Ellie Wasko Rauscher

TOO MUCH TO WRITE IN A SMALL SPACE...HAVE LIVED IN 6 STATES..OUT OF COLLEGE, I TAUGHT AT EASTLAKE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL FOR 11 YEARS...TRAVELED AS HUSBAND GOT TRANSFERRED WITH EATON OUT OF CLEVELAND..HE THEN JOINED VARCO PRUDEN AS A VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES..RETIRED EARLY AND THEN DID CONSULT WORK WITH WALMART...COASTAL UNILUBE....CUMMINS....ALSO BEGAN A HUMAN RESOURCES POSITION FOR THE DIOCESE OF MEMPHIS.....WAS SCHEDULED FOR A TEST IN MARCH OF 2004...TEST WENT WELL..BUT HE THEN HAD A REACTION TO A SUBSEQUENT MEDICATION AND DIED.....HIS LIFE WAS AN ADVENTURE AND SHARED BY ME...WE RAISED POINTER AND ENGLISH SETTER BIRD DOGS...DID THE HORSEBACK FIELD TRIALS EVERYWHERE WE LIVED...VERY ACTIVE WITH SPORTS...ONE OF OUR BOYS WAS A QUARTERBACK WITH THE U OF MEMPHIS...ONE CAME OUT OF THE AIRFORCE ACADEMY...ONE IS AN EXECUTIVE WITH FEDEX....AND THE ONE WHO SPENDS MOST TIME AT MY "ACRES" IS A DEPUTY SHERIFF .....GALS ALSO....ONE IN MANAGEMENT WITH DISNEYWORLD...ANOTHER IN MANAGEMENT WITH MCI.....OTHERS IN NURSING, TEACHING, ETC....I HAVE BEEN BLESSED....I DID ALMOST 40 YEARS OF TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL IN OHIO, TENNESSEE, AND A FEW IN MINNESOTA (MOSTLY AS A SUB UP THERE, THO)..ALSO HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK....MAINLY IN SURGERY AND RECOVERY AT HOSPITALS.....RAN A GIFT SHOP FOR AWHILE...GOT MORE WORK DONE ON MY GRADUATE DEGREE..AFTER CHUCK'S DEATH, I SENT THE HORSES....2 TENNESSEE WALKERS..TO ALABAMA WITH FRIENDS...I NOW HAVE 2 REGULAR 100 LB PLUS DOGS..A BLACK LAB, FESTUS, AND A HUGE CHOW-GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX, GRIZ.....DOWN TO ONE HOUSE CAT, PEACHES.....BUT FEED GOD KNOWS HOW MANY IN THE SHED...THEY COME AND GO...I AM IN THE COUNTRY ...5 ACRES......PROPERTY IS CALLED..."THE ACRES"...DEER, ETC...PROPERTY ABUTS THE WOODS...SO I SEE WILDLIFE ALL THE TIME...COYOTES HIT THE GROUNDS DURING LAST SUMMER...CAME RIGHT UP TO THE POOL SO I HAD TO USE A RIFLE TO SCARE THEM OFF.....NO HURT, JUST NOISE.......AND SO ON.....I STILL HAVE ALOT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH MY HEAD....20 SURGERIES...I AM WHAT DOCTORS CALL "COMPLICATED".....BUT VERY LUCKY....EVEN MAYO AND CLEVELAND CLINIC ARE ON MY RESUME....3 SURGERIES AT MAYO....BUT THE MOST HERE IN MEMPHIS WHERE ST JUDE BECAME INVOLVED...I AM RAD-RESISTANT....MRI AND CAT SCANS DIFFICULT TO READ.....HAD ANOTHER ENT SURGERY LAST MARCH....STILL UNDERGOING POST OP.....MY MEDICAL MEN AND WOMEN BECOME MY SOCIAL BUDDIES..........AND NOW I END THIS MISSIVE.....FELLOW HERE TO DO 2 ACRES OF LEAVES....SECOND SWEEP.....COME VISIT.............................................................. ...............................................................UPDATE ON APRIL 1.2010...RESTING AT HOME AFTER 13 DAY HOSPITAL VISIT FOR A SPECIAL CAROTID SURGERY....3 DOCTORS....HEART, GASTRO, AND CARDIOLOGIST...BUT SUCCESSFUL....I REMAIN AN ENIGMA TO MEDICAL COMMUNITY..,SURGERY MADE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF ALL THE RADIATION...HAD TO WAIT 6 WEEKS FOR DOCTORS TO AGREE TO DO IT...THEN DURING HOSPITALIZATION, DOG FESTUS BECAME ILL AND HAD TO BE PUT DOWN ON SAT,MARCH 20TH...I WAS DEVASTATED. ENTIRE HEART FLOOR SYMPATHIZED WITH ME....BUT GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS AND I DON'T LET ANIMALS SUFFER....IF GRIZ ALLOWS...I MAY GET HIM A MINIATURE HORSE TO BE A FRIEND...I AM TOO OLD AND HE IS,TOO. TO GET A PUPPY ..THE TRAINING WOULD KILL US BOTH....THANK SO MANY OF YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS OF GET WELL AND SYMPATHY..AND ESPECIALLY RAY BERARDINELLI WHO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT ME AND FESTUS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A MAY POOL OPENING AND SOME NEEDED WATER EXERCISE....MAYBE NO HIP SURGERY..I AM DOING WELL WITH WALKER AND CANE...BUT THAT IS ONLY INSIDE...WILL GET THE GO AHEAD TO DRIVE AND GFT OUTSIDE SOON, I HOPE....NOW TO ENJOY A QUIET EASTER...MY MENU WILL BE PIZZA AND COCONUT CAKE.....INVITATION REMAINS TO ALL OF YOU...COME SEE ME AND ELVIS.......

7/9/2011: I HAVE BEEN OUT OF POCKET SINCE MAY 6TH...HAD A SURPRISE SUGAR CRISIS AND WAS FOUND BY MY NEIGHBOR WHO GOT ME TO THE HOSPITAL....DON'T ASK FOR DETAILS...IT WAS A SURPRISE TO ALL OF US...SPENT 2 DAYS IN A COMA, BUT RECOVERED ENOUGH IN 3 WEEKS TO GO TO REHAB FOR MY ARTHRITIS WHICH WAS WORSENED BY THE AMBULANCE CREW...HAVE HAD TO LEARN TO WALK AGAIN.SPENT OVER 2 WEEKS IN A SPECIAL REHAB HOSPITAL.......STILL IN PAIN, BUT I AM USING A WALKER NOW AND CAN GO SEVERAL FEET AT A TIME...HAVE 2 CAREGIVERS EACH DAY....ONE DURING DAY AND ONE OVERNIGHT. SO I AM SPENDING ALOT OF CASH AGAIN...MEDICARE AND INSURANCE DOES NOT PAY FOR HOMECARE.......I HAD TO ERASE OVER 3000 MESSAGES ON EMAIL....JUST TODAY I AM ABLE TO CATCH UP AND LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING....I HAVE HAD TO LEARN TO READ INSULIN AND NEW MEDS....DRS ARE VERY PLEASED WITH MY RECOVERY...IT IS DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP ALL MY FAVORITE SWEETS, BUT MY DIET IS MORE HEALTHY AND I CAN ENJOY ALOT OF WHAT I FIND DELICIOUS.. I DON'T KNOW WHY I GET ALL THESE TRIALS, BUT MY FAITH IN JESUS REMAINS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MY LIFE...I GET TO DRIVE AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO INTO TOWN AND HAVE LUNCH AND GOODIES WITH CHRISTY WHO IS LIKE A DAUGHTER TO ME....NIGHT GAL IS MARY....STILL IS SORE TO WALK, EVEN WITH A WALKER...BUT I DID WELL TODAY DOING STAIRS AND GETTING INTO SHOWER.....I CAN TAKE PAIN MEDS, BUT THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO TAKE THEM....THEY DID HELP ME OVER THE INITIAL HUMPS AT THE REHAB.....JUST TO STAND WASAND IS SOMETIMES PURE AGONY, BUT I REMINDED MYSELF THAT JESUS WAS ON HIS CROSS WITHOUT ANYONE TO HELP...SO TO HELP ME, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR EMAILS....AND I WILL TRY TO KEEP IN TOUCH....WILL GET TO THE POOL THIS WEEKEND...YARD BEING TAKEN CARE OF....TEMPS ABOVE 90'S FOR SEVERAL MONTHS....I GET TO ENJOY THE COOLER AIR INSIDE ......GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.....MUCH LOVE.....ELLIE
UPDATED...OCTOBER 7TH, 2011......ON THE mendAGAIN....DOING WELL...WILL SEE THE HEART DOCTOR NEXT TUESDAY FOR WHAT I HOPE IS A FINAL ULTRASOUND ON MY CAROTID...ALL OTHER AILMENTS ON THE MEND...WENT FROM A TYPE 11 TO A PRE DIABETIC....HAD A GOOD SUMMER...WALKIN AGAIN WITH A CANE..ALSO GOT A HOVERROUND IF I DECIDE TO TRAVEL FAR AGAIN...DOG GRIZ AND CAT PEACHES STILL HEALTHY...IN FACT GRIZ TAKES THE SAME PAIN MEDICATION AS I DO FOR OUR ARTHRITIS...HAVE A DENTAL PROCEDURE BEING PLANNED...UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE DENTAL SCHOOL BEING RESEARCHED AS I WRITE THIS TO GET INFO ....ELLIE IS NEVER EASY TO TREAT....HORSE BARON STILL DOING WELL IN AU BURN ALABAMA.....AND MY YANKEESHOLDING ON ...TONIGHT MAY BRING THE LAST BELL, HOWEVER...I HAVE A FULL TIME (ONCE A DAY CAREGIVER AND WILL KEEP HER UNTIL NEXT YEAR.)..I CAN DRIVE AGAIN, ETC, BUT IT IS GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE TO DO THE HARD THINGS AND ALSO SHE IS DELIGHTFUL COMPANY....WE ARE EXPECTING A FEW OLD FRIENDS FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO VISIT THIS WEEKEND,...ALL OF YOU OUT OF MY PAST TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELVES......MUCH LOVE, ELLIE

uUPDATE ON APRIL 1, 2012 DOING EXTREMELY WELL AGAIN....ALMOST BACK TO NORMAL.....DRIVING, WALKING WITH CARE....NO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES SINCE LAST MAY...HAVE THREE MONTH VISITS WITH DOCTORS...ULTRASOUNDS FOR MY CAROTIDS, ETC GOOD....I SEE A CARDIOLOGIST, A HEART SURGEON, A GASTRO MAN (WHO I WOULD MARRY IN A MINUTE) AN OPTOMOLOGIST AND OF COURSE, MY PRIMARY DOCTOR....JEWISH, MUSLIM, AND CHRISTIAN....SO I AM WELL "RELIGIOUSED"...I MADE UP A NEW WORD.....DOG GRIZ HANGING IN THERE...HE IS NOW 13, AND MY CAT PEACHES STILL THE MYSTERY...NOW SHARES A HOSPITAL BED WITH ME...TAKES UP 2/3....I REALLY THINK HE WAS A SPECIAL GIFT FROM GOD TO KEEP ME SANE, INSANE, HAPPY, GLAD ALL AT THE SAME TIME....I WILL TRY TO GET A RECENT PICTURE ON THIS PROFILE...HAVING TROUBLE GETTING IT TO UPLOAD OR DOWNLOAD OR WHATEVER THE HELL WE DO TO GET IT TO SHOW UP ON THE SITE.......LICKING MY BASKETBALL WOUNDS...I HATE CALIPARI...BUT OHIO STATE REALLY LET US DOWN...SO IT WILL BE MY TWO K"S....KANSAS AND KENTUCKY.....KANSAS BEAT US (MEMPHIS) BACK IN 2007 WHEN BIG JOHN DID NOT CALL TIME OUT AND YET HE GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT KANSAS........AM NOW IN MY KENTUCKY DERBY SELECTIONS....I HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM DEAR BARBERO...BUT ASKED GOD TO LET ME LIVE INTIL 2015 WHEN HOPEFULLY THE SONS OF RACHEL ALEXANDRA AND ZENYATTA WILL MEET IN THAT DERBY...BOTH COLTS BORN SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR....NOT NAMED AS YET...I THINK I WAS A HORSE IN MY OTHER LIFE.....WELL, IT IS ALMOST EASTER AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS PAST YEAR....HAD TO LEARN TO STAND AND THEN WALK...AGONY....I WAS IN THAT UNEXPLAINED COMA FOR 3 DAYS...DRS IN AWE THAT I SURVIVED...THE REHAB WAS SIMILAR TO WAR VETS INJURIES ....NEVER DID MANAGE TO GET A DEFINITE MEDICAL EXPLANATION......WELL TIME TO END THIS....MADE THE MILESTONE 75 IN FEBRUARY....STILL HAVE A GAL A FEW TIMES A WEEK TO HELP AROUND THE HOUSE, ETC...SHE IS BACK AT A PART TIME CNA POSITION, BUT ON CALL TO ME 24/7......TAKE CARE ALL MY CHS BUDDIES....WE SAID GOODBYE TO A FEW....BUT HOPEFULLY, THEY ARE PULLING FOR ALL OF US REMAINING TO HAVE A PEACEFUL END SOMEDAY....MUCH LOVE, MISSELLIE

I MOVED TO CLEVELAND IN THE MIDDLE ON OUR JUNIOR YEAR.....MADE FRIENDS....BUT I GUESS THE FAVORITE MEMORY WAS MY NEW YORK YANKEE LOCKER....IN THE YEARBOOK, ALOT OF THE FELLOWS WROTE SOMETHING ABOUT RUDY REGALATO....AN INDIAN FAVORITE THAT YEAR.....I ALSO HAD AN APPENDIX ATTACK THE NIGHT BEFORE GRADUATION ...MR HUDSON AND A FEW CLASSMATES BROUGHT MY DIPLOMA TO HURON ROAD HOSPITAL.....