[Magdalen] News

[Susan Hagen]

An accomplishment and a pleasure.  I remember that a few days after my knee
surgery I was asked if I would like to take a shower and I told the nurse
that I would sell state secrets for the privilege.

Susan

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Today is a better day. I braved the stairs for the first time and washed my
> hair!
> Amazing how good a small accomplishment can feel!
>
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 8:37 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Funny how it goes.  It all happened  quite slowly, as I recall.  She
> > rounded the corner of the parking aisle and I thought she's going to hit
> > me.  I recall just stepping safely past the path of her car and turning
> > sideways and seeing her fender go safely by.  Then I was sitting
> > sideways on the ground unable to get up.  Was it her mirror that knocked
> > me down?  I may never know. I have no memory of what happened between A
> > and B, but I had a swelling like half a grapefruit on the top of my
> > head.  I had two CT scans 24 hrs apart and  then an MRI the morning of
> > the third day.
> >
> >   I hope you'll be all right with all your breaks and bumps.  The head
> > is a mysterious and miraculous thing, but it doesn't take much to rattle
> > the contents!.
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
> > On 8/2/2015 8:44 PM, Marilyn Cepeda wrote:
> > > Marion, I wish you luck! In my case, I have memory of being in turn
> lane
> > > beginning turn
> > > Then bam, air bags everywhere. I never saw a car coming. I ended up on
> > one
> > > street thinking I was on another.
> > > Til I see an accident report I am not sure what happened.
> > >
> > > Marilyn
> > >
> > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 6:51 PM Marion Thompson <
> > marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Near the end of April I contacted a reputable personal injury lawyer
> and
> > >> that will all grind on in the background, so yes.  In the end it is
> one
> > >> insurance company talking to another, isn't it?  Our medical system is
> > >> going to see me on Aug 24 (finally!!!!!!!!!!), but separately through
> > >> the lawyer at some point I will be seen by some hotshot neurologist in
> > >> another town and spend a day with a neuropsychologist.  I hope it all
> > >> doesn't take too many years to be resolved!  I did the other day
> receive
> > >> my medical records from our System that I am now to forward to the
> > >> lawyer's office.
> > >>
> > >> Marion, a pilgrim
> > >>
> > >> On 8/2/2015 6:48 PM, Lesley de Voil wrote:
> > >>> Marion wrote
> > >>> <I second that.  Remember I had a conk on the head when knocked down
> > >>> in the grocery store parking lot on Jan 7.  To this day, 8 months on,
> > >>> I have no senses of taste or smell whatsoever, period.  The novelty
> of
> > >>> that has grown very stale indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >>> Any chance of some compensation? Even if for loss of quality of life?
> > >>> Regards
> > >>>
> > >>> Lesley de Voil
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> >
>



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