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> Holiday Letter from the Ellzeys, To share with my 914 friends...
Qarl
post Dec 18 2003, 07:33 PM
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Dear Friends and Family,

It’s been another interesting year, with many ups and downs; but to sum it all up, what can we say about 2003, other than we survived!

Hunter had a year with many interesting and difficult events. The first half of the year was rather uneventful for Hunter, and he remained in relatively good health. In March, Hunter, Susan and I took a two-day mini-vacation at Sea World, here in Orlando. The day was beautiful and Hunter even got to meet, and get his photo taken with, Jack Hanna, the TV personality of Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures.

In July, Hunter underwent elective surgery for tendon release to help with the high tone in his hips and feet. The surgery went without incident, other than Hunter having to be cast up to his thighs for over a month. Unfortunately, in the weeks after the cast removal, both of Hunter’s legs were fractured during separate incidents. Ugh! Hunter will always have weak bones, due to his lack of mobility and the fact that he cannot bare weight on his legs, so fractures are something we are always worried about.

Even more devastating were the complications that ensued after a routine feeding tube (j-tube) replacement in early October. Unfortunately, his intestinal wall was punctured during the tube replacement procedure causing Hunter to go into shock within hours. After emergency surgery to repair the damage, Hunter was placed in the ICU where he remained for 10 days and then another 18 days in step-care. What a scary month we had. There were times we thought we were going to lose our handsome little man. We are very grateful to all of Hunter’s doctors and the hospital staff that got us through these rocky times. The good new is that he came home mid-November and has been doing very well.

On a more positive note, Hunter has been participating in “school”. Hunter has a teacher, named Ana, through United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) that comes to the house several times a week to do activities. He really responds well to her and Susan also enjoys helping out his teacher. Hunter has also started vision therapy, through an organization called CITE, and his new teacher, Kathy, also really enjoys working with Hunter.

We are also in the process of completing our new home. Late last year, we purchased some land in Lake Nona, a development in the southern part of Orlando, to build a new home that is more compatible with Hunter’s needs. The entire house is level (no step-ups from the garage to the house), with wider doorways, and special features built especially for Hunter. Susan and I will each have our own garages (I will have my own space to make my own mess and Susan will have her side of the garage with plenty of space for loading up Hunter’s gear.) Overall, the house is coming along beautifully, and we expect to move in mid-April. We plan to put up our current house for sale in mid-February.

Susan had been busy being Supermom and working with the builder and designer on the new house. Susan also hired an interior design firm to assist with materials selection, colors, furniture, and the overall design/decor of the house. This has really made the home building process all the more exciting.

I have been busy with work, taking care of our German Shepherd, Euro, and restoring my Porsche 914. I will hopefully have the car back together in the next two to three months. I’ve taken up fishing in the lake near our new home, and even managed a trip to Seattle in August to visit a few of my online car buddies.

Our pets have continued to provide companionship and occasional entertainment. Roman, our only cat, is really attached to Susan and Hunter. Roman even gets protective of Hunter when strangers are in the house. Euro is the ever loving, smelly, and slobbering German Shepherd. He is VERY attached to me, to say the least. Our new house will have plenty of space for him to run in the back yard and chase squirrels

We’ve created a website to share some pictures of this years events. On the Internet, go to http://www.my914-6.com/2003. Here you can see pictures of Hunter, pictures of the new house, and pictures of our pets.

Happy Holidays,

The Ellzeys
Susan, Karl & Hunter


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Gint
post Dec 18 2003, 07:38 PM
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Merry Christmas to you and the family Karl.
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post Dec 18 2003, 07:46 PM
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Marry Christmas Karl!

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post Dec 18 2003, 08:16 PM
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Marry Christmas Karl. Thanks for all your good cheer throughout the year.
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post Dec 18 2003, 08:39 PM
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Happy Holidays to you and your family Qarl!
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post Dec 18 2003, 08:55 PM
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Merry X-mas Karl! Glad to hear Hunter is back home & doing well. Have a happy holidays & give Hunter a nice 914 based gift from Santa
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post Dec 18 2003, 09:17 PM
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Do you think Hunter would like a shiny new power steering rack for a 914?

Just kidding!
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post Dec 20 2003, 10:35 AM
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Merry Christmas to you and your family from the Watson family. From one Florida family to another.
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post Dec 20 2003, 10:49 AM
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Nice letter may your family be blessed in 04. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Of course Roman is protective he’s/she? Siamese! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) One of mine thinks he’s a dog and follows me around when I’m outside working. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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post Dec 20 2003, 01:52 PM
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Great letter and Merry Christmas, Karl.

Hunter says,"Go for it,Dad".


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post Dec 20 2003, 03:40 PM
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Merry Christmas, bro (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

BTW, my kids got a powder coating gun and 4 lbs. of light blue powder for x-mas. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Dec 20 2003, 04:50 PM
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Merry Christmas and have a GREAT '04.

Give Hunter a big New Year hug from the Herr's out in Virginia (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Oh Ya Hunter sure does deserve a shiny new power steering rack for Christmas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

My boy is getting a new Triad exhaust (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Cheers
Kerry, Jessica, & Karsen Herr
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post Dec 20 2003, 06:03 PM
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It's been a bumpy year for many of us, I am glad this one is winding down.

It's nice to have friends.

Thanks for the letter Karl, and bless your family.


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post Dec 21 2003, 01:14 AM
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Nice letter Karl!
I wish you and your family the best in the future.

Merry Christmas!

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post Dec 24 2003, 11:08 PM
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Just bumping!
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post Dec 24 2003, 11:17 PM
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I love the bump, except... I ain't gonna bump no more, with no big fat woman.

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post Dec 24 2003, 11:22 PM
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happy holidays to you and your family. Having a great time in the pac. n.w. with my Daughter son in law and grand kid

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

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