August 30, 2013

August 29, Rosenfeld News by Tina Wolfe

All the children I’ve spoken to are waiting to go back to school and strange as it may seem it’s the parents who aren’t ready. I’m sure that all the swimming pools and beaches have been crowded during the last few weeks due to the heat wave that has taken over Manitoba. The tomatoes and corn are ripening fast and I’m sorry I won’t be there to watch. Dave has become my canner preparing vegetables for the freezer. Thomas, our grandson, has become our lawnmower guy and Gabby, our granddaughter, has become our housecleaner.  

I’ve always been an outside girl and so I wait impatiently for Dave to come for a visit and wheel me outside onto the patio. Most evenings it has been doable but the other day I begged him to take me out only to beg to be taken back in. The humidity was so thick a person could barely breathe. Then on Saturday a storm front went through bringing hail and strong winds and the temperatures took a dive.

Progress report

I’m making baby steps in way of recovery and the staff is generous with praise but of course I would prefer even faster and bigger steps. At this point I can scoot myself from sitting in bed onto the wheelchair and back again. No more zip-lining for me. Since I need the use of my arm muscles I’m on quite a regiment of weight lifting; I find this the easiest part. Friday, Aug. 30 all the staples in the right leg were removed and it is getting much more flexible. More x-rays were done to the right knee only to confirm muscle damage which explained the pain experienced during rehab. Ice packs are helping tremendously and the leg can now bend to a 90 degree angle but that’s not to say that standing is a breeze. I must admit to being jealous of anyone shuffling past my room with a walker. Monday, Sept. 2 was a day sent from Heaven. First Amber and I skyped for half an hour then my sister Eva called for half an hour and then Anna and Darlene (staff) gave me a shower. I had lots of parts wrapped in garbage bag and Darlene got almost as wet as I did but it felt incredible.

I would like to thank the Carillon for the beautiful flowers sent to me at Boundary Trails and friends and family for the everyday support I receive. I’m a people person and even a short visit is greatly appreciated.

Baby announcements

On August 6, the population of Rosenfeld increased again when Jeslyn, Branson and Ryelle welcomed home baby sister Avy Lenae. She’s a happy little girl weighing a nice 7 lbs. 5 oz.  Proud parents are Dave and Manda Zacharias and paternal grandparents are Ed and Margaret Zacharias of Altona. Maternal grandmother is Eva Dyck.

Submitted by Herman and Helen Kuhl – We have just had two great-grandchildren. One was born July 30 – Dryden Chase – 8 lbs. 7 oz. to Chris and Michelle Kuhl.   On August 11 – Alyesa Mackenzie joined our family weighing in at 6 lbs, 14 oz. Parents are Dylan and Stephanie Schroeder. Grandparents are Don and Jan Kuhl

We also had a Kuhl family gathering in Steinbach Park on Aug.15 which was made extra special by grandchildren Brittaney (Kuhl) and Jordon Hiebert attending from Abbotsford BC. Almost the entire family was able to participate.

Amber exploring Berlin

Aug. 30, 12:48 pm. So I’m going to sleep now after a busy day. Anneke and I are now in Berlin about to try to fall asleep after seeing so much. We saw the Brandenburger Tor, The Rathaus and we went to the top of the TV tower at night. We also went on a boat tour and walked along the remains of the Berlin wall.

Tomorrow we want to go to Checkpoint Charlie and see the Rheichstag. We are also going to find Anneke’s African church that she wants to go to because it is connected with her trip to Africa. Our hostel is awesome except that we inadvertently planted ourselves in the party district. I believe that would be fine if it wasn’t so noisy right now. I think I’m hearing three different songs, the U-Bahn and people passing in the street below all at the same time. However, I’m pretty sure that I’m tired enough to sleep through it.