Terry was in a serious accident and taken to the John C. Lincoln Hospital ICU. She had been riding her bicycle with Wyatt and another friend when she was hit by an SUV that ran a red light. She was wearing an excellent helmet which may have saved her life.
You may send get well wishes to Terry at:
weloveterrytess@yahoo.com or
getwellterry@wyattearp.biz or
Terry Earp
1402 E. Monte Cristo
Email messages will be printed and read to her.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL WYATT ON HIS CELL PHONE as medical personnel use it to contact him. Also, the space where Terry is in the ICU isn't a real room and it doesn't have space for flowers so it might be best to wait until she has a regular room in the near future.
As time passes we'll know more about what Terry and Wyatt need. May Cheney will set up a schedule to pool the resources of loving friends. Please email her at chennewb@amug.org if you feel you can help with household chores, provide meals, etc. to relieve Wyatt so he can take care of daily tasks as well as maintain his own health.
Please check for schedule changes.
We will post regular updates here.
Terry has successfully undergone seven surgeries since the accident happened on
the 16th. She is now through with all the surgical procedures, which dealt with
necessary reconstruction and stabilization of the neck, knee, hand, and foot.
She is still on a respirator but it will hopefully be removed soon. The next
phase in recovery will include transfer from the ICU to a rehab center or
intermediate care facility and waiting for the swelling in the spinal cord to
decrease. She has been groggy but is responding to questions.
Until today, when she had a tracheotomy, Terry has had a
breathing tube in her mouth, which was very uncomfortable and prevented her
from talking. She has been communicating by blinking her eyes to indicate yes
or no. Now, with the tube in her throat,
she will be able to “mouth” words. The ventilator has been turned off a few
times for as much as a few hours to see how she breathes on her own. The
ventilator will be utilized as necessary to make sure her gas volumes are
sustained until she is able to breathe on her own. Then the ventilator will be
removed completely. Please send all good
thoughts and love that she’ll soon be able to breathe on her own.
She is
far more comfortable and sleeping better than she has been . the nurses had her
sitting up in the bed for several hours, which seemed to help her spirits.
Here is
more detailed information on her surgeries:
One of the
surgeons noted that the area of the spinal injury looks better than he
expected—there is spinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Swelling is still
there, which is common at this stage. The object is to prevent the swelling as
much as possible. After that it is a wait-and-see process that could take a
while.
Terry has
been listening to music on a CD player Wyatt brought and enjoys photos of her
two cats, Doc and Cowboy. She also shows appreciation for all the cards and
email get well wishes.
Terry's condition was officially upgraded from critical to serious, a positive
step.
She has been placed in an upright position for periods to help with her breathing and has breathed on her own twice a day for up to two hours at a time. In addition, she is taking small amounts of ice chips in her mouth and focusing better on people and objects.
Also, the staples have been removed from the skin and muscle reconstruction in the knee and leg area.
The staff and Wyatt are doing simple range-of-motion therapy exercises with her several times a day. Hopefully she will soon be stable enough to be transferred to an interim facility for four to six weeks, where the focus will be on her breathing. Let’s keep all that energy focused; we want Terry breathing on her own.
After that, the next move will be to a rehab facility to work on her physical capabilities.
Wyatt reads all the email messages and they are all read to Terry. The family is extremely appreciative of the outpouring of caring and support and hopes to respond in the future but regretfully cannot do so at this point.
Because of a small infection in her lungs, Terry's move to an intermediate facility has been postponed for a few days. Consequently, visits have been highly restricted to prevent further possibility of infection. The medical staff says that lung infections are quite common and they are confident that a mix of antibiotics will take care of it.
Increasingly, she is more alert and able to communicate by blinking her eyes and with small head movements. In fact, tonight when the neuro-surgeon was checking her response, he was surprised by how co-operative she was in complying with his requests! She enjoys chewing on ice chips, which help keep her mouth moist.
Terry has also had another scan to see how she's doing in general. Things are healing very well. The swelling disappears a little more each day!
She is listening to all the supportive emails and cards caring people send. They make her smile!
Keep all that healing energy flowing. She's catching it!
An important milestone in Terry's recovery took place yesterday when she was transferred late in the afternoon to an intermediate care hospital.
Terry's lung infection is dissipating; a new chest x-ray looked
good; and, in general, her condition improved throughout the day yesterday.
Wyatt rode in the ambulance with her to the facility, where she was installed
in an area that is a step down from the ICU-level care she had been receiving
at the
Please note that, because of the danger of infection, Terry is still on antibiotics and VISITATION IS STRICTLY LIMITED AT THIS TIME. If you wish to send cards, the address is:
40 E. Indianola
As various drugs wear off, Terry is becoming more animated. She can "mouth" words but, because of the tracheotomy, cannot sound them. Wyatt and Glenda could use a lip reader about now!
The main goal at the new facility is to improve Terry's breathing until she no longer needs the ventilator. We don't know just how long this will take. When she's breathing on her own, she'll be physically stronger and the focus can switch to physical therapy.
She continues to be off the ventilator for two hours a few times a day, which is good, considering her recent lung infection.
Thanks for all your love and support.
Terry continues to get stronger and communicate more clearly. She realizes that her current goal is focus on her lungs and is asking what she can do to get off the ventilator, which is to breathe deeply and regularly. She still has the ventilator tube but a test of three hours off the ventilator went well.
The staff at the new hospital is adapting to her needs and continuing to make assessments on her to help with her rehab. Wyatt is assisting hospital staff in getting to know her medical history.
Terry is still receiving pain medication and heavy antibiotics as well as help in keeping her lungs clear although the infection has improved greatly.
In the 70s, Terry suffered some injuries to her spine. She will soon be talking to a long-time friend, who successfully went through rehab at the same time she did, which should be encouraging.
Wyatt brought in a mini-DVD player and Terry has enjoyed watching light-hearted movies. With the noises of machinery in her room, it is difficult to hear the TV.
With the change of facilities, there are some changing needs of the family. If you have time to help out, please contact May Cheney at chennew@amug.org as she is setting up a schedule.
Because of the risk of infection at this stage, visitation is still limited.
We are grateful for all your positive thoughts and prayers.-
PLEASE NOTE THAT, DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, THERE MAY BE NO POSTINGS UNTIL OCT. 9, OR IRREGULAR POSTINGS. LACK OF POSTING WILL NOT REFLECT ANYTHING ABOUT TERRY'S CONDITION. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND YOUR GOOD WISHES.
We apologize for the lack of updates last week but are happy to report that the news is good and Terry is progressing well!
Terry is very positive. She is aware of the challenge ahead, focusing on breathing and making remarkable progress toward weaning herself off breathing support. We don't have a way to know how her body will respond to this effort or how long it will take. It's a slow and challenging process.
As time goes on, we’re able to understand better what the doctors mean when they tell us something. When we were told that Terry was “breathing on her own” with the ventilator still on, it meant that the ventilator was actually delivering oxygen to her and creating pressure to help her exhale. Terry has been inhaling but the weakening from the accident, surgeries and swelling has caused her lungs to shrink some and her diaphragm muscle to become weak, which is why she has needed the help with exhaling.
The really exiting news is that Terry is now really inhaling and exhaling on her own during practice sessions a couple of times a day. She receives oxygen and moisture in different combinations during these sessions. This is extremely difficult exercise that will increase the size of her lungs and strengthen her diaphragm. Two doctors and a few repertory therapists compared the effort she is making to running full marathons each day. As you can imagine, it's exhausting for her and she's sleeping much more.
We are getting better at understanding Terry’s communication and she is expressing lots of gratitude for the all the emails that we read to her and also for the cards and phone messages that we deliver. Thank you all for your continued support! Her mood is very good and she has a great attitude. She's so very thankful for all of the positive thoughts and loves hearing from you. She's watching light hearted videos and listening to music too.
Terry is still being fed by feeding tube and the only thing we can officially give her by mouth is Ice chips. However, we're cheating a little bit and have frozen her favorite teas and some weak jello and given bits of that to her! She loves tasting a flavor!
Unfortunately it is still necessary to keep visitation to a
minimum. At this stage, if you are thinking of visiting Terry, please be sure
to check ahead before you come. The possibility
of infection has become a serious concern again. Exercising her lungs is
hard work for Terry and extra people may get in the way. In addition, visitors
may distract Wyatt, who works with Terry on her breathing exercises. Hopefully
within the next month or so, the visiting restrictions may be decreased. Terry
will be at Kindred until she is breathing on her own off the
ventilator, and able to sustain this for at least three hours.
Keep sending her all that BREATHING energy and love!
Terry has a lung infection and consequently, we must ask that no visits be made at this time, and for the next few weeks. Her progress could be hampered if the doctors are not able to control infections right away— without the added exposure from visitors.
Terry is working very hard at breathing; she is exhausted and still pushing herself to be stronger every day. The respiratory docs and techs are shocked that she's progressing in her weaning off the ventilator while fighting the infection. Today she was able to try a one-way valve that allowed her to talk while she was doing one of her weaning exercises! Her voice was very soft and she and sounded a tiny bit like an alien—but it was wonderful to know she'll regain her voice as she continues! We know what a tough woman Ms. Terry Tess is!
Physical therapy at this stage in the process is simply maintaining Terry's range of motion in all the joints that are not broken—and as much rubbing of her shoulders, hands and feet as she can talk us into. She focuses on re-gaining sensation as we apply lotion and rub her limbs.
Because of her incredible focus, Terry spends time each day rolling her shoulders. We're all thrilled with the movement since she does have hairline fractures in her left collar bone. As we keep saying, she's very tough!
Terry has movement in her left elbow! Although she still has a cast on her left hand, we all hope she will have movement in her left hand when the cast is removed in a few weeks. Terry’s sister noted that she maintaining muscle in the bicep of that left arm since she tries to lift the cast. She's not yet strong enough to move it but she tries and tries. She'll become increasingly stronger as she regains her breathing!
Once again please keep the emails coming and let others know the email addresses: weloveterrytess@yahoo.com and getwellterry@wyattearp.biz . She loves hearing from everyone.
Note: Due to technical difficulties, we were not able to post the update dated Oct. 12 until Oct. 15. Hopefully the technology will be more reliable in the future!
The good news is that Terry is improving every day. Signs of lung infection have decreased and she is making wonderful progress in the process of being “weaned” off the ventilator. Last week she regularly spent more than seven hours a day off the ventilator inhaling and exhaling on her own with oxygen flowing--and has done quite a bit more than the seven hours on a few occasions.
The surgeon are pleaased with the surgery site on her left leg. The bandages have been removed and the skin grafts on her knee are healing well. A leg brace is placed on her leg to immobilize it when her position in bed is changed every few hours.
The family is grateful for the services friends are performing for Terry and Wyatt, such as reiki to relax Terry and some hair and facial treatments to perk up her spirits. Others have provided lunches and dinner for Wyatt, which allows him to spend more time with Terry, take care of daily tasks, and maintain his health. Please email May Cheney at chennewb@amug.org if you feel you can help with household chores, provide meals, etc.
Thank you all for your love and support. It is indeed appreciated! Please remember to keep on sending the emails, which Terry enjoys hearing Wyatt read to her every day.
Terry has had some difficulty trying to talk with the one-way valve during the past week. Consequently, yesterday, in a short surgical procedure, doctors exchanged her trachea tube for a smaller one. This will reduce the amount of effort needed to produce more pressure as she breathes, which will, in turn, allow her to talk more easily with the one-way valve. When the doctors inspected her trachea before the procedure, some small amounts of scarring were spotted. These will be removed in a minor surgical procedure next week.
Physical therapy with Terry’s left hand is being increased since she has demonstrated that she can move her elbow. Therapists work with her every few days.
Terry is maintaining and increasing the amount of time she spends off the ventilator breathing on her own. Yesterday she was off the ventilator for six hours even after anesthesia and surgery.
All of the positive energy is helping! Please continue your thoughts and prayers.
Since we last posted an update, Terry has done amazingly well! In the last couple of days, she was off the ventilator for more than 24 hours, a new record for her. She may not be able to keep up that rate of improvement because it is so tiring but it is definitely very encouraging progress.
This weekend Terry’s sister and a friend of hers from
Wyatt and the family are researching where Terry will move to
when she is able to control her breathing sufficiently to maintain extended
physical therapy. Barrows Institute in
Please note that Terry has a lung infection so we ask that visits be deferred until that has disappeared. Thank you.
Terry’s attitude is just terrific and when her energy level is high, she achieves a lot. No doubt all of your support has helped tremendously! Thank you and keep up the positive thoughts. She so loves to hear the emails and cards and messages from everyone.
Great news! Terry is one tough woman! She has been off the ventilator for three days and is going strong! She went from about six hours to twelve hours to days! Because she is working so hard on her breathing, she has not been concentrating as hard on talking.
More good news—the medical staff at
The representative from Craig Institute came down with the flu
so she is not expected to come from
Obviously everybody concerned is absolutely thrilled with Terry’s progress in the last few days and are grateful for all the words of encouragement. Please keep up the good work.
Terry continues to amaze us! She is into the sixth day off the respirator! In fact, the respiratory staff decided today that Terry no longer needs the respirator in the room and it is being wheeled out! She has also been attempting to talk and exercise resonance with the one-way valve more than before, a sign that her breathing is stronger.
Next week, in a minor surgical procedure, some scar tissue will be removed from Terry’s esophagus, which we’re hoping will allow the epiglottis to close. The epiglottis prevents food from going down the windpipe, so when it can close properly, Terry will be able to swallow liquid food. Bring on the liquid molten lava cake! The other reason for removing the scar tissue is to hopefully bring more resonance to Terry’s voice.
Physical therapists also work with Terry several times a week. Yesterday they brought in a “tilt table” to help Terry adjust to being vertical. She was tilted up to 35 degrees at which point her blood pressure dropped and she was returned to a lower degree of elevation. She was tilted again today and this will become part of her daily routine.
The occupational therapist worked with Terry while she was tilted. They worked on range of motion with her left arm and hand; she was able to keep her arm horizontal and lift it up to her face. Terry also has neurological sensations in her right arm.
The representative of the Craig Institute is expected to fly to
Please continue with all the positive email notes and good wishes. Terry is happy to hear from you!
Because Terry has been expending so much energy on breathing, her immune system has probably been short-changed and she has come down with a lung infection again. This morning the respirator was brought back to her room so she could use it; antibiotics were administered; and her fever is receding. Consequently, because of the infection, THE FAMILY REQUESTS NO VISITORS AT THIS TIME UNLESS IT IS CLEARED AHEAD. We appreciate your patience since we all would like to wish her well in person.
The representative from Craig Institute did come this morning and performed an evaluation of Terry. As soon as we know more about the results, we will report it here.
In the meantime, please send Terry healing thoughts and energy. We want her to throw off the infection and get back to breathing off the ventilator! Thank you all so much!
Yesterday evening, the 27th, Terry's speed bump became a bit bigger than we realized. She has been moved back to the ICU. The infection seems to be broad-based. Doctors are treating her with a wide spectrum of antibiotics, which are being to administered along with lots of extra fluids by IV. They’ve also added a line to keep the fluids moving fast enough to help keep her blood pressure up within healthy standards. In addition to the these symptoms, Terry seems to have what they are calling a mild blockage in her digestive system, more than likely in her small intestine. They're working to clear that in a variety of ways.
Hopefully we’ll be able to move her back into her own room ASAP!
Please fire up all those good thoughts and prayers and the brightest light to help Terry get past this mongo speed bump!
Thanks everyone!
Not to be repetitive..... PLEASE NO VISITORS IN THE ROOM UNLESS CLEARED BY WYATT OR GLENDA.
Oct. 29, 2006
Terry is responding really well to the antibiotics, fluid and sleep. Her white blood cell count is returning to normal. Her blood pressure is coming back up. Her fever is down. She'll likely stay in the ICU until at least Monday.
She is resting and alert and happy to hear from all of you! Please keep up all the email notes!
Terry has taken a detour on her road to recovery. Thank
goodness for the nursing staff at Kindred! Because of their persistence and the
whole medical staff's hard work, we now know that the most severe part of
the infection Terry's been fighting so hard is associated with the feeding tube line. Yesterday, due
to a spike in temperature, which, of course, is a sign of infection, she was
transported to
It is expected that she will be admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital tomorrow for minor surgery to correct this. If she hadn’t already been in the hospital, this would be an out-patient procedure. Then she is expected return to Kindred.
Terry is strong and doing very well in combating this. .Her fever is down pretty well. She is alert but frustrated with the waiting.
We ask that you all continue to send love.
Since late yesterday, Terry has been in the ICU at St. Luke’s Hospital and they performed the surgery mid-afternoon today. Fortunately the abscess had not moved through the abdominal wall but was located between the layers of skin and the muscle. Thus the surgeons were able to scrape the infected area out rather than cut into the muscle. This had been of concern because her organs could have been compromised if the infection had invaded the muscles of the abdominal wall. Doctors physically removed the infection and cleaned up the whole area. Terry will remain sedated until tomorrow morning because of the possibility of pain in that general area and to keep the wound open. Then she'll have to stay in the ICU for several days while they use advanced dressings to continue to remove any residual infection and to keep the wound as open as possible. They must insure that the infection doesn’t move down into Terry's stomach through the opening for the feeding tube.
In order to reserve all her energy for the surgery and recovery, Terry's been on the ventilator full time since last Friday.
It's Glenda’s observation that Terry channeled all her frustration about the delays in getting her to a surgical hospital into moving and feeling. Her left arm is exhibiting fewer spasms and the triceps seems to be holding it down more. She's starting to rotate her left wrist some. Each small movement or feeling is very exciting! And, speaking of exciting, Terry can now make her right arm bounce up and down a little!
As we’ve said before she is one tough woman! Thank you all for your constant love, light, prayers and support. Terry is amazed by the love that you show her. She had no idea how much we all love and respect her!
BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUING DANGER OF INFECTION, PLEASE PLAN TO VISIT HER ONLY AFTER SHE’S LEFT THE ICU.
Terry recovered from the anesthesia yesterday morning and is doing well after the surgery two days ago. They did a CT scan just to make sure everything was OK, which it was. So she is resting up, getting stronger and waiting for the wound to heal. It is still open so it can heal from the inside out and is packed with gauze. The extraction of the abdominal infection and the permanent removal of the stomach feeding tube was a total success. On Monday, Nov. 6, a “wound vac” will be placed on the site and Terry will return to Kindred where she will still be in the ICU for a short time until returning to a normal hospital room.
Terry is now being fed through an IV. As soon as she’s feeling better, doctors will remove the scar tissue in her esophageal area in hopes that she will then be able to swallow properly. At that point she’ll begin to take liquid food by mouth!
Please keep those emails coming since it keeps her in touch with all her friends, new and old. Wyatt reads every one of them to her at her bedside every day.
IT IS STILL NECESSARY TO REQUEST THAT VISITS BE POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER TERRY HAS LEFT THE ICU. Thank you for the consideration.
Below is information about a benefit show in Prescott this Thursday for Terry and Wyatt. It is not sold out yet. Please pass this information to anyone you think may be interested.
Dolan Ellis, Marshall Trimble, Sue Harris, Madison
Walker and Gary Sprague and his horse Dusty are all performing through the
goodness of their hearts. They will receive no money for this performance. All
moneys from a live auction, silent auction and dinner go to the fund to pay
hospital bills for the Earps.
A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR
TERRY & WYATT AT THE HISTORIC PALACE RESTAURANT AND SALOON
IN
When:
Time: Dinner seatings begin at 5:00 PM
Concert begins
Ticket Price: $65.00 per person
Where: Palace Restaurant &
Saloon
Reservations: 928-541-1996
Why: This Concert will benefit
huge hospital bills for Terry & Wyatt Earp following the accident on Sept.
16th
Who: Dolan Ellis, Marshall
Trimble, Sue Harris, Gary Sprague & horse Dusty & Madison Walker
These wonderful performers will take
the stage to support our benefit to raise money for huge medical bills
as a result of Terry's
accident. Gary & Dusty will do a pre-show on the sidewalk in front of
the Palace.
There is a live auction scheduled
along with a silent auction of great items donated for this very important
event.
Good news! We expect Terry to return to
Terry and Wyatt want to extend their thanks to all
the staff, nurses, and doctors in St. Luke’s ICU for the excellent care! The
surgery site is healing well and quickly with no sign of infection. Terry now
has a “wound vac” to help keep the wound clean and dry so it will heal more
naturally. Of course, she is still on antibiotics.
Please keep up with all the wonderful, thoughtful
emails. Terry always enjoys hearing Wyatt read them to her. Thanks again for
all your loving support!
Terry will be in the
ICU at Kindred and infection is still a worry, so please check with Wyatt or
Glenda before visiting.
Terry is back at
Medical staff are using a soft splint to help her left arm to relax. The over-developed bicep is making it hard for the other weakened muscles to strengthen so this way she will hopefully regain more control of that arm.
At this point, if we can hold her elbow still, she can make her wrist flex and contract a little bit! Terry doesn’t yet have full control of the fingers but there are many range-of-motion exercises for the fingers of both hands.
Most of the time she can now move her right arm back and forth about an inch. When Glenda works on Terry’s fingers and wrist on the right, she can feel her moving the wrist with her, a movement that is getting stronger. The physical therapist also felt it and noted it in Terry’s chart. She was thrilled with Terry's determination.
Now Terry needs her neck brace only if she's feeling tired and when she is being moved in any way, such as rolling in the bed or moving for therapy. She's excited to have the brace off when she's resting.
The surgery site is still healing with the vacuumed bandages. Terry still has some fluid around her lungs but she is sitting up again Respiratory therapy is helping with that. She needs the vent more as she regains her strength, but she's still spending some time off of it each day.
The wonderful social worker at Kindred is very aggressively
working to ensure that Terry will be able to go to Craig Institute in
Look out intense physical therapy! Here comes Terry!
Thank you all for your love and support and emails and cards. Terry would not be able to do what she's doing without every one of you! And as long as we're giving thanks, the medical staffs at all of the hospitals have and continue to take excellent care of Terry. The email addresses are: weloveterrytess@yahoo.com and/ or getwellterry@wyattearp.biz.
We want to quote Wyatt in this update: "If this day were any better, it would have to be tomorrow!"
A wonderful benefit concert was held on Thursday in
Wyatt made the following statement of gratitude.
“We are deeply sensitive
to how loving and giving and kind you all were at the Palace. The
hard work and time that was put into this
event is amazing. Each of you makes what we are
accomplishing here in the hospital possible. The support and love
that is shown in every email, message, kind thought and light-filled prayer
truly serves to inspire Terry to make healing possible in every part
of her body.”
Please note that two “We Love You Terry Tess”
benefit concerts will take place on Dec. 7 and 8 in
Friday brought the surgical removal of the scar tissue in Terry's throat. She still has a sore throat, but less each day. There was only a tiny bit of blood the first day and the surgery seems to have been very successful. They will use a scope to check closely on Tuesday. Terry isn’t sure about which she is looking forward to more--being able to speak or being able to eat something more than ice chips. And, ice chips have become more and more important to Terry as it is something in her stomach while she is being fed intravenously!
Now for the exciting upcoming
event! Terry is, on hospital time, scheduled to move to Craig Institute in
You can find information about Craig at this website: http://www.craighospital.org/.
Thank You All for your continued support.
Today one of Terry’s doctors removed some residue created by the surgery in her esophageal area last week. In addition, by means of bronchioscopy the doctor removed some mucous in her left lung. The two procedures resulted in an increase of breathing capacity of about 30 percent. In several hours, Terry is expected to start talking!
The movement in her right arm has improved to wiggling about an inch each way.
An ultrasound yesterday revealed the cause of edema in her left arm and hand, a blood clot. The “pick line” where the IV entered her arm was removed and the clot is being treated with blood thinners.
Terry was on the tilt table today and this time her blood pressure didn’t drop!
We forgot to mention that last week Wyatt brought in Doc, one of the Earps’ two cats, for a visit. Doc is a very large, seven-year old, very affectionate and docile “rag doll” cat—perfect to be a hospital visitor. Terry was delighted to see him, of course, and now enjoys viewing a photo taken during the visit of her and Doc and placed on the wall where she can see it.
The flight to Craig Institute in
Wyatt says that on a scale of 1 -10, Terry’s morale is 11! “She receives very positive energies through emails and cards. She lights up when I read them to her.”
Please keep all those wonderful emails and positive thoughts coming!
Thursday finds Terry still in
Terry was on the tilt table at a 30 degree angle Wed. and today and her blood pressure stayed the same, a good sign. Once she can hold her blood pressure at 45 degrees, then she can be put into a chair.
Keep those thoughts and prayers and email messages coming! Terry is going to need the support for this next phase especially as doctors and therapists here have said there may be a lot of pain involved in pushing her physical body to respond to the physical therapy.
Again, thank you all. Your support is amazing!
Nov. 18, 2006
Just two more days! Terry is very excited about heading for Craig. The ambulance from Kindred to
the airport is scheduled for
Terry is sleeping better, which helps her keep her energy up during the day. Yesterday she spent 45 minutes on the tilt table and kept her blood pressure down. She has been off the respirator during the day, with just oxygen, but they have wanted her on full respirator at night to build up her strength for the trip. She’s receiving some antibiotics for a small infection.
You’ve all helped her so much to reach this big step. Please
continue to send Terry all of your good wishes, thoughts, and prayers for a
safe and successful journey to
Terry has landed in Colorado! Her departure was about three hours late but, once in the air, it was a speedy flight of a little less than an hour an a half on a Lear jet ,whose staff included a pulmonologist and a nurse. Once she arrived at Craig, a team of about a dozen people began, individually, to make assessments of Terry’s condition. Tomorrow the assessments will continue with CT scans, x-rays, sonograms, etc. Then the team will combine and review all the personal and machine-made results, draw their conclusions, and come up with a treatment plan.
As Terry leaves
And, speaking of touching, Terry’s new address is:
Craig Hospital
3425 S. Clarkson St.
Englewood, CO 80113
The website is: http://www.craighospital.org/. Check it out—lots of impressive information about the institution, including photos, and it includes a list of local florists!
You can still send email messages to weloveterrytess@yahoo.com and/
or getwellterry@wyattearp.biz.
Terry’s sister, who lives near
We thank you all for helping Terry achieve this important move!
At this milestone, it might be a good time to show how far Ms. Terry Tess has come.
·
The accident happened on
· Over the first few days when she wasn’t under anesthesia Gerri and Wyatt both noted some very small hints of movement in her left shoulder. Hope!! This was the first reminder we had of Terry's fighting spirit and is when our hope for miracles was kindled.
· Today, as Terry arrives at Craig, she is well on her way to reclaiming complete lung function as evidenced by spending time off the ventilator and speaking out loud most of the day yesterday.
· She has limited, but controlled movement in both arms, the beginning of control of both wrists, and the slight starting of finger movement in her right hand.
· She can, when well rested, wiggle the toes on both feet. She has sensation in both legs and feet. Terry has sensation in most of her torso.
Terry spoke these words about the move: “'I won't be able to get better staying in bed! I'm ready to go where they'll work my body, then I'll get better.”
Terry, when you have the opportunity to read this, please realize that we all thank you for accepting our love and light and prayers and for inspiring us in exchange.
Lots of activity for Terry the last couple of days!
Probably at the top of the today’s list of forward steps for Terry was swallowing several spoonfuls of cherry jello! This morning, Terry successfully performed a swallow test and she’s on her way to celebrating Thanksgiving on Friday with a real meal of pureed food. Her stomach hasn’t processed regular food since Sept. 16 so things will move slowly and she’ll probably continue with jello for this evening and tomorrow. After Terry had swallowed some of the jello, the therapist checked her throat with a scope to ensure that the epiglottis was closing properly and food wasn’t reaching her air pipes. Wyatt said that Terry was on Cloud 9 and had elevated the speech therapist to saint status! Terry face showed both glee and joy from the flavor and experience!
Another
The hematologist is treating a blood clot in Terry’s left arm. He’s replaced the injections of blood thinner with a drip. It’s a lower level than the first medication but the consistency of the drip should allow white cells to work on the clot. She also received a muscle relaxant so she can’t pull up her arm while she’s receiving the blood thinner.
Good news also about Terry’s lungs. They think the fluid in her lungs will pass so they won’t have to do anything invasive to treat it.
Terry’s hospital room is huge, looks outdoors so she can see evergreens and deciduous trees, and has lots of storage space. Her photo from a newspaper article is out on the wall in the “ground control” nursing center so staff members knew who she was when she arrived. Wyatt is staying for now in the apartment provided across the street from the facility. He said it is quite palatial and allows him to be close to Terry.
Further good news! Terry was up to 45 degrees in her bed, a new record!
We all send the Earps healing thoughts and are thankful that Terry is at the best place for her to further her recovery. And the Earps are grateful for your love and attention during the past two months. Please keep up the emails and cards as they mean so much to Terry. A very Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Terry took two big steps forward today!
One of these steps was eating a real meal. She was able to skip the pureed meal and enjoyed a normal meal of ham, candied sweet potatoes, green salad, cantaloupe and water. Wyatt said, “She was levitating in front of us!” A benefit of eating by mouth is that now the feeding solution IV can be removed and she’ll be able to take some of her medications by mouth rather than through an IV.
The other big step was sitting in a wheelchair. Terry was hoisted out of her bed and lowered into the chair. Then she was pushed through the glassed-in tunnel, downstairs and outside. It was pretty brisk outside today though so they didn’t stay too long. On the way back, they passed through the rec room and viewed projects that she might pursue.
Terry has been alternating two hours on and then two hours off the ventilator, which is the protocol that has been set up. And, for the first time since arriving at Craig, she spent a considerable amount of time talking by use of the one-way valve. She’s also been sleeping through the night, which is a help in giving her energy for all the hard work she’ll be doing.
Several members of Terry’s sister’s family spent Thanksgiving Day with the Earps.
The blood clot in her arm is still being treated with a blood thinner.
On a somewhat humorous note, earlier today Terry’s air bed started deflating, a slight problem that was soon remedied. Wyatt said that she came up like leavening bread!
In the near future, Terry has a couple of events she’s looking
forward to. On Dec. 8, she’s slated to go on a field trip that includes
shopping and a movie! Soon after that, Wyatt will be returning from
Terry obviously has made a great start with her rehab time at Craig. Your love and attention has contributed greatly. Please keep it up.
Today was a good day for Terry. She was up longer than usual and took only one nap. She was again hoisted into her wheelchair and strapped in. Wyatt and a tech took turns pushing Terry and the IV “Christmas tree” that follows along behind the wheelchair. They again went out through the glassed-in tunnel to the building on the other side and into the little park for patients. Then Terry visited Wyatt’s apartment, where she gave him an A- for tidiness. (Wyatt said he was glad he’d remembered to make his bed.) Tomorrow they may put her in the wheelchair twice.
Terry is continuing to eat regular food but has not been very hungry and ate only about 40% of her breakfast this morning.
They are still concerned about the blood clot and the edema remains in her left arm. Tomorrow when all the doctors are in they will reassess the problem and how resolve it.
Today she was off the respirator for four hours at a time for a couple of sessions. It’s becoming easier for her to talk with the one-way valve and I can assure you she sounds pretty good even over the phone!
Wyatt mentioned that all the nurses and doctors have taken a personal interest in Terry. They come in to do their assessments and then stay to socialize. “Rather like a party” is what Wyatt said.
One of the techs purchased some cosmetics for Terry and she enjoyed a facial given by her sister.
Tomorrow will be the beginning of Terry’s first full week at Craig. No doubt lots of new experiences will be in store for her. Terry can still use all the encouragement you can give. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers!
Another first for Terry this evening! At dinner time, Wyatt wheeled her into the dining room on her floor and she sat around a table with about 18 other people! She hasn’t been hungry enough for all her food but her diet is supplemented with Ensure. After dinner Wyatt wheeled Terry to the glassed-in tunnel and they watched the snow falling for a while. Wyatt figured it would be gone by tomorrow.
Yesterday Terry went for some scans, an EEG to check brain waves and a CT scan to check the fluid in her lungs. On the way, some tubes broke off Terry’s bed and unbeknownst to Wyatt, the bed started deflating. Terry had her talking valve on and finally Wyatt heard a muffled voice saying, “Help! I’m turning into a taco!” On returning to her room, Terry found a new bed waiting for her.
The blood clot is decreasing in size, which allowed a physical therapist to work with the arm today. This evening it was bothering Terry, so they gave her some painkillers.
Remember that you can still email Terry at weloveterrytess@yahoo.com and/ or getwellterry@wyattearp.biz and she still loves to hear from all of you. Wyatt reads each message to her and they are both touched by all the thoughtfulness.
Today Terry and Wyatt received some excellent and heartening news. Based on all the assessments of Terry that have been taking place since she arrived at Craig, doctors have decided that she is probably a “C” according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) definitions. This is wonderful because Terry’s records indicated she might be an “A”, which means not much chance of progressing to the next stage, which is “B”. Someone in the “C” category has the potential to move up to a “D”: and possibly even to an “E”, which is normal. Thus, currently, she is in the mid-range between not much potential for progressing (“A”) and normal (“E”).
Other more mundane activities from today include:
· A bronchioscopy to remove fluid in the lower lobe of Terry’s left lung
· A total MRI, which took almost an hour and a half and, of course, meant lots of loud banging noises while she was in the tunnel
· An exam by a neuro-psychiatrist who assessed Terry as being as secure a patient as he’s seen in recent memory. He told her, “You have the makings of a successful outcome.”
· More physical therapy on her left arm
· Dinner in bed because she was tired from all the activity. That included a chocolate milkshake that had been enriched with chocolate flavored Boost Plus!
Tomorrow she’ll continue being weaned off the ventilator and will go on some wheelchair excursions.
For next week, Terry’s been enrolled in a spasticity clinic, which will help with converting muscular spasms into more modality or movement.
So there’s never a dull moment for Terry these days and we’re all rooting for her success! Keep praying for Terry’s continued improvement!
Terry’s customized wheelchair arrived today! Several days ago she was measured and fitted for one to meet her needs and now she can ride around more comfortably. The seat is mathematically structured to fit her pelvis and the left arm rest is a jel so Terry’s left arm with the edema can rest more comfortably.
The last imaging shows that the blood clot is decreasing in size but Terry is still on the drip IV with blood thinner.
The weaning off the vent is going wonderfully well. Yesterday Terry spent 11 hours off the vent and today she went for 10. Although she could go for longer, the medical staff wants to hold her at 10 hours in order to build up her diaphragm.
The speech therapist has spent time studying Terry’s cognitive skills and she’s done very well on the various series of tasks.
Terry spent a total of four hours out of bed today in two two-hour sessions. She has a goal she is working toward—five hours out of bed—so that on Dec. 8 she can go on a field trip shopping and to the movies. The plan is to gradually increase the length of the sessions. For part of the time out of bed she went down to a therapy room where she was transferred via the hoist to an elevated soft therapy mat. Yesterday the physical therapist “ranged” her legs and today her arms.
Because of all the many evaluations and wheelchair excursions that use up a lot of energy, Terry hasn’t been eating in the dining room much but she is able to eat more. Since she didn’t eat for so long, she no longer has the capacity to eat very much at a time and has to increase her food intake gradually. More chocolate milkshakes!!.
Wyatt says that Terry’s attitude is “magnanimous”—you wouldn’t know who the patient is and who the caregiver is. Please continue with all of your loving thoughts and messages. They are all much appreciated!
Another first for Terry—yesterday she had her first bath in a while. She was placed in a quad washing tub where she was washed, shampooed and had her legs shaved. Wyatt said that she loved it even though the process sucked all the energy out of her. He also quoted Terry as saying, “Miracles come in wee small moments” but wasn’t sure whether she was referring to the bath or not—but it’s entirely possible.
Wyatt described today as a fantastic day for Terry. They went to a party for four people who are leaving Craig to return to their lives in other places. It’s a tradition at Craig to have a good party when anybody leaves and patients came in mobile beds and wheelchairs—however they could get there. Wyatt mentioned great desserts too.
Terry is working on spending five hours in the wheelchair at a time to be able to go on the field trip next Friday. She has a new pain med for her arm that makes her sleepy so getting in five hours is a stretch. Today she had breakfast in her wheelchair, went for a ride, had lunch, and socially interacted with people during the two hours and 45 minutes, an increase of 45 minutes over the two-hour time periods she has maintained before. Later today she was up an hour and a half for the party.
Today she was off the respirator for 10 and a half hours and she was off for 10 hours yesterday. Both days she has had the talker valve in the whole time. This takes a lot of energy and effort as Terry wants to talk as much as she can. A quote from Wyatt: It’s not what you do today but when you get up tomorrow and do it again that defines courage.” No doubt that he was referring to Terry!
She’s continuing to eat as much as she can manage. Her sister and brother-in-law brought her in some food today and Terry made sure she also had the supplement they give her. She was heard to say that they can offer her any flavor as long as it’s chocolate.”
The edema in Terry’s left arm continues to decrease noticeably and today Terry was able to range her arm farther toward her waist and is moving it up and down quite strongly.
Keep those inspirational emails coming! Terry’ loves hearing from you!
Wyatt said Terry had her best day ever!. She spent a considerable amount of time in the wheelchair, about four hours, and then only slept a little afterwards. And she still has a few days to work up to the five hours for the field trip.
Terry participated in an important—and very exciting--training event. She started learning how to use a puffer device, which she can eventually use to drive her wheelchair. Today she learned how to raise and lower her chair.
Terry had her second bath this evening and said, “It’s slick as dolphin sweat.” Terry’s sister said she looked just like she’d just come in from the spa, all clean and refreshed and wrapped up with blankets and towels.
She’ll be busy for the next few days too:
·
Tomorrow she’s having a thorocentesis procedure.
They will remove some fluid from her lung that has been there since she was in
the ICU (but has been asymptomatic) by using a needle. To prepare, Terry will
have to stop drinking water after
· Thursday Terry will attend a spasticity clinic. A study of Terry will be presented and then a program devised to get her muscles working better.
Wyatt will be flying down to
Wyatt’s thought for the day: “life is a buffet but you’ve got to push your own tray.” He’ll be looking forward to seeing many of you at the concerts.
Terry is definitely benefiting from all the love and attention you give her! Thank you very much!
Terry’s making continued progress! Yesterday she was off the respirator for 14 hours and she was in the wheel chair for six hours, breaking her record! That would make her eligible for the field trip but due to the energy required for yesterday’s activity, she decided to postpone the field trip.
In yesterday’s spasticity clinic, they mapped the nervous system in her left arm. Following that, they injected muscle relaxant in certain muscles that were identified by the nerve mapping. This should allow her to strengthen her extender muscles and let the contractor muscles stay in balance. This is also a less intrusive way to deal with these muscles. Terry should be able to participate in the next field trip in two weeks.
Last night the benefit concert was a resounding success! It was sold out, standing room only. During the concert, the MC announced that someone wanted to say something. Wyatt came out on the stage with a cell phone. He dialed Terry and she spoke to the audience, using the talking valve, to express her appreciation of all the efforts and for everybody’s love and support. Wyatt reported that there was not a dry eye in the crowd and the evening went by in a flash. Tonight a similar crowd is expected.
In less exciting news, a little less than a liter of fluid was removed from Terry’s lung in the thorocentesis procedure on Wednesday.. Wyatt thinks that’s why she had such stamina and energy to be off the respirator and in the wheelchair for so long.
All your loving thoughts are thoroughly appreciated by the Earps. Please keep those thoughts and emails coming to weloveterrytess@yahoo.com and/ or getwellterry@wyattearp.biz!
The concerts for Terry/Tess were beyond all expectations! Both nights sold out and all the entertainers had such a great time that they want the event to become the annual Terry Earp Folk Festival. The MC said that they considered this concert to be the first annual one. Next year Barry McGuire and Rod McKuen want to work with Bob Zucker, the producer, to make it happen.
The full house exploded in excitement last night when Terry surprised the audience by laboring to speak through her talking valve via a cell phone that Wyatt held up to the sound system. The whole night was a spell binder and after almost four hours all the participants came on stage to a standing ovation as they sang This Land is Your Land. One of the performers commented over the sound system in the last moment, “Terry, you have changed our lives!” Performances ranged from cowboy songs to folk music to poetry to an operatic rendition of O Holy Night.
Today will be a full day for Terry—some R&R, in fact. She’ll be watching the Denver Broncos cheerleaders perform in the afternoon and then she’ll watch a move, “The Pirates of Penzance” in the evening. She’s expected to be off the ventilator for 18 hours. She started out by consuming the largest breakfast she’s had yet and drank all of the Boost Plus (chocolate flavored, of course).
Other steps in Terry’s recovery--
· Terry has had another swallow test in which she had to swallow various foods. The medical staff then watched with an x-ray as it was going down. The right side of her throat is not working as well as the left so they will use some electrode stimulation with the muscles to enhance her swallowing capabilities.
· In an occupational therapy session they put on an inflatable split to help straighten out her left arm. It’s expected that they will put this on at intervals, including at night.
· In a physical therapy session, they suspended her arms with straps and then she lifted upper body weights.
· Wyatt has suspended a Camelback-type bladder so Terry can sip water at night. One night recently it got moved a bit but Terry was somehow able to move it towards her with her arm!
· Terry’s last IV was removed. She’s now getting the blood thinner by injection.
· She’s been having a bath every other day. At that time they change the dressing where the wound vac rests.
So, never a dull moment! The benefit concerts were a real high.
Surely all that wonderful energy is going straight to Craig to help Terry in
her recovery! Wyatt will be heading back to
Life at Craig is sort of like having a job. One works five days a week while evenings and weekends are off. The goal is to help patients achieve as much independence as possible but in a realistic framework.
Terry put in a busy day today. She saw the physical therapist, the occupational therapist and the speech therapist, as she does every day.
Last week, when the “swallow test” revealed that one side of Terry’s throat was working better than the other, they decided to help strengthen the throat muscles by electrical stimulation. This began today and will continue every day. Terry drinks a Slushy-type drink while she is being treated and said that the treatment doesn’t hurt.
In a big step this weekend, the respiratory staff removed the “blow by” that has been giving a Terry a small amount of oxygen when she is off the ventilator. They also put a cap over the trach opening, which means that Terry talks through her mouth instead of the one-way valve and that she breathes through her nose and mouth. This puts more of a load on her and as a result she is more tired in the evenings. Thus the ventilator is used at night to give her a rest. She went 14 hours with no assistance! She has spent more hours off the ventilator but with the “blow by” and using the trach opening to breath so 14 hours off the vent with no assistance is excellent!
A lot is going on at Craig all the time and Terry was able to enjoy some diversions over the weekend. Yesterday, she went down to the recreation area with her sister and directed her in selecting colors to make a tie-dye shirt. Last night she watched “You, Me, and Dupree” with her sister and brother-in-law. As her room was a little stuffy, the tech took the TV to one of the lounges and they enjoyed the movie there. On Sat. Terry watched the Denver Broncos cheerleaders in the auditorium and then some of them came back to her room, where they talked about dance training and other common interests.
Terry hasn’t had much appetite but her sister reported that this evening Terry said her stomach hurt but they think it was really hunger pangs. The staff no longer keeps track of the food Terry’s eating but her blood is drawn every day to check her nutrition. If she doesn’t like an item on the regular menu, she can order something she’d rather have from a special menu.
So life is busy and strenuous for Terry but she does appreciate all of your loving thoughts and friendly emails!
Dec. 13, 2006
Wyatt arrived back in
Today she saw the physical therapist, had a haircut (looks great), lunch, met with the occupational therapist, the speech therapist and had a x-ray to determine whether her neck brace can come off. She’s also continuing the electrical stimulation to help her throat muscles. And this evening she had a welcome, relaxing bath!
Tomorrow’s schedule:
Hardly any wiggle room in there!
With all this scheduled work activity, Terry is still extremely appreciative of all the emails and cards and loving thoughts and needs them as much as ever. Please keep them coming to weloveterrytess@yahoo.com and/ or getwellterry@wyattearp.biz!
We have tremendous news today—Terry is off the ventilator! As of this evening, she has been
continuously off for about 35 hours and is going strong. The expectation is
that she will go back on the vent only
in case of an emergency and Wyatt is expecting the ventilator to be removed
from her room probably tomorrow. So
Terry is breathing on her own! As
she gets stronger, this means that she will be able to spend more and more time
out of bed concentrating on various therapies.
The trach is also capped most of the time. The cap is removed only to suction phlegm once or twice a day. Wyatt has taken a class on how to do this so he does it if a respiratory tech isn’t around.
As a thank you, tomorrow afternoon at
Yesterday another x-ray was taken to help determine whether her neck brace can come off. They will take one more x-ray on Monday, and then the three (one was made a couple of days ago) will be compared to make the determination.
I’m sure Terry would appreciate all your good wishes and positive vibes tomorrow afternoon when she enters into the world of drama again! I know we all wish we could be there rooting for both Terry and Wyatt. Thank you for all the support!
Another successful
performance for the Earps! This afternoon in the
Other news:
· Terry was in the wheelchair for about six and a half hours today.
· She has been off the ventilator for about three days.
· Her left arm is getting stronger and she’s been holding the arm down with her palm up. The edema is quite reduced and when Glenda noted that, without thinking about it, Terry turned her hand over to look at the other side!
We are all happy that Terry has had a return to the stage! And we are thankful for the wonderful progress she has made in the last month. Keep those supportive emails coming!
Terry/Tess is now on her fifth day without any respirator support! Because of her great progress and the fact that her respiratory capacity now much larger, her old plastic trach was replaced with a smaller metal one. Wyatt says that now she sounds more like a voice than a”whispering.” As time goes on, she will receive continually smaller trach tubes.
Today was a new record for sitting in the wheel chair—seven and a half hours! Earlier in the day, Terry was down the hall in the wheelchair socializing with other patients, something she has not been able to do before. Just think how far she has come since she entered Craig a little less than a month ago!
This evening after dinner and her bath, Terry was taken away to receive a facial (her first at Craig) and an upper arm massage from some kind folks who came by the hospital to do just that. When the facial is completed she’ll be able to interact with a beautiful therapy dog, who looks like a bear, according to Wyatt. This will be a pretty long day for Terry—but a good one.
Terry is now able to eat about 80% of her meals, a big improvement from not too long ago.
The last of the flexation x-rays was taken today, with Terry holding her head in different positions, as a precursor to not having to wear the neck brace. Wyatt expects the results probably tomorrow and says the staff is very positive about the liklihood of not needing the neck brace.
Yesterday, for some Sunday relaxation, Terry watched all of the film “Nanny McPhee.”
Wyatt has mentioned how gracious and kind all the people at
Craig are. We are so lucky Terry is in a rehab situation where he needs are
being met so well. She still needs lots
of moral support, however, and welcomes all your prayers and kind thoughts.
There’s never a dull moment at Craig! This afternoon a rousing Christmas concert put on by various levels of staff entertained all the patients. Wyatt said that there was an abundance of talent; the skill level was very high. “One performer sounded just like Lou Rawls,” he remarked. Other acts included a large a cappella choir as well as a rock and roll group. The gymnasium was wall to wall with people.
In a new activity, Terry “stood up” in an elevation seat. This seat is supported with something in front and in back, sort of like a sandwich. Terry was almost vertical for about five minutes and her blood pressure was fine. She’ll continue with this activity to practice being upright.
Other activities:
· Terry made it to eight and a half hours in the wheel chair!
· There’s been no word about removal of the neck brace because the doctor involved is on vacation.
· The wound vac has been removed. The wound has healed up to about the size and shape of a jalapeno pepper and needs a minimal dressing. It should continue healing well on its own.
· Tomorrow she’ll be attending a Transportation Clinic.
· Terry’s left arm is doing better. The muscle relaxants are helping. Only a couple bits of the blood clot remain and are being treated with a blood thinner.
· Terry has been working on turning her right hand over and then back!
· The respiratory equipment has now been removed from Terry’s room. Hooray!!
· For the first time, Terry went downstairs to have dinner in the large dining room there.
Inquiries have been made as to where to send mail for Terry. Here’s the address:
Craig Hospital, Room 306
3425 S. Clarkson St.
Englewood, CO 80113
If you haven’t looked at the hospital’s website, here it is: http://www.craighospital.org/. You’ll be impressed!
Keep all those warm thoughts coming!
A White Christmas has come to Terry and Wyatt—even before Christmas! In fact, they’re virtually snowed in! Wyatt said that traffic is non-existent and his van is buried in two big waves of snow in the parking lot. It amused when he stepped out of the hospital door to cross about ten feet to his apartment, and the wind “surfed’ him over to the other door. Hospital crews spent the night at the hospital because they couldn’t get to and from their homes. Consequently Terry’s schedule today has been somewhat open. Fortunately she can enjoy a great view of the snow from her room and she also observed the snowy terrain from a ride through the glassed-in tunnel.
Yesterday she was told that she could dispense with the neck brace in bed and she’s being weaned off the neck brace when she’s in the wheelchair. Wyatt said that she had the brace off today at different intervals, amounting to at least an hour.
Today Terry had an imaging procedure (MRI) to follow up on skeletal improvements. They haven’t heard the results yet.
Tomorrow’s schedule includes several therapy sessions: speech, occupational and physical.
Since Terry and Wyatt will be away from home for the holidays, they’d especially enjoy hearing from all of you! The hospital address is above and the two email addresses are weloveterrytess@yahoo.com and/ or getwellterry@wyattearp.biz. It will be a great comfort to them to have greetings from their friends.
Terry had a good breakfast this morning. Activity-wise, it’s
relatively quite around