----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:18
PM
Subject: Fw: Appointment at the
Hilton
This is where things are with
Valerie.
David
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Appointment at the Hilton
Dear David -
this year we are driving, so our schedule is
quite flexible as to when we return. We had hoped to meet up with
friends, and do some skiing in the Pocano's if the snow is any good by
then. We should be back some time in the first week
of January. It would certainly be a good warm up for us to go skiing a
little in Pennsylvania before we head to Utah in February!
As for helping next year, I have already
consented to review/edit/add to Darlene's work up of the outline for future
planners to follow. She said it was due by the end of this month, but I
was hoping that the powers that be could grant her an
extension to maybe mid to late January. That way, Luis and I would
be able to get together to reconstruct our timeline, helping eachother to
remember things along the way, which would result in a much better end
product, I think.
Anything beyond that will have to be on a
we'll-see-as-we-go basis, depending on the nature of the assignment and how
much time I have. I certainly would like to be involved, if
only in a small way.
Merry Christmas and A Very Happy New Year to you
and yours,
Val
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
12:07 PM
Subject: Re: Appointment at the
Hilton
Hi Valerie --
Does not surprise me -- but then again I am
sorry if she is really sick. If you want to let it slide til after the 1st
that's fine with me, since they do not have any of our money at this point
in time.
When are you coming back?
Are you still game to help out with the
convention for next year?
See ya.
David
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002
12:43 PM
Subject: Appointment at the
Hilton
Hi David !
11 am today, and I was just about to call the
Hilton to confirm my 2 pm appt with Cynthia, when she calls me. She
is very ill, and her doc is admitting her to the hospital this afternoon
to run tests, they suspect Crohn's disease. She sounded truely
terrible, and I sympathized with her. She said she would call me as
soon as she got out of the hospital - she didn't know if she would be
released after the tests, or whether they would be keeping her for a
couple of days. She expessed concern that I was upset or loosing
patience with her. I said not at all, I understood. I would be
available to her any time before I leave on the 17th for Christmas up
north. She asked whether it would be ok to deal with this after the
new year if necessary, and I said it would be alright with me, but that I
had heard that AGA had disputed payment of the credit card bill. Oh.
. . ok, she said listlessly. If I'm not out of the
hosp in a few days , I will turn this over to someone else to handle, but
I fully expect to be able to see you before you leave.
She again thanked me for my understanding,
and that's how we left it. I now wish that I had called her right
back that day she called just before Thanksgiving, but I was so
busy!
Oh well, on it goes.
Val