Sept. 8 2013

September 8 Rosenfeld News by Tina Wolfe

It’s happened; the first school session for 2013 - 2014 has begun and I’m sorry not to be a part of it. Many of the kids who participated in Stay and Play will begin kindergarten and must be very excited. Some of the students will be starting a new school. Whether it is Parkside, Miller, MCI or other private schools, I hope they had a great first day.

Condolences

Helen Funk, 93, of Altona and formerly of Rosenheim passed away Friday, Aug.30. The funeral service took place at the Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Internment took place at the Rosenheim cemetery. She was predeceased by her husband William F. Funk. Helen and William were long time members at the Rosenfeld Bergthaler Church. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Playground equipment

The kids attending Rosenfeld School had a huge surprise waiting for them when they stepped onto the playground. New playground equipment has been installed and will definitely be enjoy in the near future. There are a few more details to be worked out before the kids will be allowed on it. Parent council has been working very hard to get funding for this project and were excited to finally get some concrete into the ground. Bob Wishart of Portage was in charge of the installation and from most accounts it went quite smoothly. They hit a snag when drilling for a pier and hit a huge slab of old concrete but that didn’t stop them; it was a mere scratching on the head and moving on. The volunteers who put in lots of sweat equity are James and Andrea Friesen, Bill and Eva Peters and son Ezekiel, Tim and Shelley Cornelson, Travis and Tina Neufeld, Wayne Kauenhofen, Les Harder, Brad Schmidt, Art and Mary Ann Wiebe.

The community would like to thank all the donors who contributed for this playground structure whether it was a large or small amount; every cent helped to make this project come to fruition.

A back-to-school barbeque will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 pm. This will take place on the school parking lot and all families with students are invited to attend. It’s great time to meet and greet other parents and the staff.

Progress update

A page out of my diary from Tuesday, Sept. 3. I woke early at 5:00 am. and decided to check my e-mails, Had a rocky night even though Dave had given me a leg massage the night before. Brenda, staff, brought meds and then stayed and talked until I fell asleep. Feel much better this morning after munching on cheese, sweet million tomatoes and Doritos. Darlene, staff, checked in at 7:25 am. to start preparing for the trip by ambulance to HSC for a visit to the orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Pilkie. A lot of x-rays were done and all staples were removed from the right leg. This was not fun. When meeting Dr. Pilkie he said that when I got old I might develop arthritis in the right ankle and further surgery would be necessary. I thought the getting old part of the comment was funny. The rest looked very good and he was satisfied with the healing process. The swelling in the right leg is due to the muscle damage and will shrink in due course. The paramedics, Breanne and Christine and Darlene, staff sent with me, were absolutely wonderful and I slept most of the trip back to Boundary.

I ended on a really high note on Friday when I not only stood up from the wheelchair but actually took a few steps forward with the walker, turned and took a few steps backward and sat back down.

Another highlight for me was meeting Carol Martens from the Carillon when she and her husband came for a visit Friday evening. I am humbled by all the support I’m receiving; it really motivates me to keep trying.

I guess it was too good to be true; that all nursing staff was here to ease and comfort the patient. There is one on staff here whom I would prefer seeing her back end rather than her face. She is loud, rude and intimidating asking me if I couldn’t hold my braced leg myself during transition from bed to wheelchair. I thought of many things to say but no was the only answer that I allowed out. I will keep my mouth shut and only hope and pray she doesn’t have this side of the ward very often.

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