Just then his dinner arrived; he ate most of it, for the first time. I think the fruit was an appetite stimulant.
I forgot to mention yesterday: One doctor came in and asked who Rusty was. Joe said he didn’t know; that guy was here when he arrived. Today the nurses thought Joe, Mike and Rusty were all related. I think it had something to do with the gray beards.
SIDNEY, Neb.--Cabela’s Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) and Macerich (NYSE: MAC) announced today plans to bring the Cabela’s retail experience to loyal customers in Grand Junction, Colo., and the surrounding area.
Cabela&apos;s expects to open the Grand Junction store in early summer of 2010. The 75,000-square-foot store will anchor the south end of Mesa Mall at 2424 Highway 6 and 50, and would be Cabela’s first retail store in Colorado. The building’s exterior will reflect Cabela’s traditional store model, while the inside will highlight the Company’s next-generation layout, which includes a Gun Library, conservation-themed wildlife displays and trophy animal mounts. Construction is expected to start in early November 2009.
“Colorado’s Western Slope is a prime location for a variety of outdoor activities, including world-class hunting and fishing, and Grand Junction is the gateway to everything Colorado offers,” said Tommy Millner, Chief Executive Officer of Cabela’s. “The area’s residents, as well as visitors to the region, are people who passionately enjoy their outdoor heritage.”
Cabela’s expects to attract the region’s residents, as well as the many travelers who come to take advantage of the Western Slope’s abundant sporting opportunities. Showcasing thousands of products, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, boating and wildlife watching gear, as well as outdoor clothing and outdoor-themed gifts and furnishings, the Company is famous for its strong brand and world-famous reputation for quality merchandise, value and legendary customer service.
Cabela’s typically attracts passionate outdoorsmen and women, who join the Cabela’s family of employees famous for their excellent customer service, outdoor lifestyle and detailed knowledge of outdoor products.
“We’re looking forward to being a part of the vibrant community of Grand Junction and welcoming the area’s stable, dependable workforce to our family,” Millner said. “I’d like to thank the Grand Junction Economic Partnership for their assistance.”
“The Cabela’s experience is truly a perfect fit for Mesa Mall and Grand Junction,” said Randy Brant, Executive Vice President, Real Estate for Macerich. “We hope this is the first of many opportunities to partner with Cabela’s to bring this strong brand to great real estate in communities we serve across the country.”
Mesa Mall has served as the Western Slope’s leading shopping destination since 1980, with four department stores, over 100 specialty shops and an extensive selection of national retailers and restaurants. As the only regional shopping center between Denver and Salt Lake City, Mesa Mall draws shoppers throughout western Colorado and eastern Utah. For more information, please visit www.shopmesamall.com.
Cabela’s Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world’s largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company’s founding in 1961, Cabela’s® has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World’s Foremost Outfitter®. Through Cabela’s growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela’s also issues the Cabela’s CLUB® Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program. Cabela’s stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CAB”.
Macerich is a fully integrated self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, which focuses on the acquisition, leasing, management, development and redevelopment of regional malls throughout the United States. The company is the sole general partner and owns an 87% ownership interest in The Macerich Partnership, L.P. Macerich now owns approximately 75 million square feet of gross leaseable area consisting primarily of interests in 72 regional malls. Additional information about Macerich can be obtained from the company’s Web site at www.macerich.com.
Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB), the World's Foremost OutfitterÂ® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today it is working to bring a much-anticipated Cabela's retail store to the company's loyal customers in Montreal, Quebec, and the surrounding region.Although ...read more
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