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Johnny Sheffield

Thanks Diane, will keep beau in our prayer.

Johnny and Becky 

Kirk Thompson '65

Prayers from Iowa for your recovery, Beau. And Happy New Year.

Pat Brantley (Ross)

Praying for Beau and Diane.  Full recovery for Beau and rest in the Lord's lap for Diane.  
thank you Diane for updating us when you can.  

Ronna Brand

Prayers are going out for Beau and Diane.  So Sorry to hear of the issues!

Bennie Schielack

Prayers for Beau from Wharton, Texas . . . . . 

Charles Dent

Beau: prayers from Bennington, NE. May God's blessings come upon you and over take you, prayers for wisdom and guidance for all your doctors. 
Chuck Dent

Beau Wann, Jr.

Beau's surgery went well.  They removed all of one lesion.  It has been sent to pathology.  The second lesion is in a difficult spot and the nuerosurgeon felt it would do more harm than good to try to remove it.  He experiencing a lot of head pain.  It comes and goes with intensity.  He is still in recovery because there are no other beds at this time.  He will be moved to a regular room tomorrow.  If he does well, he may be able to go home tomorrow afternoon or evening.  Right now he is connected to monitors and IVs and says it is difficult to work his phone.  So please send messages or calls to my phone.  713 5600676  or on the Forum.  I have relayed your messages, texts and calls to him and he appreciates all the prayers.  We have quite a prayer team.  My mother was in the hospital in Houston yesterday until this evening.  So we have had multiple prayer warrior teams at work.  Thank you everyone and please continue to pray.  We need a quick effective plan for the other lesion.

I will post daily until he is back at the keyboard!  Happy New Year everyone! May 2021 be much better than 2020!!!!   Diane

Beverly Hengst (Allen)

Hopefully, Beau is feeling better this morning and will get to come home.  Diane, you need to get Beau and your mother to spread their hospital stays out so you are not pulled in two different directions.   Glad to hear she went home yesterday.  I will be keeping both of you in my prayers.  Tell Beau I wish him a quick recovery, good pathology results and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 

Jan Barnes '65 (Nimtz)

Thank you for your update on Beau, Diane. I'm thankful one lesion has been successfully removed and pray Beau's doctors will find a solution for the other one. I am hoping he is able to come home soon. I know you and his menagerie are missing him. I will continue praying for both of you. 

Pat Brantley (Ross)

We are thankful for the updates.  Having someone in the hospital since Covid came is really difficult.  My son-in-law had two emergency surgeries two months ago and it was strange that my daughter was isolated with him and could not leave the room.  
maybe they will give him the vaccine while he is there.  Praying for the pain to stop.  Tell our weatherman he has got to get back into engage mode in front of that computer to tell us which was is up.

Jack Montgomery

Prayers for Beau and Diane.  

Beau Wann, Jr.

    HELLO BOYS, I'M BAAAAACK..."Oh I am a joyyly fellow, I've been brave and mellow, if I only had a brain"...I have never been more glad to be alive than when I came out of surgery, and brain surgery at that.  So that ought to dispel the rumors of old wierd Harold Jr being "brainless". 

       Yesterday and last night, was probably the best and worst day of my life.   I hurt so bad, I'd a had to die to feel better, or so I tjought, plus there werewe no wrooms in the innn, so I had to stay doen in icu/cc, land I got no rest or sleepm and aint it amainson that wone of the thinsdddfdffg they tehll you is "gett plennty of sleep"  RIIIIIIGLYT!!!  Somebody todle me that brain cergery did nt hurt.  Dont know what plantet they fronsd frobbut cointernlyl not oith.   

     But as so often happens in the circle the friends of life, mainly the Waltrip angels,  prayer can move lesions if not mountains.   THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES TO THE MILLIONTH POOWER thankd uoie.

    I guess you can tell m y mimdsd is not quite back to mromal, ha, DEFINE normal.   I keep hitting the fowrng keys. I know what I want to hit, but myfdiosgers are just uncooopererrrrrrrrative, (whew, that's a hard word)  I seem to bee typing whay you wouldssd hessser e ourt of my mouth, which lends credence to the term "bliithering idiot".  I've tried correction of the errant woids, but I spent 30 minuest correction the fires      line.   So bare  with me or bear with me or bayer with me whichedver comesas first. 

     I suppose if you bare with me, we'sd all be running abournt neket on the hill and in this weather too.  Not a pretty sight!   Naother not a pretty sight, I was just drooling out the left side of my mouth, now it the right, plus eysifht has dimed adn I see foutr of stuff.  That's probably on the list of things that can go wrong that I signed before sturerogy.  Why read it?   not to mention the kindgdsisez heasdadceh I am sportin.

    I promise I will get OT help to clear this u[ , I certainly wouldnt want any of yall to go craczy trying to reasd it, and then need thereapy yourselfvdes.  I want to wertyrewl moeewwrr, but I am tireefdsd, so think I will bienffed a cat and settly enn dfotthd the noihgkt...(wow, that's just wrong wright there) Giess I'll have to slowe down from 70wpm to hunt and peck.

    anyway, I'm cvery tired, so going to check my eyelekdsd for holes and maybe chunk in a prayer or two.  I will check back in wigh allyall tomorrow.  I'm not suppose to lift ANYTHING so having my beloved hold my fork up to my mouth and thene the  tea glass, then of course the napkin...we are civilized up here in the Chapprondacks, pinky extended of courese.

    Keep the sun at your six and "ride boldy ride..."

Your frien forever and resident crash dummy,  Cephur R Alive and Thankful esq

Post SCrityp, I took the vbanfdges off my head, and my son said I look like a crash dummy.  Well, I never...!!!  Well I must have, cause there he is, living proof...

Johnny Sheffield

Beau, glad to see you back home. Take care of yourself and we will 

keep praying that you make a full recovery. Also , tell your wonderful nurse 

Diane, that we are praying for her mom also. May god bless you both. 

happy new year to you both  

Johnny and Becky 

Jimmy Stockton

Beau,  glad you're home and hope you get to feeling better fast. Continuing to pray for your complete healing. 

Bennie Schielack

Welcome back.  Glad to see surgery has helped with your communications skills.  

I jest but I do enjoy, along with many or our class, your musings.  Hopefully this will take care of the pain and agony.  Everyday life is problematic enough without things like lesions . . . . . Get well, the animals need you . . . . . 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     thank you Johnny, Jimmy and Bennie for the continued support and well wishes.  Got a kingsicze haeadaceh today.  Looked at the wound and it's not a pretty sight,  it lookes likedsd the doc used a stiljh chainsaw on mahy hjeasd. I was wondering if he had a hockkkky makksde on.   Thennnn I guess he used the binford 3000 staple machine to close of the woiuinjnd.  Those nasty things gootttsa come out soouner or latererer...why in the name of silly putty do they have to use STAPELESS?  AND IN MAHHY HEASDD TOOO!? 

    gOD was sure bushy this week. Good not have doeneit woiuout youse youtes and gpd. Of couse it aint over yet. got postoperative consultation with the good doc and then radiology consultation, it's on the road again.   my beloved said she talked to the ssturdgeon and theat he doesnt want to go in on the other lesioin, too risky on thaat side, casue to much damage to my motor sckillsd.  I say A OK on that, mooter skills never been too good anyhowesee.    Been buys thanking god him for another jchandec for me idjit self.  as you can see my ot needs a little tinkering with.et   I promise to take care of that foisrt chandee I get.

    My beloved has mocved command sertreral to my easy chair in front of the 80 inch tvnt .  You can tell it's mahy esddday chair becasue it's easy to find one of my dogs in it.  I just love those fuzzy crittterislddl.   Ok i'km wearintg out, so get back to youse laster.   Again thisnksak you for al yur loving kindness and care.

Keep the son at your side and sun at your six and "ride boldy ride..."

your frien and resident crash dummy,  Cephur R Blesssesdesdd    

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Oh Beau, so glad you are back, didn't even read the dr. report...just glad you're back...thank the Lord

Sandi Schlesinger (Stark)

Beau, what a scary ordeal for you and Diane. I haven't checked the Forum in a week or so and was shocked to hear what the two of you have been dealing with recently.  I'm happy to hear you are improving and wish you a full and speedy recovery.  My thoughts and prayers are with both of you and with Diane's Mother. 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Yea Kaaaaay   glad to see your voice back here on the forum and thank you and Sandi and all the well wishes from the well wishers, well?   Been up since 2AM as in early, just a talkin to God.  I guess the good doc that opened up mah punkin haid musta let all the evil spirits out, yeaaaaaa.  Then thanking God non stop for all the many blessed blessings I've been given.   

      Got a cat that loves me, and a good good woman, as good as it gets, and a couple of silly dogs to meake me ladsugh, and ALL YOUSE YOUTES TO MAKE MY HEART SWELL TO ALMOST BURSTING.  And been working on my OT. Got a couple of those hand thingys that you squeeze.  Plus not trying to type at mach 1. 

      Wish all yall had the view that I do at night.  I open up the curtains and get to lay in bed and watch the stars go by, and the moon when it's gracing me with it's present presence.   Of course I see about 4 times more stars than most, because of the surgery, so see there, always an up side to things.  I also see 6 munbers on the digical closcek (oops) clock, for you mere mortals, it is 2:22 oclock, but for me it is 2:22 2:22,  twice the phun.

    Boy do I have a gash from the middle top of my haid down to my right ear, and all neatly stapled.  Diane was also reading the notes he wrote on my numbskull.  "open here"  "cut along the dotted lines" and he did make some dotted lines to follow, bless him.   His name is Doctor Tousaint,  tall handsome fine figure of a man that carries a scalpal from God.  Ladies, he really is a good looking man, and I can comment on a handome man becasue I'm 75 and one haf.

     Gonna go to the little country church in the city this morn.  Diane will be driving,  I'm not allowed to for now.  Taking a steroid so my head doesnt swell, and an anti-siesure med, just like my boy Jack.  It's worked for him for the last 3 years, maybe it'll work for me.   Going to wear our masks that is also required for all parishoners, which suits me just phine.  The steriods lower my immune systens ability to fight off stuff, so cand have that now can we.

      Sorry about jabbering like a magpie, but I'm alive and well and living on the air in cinncinnati, cinncinnati WKRP.  I loved that show.  My head itches, and when I touch it it sounds like the big bass drum of the horns pounding in my head.  Dont make me cough or sneeze or laugh...that's not goood atall. 

     Well, gonna sing off for now, got breakfast to cook. gonna have PANCAKES THIS phyne monringfjj;s,  (nother oops).  I think I have improved remarkedly in the OT department and my deportment.  What is deportment? 

    And next time I come back, I'm gonna touch on a touchy subject...that medievel torcher device,  cathardization.  My firsst.  That had to have crome from one of my ancesters,  Vlad the impaler, from my ol home town of Transylania. I am romanian.  I always thought I was Norwegian or Sveedish ya.  I wonder if the instrument they use is indicative of the region a body is from?   Ours of course would be the San Jacinto Monument.   Whooo man, dont let me visit Phrance with the Eiffel tower, or london with Big Ben, no no no .

     Ok, enough of this nonsense.

Keep the sun at your six and the son in your heart, and "ride boldly ride..."

Your frien and resident jabberwocky, Cephurs R Us esq

Ronna Brand

Beau so glad you are home and have the best nursing care ever from that sweetness named Diane.  I know this is a difficult time for you - but in typical Beau Fashion, you still make us laugh out loud with your outstanding humor and wit - you are still amazing!  Take care of yourself - with all the prayers coming your way and your fantastic outlook on life - you will be up and at em in no time.

Teddie Jordan

Cephus, as I just got on the website to catch up on you I first saw Jackie's beautiful smiling face, which I so enjoy. I couldn't help but think how she is no doubt smiling down on your medical progress, but also rightfully proud that you are using her creation and lasting gift to us all, this awesome website she designed and adapted, for us all, to communicate your progress. Pretty cool!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Ronna and TJ, always does my heart sooooo goood to see that yall all have gogtten on Jackies forum.   I love seeing her picture first thing when I log on. just loved her to pieces.   Tookd a shower today and used the Dr Teal body wsh she gave me some years back, and body lotion.  How did she know I would need it. 

     Not allowed to get mah punkin haid wet, so my beloved got a shower cap for me.  Sure so look cute in it.   

    Went to our little country church in the city this morn, Oaks Presbyterian.  That was a long trup there and b ack.  I wanted to go to have communion, havent had that there in a a few years.   They are using crackers and grape juice in a combined little hoochie coochie.   They wasted their time and money on that stuff, worst cracker and juice I've ever tasted. 

    But I endevered to persevere and took mah medicine.   The minister said it was ok to be angry...????   I'm not angry at anything orr anyone, most especially God.  As bad as it is and will become, this was a blessing in disguise, and told him as such.   Sometimes it takes a slap in the face, literally, to get someone to wake up and smell the coffee and love life. 

     I'd like to thank Beverly for adding the "manage your logon" feature. With my typing, It is bery helpful. I just type B and t hen hit enter and voila I'm almost there.  

     I've still got a long row to hoe with the next lesioiln.  Got vist with my neurosurgon mext week and one with the radiologist.  gotta tell you, I'm very tired. Not looking forward to the drives to and from CS a million times a week, but I'll do whatever it takes I suppose.

     Thanks again for all the well wishing and caring, I'll love you forever, will anyway.  My head istches but cant scratch it.

    Keep the sun at your six and the Son in your heart, and "ride boldly ride..."

Your frien and resident Jabberwockky, Cephur R blessed esq. 

Teddie Jordan

Oaks is a special place for me. I grew up in that church, initially in the early 50's we met at the Fire Station on 34th. Then after a couple of years we moved to Oak Forest Elementary. Then our church bought the property on Chantilly and built our first building. Fran and I were married there one Friday night in 1966 , by our family minister and good friend Hudson McNair. But we are not as old as that story makes us sound. We were only like 6 years old when we married! 🤪

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Tj,  happy days to you and the beautiful Fran.   Yup, 6 years old when yalst got married, I remember it well.  Hmmm, maybe I dont, I wasnt in the states in 66.  Still trying to figure out just where I was, and where I am now!   We got married in the same spot 18 years later.  No fair, you got a head start, well, being only 6 at the time, that would make you about 12 now, right?   

    You'll have to forgive  my math and mind this morning, I woke up a SCREAMING LUNATIC ! ! !  It's those damn steriods I'm on to keep my brain from swelling, aint that swell!  My skin is on fire, and my bones are freezing.  My head feels like it's swollen, although after an inspection from diane, she says it looks like the swelling has gone down...what the heck does she know anyway, I say it's swoleen, and yummpin yimminy it's swollen. 

    got my sweats on, gonna get my tennins shoows on and walk till I fall down, or stop running around in circles shouting at things.  Poor Diane, look what she has to put up with.   What a horrible day it is, and there's no fixin it till the meds wear off...always sumpin good then sumpin bad.  You know what it feels like, is that some one is controling me by remote control....YEAH, THAT'S THE TICKET, THE DOC PUT IN A CHIP AND IS MANIPUlating me from college station, yeah, that's the ticket.   "freddy's the devil, freddy's the devil"....

     did you know that there is a math palindrone?   Yup.  take 111,111 and multiply it by itself, 111,111 and you get.... 12345654321...what do you think of that?   Ha, and you thiught my math deportment was deported.  

     Finally had breakfast, boy the servivce in this joint is sure sorry.   THEY RAN OUT OF COFFEE !!!!!!   Well maybe not ran out, sort of, had to make more, ran out, said that didnt I!  

     Oh man, I will be so glad when this is over, one way or another.  These meds, these meds, theses medsssss!!!!!  I could probably stand in front of a 19 wheeler and knock it off the rhoad.

    Ok, gonna go, probably already brought yall down, and I'm sorry for that.  You know, I dont put any of this stuff on the foroom to garner symphony, it's just my way of commmmomlkiting with humanity, youse angles.  Yeah, gootas go, my typing brain is warped now, head hurts....big baby! ! ! 

    Keep the sun wherever, and the Son in your heart, and "ride boldly ride..."

your frien and resident headache,  Cephus R out of control esq

J. C. Mosier

Just heard about Beau. So thankful he is recovering. He is a lot tougher than most give him credit for and I know he will be back "messing" with our minds soon! I couldnt make a day without getting some classic "Beauisms".  I love you buddy and if you and the All Loving and Allowing Diane need anything in Houston just let me know. Love you both very much....JC